LASER CUTTER 101 COURSE - 2 Part Series

Here's your chance to learn more about this exciting piece of machinery at the Shuswap Makerspace! Come and get certified to use our 100-Watt HL 1060 Laser Cutting / Engraving machine, and learn all the capabilities of this amazing tool. What are you going to create?!

Session 1 - 6 hours with an hour break for lunch

-In this class, you will learn the basics of the machine, safe operation, and designing for the laser. Knowledge with Windows is required, and there is software that can be downloaded on your personal computer to prepare your files for the laser. You will learn how to design and then use the laser cutter to cut out the project of instructors choice.

Session 2 - 2 hours

-In this second session you will use the laser to print out a project that you have designed for yourself.

This is a certification class, so once complete, you can create your own projects and use the space on a drop-in, monthly, or annual membership basis!

This workshop is led by Carl Flatman

This course is being held:

Friday April 5th 9am-3pm and Saturday April 6th 10am-12pm

Register soon as space is limited to 4 people.

*Minimum 2 people to run the course.*

Please Note: You will also need a laptop and usb stick. LightBurn software will run on Windows 7.0 or later, 32 or 64 bit, MacOS 10.11 or later, or 64 bit Linux.

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