DIY Activities in Costa Mesa

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Everyone loves the smell of fresh-cut wood, especially when you’re the one cutting it. This is our most popular course because, well, everyone loves woodworking. The skills learned in this 18-hour course provide a solid foundation to build on whether you want to build furniture, refinish an antique, or fix the trim on the house.

Starting with the basics, students learn to use all the various stationary equipment and hand tools safely and effectively. This gives you the experience you need to be able to solve problems on your own projects later.

As you gain experience you will be exposed to woodworking theory, the nature of wood and stock selection of raw lumber, minimization of waste through thoughtful milling practices, squaring up their lumber, and how to work from a plan as you make your first project. You will also learn proper finishing techniques, and how to tune machinery for the best cutting applications.

Students who complete this track are signed off to use the woodshop and wood lathe whenever they like as members. This course meets once a week for 6 weeks.

Member Price: $905
Non-member Price: $1,267

Age Requirement: 16 to 17 w/ parent permission
Prerequisite: None

This course includes:
WOD101 – Woodshop Basics
WOD102 – Hand Tool Basics
WOD201 – Wood Lathe Basics
Final Project – End Grain Cutting Board (3 Sessions)

Enroll online: Urbanworkshop.net/TrackCNCR

The CNC router is one of our shop's most versatile and useful machines. Learn to use it well and you can scale your manufacturing processes, do high-end paid work for clients, and experiment in woodworking or plastics in ways that are difficult or sometimes impossible to do by hand. The precision and repeatability of the router mean you get the same cuts every time.

However, the process can be overwhelming if you are new to CNC, or just new to CNC routing. This 9-hour course will teach you everything you need to know to gain the confidence and ability to use our 4′ x 8′ Laguna CNC router. We are going to walk you through what a CNC router is, how to set it up, design considerations, router bits, CAD modeling, CAM and toolpaths, feeds and speeds, and so much more as you make your very first CNC part from scratch. You do the modeling. You do the toolpaths. You press the buttons. We’re just here to help guide you.

This course meets 3 consecutive days. Students who complete this course are signed off to use the Laguna CNC router whenever they like as members.

Member Price: $400
Non-member Price: $560
Age Requirement: 18 + only
Prerequisite: None

This course includes:
CNC200 – CNC Router Concepts
CNC201 – CNC Router Programming
CNC202 – CNC Router Setup

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365 Clinton Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
P: (949) 296-2153 E: Info@urbanworkshop.net

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The HAAS CNC Mill course covers fundamental concepts and skills in computer-controlled machining that will help you build the confidence you need to tackle any project in the CNC Mill.
This course introduces students with a technical background to how to use Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) mills to produce prototype parts. An overview of the following topics will be provided: the CNC process, G-code programming, tooling types and materials, feeds and speeds, tool paths, work holding, using offsets, machine calibration, and basic machine operation.

Parts well suited to prototype and short-run production are discussed and used in examples. This track will provide practical knowledge of industry-standard machine operation as well as part modeling to give an extensive overview of how to go from design to production using the Haas CNC Mill.

Students who complete this track will be signed off to use the Haas CNC machine whenever they like as members. This track meets once a week for 6 weeks.

Member Price: $884
Non-member Price: $1,238

This track includes:
CNC301 – CNC Mill Concepts
CNC302 – CNC Mill Programming
CNC303 – CNC Mill Workholding
CNC304 – CNC Mill Setup
CNC 305 – CNC G-Code
CNC306 – CNC Mill Operation

Secure your spot online or over the phone (949) 296-2153
https://urbanworkshop.net/TrackCNCM

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