Basic Machine Shop Skills and Techniques
Seth Hall
Tue, Thu, Jan 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, 1, 06-08:00pm, Hobby Shop W31-031
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Dec-2000
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Hobby Shop membership
Fee: 40.00 for Materials and Hobby Shop membership
In this class you will learn basic machine shop practice: layout, process planning, milling, drilling, turning, tool selection and grinding, measurement, and use of handtools (center punch, file, etc.). As time permits, we will also cover material properties, inspection techniques, and other pertinent issues.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Hobby Shop
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Beaded Jewelry
Bao Yi Chang , Lei Lei
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Create beaded jewelry using threaded bead design techniques. Design techniques will be taught, but students will have the chance to develop and produce their own original designs. All materials provided at no cost.
Contact: bao chang, 535, x5-8885, baoyi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Bao-Yi Chang, 500 MEMORIAL DR, 617 225-8885, baoyi@mit.edu
The Basic
Bao Yi Chang , Lei Lei
The Basic -- the most simple form of all threaded bead patterns.
Mon Jan 8, 03-04:00pm, tba
Networking
Bao Yi Chang , Lei Lei
Networking -- forming multi-rowed bead patterns.
Wed Jan 10, 03-04:00pm, tba
Blocking
Bao Yi Chang , Lei Lei
Blocking -- creating blocks of patterns.
Mon Jan 15, 03-04:00pm, tba
Layering
Bao Yi Chang , Lei Lei
Wed Jan 17, 03-04:00pm, tba
Color Manipulation and Finding Designs in the Structure
Bao Yi Chang , Lei Lei
Mon Jan 22, 03-04:00pm, tba
3-D Structures: Twists and Ropes
Bao Yi Chang , Lei Lei
Wed Jan 24, 03-04:00pm, tba
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Bonsai Workshop
Peter A. Medaglia
Tue Jan 23, 30, 06-09:30pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Dec-2000
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Fee: 20.00 for Materials
Brief slide presentation of major Bonsai styles, after which you will create your own bonsai. Also covered: maintenance, care, selection and housing. Class offered in two sections and registration is not transferable between sections. $20 materials fee. Signup by Dec. 11th at The Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Jim Schubert, W20-500, x3-2501, schubeja@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Build Your Own Loudspeakers
Neils Braroe
Fri Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, 06-08:00pm, Hobby Shop W31-031
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Dec-2000
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: MIT Hobby Shop membership
Fee: 150.00 for materials for speakers
Save 60-80% on the cost of comparable commercial loudspeakers by making your own. For beginners, the course will cover loudspeaker design and construction. No audio engineering background needed, it includes introduction to crossover filter design, selection of speakers, how to build enclosures, etc. Class includes 4 evening lectures with the speakers built in the Hobby Shop during regular hours, 10am-6pm, Mon.-Fri..
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Hobby Shop
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Chainmail Workshop
Tim Goorley
Wed Jan 10, Wed Jan 24, 06:30-07:30pm, PDR-3
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Chainmail is a flexible fabric constructed of linked metal rings, used since ancient times as a form of armor. Learn how to make chainmail. All tools and materials will be supplied; however, please bring needle-nose pliers if you have them.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sca/www/home.html
Contact: jgoorley@mit.ed
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Challah Sculptures: Noah's Ark
Addie Lewis , Gilad Evrony
Tue Jan 23, 12-04:00pm, Student Center Lobby
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Do you like to play with your food? Do you roll your bread into dough balls? Well, your chance for unhindered food sculpting creativity is here! Join us in sculpting (and maybe eating...later) animals from Noah's ark and a monstrous grand finale - -the most mushed-up bread in one place you will ever see!
Contact: Addie Lewis, W-11, x3-2982, addie#mit.edu@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Cheap Uniques
Allison Dolan
Fri Jan 19, 12-01:00pm, 5-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Bring own sissors if you want try a craft.
A craft workshop - see examples of quick crafts you can make yourself for very little expense. Demos given for making several of the craft ideas displayed.
Contact: Allison Dolan, adolan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Creating Living Topiary
Peter A. Medaglia
Mon Jan 22, 06-09:30pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Dec-2000
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 20.00 for Materials
Learn to create a topiary, inspired from renaissance gardens. Covers choice of plant materials, home conditions, shaping, and care. You will create your very own topiary in terra cotta planters. $20 materials fee. Sign up in advance by Dec. 11th at The Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Jim Schubeja, W20-500, x3-2501, schubeja@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Creative Pamphlet Making
Heather Caldwell , Preservation Services Staff
Fri Feb 2, 01:30-04:30pm, 14-0513, (Basement of Hayden Library)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 6 participants.
Single session event
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a simple, yet beautiful, book by hand? If so, please join the Preservation Services staff at the Libraries for an afternoon of creative pamphlet making. During the workshop, traditional techniques for folding pages, sewing pages together, and making a cover for a pamphlet will be introduced. We will provide a selection of blank text paper, decorated cover papers, and colored thread for participants to make two small pamphlets each. Feel free to bring collage materials to paste into your creations.
Contact: Heather Caldwell, 14-0513, x3-5692, caldwell@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Early Spring: Indoor Bulb Forcing
Peter A. Medaglia
Thu Jan 25, 06-08:00pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Dec-2000
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 20.00 for Materials
Don't wait for spring to enjoy spring flowers. We will show you how to plant flowers for your own windowsill (need access to a refrigerator). Covers bulb types, planting and care. Leave with 3 pots of bulbs. $20 materials fee. Sign up in advance by Dec. 11th at The Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Jim Schubert, w20-500, x3-2501, schubeja@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Earn Good Karma - Build a Boat for the MIT Community
Kurt Hasselbach , Reuben Smith
Mon-Fri, Jan 16-19, 22-26, 29-30, 08am-05:00pm, Wood Shop - N51-160
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2001
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
Fee: 50.00 for materials
This second IAP boat-building course will again be building a 11 ft Shellback rowing/sailing dinghy from the designer Joel White's ('54) plans. Making oars and sailing rig are also part of the course. Participants will receive professional supervision and explanation from an experienced boat builder, learn useful woodworking techniques and appreciate the value of team work. The boat will join MIT Nautical Association's fleet. These boats are a dream to row, easy to rig, and fun to sail. Please come aboard and help us enhance the boating experience for everyone on the Charles. Participants are expected to attend a minimum of 8 sessions, including a mandatory wood shop orientation on the first day.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/museum
Contact: Kurt Hasselbach, N52 2nd floor, x3-5942, kurt@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Museum
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Embroidery Open House
MIT Women's League
Tue Jan 23, 10am-03:00pm, 10-340, Emma Rogers Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Display and demonstration of surface (crewel) embroidery. Stop by and view many of the hand stiched pieces done by the Priscilla Gray Crewel Embroidery group. Members will also be there stitching their latest creations.
Contact: Patricia McCosco, x3-4038, pmccosco@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Womens League
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Hebrew Calligraphy for Beginners
Elaine Adler
Thu Jan 18, 07-09:00pm, W-11 Main Dining Rm.
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2001
Single session event
Fee: 5.00 for Materials Fee
Learn basic Hebrew calligraphy with a professional calligrapher! Master the Hebrew alphabet, write your name, experiment with Hebrew phrases. No experience necessary!
Contact: Katie Tanzer, W-11, 253-2982, katie29@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Introduction to Woodworking
Roy Talanian
Mon, Wed, Jan 8, 10, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 06-08:00pm, Hobby Shop W31-031
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Dec-2000
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Hobby Shop membership
Fee: 60.00 for wood for project
Learn basic woodworking skills. You will build an upholstered foot stool, starting from planing rough-sawn lumber to putting on a hand-rubbed finish. You'll learn safe operation of woodworking machines in a fully-equipped shop. Space limited; sign up immediately in the Hobby Shop.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Hobby Shop
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Leatherworking Workshop - Make Your Own Medieval Shoes!
Tim Goorley
Mon Jan 8, 15, 22, 06-10:00pm, W20, 20 Chimneys
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 07-Jan-2001
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 15.00 for leather
Come make your own medieval shoes! Using standard leatherworking tools, we will be constructing a period (c. 1000-1600 A.D.) pair of shoes. Enrollment is limited. Leather working materials provided.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sca/www/home.html
Contact: Tim Goorley, x3-5720, jgoorley@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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MITERS Open House
Tim Anderson
Wed Jan 17, 07-10:00pm, N52-115
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Come pet the robots at MIT Electronic Research Society's gallery of performing machines. Ride a circus bicycle. Find your resonant frequency. Come to the MIT Museum building at 265 Mass. Ave. N52-115 is the first office after you come in the handicapped ramp in the back.
Contact: Tim Anderson, N52-390, x3-2060, robot@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Electronic Research Society
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Medieval Cloak Workshop
Barbara Carter
Sat Jan 13, 09am-09:00pm, West Lounge, W20
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 04-Jan-2001
Single session event
Make your own Medieval Cloak! At this workshop, we provide the expertise and sewing machines, you provide the labor and fabric, to make your own cloak. Wool will also be on sale for those who can't bring their own.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sca/www/home.html
Contact: Tim Goorley, NW13-252, x3-5720, jgoorley@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Origami - Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Crafts
Rebecca Y. Deng
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Dec-2000
Limited to 15 participants.
Prereq: none
Learn the most popular art of folding paper, ribbons, and straws (yes, straws!) into paper swans, paper turtles, ribbon roses, ribbon fish, ribbon stars, straw stars, and much more! This will meet for 3 sessions during IAP, and we will decide on the schedules during our first meeting (TBA through e-mail after you sign up). Priority given to new students. (Students who took this class last IAP will hear from Rebecca about possible gatherings on more advanced topics.)
Web: http://web.mit.edu/becky614/www/origami.html
Contact: Rebecca Y. Deng, x5-6577, becky614@mit.edu
Sponsor: Chinese Students Club
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Private Pilot Ground School
David Smith
Mon, Wed, Jan 8, 10, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 07-09:00pm, 33-419
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Basic introduction to material needed to pass the FAA
Private Pilot written exam. This will tend to be more
"real world" than exact exam preparation.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/~drsmith/www/iapground
Contact: David Smith, drsmith@mit.edu
Sponsor: David R Smith, drsmith@mit.edu
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Radio Controlled Landsailing Challenge
Kristopher J Seluga
Tue Jan 9, Thu Jan 11, Tue Jan 30, Thu Feb 1, 06-07:00pm, 1-132
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2001
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Participants will be introduced to the basic principles of radio controlled landsailing and model building and then be challenged to design and build their own models to compete in an RC Landsailing Regatta at the end of IAP. No sailing or model building experience is required. The first few meetings will introduce landsailing and offer design advice and sample models to work from. Everyone will then have two weeks to build their models before the final week of testing culminating in the first ever MIT RC Landsailing Race.
Participants will be required to provide their own building materials. Race date and time to be determined by participants.
Web: http://www.rclandsailing.com
Contact: Kristopher J Seluga, kseluga@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kristopher J Seluga, 35-001, 617 253-7274, kseluga@mit.edu
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Renaissance Clothing Workshop: Late Period Shirts and Chemises
Jacqui Burke
Sat Jan 20, 09am-09:00pm, West Lounge, W20
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2001
Single session event
At this workshop, we provide the expertise and sewing machines, you provide the labor and fabric, to make your own renaissance shirt or chemise. Cotton fabric will also be on sale for those who can't bring their own.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sca/www/home.html
Contact: Jacqui Burke, E40-343, x3-2697, jacqui@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Sharpening Chisels and Handplanes
Joe Gifun
Thu Jan 11, 04-06:00pm, Hobby Shop W31-031
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2001
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none
Sharp tools are the key to successful woodworking. Learn how to sharpen chisels and planes with skilled woodworker Joe Gifun. Joe will explain and demonstrate and then give everyone a chance to try. Bring your own chisel or plane iron if possible.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Hobby Shop
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Simple Dorm Room Renovation Techniques
Angela Chang , Zahra Kanji, Samantha Livingston, Sarah Farrar
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2001
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Tired of looking at bare walls? Learn to put up shelves, paint walls, put up curtains, and fix up your dorm room (within allowable MIT housing rules!). We'll explain safety issues, how to work with tools and materials, and allow you the chance to work on the projects we have on our hall in East Campus. Safety goggles, respirator masks, and protective gloves will be provided. Beginners welcome.
Contact: Angela Chang, EC-G405, x5-6480, anjchang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Angela Chang, E15-443, 617 252-1603, anjchang@mit.edu
Simple Dorm Renovation Techniques- Painting
Angela Chang
Thu Jan 25, Fri Jan 26, 01-03:00pm, East Campus, Fourth East Goodale Lounge
Simple Dorm Renovation Techniques - Shelving
Angela Chang , Zahra Kanji, Samantha Livingston, Sarah Farrar
Fri Jan 26, Sat Jan 27, 01-03:00pm, Walcott Lounge, 4th floor East Campus
Simple Dorm Renovation Techniques - Curtains and Decoration
Angela Chang , Zahra Kanji, Samantha Livingston, Sarah Farrar
Sun Jan 28, Mon Jan 29, 01-03:00pm, Walcott Lounge, 4th floor East Campus
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Tablesaw Basics
Ken Stone
Tue Jan 16, 04-06:00pm, Hobby Shop W31-031
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2001
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
The tablesaw is one of the most versatile but dangerous machines in the wood shop. Ken Stone will demonstrate and give tips on its safe use based on 30 years of experience.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Hobby Shop
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Women's Introduction to Auto Safety and Fix-It
Sgt. Cheryl Vossmer , Donna Laundry, Facilities, Bill Van Schalkwyk, Envr. Mgmt.
Tue Jan 30, 05-07:00pm, NW62
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This introductory course is for women who don't know how to change a flat tire, jump-start a car, set up safety devices if your car breaks down, or how to control your car if you have a blow out. You'll have the opportunity for "hands-on experience" in changing a tire or jump-starting a battery.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/cp/www/iap.html
Contact: Cheryl Vossmer, W31-215, x3-9755, crimbite@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Police
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