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Glass & Metal Lamp Making Class (Multi-day class) In-Person

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Glass & Metal Lamp Making Class

IAP Term 2024

Example Project

 

Beginners encouraged!

 

Course Instructor: Cat Arase, carase@mit.edu 

Times & Dates: January 15-21, 2024

Session 1: M-F 5-7pm Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm

Session 2: M-F 7-9pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm

Prerequisites: None! No experience is required. Beginners are highly encouraged

Credit: This class is not for credit and there will be no grading

I have found that there are many people who want to make things, but struggle to go from making small trinkets to larger scale projects that look finished, especially when those projects aim to integrate multiple components or processes. I intend to teach Illustrator, the plasma cutter, the spot welder, and glass cutting. Everyone will create their own design and their own lamp using sheet metal and stained glass sheets. The class is free and all materials will be purchased beforehand.

I plan to take 8 students and run two sessions (in the same week). The class will last one week of IAP. Last year a similar class I ran was overenrolled, so you must be able to attend every day of the class. Extra work outside of class hours may be needed for the design portion of the class dependending on design complexity. I will do my best to finalize the class list by 12/22/23 and will send an email to everyone to let them know who is in the class.

Schedule

Day

Goals

Details

Homework

0

Install illustrator

Get a metropolis orientation

Illustrator should be installed before class begins

Everyone should have gone through an orientation prior to the start of the class. I will offer a few leading up to the start of the class if this has not yet been completed

Install illustrator

1

Introductions

What is the plasma cutter? 

Illustrator

Run through project

Talk about illustrator and what needs to get done for that

Come back with an idea & a little more progress on Illustrator

2

Illustrator & CAM

Draw out idea in illustrator & CAM the cut for the parts

Finish illustrator drawing

3

Cut out pieces on plasma cutter, sanding

Use the plasma cutter to cut out our pieces

4

Cut out pieces on plasma cutter, sanding

Use the plasma cutter to cut out our pieces

5

Spot welding, glass cutting, finishing

Weld together our lamps

Cut the glass & check everything fits

6

Final Assembly

Put the lamps together

7

Additional Time

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. Projects always take longer than expected

Date:
Monday, January 15, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Metropolis Hotwork 6C-006c (Map )
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