Badges

All badge's cover tool set up, operation and adjustment. Safety and best practices specific to MAKE’s tools will also be covered.

3D Modeling & Fusion 360
This intro to Fusion 360 will get you started designing models for 3d printing, plasma cutting, cnc and more.
3d Printing
You'll learn about and gain access to all of our 3d printers - LulzBot Taz 6, MakerBot Replicator 2, Prusa i3 mk2, XYZ Printing DaVinci Mini, LulzBot Mini, GEEETECH Prusa i3. 
Blacksmithing
Fire, molten metal, and your favorite BFH! What could go wrong? Blacksmithing is the art of creating objects from raw steel or iron using tools to bend, cut, and shape.
Blacksmithing Power Hammer
Did your experience with hammer and anvil and fire fascinate you? Are you dreaming of red-hot steel? Ready to consider how a power hammer can expand your capabilities and profit margin? Let’s dive in and discover how to execute the techniques you’ve learned safely and effectively with our Say Mak 50kg hammer.
Casting & Mold Making
Casting metal is a 6,000-year-old process still used in manufacturing and fine art. The founder melts metal (usually aluminum, bronze, or cast iron) in a crucible, pours it into a mold, then removes the mold material or the casting once the metal has cooled and solidified.
Ceramics & Pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form.
CNC Router
A computer numerical control (CNC) router is a computer-controlled cutting machine which typically mounts a hand-held router as a spindle which is used for cutting various materials, such as wood, composites, metals, plastics, glass, and foams.
Kiln Firing Badge
A ceramic kiln is a furnace used for firing clay and other ceramic materials at high temperatures to harden and vitrify them, transforming them into durable, finished products such as pottery, tiles, and sculptures. Kilns are essential tools in ceramics and pottery studios, providing controlled heat environments for the firing process.
Laser Cutting
Epilog Zing - 30 watt CO2 laser engraver. Perfect for everything from home use to starting a business. Features include: High speed stepper motors, made in the USA, visible dot pointer, air assist curtain, high power exhaust fan, and movable home position.
Member Orientation
This 30minute orientation covers the basic of being a Make Santa Fe member. Safety, resources, online account, tool reservations, etc.
Metalshop / MIG Welding
This badge provides access to all of the necessary equipment and tools for welding. Embark on the exciting journey of creating with metal. Get hands-on training on the many tools required for cutting, bending, shaping, grinding, drilling, and welding steel in the MAKE metal shop.
Oxy/Acetylene
The Oxy/Acetylene torch can be used to weld, cut, bend, and heat metal alloys.
Plasma Cutting
Plasma cutting is a process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by means of an accelerated jet of hot plasma. Typical materials cut with a plasma torch include steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass and copper, although other conductive metals may be cut as well.
Sewing
Did you find the perfect pair of pants only to find they are a little long? Have a small tear in your favorite Christmas sweater? Want to surprise your grandma with a quilt only she could love? Well, this badge is for you!
Shaper Origin Badge
With the Shaper Origin badge your able to take your wood work into the 21st century! The Shaper Origin combines computer-guided accuracy with hand-held familiarity. This tool is basically a CNC router, but handheld. Inlay's, furniture, joints, basically anything a router can do and anything a CNC touter can do. 
Wood Lathe
Wood turn is a fun and versatile way of accomplishing difficult shapes. Tables legs, bowls, spindles, tops, baseball bats, knobs and many other 'round' objects can be made on the lathe.
Woodshop
Get a broad understanding of navigating a well-equipped wood shop while learning the safety basics through practice.