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• Wood Shop Safety Certification with Matt

  • When
    Monday, October 06, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Wood Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
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  Detailed overview of safety policies and procedures for the Wood Shop. Safety Certifications at MakerspaceCT are designed to ensure that you know the basics to work safely within the shop of your choice. These classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on learning. Please register in advance for Safety Certifications at the links below and be sure to dress appropriately when you come to class.

  NOTE: you must be a member in good standing to take Safety Certification classes.

  All people are welcome in this class and an active effort will be made to be inclusive to all people. This class will not tolerate sexism, ableism, racism, homophobia, or transphobia. MakerspaceCT is for everyone.

  
  

  
  

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• 3D Printing Certification (Members Only)

  • When
    Wednesday, October 08, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott St., Hartford CT
  • Spaces left
    7

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  Prerequisites: Members Only

  Credentials: 3D Printing Certification

  
  

  Learn to print successfully more often! 3D printing or "Additive Manufacturing," is useful for hobbyists and professionals alike. Learn to slice a 3D file using a slicer/CAM software and put the code onto a printer to create incredible designs.

  
  

  The course content includes:

  • Best practices for slicing
  • Where to find models for printing
  • Overview of what can and cannot be printed on our machines
  • Policies for machine use
  • Basic troubleshooting

  
  

  This program allows for one hour of instruction and one hour of printing and troubleshooting with the 3D Printers.

  
  

  Materials Included: We have a variety colors and brands of PLA/PLA+ plastic and our computers are equipped with software such as UltiMaker Cura and PrusaSlicer. You're welcome to bring a laptop, or bring your own PLA/PLA+. For this basics class, do not bring other filament types, as this class does not cover alternate styles of filament plastics.

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• Textiles Safety Certification with Lita

  • When
    Thursday, October 16, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Textiles Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Cost: Members FREE/Non-members $20

  Age: 18+ only

  Prerequisites: N/A

  Credentials: Textiles Safety

  Take the safety class to get access to the equipment of the Textiles shop of MakerspaceCT! We have an array of industrial sewing machines, a serger, and a wealth of experience to guide you. Sewing and its surrounding disciplines can be used in a wide range of maker projects, either alone or integrated with other shop projects. It's an absolute essential skill for the budding maker.

  The course content includes:
  

  • Overview of machinery safety
  • Locations of all supplies
  • Safe use of power cutter, scissors, iron
  • Proper posture and comfort, foot and knee controls
  • Threading all machines, setting proper tension
  • Winding bobbins
  • Changing needles
  • Instructor demonstrates each machine of the machines

  Materials Included: A variety of fabrics to experiment on, as well as all tools and accessories. Participants are welcome to bring their own to experiment with!

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

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• Wood Shop Safety Certification with Matt

  • When
    Monday, October 20, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Wood Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    4

  Register

  Detailed overview of safety policies and procedures for the Wood Shop. Safety Certifications at MakerspaceCT are designed to ensure that you know the basics to work safely within the shop of your choice. These classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on learning. Please register in advance for Safety Certifications at the links below and be sure to dress appropriately when you come to class.

  NOTE: you must be a member in good standing to take Safety Certification classes.

  All people are welcome in this class and an active effort will be made to be inclusive to all people. This class will not tolerate sexism, ableism, racism, homophobia, or transphobia. MakerspaceCT is for everyone.

  
  

  
  

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• Textiles Safety Certification with Lita

  • When
    Thursday, November 20, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Textiles Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    3

  Register

  Cost: Members FREE/Non-members $20

  Age: 18+ only

  Prerequisites: N/A

  Credentials: Textiles Safety

  Take the safety class to get access to the equipment of the Textiles shop of MakerspaceCT! We have an array of industrial sewing machines, a serger, and a wealth of experience to guide you. Sewing and its surrounding disciplines can be used in a wide range of maker projects, either alone or integrated with other shop projects. It's an absolute essential skill for the budding maker.

  The course content includes:
  

  • Overview of machinery safety
  • Locations of all supplies
  • Safe use of power cutter, scissors, iron
  • Proper posture and comfort, foot and knee controls
  • Threading all machines, setting proper tension
  • Winding bobbins
  • Changing needles
  • Instructor demonstrates each machine of the machines

  Materials Included: A variety of fabrics to experiment on, as well as all tools and accessories. Participants are welcome to bring their own to experiment with!

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

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• Textiles Safety Certification with Lita

  • When
    Thursday, December 18, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Textiles Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    3

  Register

  Cost: Members FREE/Non-members $20

  Age: 18+ only

  Prerequisites: N/A

  Credentials: Textiles Safety

  Take the safety class to get access to the equipment of the Textiles shop of MakerspaceCT! We have an array of industrial sewing machines, a serger, and a wealth of experience to guide you. Sewing and its surrounding disciplines can be used in a wide range of maker projects, either alone or integrated with other shop projects. It's an absolute essential skill for the budding maker.

  The course content includes:
  

  • Overview of machinery safety
  • Locations of all supplies
  • Safe use of power cutter, scissors, iron
  • Proper posture and comfort, foot and knee controls
  • Threading all machines, setting proper tension
  • Winding bobbins
  • Changing needles
  • Instructor demonstrates each machine of the machines

  Materials Included: A variety of fabrics to experiment on, as well as all tools and accessories. Participants are welcome to bring their own to experiment with!

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

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