ROUTER BASICS - An intro to wood working routers & router tables

Name: ROUTER BASICS - An intro to wood working routers & router tables
Start: 2024-11-18T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-18T20:30:00-06:00
Location: Twin Cities Maker at the Hack Factory

Schedule

Mon Nov 18 2024 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Twin Cities Maker at the Hack Factory | Minneapolis, MN

Over the course of this 4 hour hands on class you will learn everything about how to use routers in your next woodworking project.
About this Event

Important: This is a two session class. All attendees MUST REGISTER FOR AND ATTEND the FIRST SESSION, which will be held in the Classroom on Mon, Nov 18th @ 6:30pm.

Upon Registering for the Nov 18th session, you will receive a payment/registration email. In that email will be a Registration Code and Website, which you can use to sign up for 1 (one) of the "Router 101 - Lab Sessions" Classes

The router table is considered to be one of the most important tools in any woodshop. This is due to it versatility of use along with its ability to make cuts precisely, accurately, and repeatably with little effort.

This class will be broken up into two sessions.

The first session, which all attendees must attend, will be held in the classroom where we will go over topics such as:

Definitions/Terms/Names/Purpose of Routers & Related Items
Explain why you'd use a router and what it can do
How to Safely use a Router
How to select the correct router bit for your purpose
Some Hands on with Hand Held Routers

The second session (Router 101-Lab Session) will give you the chance to actually get hands on experience using the router table and how to do a multitude of cuts & adjustments to the table.

Lab Session Dates Are:

Tue 11/19/24 @ 6:30pm
Thur 11/21/24 @6:30pm
Sun 11/24/24 @ 2pm (Note: This session will be opened up only if more than 8 people sign up for the class)

NOTE: If you DO NOT attend the 11/18 class, you will not be able to attend the lab session.

Refunds/Credits will not be provided should you fail to cancel your registration 7 days in advance of 11/18/24.

About the Instructor:

Jon Alt is a self taught tinkerer and woodworker who has focused most of his time in the woodshop building mid-century modern furniture along with various other smaller projects.

During his time as the former woodshop manager at Twin Cities Maker he particularly enjoyed time sharing his knowledge about the tools, and the safe operation of them with members.