Vendor’s Display Case
Doug recently completed a vendor’s display case for a friend of his. Nice colors!
Complete welding for May 12 sold out, another section added starting May 18th
The complete welding class schedule for May 12 is sold out. We’ve just added another session starting on May 18th, but hurry because these classes are selling out quickly. Sign up here: http://may18.eventbrite.com/
Willoughby and Baltic expands in Union Square
Willoughby and Baltic will expand in Union Square with a new facility opening at 13 Joy Street. The new 9,000 square foot facility will include an electronics lab, meeting space, studio space, glass and neon, a forge, a metal foundry and will continue our offerings of metal and wood facilities with additional classroom space. The electronics lab in Davis Square will close by the end of May. The gallery space in Davis is available for rent on a weekly basis while we set up shop in Union Square. Please contact info@willoughbybaltic.com for more information about the new facility.
Modify Your Keyboard-starts May 26th
Turn your keyboard into an art piece!
Learn to take apart yourkeyboard and modify it to suit your own aesthetic. Replace they keys with old typewriter parts, build a case out of wood, or make the entire thing out of leather. It’s totally up to you.
In this workshop, we’ll pimp out your keyboard or you can use one of ours. You’ll learn what makes a keyboard work, and then we’ll work in the shop to make it into something spectacular!
Workshop meets three Tuesdays starting May 26th.
Cost: $95 (includes keyboard)
Time: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Place: 440 Somerville Ave..Somerville, MA 02144
To register, visit: http://keyboardmodding.eventbrite.com/
W&B at Cyberarts April 25 and 26
Join Willoughby & Baltic April 25 & 26 for the Maker Revolution. As part of Cyberarts Boston, the two-day event will focus on do-it-yourself art and technology and will include art, performances, presentations and hands-on workshops. This event is free and open to the public.
WHAT: The Maker Revolution: Willoughby & Baltic present at Microsoft Startup Labs
WHERE: One Memorial Drive (accessible from the Kendall T and Main St.)
WHEN: April 25 and 26: Saturday 1 to 6, Sunday 1 to 6
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: http://www.themakerrevolution.com
Introduction to Machining
If you would like to learn the art of machining, there’s still time to sign up for the Bridgeport and South Bend Studio course this month!
In this two day course we will cover the basics of using a Milling Machine and a Lathe to make precise parts, accurate to a thousandth of an inch, out of metal, plastic, or wood. You will learn to set up and safely operate the two most popular machines in the fab shop - “The Bridgeport” and “The South Bend.” And it’s easier than you think!
Please note: If you wish to use the Bridgeport, you will need to receive training and provide your own cutting tools!
This class will cover these requirements. Part of the cost goes towards a 10 piece set of end mills for you to keep. With this set you will be ready for a variety of machining projects!
To Register: http://bridgeport.eventbrite.com/
Complete Welding Course
This could be you! Please email us if you’d like to know more!
Boston Arduino Users Group Meets Thursday, 3/19 @7pm
This month, the Boston Arduino Users Group will be talking about sensors. Rob O’Neil leads the group this month in the informal discussion, so bring whatever weird, cool, or homemade sensors you have. This meeting is free and open to the public.
Bridgeport and South Bend Studio
Some tiny milling and turning projects
Want to know how these were made? Sign up for the Bridgeport and South Bend Studio course and find out!
These objects were the result of one leisurely evening at the Fab Shop. I made them mostly for fun, but also as an example of what can be done on a milling machine and lathe.
Sign up for the Bridgeport and South Bend Studio course and you will learn the proper use of these tools and some basic machining skills to get you started working with metal.
Working on an electronics project with potentiometers? Don’t buy knobs, make your own! Don’t know what gift to buy that friend, relative, or coworker? Make them a turner’s cube, or a precision-milled puzzle! For those of you who attend the Metal Studio course or this class, you are also invited to attend a workshop where I will provide materials and guidance so you can make these things yourself.
When:
April 14th and 21st, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Where:
Willoughby and Baltic Fab Shop
440 Somerville Ave
Somerville, MA 02144
Cost: $150 (includes your own set of end mills to keep)
To Register: http://bridgeport.eventbrite.com/
Instructor: Dennis Atwood
TV-B-Gone Kit Building with Jimmie!
Come out and support the Willoughby and Baltic electronics lab with our second fund raising workshop! The first one allowed us to purchase an oscilloscope as well as some newer soldering irons and tools. Those who attended the first workshop will appreciate the better tools, which will also be more readily available this time around, and of much higher quality. Thanks to everyone who helped out!
This time we will be building the TV-B-Gone kit (http://www.ladyada.net/make/tvbgone/). With this, you will be able to turn off virtually any TV with the push of a button. The kit is much higher power than a standard TV-B-Gone, and in good conditions you can even turn televisions off from across the street.
Like the last kit, this is an easy first time project, so don’t be scared if you don’t know how to solder. We will provide all the tools and instruction you will need to put this together (as well as batteries, so you can leave with a working kit). If you’ve got a soldering iron at home, but never use it, then bring it and we’ll teach you how to use that as well. It will give you both a fun and useful project that you’ll use afterwards, and you’ll have a great time building it.
The last class sold out, so we are offering pre-registration this time. Since we have 20 kits, and we want to prevent crowding, we are splitting the workshop into two blocks of 10. This will also give more people better access to the good soldering irons and tools. We can also go out as a group afterwards and “test” the kits out in the Davis area. Please select the group number you want when signing up.
When:
Sunday March 22nd
Group #1: 4pm-6pm Register Here: http://tvbgone1.eventbrite.com/
Group #2: 6pm-8pm Register Here: http://tvbgone2.eventbrite.com/
Where:
Willoughby and Baltic Community Space
195g Elm St.
Somerville, MA 02144
Cost:
$30 per person. All parts, tools, and batteries included.
