RESERVATIONS
HOURS
TUTORIALS
Ceramics - Hand Building
Goal:
Safety training in the ceramics shop, and exposure to techniques for producing multiples, understanding the sequence and timing of ceramic production.
Useful for:
Making sculptural and functional ceramic parts, such as tiles, mugs, etc.
Hands-on:
yes
Skills:
ceramic handbuilding - slab construction
Maximum Group Size:
12
Length of time:
2 hours
Location:
E14-151
Required before first use:
yes
Privileges granted:
yes
MIG Welding
Goal:
Introduction to MIG welding
Useful for:
Rapidly building large, strong armatures from steel and other metals. MIG welding is fast, and relatively easy to do, though less precise than other processes. Materials other than steel are possible, but more difficult.
Hands-on:
yes
Skills:
design for metal, cutoff, forming, weld prep, welding
Maximum Group Size:
3
Length of time:
45 minute demo, 45 minute exercise
Location:
E14-151B or N51-160 yard
Required before first use:
yes
Privileges granted:
with TA
Moldmaking (life casting)
Goal:
Create multiple copies of body parts from a live model
Useful for:
Reproducing parts of the human body, with a focus on materials that are non-toxic, and safe to use in contact with skin.
Hands-on:
yes
Skills:
plaster moldmaking, silicone moldmaking
Maximum Group Size:
6
Length of time:
3 hours
Location:
E14-251
Required before first use:
no
Privileges granted:
yes
Moldmaking (soft silicone tooling)
Goal:
Teach the process of making a mold from an existing object and casting into it.
Useful for:
Creating multiples of a model in a variety of castable materials.
Hands-on:
yes
Skills:
silicone block mold, silicone brush-on mold
Maximum Group Size:
12
Length of time:
3 hours
Location:
E14-251
Required before first use:
recommended
Privileges granted:
yes
Screen Printing
Goal:
Learn to produce graphics, burn screens and print a single-color design on paper or fabric. Understand the possiblities for graphical and technological expression with non-standard materials and colors
Useful for:
Creating multiples of a graphic on a variety of materials.
Hands-on:
yes
Skills:
pre-press graphics, screen production, printing
Maximum Group Size:
12
Length of time:
2 hours
Location:
E14-251
Required before first use:
yes
Privileges granted:
use of screen
Sewing/Textiles
Goal:
Learn to operate sewing machine, and basic design for garment construction
Useful for:
Joining fabric to produce clothing, membranes, sculpture, etc.
Hands-on:
yes
Skills:
thread machine, hem, seam
Maximum Group Size:
12
Length of time:
45 minutes
Location:
E14-251
Required before first use:
recommended
Privileges granted:
yes
Sheet Metal
Goal:
Create a sculptural form using sheet metal. Explore the strengths and weaknesses of thin gauge steel
Useful for:
Creating strong, stiff, thin, durable components to be used as sculptures, cladding panels, enclosures, etc.
Hands-on:
yes
Skills:
power and hand shears, brake bending, forming, riveting, spot welding
Maximum Group Size:
6
Length of time:
45 minute demo, 75 minute exercise
Location:
E14-151B
Required before first use:
no
Privileges granted:
yes
TIG Welding
Goal:
Introduction to TIG welding
Useful for:
Rapidly building large, strong armatures from steel and other metals. TIG welding is slower than MIG, and requires more practice, but offers more precision and is often preferable for thinner materials and more control over appearance. Materials other than steel are possible, but more difficult.
Hands-on:
yes
Skills:
cutoff, forming, weld prep, welding
Maximum Group Size:
3
Length of time:
45 minute demo, 45 minute exercise
Location:
E14-151B
Required before first use:
yes
Privileges granted:
with TA