Knox Makers – Classroom
FreeCAD 101
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesFreeCAD is a free and open source CAD application. This class is intended for people who wish to learn the basics of CAD modeling through the use of FreeCAD. Attendees will learn and follow a basic workflow, draw 2D shapes, convert those 2D shapes to 3D shapes, and combine them to model a coffee cup.
While CAD is useful for 3D printing, machining, metalworking, woodworking, and many other fields, this introductory class will NOT cover specifics on how to apply this knowledge to those fields. Instead, the knowledge obtained in this class acts as a foundation for the attendees to build upon.
FreeCAD is under active development. While the general workflow within FreeCAD stays the same between versions, icons and labels often change. To prevent confusion and to help ensure all attendees are on the same page throughout the class, attendees will use Knox Makers laptops which have FreeCAD installed and configured.
New Members Onboarding
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesWhether you’re a current member, trial member, or prospective member, you’re welcome to join us at this month’s New Member Onboarding!
We’ll start with a brief overview of Knox Makers’ origins and purpose and talk about how the organization works. You’ll learn a bit about the resources available to members and about the path to membership. Afterwards, we’ll hang out and socialize.
The focus is on new members, but longer-term members are encouraged to come and meet new folks.
Tormek Sharpening Authorization
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesCome learn how to use our Tormek T-8 sharpening system. This is a water-cooled grinding system that offers an alternative to the hand sharpening technique taught in the "hand tool sharpening and setup" class. We will cover basic setup and proper use of as many jigs as we can get through. At the end of this class you should be able to sharpen your gouges, irons and chisels without hurting yourself or destroying our fancy new toy.
Canceled Electronics Art Sculpturing (Canceled)
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesLet's engage our creative side in the electronics zone! In this class, attendees will assemble a USB-powered PCB disc upon which they can build whatever creative sculpture they can imagine. The base has positions for resistors and LEDs to light the sculpture, if desired. A variety of component shapes, sizes, colors and appearances will be…
Canceled CANCELED: New Members Onboarding
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesWhether you’re a current member, trial member, or prospective member, you’re welcome to join us at this month’s New Member Onboarding!
We’ll start with a brief overview of Knox Makers’ origins and purpose and talk about how the organization works. You’ll learn a bit about the resources available to members and about the path to membership. Afterwards, we’ll hang out and socialize.
The focus is on new members, but longer-term members are encouraged to come and meet new folks.
New Members Onboarding
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesWhether you’re a current member, trial member, or prospective member, you’re welcome to join us at this month’s New Member Onboarding!
We’ll start with a brief overview of Knox Makers’ origins and purpose and talk about how the organization works. You’ll learn a bit about the resources available to members and about the path to membership. Afterwards, we’ll hang out and socialize.
The focus is on new members, but longer-term members are encouraged to come and meet new folks.
New Members Onboarding
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesWhether you’re a current member, trial member, or prospective member, you’re welcome to join us at this month’s New Member Onboarding!
We’ll start with a brief overview of Knox Makers’ origins and purpose and talk about how the organization works. You’ll learn a bit about the resources available to members and about the path to membership. Afterwards, we’ll hang out and socialize.
The focus is on new members, but longer-term members are encouraged to come and meet new folks.
Going from Schematics to Breadboards
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesHave you seen cool circuits you wanted to build but weren't sure where to start? We've got you covered! In this class Ray and Steve will lead you step by step through reading a schematic and the various options for physical construction. We will have example schematics and will help attendees translate them into working…
Intro to Electronics
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesHave you been interested in electronics but don't know where to start? This class does not assume any prior experience or knowledge whatsoever so here's your chance! Attendees will learn about basic concepts such as voltage, current, resistance and use of LEDs and mechanical switches and jumpers. Multimeters will be used to measure voltages and…
Make a Blinking Light Holiday Star
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesThe holiday season is already upon us which means it's time to do some making of holiday things. And, what better than a flashing LED holiday bit of swag? Join Ray and Issac for a guided build of the USB-powered ornament/desk-piece/gift/however-you-use-it pictured above and then take it home to earn geek street cred among your…
Toy Tech Adaptation Night
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesSpark and Knox Makers will be adapting toys for Toy Tech 2023. Toys that are not necessarily functional for children with disabilities will be switch-adapted for use by children of all ability levels. Participants in this workshop can bring their own toy(s) to adapt or adapt toys donated to Spark. Supplies and tools will be provided, but feel free to bring your own! No experience required!
Please RSVP if you plan to attend this event. We would appreciate it very much.
Laser Cutting Authorization
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesThis is an introduction class to our laser cutter, Moonraker. Jondale will lead attendees of this class as they learn the basics of laser cutting, make a simple design, and then engrave and cut out the design using the laser cutter in our space. This class is intended for members who have not yet been authorized to use Moonraker or need/want a review of its operation.Laptops will be provided for this class.
Help installing the software on your own laptop can be provided outside of class.In class we will be using Inkscape and the laser cutting extension bundle we’ve put together for it. There is a minimum of two participant and maximum of six participants.
You can find Inkscape at: https://inkscape.org/
You can find the KM-Laser bundle at: https://github.com/KnoxMakers/KM-Laser
New Members Onboarding
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesWhether you’re a current member, trial member, or prospective member, you’re welcome to join us at this month’s New Member Onboarding!
We’ll start with a brief overview of Knox Makers’ origins and purpose and talk about how the organization works. You’ll learn a bit about the resources available to members and about the path to membership. Afterwards, we’ll hang out and socialize.
The focus is on new members, but longer-term members are encouraged to come and meet new folks.
FreeCAD 101
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesFreeCAD is a free and open source CAD application. This class is intended for people who wish to learn the basics of CAD modeling through the use of FreeCAD. Attendees will learn and follow a basic workflow, draw 2D shapes, convert those 2D shapes to 3D shapes, and combine them to model a coffee cup.
While CAD is useful for 3D printing, machining, metalworking, woodworking, and many other fields, this introductory class will NOT cover specifics on how to apply this knowledge to those fields. Instead, the knowledge obtained in this class acts as a foundation for the attendees to build upon.
FreeCAD is under active development. While the general workflow within FreeCAD stays the same between versions, icons and labels often change. To prevent confusion and to help ensure all attendees are on the same page throughout the class, attendees will use Knox Makers laptops which have FreeCAD installed and configured.
New Members Onboarding
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesWhether you’re a current member, trial member, or prospective member, you’re welcome to join us at this month’s New Member Onboarding!
We’ll start with a brief overview of Knox Makers’ origins and purpose and talk about how the organization works. You’ll learn a bit about the resources available to members and about the path to membership. Afterwards, we’ll hang out and socialize.
The focus is on new members, but longer-term members are encouraged to come and meet new folks.
Make Your Own Bud Vase – Part 2
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesTaught by Doug Lawrence, a 2-part workshop to create a sculptural wooden bud vase for yourself, or perfect for Holiday gifting. The first session will include design, cutout, and carving (both power and hand). The second session will include final surface preparation and finishing. Class includes includes both sessions, one wood blank (black limba), use of carving tools, and finishing supplies.
There will be a fee of $49.96 for members, and $79.96 for General Public. There will be a maximum of 3 spots of this class, and a minimum of 2 tickets must be sold. If the class minimum is not met 48 hours prior to class start time, the class we be canceled and all tickets will be refunded.
Make Your Own Bud Vase – Part 1
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesTaught by Doug Lawrence, a 2-part workshop to create a sculptural wooden bud vase for yourself, or perfect for Holiday gifting. The first session will include design, cutout, and carving (both power and hand). The second session will include final surface preparation and finishing. Class includes includes both sessions, one wood blank (black limba), use of carving tools, and finishing supplies.
There will be a fee of $49.96 for members, and $79.96 for General Public. There will be a maximum of 3 spots of this class, and a minimum of 2 tickets must be sold. If the class minimum is not met 48 hours prior to class start time, the class we be canceled and all tickets will be refunded.
Laser Cutting Authorization
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesThis is an introduction class to our laser cutter, Moonraker. Jondale will lead attendees of this class as they learn the basics of laser cutting, make a simple design, and then engrave and cut out the design using the laser cutter in our space. This class is intended for members who have not yet been authorized to use Moonraker or need/want a review of its operation.Laptops will be provided for this class.
Help installing the software on your own laptop can be provided outside of class.In class we will be using Inkscape and the laser cutting extension bundle we’ve put together for it. There is a minimum of two participant and maximum of six participants.
You can find Inkscape at: https://inkscape.org/
You can find the KM-Laser bundle at: https://github.com/KnoxMakers/KM-Laser
FreeCAD 101
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesFreeCAD is a free and open source CAD application. This class is intended for people who wish to learn the basics of CAD modeling through the use of FreeCAD. Attendees will learn and follow a basic workflow, draw 2D shapes, convert those 2D shapes to 3D shapes, and combine them to model a coffee cup.
While CAD is useful for 3D printing, machining, metalworking, woodworking, and many other fields, this introductory class will NOT cover specifics on how to apply this knowledge to those fields. Instead, the knowledge obtained in this class acts as a foundation for the attendees to build upon.
FreeCAD is under active development. While the general workflow within FreeCAD stays the same between versions, icons and labels often change. To prevent confusion and to help ensure all attendees are on the same page throughout the class, attendees will use Knox Makers laptops which have FreeCAD installed and configured.
FreeCAD 101
Knox Makers - Classroom 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesFreeCAD is a free and open source CAD application. This class is intended for people who wish to learn the basics of CAD modeling through the use of FreeCAD. Attendees will learn and follow a basic workflow, draw 2D shapes, convert those 2D shapes to 3D shapes, and combine them to model a coffee cup.
While CAD is useful for 3D printing, machining, metalworking, woodworking, and many other fields, this introductory class will NOT cover specifics on how to apply this knowledge to those fields. Instead, the knowledge obtained in this class acts as a foundation for the attendees to build upon.
FreeCAD is under active development. While the general workflow within FreeCAD stays the same between versions, icons and labels often change. To prevent confusion and to help ensure all attendees are on the same page throughout the class, attendees will use Knox Makers laptops which have FreeCAD installed and configured.