Metal & Machine Shop Training Sessions
Below are descriptions of all our current metal and machining FSO training sessions, along with a calendar of all the upcoming scheduled sessions. If you cannot find a session that fits your personal schedule, please contact us at info@humanmade.org with the equipment you want training on, and we will try to match you with one of our experienced project specialist trainers.
Metal Shop Fundamentals FSO
This training covers all the traditional metal shop tools, including the cold saw, horizontal bandsaw, vertical bandsaw, disc sander / grinder, drill press, sheet metal shear and sheet metal bending brake.
Successful completion of the training session will certify you on the tools listed above, allowing you to book reservations at your own pace to complete your projects!
MIG Welding FSO
MIG stands for “Metal Inert Gas” and is a workhorse of production welding. MIG welding differs from TIG in that the filler material is automatically fed through a handheld welding gun, allowing more point-and-shoot joining of metals. With care, the results can be clean, but in practice it often produces a strong, but rougher, end result.
Successful completion of the training session will certify you on the MIG welder, allowing you to book reservations at your own pace to complete your projects!
Manual metal lathe FSO
The manual metal lathe is a tool that spins a workpiece around while you carve it using a variety of cutting tools, shaping tools, and drill bits. You can make custom handles, bushings, bearings, and other round machined components.
Successful completion of the training session will certify you on the metal lathe, allowing you to book reservations at your own pace to complete your projects!
Manual Mill FSO
The manual mill functions by securely clamping a workpiece to a moving table, then using precise movements to guide the work past a rotating cutting tool. This allows you to accurately cut, shape, surface, drill, and bore metal workpieces.
Successful completion of the training session will certify you on the ShopBot, allowing you to book reservations at your own pace to complete your projects!
TIG welding FSO
TIG Stands for “Tungsten Inert Gas,” and tends to be used for welding jobs that require a high level of control with a very clean end result. Compared to MIG welding, TIG offers welders more control over each step in the process by hand-feeding filler material into the weld, and allowing for variable power controlled via a foot pedal.
Successful completion of the training session will certify you on the TIG welder, allowing you to book reservations at your own pace to complete your projects!
Tormach CNC Mill FSO
CNC stands for “Computer Numerical Control” - it’s a system that allows you to turn computer-based 2D and 3D designs into cutting instructions, allowing the machine to automatically cut and carve complex shapes and parts. The Tormach allows you to cut, shape, and drill metal and plastic workpieces into whatever shapes you can model in CAD and CAM.
Successful completion of the training session will certify you to use the Tormach CNC machine, however to make full use of the system, you may need to learn additional software to design and prepare files that are ready for the Tormach to machine. Talk to our project specialists to better understand the software required to use this machine.