Introduction to the Machine Shop (MS101)
When:
Monday, Mar 09, 2026 6:00p -
9:00p
Monday, Mar 09, 2026 6:00p -
9:00p
Where:
Artisans Asylum
96 Holton Street
Boston, MA 02135
Admission:
$100
Hosted by:
Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, Classes, Tech
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-the-machine-shop-ms101-tickets-1005373247447
Join us for a class designed for people with little or no experience that will prepare students to start working independently in our machine shop.
Class Description
This class is designed for people with little or no machine shop experience. It will prepare students to get started in the making of relatively simple metal parts, covering the operation of the drill press, the metal cutting bandsaw, the arbor press, pedestal grinder and bench vise. Students will be given a brief tour of the shop showing them where the various machines are located, and where various tools may be found.
This class includes Tool Testing on the bench vise, band saw, drill press, arbor press, and pedestal grinder.
Instructor - Jeff Zimmer
Jeff Zimmer is a mechanical engineer who collects and repairs antique clocks and watches and is currently engaged at the Asylum building a a residential pipe organ. His earliest machine shop experience occurred in graduate school where he designed and built a scale model of a nuclear power plant steam valve to analyze an acoustical instability. He loves everything mechanical, antique and or musical.
Learning Objectives
- Learn shop safety and general etiquette
- Use machines (Bench vise, band saw, drill press, etc) under supervisor of instructor
- Leave confident to work in the machine shop independently!
SPOTS ARE LIMITED! Secure your spot on the Eventbrite link attached to this listing!
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