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Screwed! Basic Fasteners @ Make It Labs

MakeIt Labs

Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM (EDT)

Nashua, United States

Screwed! Basic Fasteners @ Make It Labs

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Basic Fastener Workshop @ Makeit Labs Pro-Member Ended $30.00 $2.64
Basic Fastener Workshop @ Makeit Labs Hobby-Member Ended $40.00 $3.19
Basic Fastener Workshop @ Makeit Labs Non Member Ended $60.00 $4.29
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Event Details

Learn to choose and use Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Washers, Pop Rivets and things you don't know the name yet.

 

You will learn:

The difference between bolts and screws

How to identify different types of each.

What different types of head are and why to use them.

What the different types of drives are and why to choose them (philips, flat head, hex) 

How to tell the difference between standard and metric.

How to use a thread guage.

How to figure out what size you need.

How to read bolt markings.

How to comunicate your needs at the hardware store or order online.

Other specialty hardware types and when they are used.

Whats a torque spec?

 

Everyone will have a chance to work with nuts bolts screws in an assembly.  

 

SPECIAL OFFEER FOR NON MEMBERS: Join on the day of the event and have 10 dollars credited towards a Hobby Membership, or 20 towards a Pro Membership

 

About the instructor: Rob has been in manufacturing technology for 10 years.  He works during the day as an applications engineer for 3d printers and reverse engineering.  He has built Battlebots and other mechanical assemblies for years.  

When & Where



MakeIt Labs
29 Crown St
Nashua, NH

Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM (EDT)


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MakeIt Labs

MakeIt Labs: DreamIt. LearnIt. MakeIt.

We are an Open-Access Workshop (a.k.a hackerspace) in Nashua, NH. We're a collection of Engineers, Makers, Hackers, Inventors and Tinkerers who just love building cool things. http://makeitlabs.com/

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