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Class Locations These events will be held in the
Store, Office & Club House ... MAP
These events will be held in the
Maintenance Building ... MAP
Friday
September 20th, 2013
Option One
Option Two
7:30 - 9:15 Registration  
9:30 - 9:45
Welcome and Introductions
 
9:45 - 10:15
CNC Overview -
Components in a CNC System, Options and build considerations, Drive types, stepper motor basics, spindle Options, software. Bit selection, work holding basic
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, President of Woodline.com
 
10:30 - 11:15
CarveWright Designer 101
Part One

Starting with the basics of designing projects
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright

Physical Build
Part One

material selection, alternative, motor selection
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, Woodline USA
11:30 - 12:15
CarveWright Designer 101
Part Two

Starting with the basics of designing projects
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright
Physical Build
Part Two

material selection, alternative, motor selection
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, Woodline USA

12:30 - 1:15
LUNCH ... Provided

1:30 - 2:00
CarveWright Designer 201
Part One

Getting into more complex and multiple piece projects
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright
Electronic Assembly
Motor wiring, electronics interconnect, parallel versus USB, power supplies. Good wiring practice. Electronic Noise isolation. Active Low signals.
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, Woodline USA
2:15 - 3:00
CarveWright Designer 201
Part Two

Getting into more complex and multiple piece projects
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright
Begin Mini CNC Build
Come and join in the building session. This will be hands on and we hope to be cutting with it before the end of the day Saturday.
All parts of this machine except the motors, controllers and computer to drive it can be purchased at a local hardware store.

Presented by: Michael Culp, Dragon Works Studio

3:15 - 4:00
CarveWright - Import & Export
Part One

DXF Importer
STL Importer
Pattern Editor and Scanning Probe
Using CarveWright with other software or graphics
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright
Mach 3
Part One

Creating an XML file, Kernal speed, ports and pins, input switches and emergency switches, motor tuning. Axis slaving. Recommended for all users.
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, Woodline USA
4:15 - 5:00
CarveWright - Import & Export
Part Two

DXF Importer
STL Importer
Pattern Editor and Scanning Probe
Using CarveWright with other software or graphics
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright
Mach 3
Part Two

Spindle configuration, mach 3 options, probe input. homing and limit setting. Using Mach 3 to control external relays
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, Woodline USA
5:15 - 6:00
Q&A from Earlier Classes
Time with all of the presenters ... machine demos and "The Mobile Sign Lab" by The Sign Mill
Q&A from Earlier Classes
Time with all of the presenters ... machine demos and "The Mobile Sign Lab" by The Sign Mill

Enjoy Machine Demos by ... CarveWright, ShopBot Tools
and Some Kick A$$  "HomeBuilt" machines.
Factory reps will be on hand to show you all of the cool features on these amazing machines.
 
          


Class Locations These events will be held in the
Store, Office & Club House ... MAP

These events will be held in the
Maintenance Building ... MAP

Saturday
September 21st, 2013
Option One
Option Two
9:30 - 10:15 CarveWright Modeling & Drawing 101
Part One

Tracing images and modeling patterns
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright
CNC Build Continued
Come and join in the building session. This will be hands on and we hope to be cutting with it before the end of the day Saturday.
All parts of this machine except the motors, controllers and computer to drive it can be purchased at a local hardware store.

Presented by: Michael Culp, Dragon Works Studio
10:30 - 11:15 CarveWright Modeling & Drawing 101
Part Two

Tracing images and modeling patterns
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright
G Code - Part One
10 most frequently used G codes and how to use them, initiation, setup, modality
Subroutines, offsets, programming strategies
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, Woodline USA

11:30 - 12:15 CarveWright Modeling & Drawing 201
Part One

Modeling complex patterns
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright
G Code - Part Two
10 most frequently used G codes and how to use them, initiation, setup, modality
Subroutines, offsets, programming strategies
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, Woodline USA

12:30 - 1:15 LUNCH... Provided
1:30 - 3:00 CarveWright Modeling & Drawing 201
Part Two

Modeling complex patterns
Presented by: Joe Lovchick, CarveWright

CNC Build Continued
Come and join in the building session. This will be hands on and we hope to be cutting with it before the end of the day Saturday.
All parts of this machine except the motors, controllers and computer to drive it can be purchased at a local hardware store.

Presented by: Michael Culp, Dragon Works Studio

 3:15 - 5:15
CarveWright Wrap-Up
Question and Answer

Work Holding & Cutting Strategies
Mechanical work holding, Build a universal vacuum jig. Use of tabs and bridges.
Presented by: Wayne Sutter, Woodline USA
5:15 - 6:00
Q&A from Earlier Classes
Time with all of the presenters ... machine demos and "The Mobile Sign Lab" by The Sign Mill
Q&A from Earlier Classes
Time with all of the presenters ... machine demos and "The Mobile Sign Lab" by The Sign Mill


Announcement: For those of you that are staying at Long Lake Park
Saturday Night's Dinner will be a Campfire Dinner
Bring your own Hotdogs and Buns and we'll provide the stuff for S'Mores

Class Locations These events will be held in the
Maintenance Building ... MAP

Sunday
September 22nd, 2013
Shop Day
9:30 - 12:15 Products That Sell ...
Signs, Games & Other Stuff

Etsy, eBay, Craigslist, Flea Markets, Crafts Fairs, payments PayPal Here, Square
Presented by: Jason Allen, Founder of CNC Art Guild & Michael Culp, Dragon Works Studio

The Business of Carving
EZ Paint and Finishing

Presented by: Jason Allen, Founder of CNC Art Guild - Owner of The Sign Mill
12:30 - 1:15 Lunch ... Grilled Hot Dogs and Hamburgers
 1:30 - 5:15
Products That Sell ...
Signs, Games & Other Stuff

Etsy, eBay, Craigslist, Flea Markets, Crafts Fairs, payments PayPal Here, Square
Presented by: Jason Allen, Founder of CNC Art Guild & Michael Culp, Dragon Works Studio

The Business of Carving
EZ Paint and Finishing

Presented by: Jason Allen, Founder of CNC Art Guild - Owner of The Sign Mill