Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network Logo

« back to catalog

Add To Calendar

Machine Shop: Make A Nut (Intro to the Mill)

Metal Fabrication

Make Your Own Nut (Intro to the Mill)

Make a lovely square nut as you gain experience with the shop, and the shop tools.

 

Tuition Assistance and Other Policies

Meeting Times
  1. Thur, 8/15/2024 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Thur, 8/15/2024

Closed

See additional date options »



Type:
Class, Has Prerequisite

Location:
Metal Fabrication Studio

Interests:
Machine Shop

About

Gain an understanding of the three principal motions of the table in the X-, Y-, and Z-axes, how to make use of the DRO (Digital Read Out), how to control the speed of the spindle, using collets, and the different cutters used. You also practice layout, using the cut-off saw, “finding” an edge, facing and squaring on the mill, drilling, tapping, and filing a chamfer. This class dovetails with Make Your Own Bolt (Intro to the Lathe) because the bolt you make in that class will thread into the nut you make in this class.

This class is suitable for both beginners and those who are fairly new to the shop and wish to gain experience.

You not only get a chance to gain confidence in using our shop tools, but you get to create a lovely square nut that will spin freely on the bolt you’ll create in the Make Your Own Bolt (Intro to the Lathe) class.

Materials

A $5 materials fee, included in the class cost, covers all the materials you'll need.

Prerequisites

Class Policies

  • Wear closed-toe shoes. Tie back long hair, avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry, and roll up sleeves.
  • Wear hearing protection when warranted and safety glasses (bring your own or use BARN's).

    • BARN Policies

    Instructors or Guides

    Eli Backer

    Eli Backer is an artist, composer, and engineer who works in a wide range of media and is constantly making. A Bainbridge native, she holds a master's degree in glass from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a bachelor's in computer engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her work can be found in the Cynthia Sears Artist’s Books Collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, at the Center for Book Arts in NYC, and at the Fleet Library in Providence, R.I. She finds setting type and working with the presses quite meditative.

    Andy Dupree

    Andy Dupree is a harpsichord maker, professional woodworker, and business consultant based on Bainbridge Island.

    Originally working as an organ builder in Ohio, he later trained as a harpsichord maker before opening his own shop. He has built instruments for such institutions as the Eastman School of Music and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

    Andy moved to the Northwest, working for Microsoft before turning to management and leadership consulting. Over the last few years, he has been honing his skills as a machinist and now focuses on tool making and building small steam engines.

    Land Acknowledgment

    “Every part of this soil is sacred in the estimation of my people. Every hillside, every valley, every plain and grove, has been hallowed by some sad or happy event in days long vanished.” – Chief Seattle 1854

    We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is within the ancestral territory of the suq̀ʷabs̆ “People of Clear Salt Water” (Suquamish People). Expert fisherman, canoe builders and basket weavers, the suq̀ʷabs̆ live in harmony with the lands and waterways along Washington’s Central Salish Sea as they have for thousands of years. Here, the suq̀ʷabs̆ live and protect the land and waters of their ancestors.

    Location

    8890 Three Tree Lane NE
    Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

    Hours

    9:00AM to 5:00PM, Daily

    Member Access: 7AM – 10PM, Daily

    Tours

    1:00PM to 3:00PM, Wednesdays and Sundays*
    *Except Holidays

    Contact

    206-842-4475
    info@BainbridgeBARN.org

    Keep Up

    Join our Newsletter mailing list.

    © | Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network | All Rights Reserved
    Website produced by Interlock Solutions
    Go to Top