Unlock your creativity while honing technical skills in this 4-week sculpture course. Participants will delve into the rich tradition of form-making, merging personal expression with fine arts principles. Through hands-on practice and guidance from experienced instructors, students will emerge from…
Are you enthralled by watching glowing red-hot steel being manipulated and transformed? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at blacksmithing? Here's a chance to learn the safety precautions, basic techniques, tools, and nomenclature to get you started.
Join us every Friday from 5 to 8 PM for Makerspace Community Night at Make Santa Fe! This weekly event is perfect for working together to learn new skills and connecting with our maker community.Event Highlights:Details:
Every Friday night starting at 6 pm, we offer tours of MAKE Santa Fe! We’re like a gym, but with powerful tools instead of exercise equipment and skilled craftspeople instead of personal trainers. We invite you to get an up-close look at the many shops and disciplines we host, and get your questions about members, costs, and classes answered!
Create a simple canvas drawstring backpack and learn the basics of using a domestic sewing machine. Get up to speed on our Juki industrial sewing machine and two standard sewing machines in this introductory workshop.
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.
Get a broad understanding of a well-equipped wood shop while learning safety and basics through practice. In this course, makers will begin with un-milled lumber and process it through various wood shop machines to get hands-on experience with multiple tools in the shop, resulting in a mini hat rack to take home with them!
Are you a sewing enthusiast or a complete beginner eager to learn? Come and join our welcoming sewing community at Make Santa Fe. In this free meetup, we share our love for sewing & fiber arts like knitting, exchange ideas,…
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. Students will go through the various steps and techniques required to build their very own ornamental steel table.
This class will provide attendees with foundational knowledge and hands-on experience in creating 2D drafts suitable for CNC machining, laser cutting, and plasma cutting. Participants will understand the essential principles of drafting for CNC, develop proficiency in V-Carve, and understand how to optimize their designs for CNC processes.
POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER!*rescheduled to THUR Nov 14.Join us at MAKE Santa Fe for a free Maker & Artist Talk the 1st Thursday every month at 6:30 pm. Please arrive early!Artist Catherine Czacki will present her artwork at 6:30 sharp with…
Ceramics, one of the oldest and most captivating art forms, offers a unique blend of tactile, creative, and meditative experiences. If you want to express yourself, create functional items for your home, or want to explore a new medium, the Make Clay Ceramics studio is all you’ll need. Anyone can take this class, no experience required!
Join us every Friday from 5 to 8 PM for Makerspace Community Night at Make Santa Fe! This weekly event is perfect for working together to learn new skills and connecting with our maker community.Event Highlights:Details:
We have a bunch of sharpening equipment. Let’s look at it & share our sharpening knowledge! This is not a class- just a community event to share info, test methods, & inventory what we can and can't sharpen in-house at…
Every Friday night starting at 6 pm, we offer tours of MAKE Santa Fe! We’re like a gym, but with powerful tools instead of exercise equipment and skilled craftspeople instead of personal trainers. We invite you to get an up-close look at the many shops and disciplines we host, and get your questions about members, costs, and classes answered!
Learn the ins and outs of our 155-watt CO2 laser as well as our two 30-watt CO2 lasers. With these tools you can personalize just about anything by etching and cutting material. Wood, ceramic, acrylic, paper, glass, you name it!
Join us for our monthly Electronics Meetup on the 2nd Saturday from 2-5 PM! Whether you’re a seasoned maker or just starting out, this is the perfect space to hang out, work on your projects, ask questions, and learn from…
Sew a beanie hat made of knit fabric! Stretch and Knit fabrics have very different properties from standard fabrics; learn to work with them in the sewing shop, which includes learning the ins and outs of serger sewing machine use. Besides sewing fabric, a serger sewing machine handles the seam sewing, edge finishing as well as trims away excess fabric.
Learn the centuries-old craft of woodturning. Initially, a craft born out of necessity, using a lathe has gained tremendous popularity as a hobby over the last 50 years. Develop an understanding of how to safely operate a lathe while building wood grain knowledge in this beginner-friendly workshop. This is a satisfying craft and one where you can create things you’ll actually use!
If you can imagine a shape, there is a good chance you can create it with a 3D printer. Intricate patterns, useful gadgets, tools, jigs, and molds are common in 3D printing. Browse printables.com to get ideas before attending this certification course.
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. In our classes, beginners learn the safety associated with pouring 1800 degrees of molten metal, how to pack a sand mold, and how to pour liquid metal into the mold.
In this two-hour session, members will learn the essential skills needed to safely operate and maintain the kilns at Make Santa Fe. Whether you're a novice or an experienced ceramist looking to refine your firing techniques, this class will empower you to bring your projects to life confidently.
This hands-on workshop is designed for beginners who want to explore the fundamentals of CNC technology, its applications, and how to operate a CNC router effectively. Whether you're a woodworking enthusiast, a maker, or a curious learner, this class will equip you with the knowledge and skills to start creating CNC projects with confidence.
Join us at MAKE Santa Fe for a free Maker & Artist Talk the 1st Thursday every month at 6:30 pm. Please arrive early! This one was RESCHEDULED TO TODAY due to inclement weather.Artist Catherine Czacki will present her artwork…
Join us on the third Friday of each month for Open Forge, an opportunity to watch and learn the art and craft of Blacksmithing. Open Forge Fridays will include demonstrations, Q&A, and hands-on smithing! All are welcome!
This Hacktivity began a month ago - tonight should be the conclusion, join us to contribute and/or learn the innovative solutions our fabulous community provide.Friday Nov 15 from 5-8 We seek help figuring out a strap, webbing, or ? for…
Join us every Friday from 5 to 8 PM for Makerspace Community Night at Make Santa Fe! This weekly event is perfect for working together to learn new skills and connecting with our maker community.Event Highlights:Details:
Every Friday night starting at 6 pm, we offer tours of MAKE Santa Fe! We’re like a gym, but with powerful tools instead of exercise equipment and skilled craftspeople instead of personal trainers. We invite you to get an up-close look at the many shops and disciplines we host, and get your questions about members, costs, and classes answered!
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. Students will go through the various steps and techniques required to build their very own ornamental steel table.
Dive into the art of knifemaking in this immersive 4-week course, where you will learn both the foundational techniques and advanced skills needed to create your own custom knife. Over four sessions of hands-on instruction, you’ll work with a knife blank to craft a unique “kit knife” and gain valuable insights into bladesmithing using raw tool steel to practice forging a blade from scratch.
Create a simple canvas drawstring tote/backpack and learn how to use a domestic sewing machine. Learn to use standard sewing machines, our Juki industrial sewing machine, and our Singer industrial walking foot sewing machine in this introductory workshop.
This class introduces to the grains of wood as you learn the safe operation and techniques needed to turn wooden bowls on an electric lathe.
The wooden bowl is a reflection of both utility and beauty—an inspiring craft form to experience.
This technical class is full of pro-tips with tons of hands-on welding and instruction to improve your MIG welds. We’ll review safety and equipment to be sure you’ve got the best information to make choices as you set up- helmet type and adjustments, various glove advantages, material props, workstations, light, and welder set-up.
Get a broad understanding of a well-equipped wood shop while learning safety and basics through practice. In this course, makers will begin with un-milled lumber and process it through various wood shop machines to get hands-on experience with multiple tools in the shop, resulting in a mini hat rack to take home with them!
Brazing is a metal-joining process in which two or more metal items are joined by melting and flowing a filler metal into the joint, with the filler metal having a lower melting point than the adjoining metal.
Dig deeper into the world of laser cutting by learning the ins and outs of the premier laser cutting software; LightBurn. This 2hr introductory course is the perfect next step after completing the laser cutting badge, or if it’s been a while refreshing your memory on the software side of laser cutting.
Join us every Friday from 5 to 8 PM for Makerspace Community Night at Make Santa Fe! This weekly event is perfect for working together to learn new skills and connecting with our maker community.Event Highlights:Details:
Join us for our new Monthly Board Game Community Night! Bring your own games! When: 4th Friday of every month!Where: Make Santa FeCost: Free and open to the public!Who: All ages and experience levels welcome.
Every Friday night starting at 6 pm, we offer tours of MAKE Santa Fe! We’re like a gym, but with powerful tools instead of exercise equipment and skilled craftspeople instead of personal trainers. We invite you to get an up-close look at the many shops and disciplines we host, and get your questions about members, costs, and classes answered!
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at blacksmithing? Here’s a chance to learn the safety precautions, basic techniques, tools, and nomenclature to get you started.
Come and learn the age-old craft of knitting. Learn basic knitting terminology, how to Identify different stitches, how to cast on, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and how to bind off, and how to read simple patterns. We’ll cover the basic techniques of knitting which, with practice, result in many wonderful scarves, cup cozies, blankets, hats and more. It really helps to learn knitting IRL with an instructor watching and helping as you practice the techniques.
Our instructor, Elissa, will walk you through all the steps to create a tie-dye shirt, including tying, dyeing, and rinsing. Students will leave with their very own tie-dyed t-shirt!
Join us for a hands-on workshop where participants will learn the art of axe carving to transform a wood round into a spoon blank. This engaging session will introduce you to the fundamentals of using an axe safely and effectively.…
Unlock your creativity with heat and glass! Join our 4-hour Glass Slumping and Fusing workshop at Make Santa Fe, where you’ll learn to shape, melt, and fuse glass into stunning custom creations. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your artistic skill set, this hands-on class will let your creativity shine.
Join us every Friday from 5 to 8 PM for Makerspace Community Night at Make Santa Fe! This weekly event is perfect for working together to learn new skills and connecting with our maker community.Event Highlights:Details:
Every Friday night starting at 6 pm, we offer tours of MAKE Santa Fe! We’re like a gym, but with powerful tools instead of exercise equipment and skilled craftspeople instead of personal trainers. We invite you to get an up-close look at the many shops and disciplines we host, and get your questions about members, costs, and classes answered!
Are you a leatherworker interested in sharing your process? Or curious about leatherworking and want some info? This meetup is for you.You can bring:Some examples of your workA project in process & do a demonstrationCuriosityAt MAKE we will meet in…
This workshop is an introduction to sailor’s “Marlinespike Seamanship” decorative knot-tying. Though the word “decorative” implies that little or no function is served, the craft of decorative knot tying generally combines both form and function. ‘Covering knots’ were used historically to protect blown-glass fishing net floats and ceramic jugs of water taken along on fishing expeditions; the style of knotwork also helped identify their maker!
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