Build Your Own Electric Guitar
John Armstong
Wed, Fri, Jan 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 09-11:00am, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 19-Dec-2008
Limited to 5 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Hobby Shop membership
Fee: 350.00 for Materials and Guitar Parts
Have you ever wanted to make your very own electric guitar or bass? In this class you will build a great sounding Telecaster-style guitar or Precision-style bass. The process begins with a quality premade neck and a wood blank. Over four weeks, the blank will be transformed from a block of wood into the body of your guitar. A system of router templates provide a high degree of precision and help create a high quality guitar. The cost for a guitar is $350 and $325 for a bass. This includes all materials and parts, even strings, only Shop membership is additional. Registration is on a first paid basis, please specify guitar or bass and whether you play right or left-handed.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
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Build Your Own Loudspeakers
Michael Price, Hayami Arakawa
Tue Jan 6, 06-08:00pm, TBA, Lecture Location TBA
Thu Jan 8, 09-11:00am, W31-031 Hobby Shop, Lecture Location TBA
Tue Jan 13, 09-11:00am, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Tue Jan 13, 06-08:00pm, TBA, Lecture Location TBA
Thu Jan 15, 09-11:00am, W31-031 Hobby Shop, Lecture Location TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Dec-2008
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: MIT student
Fee: 230.00 for Speaker materials and Hobby Shop membership
This class is about how you can apply your own creative skills to engineer impressive audio systems, focusing on the speakers. We will review the important aspects of electronics and acoustics; demonstrate the computerized tools that help design and measure speakers; and explore modern high-fidelity engineering. You will build your own pair of bookshelf speakers (comparable to commercial designs at $500-800) from scratch. The course includes 2 interactive classes (6-8pm)(TBA), and 3 workshops (9-11am) in the Hobby Shop. An additional 10-15 hours of shop time will be needed to complete speakers.
Contact: Hayami Arakawa, W31-031, x3-4343, hayami@mit.edu
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Intro to CNC Machining
Seth Hall
Tue, Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 06-09:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 08-Jan-2009
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: MIT student
Fee: 70.00 for Materials and Hobby Shop membership
This course will introduce you to the programming and operation of our new CNC milling machine, and CNC lathe. Basic part design and use of the CAD software for each machine tool will be covered. To learn the CAD packages and operation of the machines, several small projects will be designed and manufactured, after which students will be encouraged design a small project of their own.
All students need to bring a laptop computer to install and run the CAD software. Separate sessions will be scheduled for downloading and testing project programs on the CNC machines.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
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Introduction to Woodworking
Hayami Arakawa
Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, Thu Jan 29, 09-11:00am, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 19-Dec-2008
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: MIT student
Fee: 40.00 for Materials Fee and Shop Membership
Introduction to Woodworking
This will be a four-session introduction to woodworking class, and will cover the use and maintenance of hand tools, clamping and gluing, and the safe and effective use of the major machines. Ending with the wood finishing. This will not be project-based class, and is intended to prepare you for a range of beginning projects after you complete the class.
The class is limited to 6 people
Fee: $20 for materials and a term membership or free with a years membership to the Hobby Shop.
Please come by the Hobby Shop to sign up. Registration is on a first paid basis.
If you have any questions,
Please contact Hayami at; hayami@mit.edu
Or all call (617) 253 - 4343
Web: http://hobbyshop.mit.edu
Contact: Hayami Arakawa, W31-031, (617) 253-4343, hayami@mit.edu
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