Laser Cutting 1 Shop Safety

Required prior to using the BOSS laser cutter machines in the digital fabrication shop during open work hours, this course provides an overview of the laser cutters as well as best practices for working in a community shop.

Laser Cutting Safety focuses on the fundamentals of designing for 60w and 100w CO2 Lasers, commonly used in industry and art to engrave and cut a variety of material. Learn the basics of 2D software and take your idea straight to the machine safely.

Instruction lasts approximately one hour with time for questions, and additional time to create and cut your design. Approved materials for this session include wood (up to 1/4” thick for cutting, up to ½” for engraving, 24×36” bed size), acrylic, and heavyweight paper such as cardstock.

Basic computer literacy skills essential for a meaningful experience. Illustrator for Digital Fabrication class recommended!

Wood 1 Shop Safety 

 Required prior to taking any other woodworking classes and using the shop during open work hours, this course provides an overview of the wood shop, covering basic safety and how-to for several of the most user-friendly machines, as well as best practices for working in a community shop.

This class is the first of two wood shop safety and certification courses that will get you checked off to use the majority of the woodshop including the table saw, miter saw, bandsaw, drill press, stationary sanders.

Wood 2: Jointer, Planer, Router

This class is the second in the woodshop certification and safety series and introduces the jointer, planer, and router table. It covers how each machine can help you prepare wood for your projects and which order of operations will give you the best results. These tools are key for resurfacing and dimensioning rough sawn and reclaimed lumber into flat, smooth, and usable boards. Completion of this intensive grants you access to use these machines during open work hours.

Prerequisites: Wood 1

Metal 1 needs to be completed before shop access is granted as a member. Classes can be taken out of order.

Metal 1 Shop Safety

Required prior to using the metal shop during open work hours, this course provides an overview of the metal shop and supplemental class offerings. It covers safety and how-to for using the drill press, angle grinders and other machines and best practices for working in a community shop.

Metal 3: Mig Welding

This class teaches the basics of MIG welding, focusing on how to move beyond sticking metal together and how to start getting even, controlled beads.
It covers an introduction to metal alloys, material preparation, amperage, wire speed, and weld pattern. Get experience with various material thickness and weld joints. Come away with the confidence to make strong and consistent welds. Tools used: MIG welder, angle grinder, stationary sanders.

Required before access to the welders.

Metal 4: Tig Welding

Teaches the basics of TIG welding, a helpful technique for highly controllable welds on a wider range of materials than MIG processes. The class uses mild steel, but the TIG welding can be applied to stainless, bronze, and aluminum. This versatile welder can be learned by any skill level and is especially useful for aesthetic welds on anything from tiny projects to larger furniture. Tools used: TIG welder, angle grinder, stationary sanders.

CNC Plasma Cutter 1 Safety

This safety and certification course gives you a run through of the CNC plasma cutter in the metal shop from file to machine, giving you the confidence to launch into CNC metal-working at Open Works. This 6-hour intensive class covers machine operation and technical troubleshooting when outputting a file. It’s important to have basic computer literacy skills and familiarity with design software as this course focuses primarily on machine function rather than file design. The program used to execute the files, Torchmate, is only accessible on one computer, Rhino allows larger accessibility and ease.

Oxy-Acetylene Torch Bending Safety
This class teaches the basics of safe Oxy-Acetylene torch startup and settings to bend metal. In class students will explore cold bending and hot bending of solid steel rod using various holding fixtures and jigs. Additionally, safe setup, startup, operation, and shutdown procedures of the oxy-acetylene torch for the bending process will be covered in this class. This is the first in a series of 3 classes that focuses on different operations of the Oxy-Acetylene torch, including, bending, welding, and cutting.

Required before access to the oxy-acetlyene torch bending tip set-up.

Oxy-Acetylene Torch Welding Safety

This class teaches the basics of safe Oxy-Acetylene torch startup and settings to weld metal. In class students will explore welding techniques with and without filler rod while using the Oxy-Acetylene torch and appropriate setup to join together metal. Additionally, the class will cover safe setup, startup, operation, and shutdown procedures for the oxy-acetylene torch for welding process. This is the second in a series of 3 classes that focuses on different operations of the Oxy-Acetylene torch, including, bending, welding, and cutting.

Required before access to the oxy-acetlyene torch welding tip set-up.

 Sewing 1 Shop Safety

Required prior to using the textiles shop during open work hours, this course provides an overview of how the textiles shop and industrial grade Juki sewing machines function.

It covers safety and how-to for using our industrial-grade lockstitch, serger and walking foot sewing machines with hands-on instruction as well as best practices for working in a community shop. You walk away with the certification and access to the space, confidence to use the machines and a sewn pencil bag from the workshop.

Embroidery 1 Shop Safety

Take your ideas, design, and embellishment work to the next level by learning the basics of our Melco computerized embroidery machine in this 6-hour safety class.
Ideal for beginners and required before open shop access to the CNC embroidery machine, this 6 hour class covers preparing images for the machine and machine use, processes and troubleshooting with plenty of guided instructor time.

Quilting Machine 1 Shop Safety

Required prior to using the Bernina Longarm Quilting Machine in the Digital Textiles shop during open work hours, this course provides operational, safety and troubleshooting instruction for free motion (manual) operation of the machine.
We’ll cover:

Cleaning and oiling
Needle and presser foot installation
Bobbin winding and tension
Threading
Loading the quilt top, batting and backing
The Bernina stitch regulator (BSR)
Basics of free-motion quilting techniques
Best practices for working in a community shop

Open Works is proud to partner with Domesticity Fabric Shop & Studio! Once completed Quilting Machine 1 Shop Safety at Open Works or at Domesticity, you’re checked off to use the Bernina Longarm Quilting Machine at either location.*

https://www.shopdomesticity.com/

*Please note that Open Works and Domesticity have different machine reservation systems, machine rental pricing and staff support and may have some additional requirements (such as a quiz or BYO bobbins, etc) before use.

Software and CNC operation is covered in Quilting Machine 2: Q-matic.

Quilting Machine 2: Q-matic

Explore the longarm quilting automation system and designing your own sewing patterns in the second of our Quilting Machine classes.

This course goes over Q-matic operation as well as introduces the design software for creating patterns.
Touch PC mounted to the side of the frame
Commands at your fingertips
Art & Stitch and WiFi included
One-touch quick belt release system
More than 600 designs included
Open Works is proud to partner with Domesticity Fabric Shop & Studio! Once completed Quilting Machine 1 Shop Safety at Open Works or at Domesticity, you’re checked off to use the Bernina Longarm Quilting Machine at either location.

https://www.shopdomesticity.com/

*Please note that Open Works and Domesticity have different machine reservation systems, machine rental pricing and staff support and may have some additional requirements (such as a quiz or BYO bobbins, etc) before use.

Prerequisite: Quilting Machine 1 Shop Safety

Direct to Garment, Dye-Sublimation & Heat Press Safety

Adobe Illustrator

This course covers graphic design for creating vector graphics. Learn to set up images for print or web, make logos, file type basics, the difference between vector images and bitmap images, and create and alter your own drawings. Learn the tools, shortcuts and techniques to create files that are ready for web, print, vinyl cutting, CNC embroidery and more!

Basic computer literacy skills essential for a meaningful experience.

 3D Printing 1

This course will lead you through the basics of using the 3D printers at Open Works, covering several methods of creating and downloading 3D models, proper file preparation, common causes of failed prints, and operation for our Bambu A1 Printers. Basic computer literacy skills essential for a meaningful experience.

Visible Mending

Learn how to mend those well loved pants, shirts, jacket in a way that embraces the time you’ve had together!

Bring a friend, child, date or buddy for an afternoon of staff-guided mending. Bring your own garment that you would like to mend and use available thread, needles and fabrics. This workshop will teach darning and hand sewing stitches for a mending application. No experience necessary. 

Each registration covers two class spots.

Cost: $45
Ages: 16+, young people between 8-15 must bring an adult as their second enrollment.

Scholarships not applicable for this program category.

Join an Enoch Pratt instructor for classes to improve your computer literacy skills or unlock the full potential of the every day apps you already use!

Workshops are offered in Gmail Basics, Resume Writing / Job Searching, Introduction to the Internet, Introduction To Powerpoint, Typing Skill Building, and Chromebook Basics.