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In this open studio one or more experienced machinists will be on hand to assist you with your project. The prerequisite for attending this Open Studio is Metal Arts Machine Shop: Orientation and preferably at least one lathe and milling class.
Some experience with machine tools desired. Bring your own metal or plastic and hardware for your project. Bring safety glasses and hearing protection may be needed. We have ear plugs available.
Instructor Bio: Peter and Stan are retired mechanical engineers who have had or have their own metal machining work shops.
Contact: Peter Moseley - metal.lead@BainbridgeBARN.org, or Stan Stumbo-stanstumbo@comcast.net
This class has been canceled. Please check our BARN website for future offerings of this class.
This is a Welding Assisted Studio for members and non-members to work on personal projects. Assisted studios have a $15 fee for Members and $25 for Non-members. This class is for those that have had MIG 1, 2, or 3 OR previous welding OR plasma cutting experience. A monitor will be available to assist participants with proper use of the equipment, welding techniques, and fabrication. (The monitor has discretion regarding ill-advised projects.)
Registration is required.
Participants may practice their welding skills or pursue their projects and are encouraged to bring their own project materials. There will be a safety refresher. Please contact Henry Sharpe at the email below if you have questions.
An additional materials fee of $15 for up to 5 pounds of steel (or an 18" x 18" sheet for plasma cutting), filler wire, gas, and consumables will be added to the class price when you register.
BARN will provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Students must wear natural fiber clothing, long sleeves and long pants, closed toe shoes (preferably leather or cotton), no stretch fabrics.
If only one student has registered 48 hours before the open studio time, the assisted studio will be cancelled.
Teacher/Monitor: Rob Avery, (avery.rob@gmail.com)
Contact Studio Lead: Henry Sharpe, (HenrySharpe@gmail.com)
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In this class you will learn to use fusion 360 to build a simple three dimensional model of your fidget spitter. Then we will learn how to use fusion 360 to output G code to run cutting paths on the CNC milling machine. Lastly we will cut out the body of your fidget spitter in plastic and insert three bearings into the spinner. Additional bearings can be purchased. Every student will take home a spinner that they have designed and built. Details:
In this class you will learn about basic metal cutting, and the tools in the BARN machine shop studio used for drilling, turning, milling, sawing and grinding. There will be a basic demonstration of what the drill press, lathe, milling machine, cut off saw, band saw and surface grinder do. Throughout, there will be an emphasis on safety issues surrounding these powerful and potentially dangerous machines. This class is free but please register so we know how many to expect. Contact: Peter Moseley Metal.Lead@BainbridgeBARN.org
In this two session class, you will learn the basics of G-code programming used throughout industry for controlling machine tools, routers, plasma cutters, 3D printers etc. The focus in this class will be on the coding necessary to control the BARN CNC milling machine.
Prerequisites: Introduction to the Milling Machine class or equivalent and the Using the CNC milling Machine in semi-automatic mode. There is an added $10 materials fee for aluminum stock and O'hds that will be applied when you register. Instructor: Chris Stanley cstanley3@gmail.com
In this Metal Arts Sheet Metal Orientation and Tool Safety class, you will learn the proper use of the studio's tools and equipment; most importantly the brake and jump shear. You will learn proper use of the hand shear. You will try your hand with the equipment virtually all of which is hand operated. This class is highly advised for all students to attend before you can sign up for classes. This class is free but please register as there is a class size limitation of 4 students. Class size is for safety so the instructor can focus on the presentation and to help students.
Instructor: Chris Stanley
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MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding is the easiest kind of welding to learn and a technique with broad applications.
This hands-on introduction to MIG welding covers the first two classes of a four-part series. It is a 3 ½ hour combined class. Class size is 4 people facilitating one-on-one learning and direct mentoring. Each participant will have the use of a fully equipped Miller 215 welder and will go through the set up process.
The class includes shop safety and hazard awareness and proper use of Personal Protection Equipment. There is a brief introduction to welding theory and proper preparation of materials.
There will be approximately 3 hours of hands-on instruction in making a weld beads, different types of welds including butt, lap, “T”, edge, and corner welds. Mentoring will be from a professional welder.
At the end of the initial class, students should be able to lay down a weld bead, identify the characteristics of a good bead, and problem solve for the causes of incorrect beads. Students may progress to simple welded pieces. Details:
Instructor Bio:
Erin Munter (erinmunter@gmail.com) was raised locally on the Island. In her 20's she moved to Oakland California and attended the welding program at Laney College for 4 years. During this time she interned and volunteered at a metal arts school called The Crucible. She returned to Bainbridge Island and began doing furniture bases and other fabrication for Coyote Woodshop. Eventually she moved on to work at an Island fabricating shop as well as teach at another Kitsap area school aimed towards children's welding education. She still currently does fabrication all over Kitsap. Her passion is everything welded including large and small indoor and outdoor household amenities. She also takes part in the local art community with sculptures in local shows past and future.
Contact: Studio Lead -- Henry Sharpe (HenrySharpe@gmail.com)
Contact: Peter Mosley - metal.lead@BainbridgeBARN.org, or Stan Stumbo-stanstumbo@comcast.net
This class has been canceled.
Join Lori Dodge-Carson in creating an art piece or pieces from used stainless tableware. She will show you how to make examples of her prototypes. General advice will be available on pursuing your own projects.
Participants will enjoy the class more if they have had an introductory MIG welding class. If you have not, please contact the instructor.
The class time has been increased to 3 hours. The class cost is $60 for members and $72 for non-members. There will be an additional materials fee of $15 added to the class price when you register which will be for stainless tableware, gas, filler wire, and consumables.
Participants must wear natural fiber clothing, long sleeves, long pants, closed toe shoes (preferably leather or cotton), no stretch fabrics.
Lori Dodge-Carson left her health service career to pursue her bucket list and learn to weld. She graduated from Olympic College with an Associate Degree in welding (with honors). While attending college she assisted in teaching several Women in Welding workshop programs as well as assembled the Whale topiary that is now at the college. She has chosen to concentrate on Metal Art in the hopes to inspire all who wish to weld.
Teacher: Lori Dodge-Carson, (massagework4u@msn.com)
Studio Lead: Henry Sharpe, henrysharpe@gmail.com
Please note: This series of classes is a special interest group offering only for students and mentors participating in the Spartronics Robotics Program at Bainbridge High School. A code is required for registration.
In this class students will learn fabrication techniques by making the parts needed to complete a Stirling Cycle Engine from a kit. The machine tools used will include the lathe, milling machine, and drill press.
Each session is limited to 4 student participants and 2 mentors. The class fee is $10/session with each session running 2 hours.
Sessions will be on Sunday afternoons and Tuesday evenings. We anticipate there will be at least 10 sessions required to finish this project. Students are encouraged to sign up for as many sessions as they can and to sign up at least 2 weeks in advance. If the project finishes sooner there will be refunds given.
If you have any questions, please contact Julie Leung, Program Coordinator at Julie@BainbridgeBARN.org or 206-842-4475 x 221.
Spartronics students can direct questions to Kenneth.
Instructors:
Stan Stumbo, Jerry Erickson, Peter Moseley, Chris Stanley
Chris Stanley is a professional model maker and educator. He has done work for IBM, NASA, the Smithsonian, and many other companies. He has taught many an industrial design student how to bring their creations to life in the machine shop.
The August classes for Learning Manufacturing Techniques for Robotics include the following dates:
Tuesday August 7
Sunday August 12
Tuesday August 14
Sunday August 19
Tuesday August 21
Sunday August 26
Tuesday August 28
MIG or TIG Welding #3 – Fabrication is the third class in the sequence leading to use of the welding studio. Students should have completed Introduction to MIG or TIG Welding #1 and #2. This is a combined class covering the essential elements of fabrication with either MIG or TIG welding. The class is limited to 4 participants.
The class is based on students' ability to safely comfortably use hand and stationary power tools available in the welding studio for cutting, grinding, and preparing materials.
Students who are not familiar with the use of power tools in the Welding Studio (chop saw, horizontal and vertical band saws, drill press, hand and stationary grinders and/or "porta-band") should participate in the free introduction to welding studio power tools before participating in the Fabrication Class. The class -- Welding: Introduction to Power Tools -- is free but requires registration. Please see our calendar by clicking here.
The emphasis of the class will be on the materials preparation, layout, clamping, and fabrication of precise welded joints. Students will prepare a square or rectangular 90 degree frame and/or other precision welds in various positions. Studio goal is satisfaction with completion of a series of precisely welded joints.
Details:
Instructor: Erin Munter was raised locally on the Island. In her 20's she moved to Oakland, California and attended the welding program at Laney College for 4 years. During this time she interned and volunteered at a metal arts school called The Crucible. She returned to Bainbridge Island and began doing furniture bases and other fabrication for Coyote Woodshop. Eventually she moved on to work at an Island fabricating shop as well as teach at another Kitsap area school aimed towards children's welding education. She still currently does fabrication all over Kitsap. Her passion is everything welded including large and small indoor and outdoor household amenities. She also takes part in the local art community with sculptures in local shows past and future.
Contact: ErinMunter@gmail.com
This class is for beginners or intermediate students and is designed to teach you how to work with the Hardinge lathe. It is geared toward beginners who have an interest in making tools and accessories for jewelry making. You will be also producing a small cylindrical lidded container. There will be a materials fee of $15 added to the class cost when you register. Instructor: Chris Stanley is a professional model maker and educator. He has done work for IBM, NASA, the Smithsonian, and many other companies. He has taught many an industrial design student how to bring their creations to life in the machine shop. For questions please contact the instructor at cstanley3@mac.com
This is a repeat class designed to give participants exposure and practice in shaping sheet metal into compound curved forms. This class is designed so that you can start the class sequence at any point or continue beyond previous lessons.
Shaped metal applications are in art and fabrication. You can even make a bowl.
This class is intended to teach you the skills needed to form compound curves in sheet metal. We will start with hand tools such as hammers and dollies and shot bag to get a hands-on feel for what it takes to shape metal. Then we will progress to the English wheel, the shrinker/stretcher and the pneumatic planishing hammer. There will be time allowed to work on your personal shaping project.
Small class size of 4 creates a learning atmosphere with direct mentoring. Students will work in teams of two.
This class has been extended to 2 hours. The cost is $38 for members and $45 for non-members. There is a materials fee of $10 that will be added to the class tuition when you register.
This offering is unique in that participants can start at any point in the class cycle and develop their skills at their own pace. More classes will be posted in the future.
Safety and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) will be provided by BARN.
Minimum class size is 2. If only one student has registered 48 hours before the class, the class will be cancelled.
Instructor Bio: Bill Wentworth studied sculpture and industrial design at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA, and at San Jose State College, San Jose CA. He became interested in metal work at a young age, and became fascinated by the handiwork that went into the custom-made bodies of Italian and British racing cars. As an adult, he studied drafting and the machine trade, which led to a to starting and operating a company that specialized in architectural metal fabrication. He began his career as artist after moving to Poulsbo in 2004, and opened a studio – Sterling Design – in Poulsbo, Washington. He finds that his attention is repeatedly drawn to the natural architecture of plants, a theme which often shows up in his abstract sculpture. You can see some of Bill’s work at NorthwestSculpture.com.
BARN will be closed due to road work being conducted on Three Tree Lane. There will be no access to the BARN building on this day.
Fix-It Saturday (FREE)
This Open Studio takes advantage of the equipment and skills of the Metal Fabrication group at BARN to meet the challenge of repairing items brought in. Requested repairs should be focused on metal or related electrical projects. Your hands on participation in the "fix-it" process is encouraged.
See what we can do, what suggestions we can make, or what other avenues you might pursue if a fix is not at hand.
(No wheeled vehicles, please).
Registration is not required. This open studio is free.
BARN will provide Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for participants.
Participants must wear natural fiber clothing, long pants, closed toe shoes (natural fiber or leather), no stretch fabrics, and long hair tied back. Stretch fabrics are prohibited.
Instructors/Monitors:
Rob Avery: Rob is a Monitor in the welding studio; a creative artist, loves to share, coach others and problem solve in creative ways.(avery.rob@gmail.com)
Peter Mosley: Peter is retired mechanical engineer who has had own metal machining work shop. (pmose268@gmail.com)
Chris Stanley: Model maker, educator, artist. Chris is a "Jack of all trades". Reportedly, he can fix anything except a broken heart. (cstanley3@mac.com)
In this two session class, jewelers will learn the basics of G-code programming used throughout industry for controlling machine tools, routers, plasma cutters, 3D printers etc. The focus in this class will be on the coding necessary to control the BARN CNC milling machine.
Prerequisites: Introduction to the Milling Machine class or equivalent and the Using the CNC milling Machine in semi-automatic mode. There is an added $10 materials fee for aluminum stock and O'hds that will be applied when you register. Instructor: Chris Stanley is a fourth generation artist/ craftsman who works in a variety of media. After working for many years as a professional model maker in both architectural and design fields, he went into education, teaching a wide variety of classes for the Art Institute of Seattle. cstanley3@gmail.com
Welding aluminium can be done with either MIG or TIG. In the case of MIG, aluminium welding requires a spool gun equipped MIG gun.
Aluminium welding is generally more delicate or sensitive than welding steel. This class will be in workshop format providing the participants the opportunity to begin developing aluminium welding skills. There will be two instructors leading the workshop. Welding experience equal for BARN Introduction to Welding MIG #1 and #2 or TIG #1 and #2 or permission of the studio lead (henrysharpe@gmail.com) is a prerequisite to registering for this class.
BARN will provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Instructor Bios:
Dave Roe: Dave is an amateur welder and a principal in the welding studio. He is also a BARN Board member.
Henry Sharpe: Henry is an amateur welder and the studio lead for the welding studio.
Tired of cheep flimsy plastic dust pans that always leave that last bit of dirt on the floor? Come make your own improved metal dust pan. Two sizes will be offered household and Shop.
You’ll use a wide range of sheet metal tools including a shear, bender, tubing bender and spot welder.
Participants must wear natural fiber clothing, long pants, closed toe shoes (natural fiber or leather), no stretch fabrics, and long hair tied back.
Instructor: Chris Stanley: Model Maker, Educator, Artist. Chris spent the last 18 years teaching it all in the industrial design program at The Art Institute of Seattle.
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TIG welding is generally recognized as the welding technique of choice for artisans and more exotic materials including aluminum and stainless steel. TIG welding is a lower amperage precision arc welding process particularly useful in artwork and metal sculpture.
This hands-on introduction is the first two of a four-part series. Class size is 4 people facilitating one-on-one learning and direct mentoring. Each participant will have the use of a fully equipped TIG welding station.
The objective of the TIG series is for you to be able to comfortably weld using the TIG process.
The class includes shop safety and hazard awareness and proper use of Personal Protection Equipment. There is a brief introduction to welding theory and proper preparation of materials. Each student will go through the set up process for TIG welding on a Miller 215 Welder.
At the end of the initial class, students should be able to lay down a good weld bead and be able to attach two pieces of steel in different configurations.
BARN will provide Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Additional Materials fee of $16 for steel coupons, gas, tungsten, and filler rod will be added to your total when you register for class.
Participants must wear long sleeve shirt and pants in natural fiber clothing and closed toe shoes (preferably leather or cotton). Stretch fabrics are prohibited.
In this class you will use the Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, Fusion 360, to generate the Control code (G code) to make the letters for a sign project on our CNC milling machine for the Commons downstairs at BARN. Your work will help acknowledge a major benefactor of BARN and will be viewed by many people. You will then use the code to cut the letters out of plastic. This will help you learn the techniques to go from a design to a finished piece by selecting tools, depth of cut, speeds and feeds as well as fixturing. Although this is a machine shop class, this class will help prepare you for using a CNC router.
This is a Beginners class. Class is limited to 2 students. So please register! Instructor Bio:Chris Stanley: Model Maker, Educator, Artist. Chris spent the last 18 years teaching it all in the industrial design program at The Art Institute of Seattle.
Contact Instructor with any questions: Chris Stanley at cstanley3@mac.com
TIG welding is generally recognized as the welding technique of choice for artisans and more exotic materials including aluminum and stainless steel. TIG welding is more difficult to learn than MIG welding. TIG requires greater hand/eye coordination. TIG welding is a lower amperage precision arc welding process particularly useful in artwork and metal sculpture.
This is hands-on introduction to TIG welding. Class size is 4 people facilitating one-on-one learning and direct mentoring. Each participant will have the use of a fully equipped TIG welding station.
The class includes shop safety and hazard awareness and proper use of Personal Protection Equipment. There is a brief introduction to welding theory and proper preparation of materials. Each student will go through the set up process for TIG welding on a Miller 215 welder.
Additional Materials fee of $8 for steel coupons, gas, tungsten, and filler rod will be added to your total when you register for class.
At the end of the initial class, students should be able to lay down a weld bead.
BARN will provide Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Instructor: Dave Roe. Dave is an amateur welder and a principal in the Metal Fabrication group at BARN. He is a Board Member at BARN.
The first step in designing and making any object is translating the idea into a two-dimensional plan, and that starts with a drawing. In this class, you will learn how to add one- and two-point perspective to sketches as you experiment with different design ideas and settle on a final plan.
This class is for beginners and people who want to revisit their drawing skills. While offered through the Woodworking Studio, this class will be useful to you whatever your discipline.
He thinks of himself as a person who solves visual problems. He proposes a situation and looks to openly create a visual answer, whether it be paint, wood or combinations of media. He is not political in his work - not even angry. He's looking for the fun and the whacky.
Learning to make tools is an essential skill for the successful practice of chasing and repoussé. Most tools are fast and easy to make and will enhance your ability to move the metal just how you want or to create a unique texture that can become your signature style.
Using high carbon tool steel we will make 3 to 5 chasing tools and/or repoussé punches (liners, undercutters, running punches, forming punches, planishers) and 1 to 2 texture tools in this one-day class. You will learn the processes of hardening and tempering to make the tools long lasting. This course includes a very complete handout.
Details: Materials fee of $5 will be applied when you register. The materials fee is for the steel rods, precut by the instructor. This is a 200 level class. Students need to have taken at least 2 beginning level classes. Please feel free to bring a lunch. BARN has a refrigerator to store your lunch in.
Instructor Bio: Nancy Mēgan Corwin is a jeweler/metalsmith, teacher, curator and writer in the field of art metals specializing in the ancient techniques of chasing and repoussé. Mēgan has artwork in a number of private collections throughout the United States, as well as The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, the permanent collection of The State University of New Mexico-Las Cruces Art Gallery, and at the Tacoma Art Museum, Washington. Mēgan is the author of the technique and gallery book “Chasing and Repoussé: Methods Ancient and Modern,” which is in it’s second printing and is published internationally. Mēgan is represented by Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery in Seattle, WA.
Recommended book: “Chasing and Repousse: Methods Ancient and Modern” by Nancy Megan Corwin
Contact: Jane Martin at Jewelry.Lead@BainbridgeBARN.org
