Freeside Atlanta

Freeside is chock full of tools that you can use to build almost anything. With these great tools comes great responsibility, so this class is meant to teach individuals who are new to woodworking how to properly operate the equipment, and also to serve as check-off for all new members (even experienced ones) who plan to use the shop.

This class is FREE to Freeside's members, and non-members can sign up here on Meetup. Questions? Send an email to hello@freesideatlanta.org!

Required attire:

• Closed-toed boots/shoes
• Long sleeves or tee shirt
• Safety eyewear (provided by Freeside)

Tools that will be introduced:

• Band Saw
• Drill Press
• Miter Saw
• Table Saw
• Jointer
• Planer

MIG Welding for Beginners is a bimonthly class series that introduces the MIG welding process for hobbyists and home users. MIG (Metal- Inert Gas) is an arc welding process that uses wire fed from a spool to carry the arc and deposit filler metal, while shielded by an inert gas mixture of Argon and CO2. The class focuses on learning the fundamentals of safety, material prep, and tool use for welding on mild carbon steel.

In this class, you will learn how to prepare and set up a workpiece, set up and safely run the welder, and successfully join pieces of metal together. You will practice running several beads, and then weld small plates together to practice and demonstrate basic joints used in welding. Anything you weld on is yours to take home at the end of the class.
Meetup Details:

• Every 1st and 3rd Saturdays
• $120 (pay on the Meetup page)
• Dominic Ryder is the instructor

What to Wear (required):

• Long-sleeve 100% cotton button-up shirt (denim or flannel works great)
• Long work pants
• Leather or closed toed work shoes
• Hair pulled back
• No jewelry

Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is a critical skill in many hobbies in professional fields. It allows someone to create programs for computerized machines like CNC routers.

This CAM & CNC class covers the basic knowledge needed to program a CNC machine that could be found in the home shop, local maker space, or even professional shop.

Participants will learn about different CNC machines and processes and why CAM is used for CNC machines. They will program a part to be made on either a router out of wood or a plasma table out of mild steel and take home their part. The class uses Fusion 360, a common software package for hobbyists and professionals.

Participants do NOT need to have their own Fusion licenses for this class. CAD knowledge can be useful but is not necessary. Knowledge of milling can be helpful, but is not necessary. Freeside offers a separate class on how to use a Bridgeport Mill and a separate class on CAD.