Bonsai Workshop
Peter A. Medaglia
Tue Jan 19, 06-09:30pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Single session event
Signup by: 15-DEC-98
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. $20 materials fee. Preregister by Dec. 15th at The Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Ted Johnson, W20-500, x3-3913, tej@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Build Your Own Loudspeakers
Ken Stone , Niels Braroe
Wed, Jan 13, 20, 27, 06-07:30pm, Hobby Shop, W31-031, Mandatory Mtg. Dec.11, 4:30 PM
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 students.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Signup by: 09-DEC-98
Fee: 150.00 for materials including speaker parts and wood.
Save 60-80% on the cost of comparable commercial loudspeakers by making your own. For beginners, the course will cover the practical side of loudspeaker design and construction and woodworking techniques. No audio engineering background needed, it includes introduction to crossover filter design, and selection of speakers, etc. Class includes 3 evening lectures with the speakers built in the Hobby Shop during regular hours, 10AM - 6PM Mon. - Fri. Sign up by Dec. 9. Mandatory Org. Meeting Friday, Dec. 11, 4:30 PM.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Chainmail Workshop
Cyrus Eyster
Thu Jan 7, 07:30-10:00pm, Private Dining Rm. 3
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
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.
Contact: Jennifer Chung, jsmthng@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Competitive Model Aviation Technology
Colonel Pete Young
Thu, Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 10-11:30am, 33-419
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: N/A
An overview will be presented of the current technologies involved in competitive model aviation events conducted at National and International class events. Summaries will be given of the different competitive categories and sub-categories in free-flight, control-line, and
radio-controlled aircraft. Short videos and aircraft displays will supplement the lecture material.
Contact: Colonel Pete Young, 33-413, x3-5340, pwyoung@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Creating Living Topiary
Peter A. Medaglia
Wed Jan 20, 06-09:30pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Single session event
Signup by: 15-DEC-98
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. 15th at The Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Ted Johnson, W20-500, x3-3913, tej@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Early Spring: Indoor Bulb Forcing
Peter A. Medaglia
Thu Jan 21, 06-09:30pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Single session event
Signup by: 15-DEC-98
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. 15th at The Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Ted Johnson, w20-500, x3-3913, tej@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Elizabethan Garb Workshop
Daniel Abraham
No limit but advance sign up required
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Signup by: 12-JAN-99
Prereq: some sewing experience
Fee: 30.00 for fabric cost
Create an Elizabethan doublet, and learn how to make a skirt or slops (knickers, pants). On 1/14 we'll go fabric-shopping (fabric will be < $30), and on 1/16 we'll actually construct the clothing. Please e-mail if you're coming, so we know to expect you.
Contact: Jennifer Chung, jsmthng@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
Fabric Purchasing
Daniel Abraham
We'll take Public Transportation to the garment district and help you select period fabrics for your clothing. Fabric costs will be less than $30 for cotton; more for other materials.
Thu Jan 14, 02-05:00pm, Meet in the Med Center Lobby
Sewing
Daniel Abraham
Bring your fabrics from the shopping trip, and let us teach you how to assemble Elizabethan-period clothes. Feel free to come and watch, if you're not interested in making the clothes. If you can't make the fabric trip, e-mail us and we'll help you out.
Sat Jan 16, 11am-05:00pm, 20 Chimneys
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Fly a Korean Kite!
Juyong Kim , Tae Moon Chung
Thu Jan 28, 08-10:00pm, TBA, 2pm on Jan. 30th
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
Will be making and flying a traditional Korean kite. Leave the 30th of Jan., Sat. around 2pm open for flying the kite.
Contact: Juyong Kim, MACGREGOR HOUSE, 225-9417, jbkim@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hansori
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HMO for House Plants
Peter A. Medaglia
Wed Jan 27, 06-09:30pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Single session event
Signup by: 15-DEC-98
Fee: 10.00 for Materials
Your plants had been flourishing for months and suddenly have started to decline: yellow leaves, poor growth, blighted foliage. Come to our plant clinic for help. You will also pot a few new plants to take home. $10 materials fee. Preregister by Dec. 15th at The Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Ted Johnson, W20-500, x3-3913, tej@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Hacking a Model Rail Road
Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
For over 50 years TMRC has been around "Hacking a Model RailRoad." Today we are building a new layout, and we want to show YOU how to do it!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tmrc/www
Contact: Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT, N52-118, x3-3269, tmrc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Alvar Saenz Otero, alvarso@mit.edu
Planning, Building, and Laying Track
Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT
Choose a type, build the frame, and then HAND LAY TRACK!
Wed Jan 20, 07-09:00pm, N52-118 ClubRoom
Building Buildings!
Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT
Scenery! Build your own buildings or structures. We'll provide kits and scratch material!
Thu Jan 21, 07-09:00pm, N52-118 ClubRoom
Car & Loco
Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT
Paint a car - and win a car! Best car will get to take home a TMRC 50th Annyversary car.
Fri Jan 22, 07-09:00pm, N52-118 ClubRoom
Control Time
Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT
Harware & software - we'll show you both! TMRC's control system is famous, learn how it works.
Sat Jan 23, 07-09:00pm, N52-118 ClubRoom
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Introduction to Woodworking
Roy Talanian
Tue, Thu, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 06-08:00pm, Hobby Shop W31-031
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 students.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 75.00 for wood and materials ($75 for Students, $95 for Staff)
Learn basic woodworking skills building an upholstered foot stool. From rough sawn lumber to finished furniture, you'll be shown safe operation of woodworking machines in a fully equipped shop. Sign up immediately in the Hobby Shop. Materials Fee $75 for Students, $95 for Staff (includes membership to Hobby Shop.)
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex
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Investment Casting
Neil Jenkins , Benjamin Linder
Thu, Mon, Tue, Wed, Jan 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 06-09:00pm, 8-014, first meeting is mandatory
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 students.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Signup by: 15-DEC-98
Prereq: must not be afraid of molten metal
Fee: for cost depends on which metal you are casting
Lost-wax investment casting is an art several millenia old. Molten metal is poured into molds to create such things as jewelry, golf club heads and brass rats. Come learn how to make your own cast handicrafts (up to as big as a golf ball) from silver, gold or bronze.
There are two lectures (6-9pm) and each person will schedule two lab-days (10-12pm + 6-9pm). The cost of your materials will depend on which met you are casting; participants may keep what they buy.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/rood/www/Casting/casting.html
Contact: Neil Jenkins - email only, please, njenkins@mit.edu
Sponsor: Neil Jenkins, 4-047, 253-6474, rood@mit.edu
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Kite, Parafoil, and Inflatable Wing Making Workshop
Saul T Griffith
Mon Jan 11, Tue Jan 12, Wed Jan 13, 10am-06:00pm, E15-429
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: A passion for things that fly
This is a practical workshop from which participants will learn how to design, construct, and fly their own kites. Learn drafting, basic aerodynamics, laser cutting, sewing, knots and braiding. A number of suggested designs are offered but improvisation and experimentation are absolutely encouraged. The group leader will be building an 8 square metre self-inflating power kite and shall teach by example. Materials required include sail cloth (icarex or similar nylon / polyester material). Sewing thread will be provided. Adventurous parties may also choose to build a wind-powered kite buggy.
Web: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~saul/Kites/Kites.html
Contact: Saul T Griffith, E15-429, 253-5554, saul@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Saul T Griffith, E15-429, 253-5554, saul@mit.edu
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Learn to Fold Origami
Norman Tsao
Thu, Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 03-04:00pm, W20-439
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Learn to make many things as grandmaster Norm teaches the ancient art of paper folding. From cranes to frogs, students will make paper come to life. Contact Norman Tsao, nooooorm@mit.edu, x5-9142
Contact: Norman Tsao, 305 MEMORIAL DR, 225-9142, nooooorm@mit.edu
Sponsor: Chinese Students Club
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Leatherworking Workshop
Robert Huff
Tue Jan 12, 07-11:00pm, 33-419
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Single session event
Signup by: 07-JAN-99
Fee: 30.00 for materials and tools
Come make a leather pouch! Using standard leatherworking tools, we will be constructing a period (c. 1000-1600 A.D.) leather pouch. Enrollment is limited. Please note that a Finboard allocation has lowered the price of materials; additionally, the deadline has been extended for sign-up and there are still a number of seats available.
Contact: Jennifer Chung, x5-9640, jsmthng@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Women's Introduction to Auto Safety and Fix-It
Sgt. Cheryl deJong Vossmer , Karen Nilsson, Linda Lord
Thu Jan 7, 01-02:00pm, 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.
Contact: Sgt. Cheryl deJong Vossmer, W31-215, x3-9755, crimbite@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Police
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