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{{Shop
|shop_title      = Metal Shop
|image          = Weldingtable.jpg
|caption        = Welding table
|lead            = Eden Attar
|tool_testers    = [https://www.artisansasylum.com/tool-testing Sign up here], or come to the shop on the first Wednesday night of the month
|hours          = Same as membership hours
}}


{{ToolBox|tool_title=Ironworker|image=metal_shop_ironworker_nolabels.jpg|caption=The Metal Shop's 42-Ton Ironworker|location=Metal Shop|training=[https://www.artisansasylum.com/class-catalog Tool classes]|testing=[https://www.artisansasylum.com/tool-testing Tool testing], or [[:Category:Metal Shop#Tool Testing Night|come to the shop on Tool Testing Night]]|restrictions=red|make=Uni-Hydro|model=42-14|serial=Unknown|manufacturer_specs=n/a|manual=[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fkcfZ8b2j0-kZgfAt6DManPrDbEar7k8/view?usp=drive_link Uni-Hydro Manual]|rubric=n/a|tool_categories=}}
== What gets made here? ==
Fabricated metal projects–generally larger and less precise than found in the machine shop. Frames, structures, sculpture. Core processes include MIG & TIG welding, brazing, heating, bending, thermal cutting, forging/blacksmithing.


==Description==
== Major Shop Rules ==
* We require eye protection at ALL times, 24/7, in all parts of the shop.
* Coated metals (painted, galvanized, etc) are strongly discouraged. A quick job is one thing, but hours of paint removal or welding on painted parts is not allowed.
* No gloves when using bench/pedestal grinders.
* No soft metals on pedestal grinders unless using a grinding wheel made for that purpose.
* Turn on the air handlers when angle grinding or otherwise generating fume/particulate.
* No loud tools during classes and our monthly public community events. Loud tools include angle grinders and abrasive chop saws.
* Check all high-pressure gas cylinders are chained up every time you use the associated equipment (Oxy-fuel, MIG, TIG).
* Policy for arc/flame use outside of welding booths:
** For welding/cutting processes that require shade 5 or less (oxy-fuel and handheld plasma cutting):
*** Use outside of a welding booth is OK. Welding screens are not required.
*** Be considerate to other shop users--consider handing out shade 3-5 eye protection before starting work; have some spare shaded glasses/goggles available for onlookers.
** For processes that require shade 8+ (MIG, TIG, stick welding):
*** Welding screens are generally required when using these processes outside of a welding booth.
*** Reasonable exceptions can be made, e.g. when the shop is otherwise empty or the welding job is very brief.
*** Users are obligated to set up welding screens if anyone requests.


The Ironworker is a combination shear and punch actuated by a powerful hydraulic ram.  There are stages for shearing plate, angle, and a punching station.
== Shop Communication & Governance ==


== Materials ==
=== Metal Shop Working Group ===
The Metal Shop Working Group [mailto:metalshopwg@artisansasylum.com metalshopwg@artisansasylum.com] is our governance body, like a Board of Directors for the shop, helping Shop Leads with things like setting shop policy, making spending decisions, and generally determining the shop’s direction. Please join!


=== Use for: ===
=== Metal Shop Users ===
Metal Shop Users [mailto:metal-shop-users@artisansasylum.com metal-shop-users@artisansasylum.com] is a group for users of the metal shop. Please join!


* Mild Steel Only: plate, bar, angle
== Shop Colors ==
'''RED''' and '''BLUE'''


=== Do not use for: ===
== Community Events and Education Program ==


* Hardened Steel
=== Shop Events Calendar ===
* Stainless
* Aluminum and other soft metals


== Safety Hazards ==
See our shop's [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=NGQ1MWY3MDRmZTkzNTcxNWU5YWRmODRjMWIwODZhMDllOGE0YWM2MDA2NzQ2Y2U0ZGJjYjc3YTc0NTNmZGQyMEBncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t Google Calendar] for the current schedule of our free community events and classes.


* Workpiece can unexpectedly snap.
=== Monthly Free Events ===


* Eye protection required.
We host several free community events every month. These are '''free''' and '''open to all, no membership or experience needed'''. Please come out to learn, share skills, and build community with us!


* Don’t pinch your fingers between the machine and the workpiece as the shears perform the cut.
==== Shop Social & Skillswap ====
Are you new to metalworking, looking for ways to get familiar with the Artisan’s Asylum Metal Shop? Are you an experienced fabricator or an artist with techniques or ideas that you’d like to share? Attend our social night to swap skills, show off favorite projects, and find inspiration.


* Cuts/ scrapes from sharp cut edges of work
This event is free and open to the public. '''5:30 to 8:30 pm''' on the '''first Thursday of every month'''. Demonstrations, if scheduled, focus on techniques and ideas that can be showcased in a group format. Testing of class ideas is welcome! Donations are accepted for materials and supplies, but are not required.


* Pieces falling on your feet after the cut.
Stop by to learn, make things with metal, and participate in the Metal Shop Community.


{{EyeWarning}}
'''This event is not a substitute for classes or tool training and testing.''' For safety reasons, instruction or prior experience is required for those who wish to weld, powder coat, operate the oxyacetylene torches, or use the plasma cutters.


== Operation Notes ==
==== Volunteer Work Night ====
Work Nite FAQ:
* Q: What is Work Nite? <br>
Work Nite is a monthly volunteer night in the Asylum Metal Shop. It's a chance to give back to the shop by building and improving our communal shop infrastructure. It's a great way to start getting to know the shop if you're new to the Asylum community or to the welding universe, and also a great way to offer expertise if you have more experience. Work Nite can involve a lot of hard, dirty work, but it's also usually a pretty fun, party atmosphere.
* Q: Can I come help volunteer even if I don't know anything about metal/welding/etc? <br>
A: OMG yes, please do, we need volunteers
* Q: What should I wear/bring? <br>
A: Come dressed in shop clothes if you have them, and bring PPE like eye protection, work boots, and gloves as well if you have them. We have plenty of PPE to loan if you need some.
* Q: Do I need to show up for the whole event? <br>
A: No, come for whatever part you can.
* Q: Will there be refreshments? <br>
A: Probably!
* Q: What will we work on? <br>
A: Depends on what's needed, it varies a lot from one Work Nite to another. The shop is a community effort, so if you can't find something to do, then look around and talk to other volunteers and come up with something that seems useful.
* Q: Will I be able to learn _____ skill or get tested on ____ tool? <br>
A: Probably not! Work Nite is NOT a class, a private lesson, or a tool testing session! You might learn or practice a new skill, but it's absolutely not formal instruction. Check out the Social Night if you're looking to learn or share a skill.


{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 125%; line-height: 1.5em;"
==== Tool Testing Night ====
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:metal_shop_ironworker_overview.jpg|450px|Ironworker Ovierview]]
If you're interested in getting tool tested, come out to the shop on '''the first Wednesday night of the month between 6 and 8:30 pm'''.  There's usually a tester or two available for all metal shop red tools.
|-
| colspan="2" | Ironworker, Business End
|-
|}


* Machine has three sets of shears: for plate, for angle, and for removable dies to punch holes. Never use more than one shear at a time.
While this is the primary way tool testing occurs in our shop, you can still [https://www.artisansasylum.com/tool-testing sign up for a 1-1 tool test]. Tool testing night is an additional option, not a substitute.


* Remove all hole punches and dies from machine when punching operation is complete. (Reduces wear and tear, breakage.)
FAQ:
* Is this event the only way to get tool tested in the metal shop?
No! This is the preferred way to get tested out in the metal shop, but not the only way--message the shop lead to set up a one-on-one time if this event doesn't work for you.
* Is the metal shop distinct from the machine shop?
Yes! We in the metal shop are more the blacksmithing, welding, and thermal cutting types. The machine shop is higher precision, generally producing smaller pieces with tighter tolerances. Also machining is subtractive, where the metal shop can be additive (e.g. welding). The metal shop is also dirtier, and often louder :D
* Can I get tested on _______ tool?
Maybe.<br>
Formal tool testing is only for RED tools, and only for people who have enough experience to "test out of" an intro/101 class.<br>
You are eligible for testing only if you have experience equivalent to at least having taken an introductory/101 class on that tool.<br>
If you need instruction on a RED tool that has a class associated with it, then DO NOT come to Tool Testing Night expecting instruction--take the relevant class instead.<br>
For RED tools lacking an associated class, you are responsible for acquiring the knowledge necessary to pass the tool test on your own, using the metal shop tool manual, Youtube, and/or informal instruction outside of a Tool Testing Night. Tool testing is NOT instruction.<br>
By definition, there is no tool testing required on GREEN tools. We can still offer guidance and help on those tools, but there's no formal recordkeeping for them.
Most Asylum metal shop 101 level classes (including TIG 101 and Metal Shop 101) include tool testing as part of the class.<br>
'''We do NOT do tool testing on loud tools when the shop is busy''', which it often is on Tool Testing Night. This includes angle grinders and abrasive chop saws.
* Do I need to be there at 6pm sharp?
No! This is a drop-in thing. Feel free to show up anytime during the event, just not, like, as we're packing up to leave for the night, please.


* Use hold-down clamps to secure work. (Also keeps workpiece level during cut.)
=== Welding With Neighbors ===


* Maximum workpiece size is listed on the machine (yellow labels). Do not exceed the 42 ton rating. Minimum work size is not clear.
[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/welding-with-neighbors-tickets-840753996837?aff=oddtdtcreator/ Welding with Neighbors] is a discounted welding class for residents of under-served neighborhoods on the 2nd Friday of every month. The class topic differs every month but can include TIG + MIG welding, blacksmithing, hot and cold metal forming, and plasma cutting.


* When punching holes, the hole must be larger in diameter than the thickness of the material – you can’t punch a ¼” hole in ¼” bar
We invite residents from the following neighborhoods to join us:
{{:-)}}
Alston-Brighton, East Boston, Dorchester, Roxburry, Roslindale, and Jamaica Plain.


* Learn to use foot pedal to line up your cuts. (For steel plate and angle, lower shear position using the foot pedal.)
Class topics:


* When changing punch operation, always recheck die for misalignment.
March: MIG Welding


* Small amounts of oil on the steel smooths punching operation, especially on harder steels.
April: Metal Shop 101 (A 3-hour version of our [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metal-shop-101-tickets-681827443237/ 3-day Metal Shop 101])


* For production punching, apply oil to the punch and die after every 8 to 10 holes punched.
=== Classes ===


== Basic Operating Instructions ==
Over the past year and a half, the Metal Shop has been developing a comprehensive metalworking curriculum to better serve our users and community. 


{{Warning|text=Never perform more than one cut / punch at a time!}}
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Class Catalog
{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 125%; line-height: 1.5em;"
|-
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Metal_shop_ironworker_backside.jpg|250px|Ironworker Backside]]
! 101 Courses !! Level 2 Courses !! Topic Courses
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Back of Ironworker
| [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/welding-prelim-intro-to-mig-tig-stick-tickets-679440052487?aff=oddtdtcreator/ Welding Prelim]|| [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cnc-plasma-201-the-art-of-plasma-cutting-tickets-778606140927/ Plasma 2] || [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aluminum-tig-tickets-801920835807/ TIG Aluminum]
|-
|-
|}
| [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metal-shop-101-tickets-681827443237/ Metal Shop 101]|| [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tig-201-tickets-737365137977/ TIG 2] || TIG Stainless
 
 
'''1.  Perform a safety check prior to use'''
 
* Clear all cutting areas. Remove debris from prior cuts at backside of machine. If not using hole punch dies, remove them.
 
* Check to make sure your workpiece does not exceed machine’s capacity.
 
* For extra safety, turn machine on only when operating the foot petal. Turn machine off when performing other adjustments.
 
'''2.  Plug machine into a welding bay outlet.'''
 
'''3.  Insert and secure the workpiece.'''
 
* Press the green button to turn the machine on. The cutting blades will automatically move to their highest point.
 
* Optional: Using the foot petal, adjust shear to a height appropriate for your alignment needs. (Especially useful when using the plate shear.)
 
* Turn the machine off.
 
* Insert workpiece and align with cutting blades.
 
* Optional: Mark your pieces as needed to help with alignment. (Sharpie works well.)
 
* Secure workpiece. For plate, use the crank to tighten the Hold-Down Fence. For angle, flip the safety fence into place. For hole punching, keep the machine at its highest position, insert the stripper assembly correctly, and align the punch with the die. '''(See instructions on punch installation.)'''
 
* Optional: Use Adjustable Stop on back of machine for repeat cuts.
 
'''4. Press the green “On” button to turn the machine on, then step on foot petal to perform the cut / punch.'''
 
'''5.  Turn machine off. Remove workpiece and clear cut debris from the machine.'''
 
== Punch Installation / Basic Operation ==
 
{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Metal_shop_ironworker_punch_pieces.jpg|950px|Ironworker Punch Pieces ]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Parts of the Punch and Die Assembly
| [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tig-welding-101-one-day-edition-tickets-721472743397?aff=oddtdtcreator/ TIG 101 (5 hrs, Saturday)] [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tig-welding-101-two-day-edition-tickets-851996673987?aff=oddtdtcreator/TIG 101 (5 hrs, 2 weeknights )] || [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mig-welding-201-tickets-726950958887/ MIG 2] || [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/welded-chain-sculpture-tickets-747698435147/ Sculptural Chain Welding]
|-
|-
|}
| [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blacksmithing-basics-tickets-705488995577/ Introduction to Blacksmithing] || [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/welding-102-tickets-840797155927/ Welding 102] || [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weld-a-smore-a-saurus-tickets-681838426087/ Weld a S’more-a-Saurus!]
 
{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:metal_shop_ironworker_punch.jpg|500px|Ironworker Punch Side ]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | a. Normal Configuration - Punch not in use. --- b.  Punch Installed, with punch release handle lowered to check die alignment.
| [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plasma-cutting-101-getting-started-with-cnc-and-handheld-plasma-cutting-tickets-681851434997?aff=oddtdtcreator/ Plasma Cutting 101 (CNC & handheld)] || || Weld a Garden Trellis
|-
|-
| [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oxy-acetylene-cutting-and-welding-tickets-851089540727?aff=oddtdtcreator/ Oxy-Acetylene Cutting and Welding] ||  ||
|}
|}




 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Standard Monthly Class + Event Schedule
'''1.  Check size markings on the punch and die to verify that they match.'''
|-
 
! !! Sunday !! Monday !! Tuesday !! Wednesday !! Thursday !! Friday !! Saturday
Punches can break if mismatched or abused.
|-
 
! 1st week
'''2.  Place the Punch into the Coupling Nut and secure to the punch stem using the yellow wrench.'''
| Welding Prelim
 
|
'''3. Insert the Die into the round hole in Punch Table.'''
| Metal Shop 101 pt. 1
 
| Tool Testing Night
Wider side of hole in die faces down, allowing the slug to fall to the floor during the punch operation.
| Skill Swap + Social Night
 
|
'''4.  Test for punch alignment by lowering the Punch Release Handle.'''
|
 
Return the Punch Release Handle to the upright (locked) position when done.
 
The punch should be aligned with the die. If not, use a wrench to loosen the bolts below the punch table, adjust, and retighten.
 
'''5.  Place workpiece on table.'''
 
{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:metal_shop_ironworker_punch_cloesup.jpg|350px|Ironworker Punch Closeup ]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Punch Close-up.
! 2nd week
| Welding Prelim
|
| Metal Shop 101 pt. 2
| New Class Experimental Laboratory
| Blacksmithing Basics
| Welding With Neighbors
| TIG 101 - 1 day edition
|-
|-
|}
! 3rd week
 
| Welding Prelim
Use Punch Release Handle for alignment.
| Seasonal Topic Course
 
| Metal Shop 101 pt. 3
'''6.  Insert and align the removable half of the stripper assembly.'''
| Plasma Cutting 101
 
| Shop Nite
Double check to make sure the two halves of the Stripper Assembly align properly, both with each other and also with the workpiece.
|
 
|  
* When aligned properly, the Stripper assembly will remove the punch from the workpiece on the machine’s upward stroke. The removable half of the stripper assembly locks with the attached half of the assembly to hold the workpiece down as the machine extracts the punch from the hole.
 
* Make sure to understand the above mechanics. It’s no fun when a punch gets stuck the workpiece.
 
'''7.  Turn the machine on and use the foot petal to perform the punch.'''
 
'''8.  Turn the machine off.'''
 
{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Metal_shop_ironworker_toolbox.jpg|150px|Ironworker Punch Tool Box ]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Punches are kept in a yellow plastic bin adjacent to the machine.
! 4th week
|
| Oxyacetylene
| TIG 101 pt. 1
| Blacksmithing Basics
| TIG 101 pt. 2
|
|
|-
|-
! 5th week
|
|
| TIG Aluminum
| Welding 102 on odd numbered months TIG and MIG 2 alternating on even months
| Plasma 2
|
| TIG Stainless
|}
|}


Remove workpiece. When done, remove the punch and, and disassemble the Stripper Assembly.
=== Residency Program ===
 
 
 
== Supplementary Information ==
 
Link to:  [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fkcfZ8b2j0-kZgfAt6DManPrDbEar7k8/view?usp=drive_link Uni-Hydro manual]


Link to:  [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rq7Qed-WAlRlsi8cyzOz-f5Lz0oEqe4d/view?usp=drive_link Maintenance and Operation Manual]
== Tool Testers ==
* Eden Attar (she/her)
* Scraps Sparcs (they/them)
* Ethan Labowitz (he/they)


Link to:  [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dA7dGksSJuDMkDin34-juPgyyGvFIRTa/view?usp=drive_link Uni-Hydro Brochure]
== Tools ==


{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Metal_shop_ironworker_care_of_dies.png|800px|Die Care ]]
!| Tool
|-
!| Class
| colspan="2" | Excerpt from Ironworker Manual
!| Tool Tester(s)
|-
|}
 
{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Metal_shop_ironworker_max_stock_sizes.png|800px|Size Limits ]]
|-
| colspan="2" | Antique Label on Ironworker Showing the Maximum Stock Sizes
|-
|}
 
{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Metal_shop_ironworker_hole_pressure_chart.png|800px|Punch Pressures ]]
|-
| colspan="2" | Antique Label on Ironworker Showing the Force to Punch Holes in Plates.
|-
|-
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Angle Grinder]]s }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Jet Horizontal Band Saw]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Milwaukee 6232 Portable Band Saw]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w0qpqvp0kuz9f7q5qle40/Band-Saw-Wilton-Horizontal.pdf?rlkey=o76xpz20pku9ksmb6i67dq5gm&dl=0 Wilton Horizontal Band Saw] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Belt Sander]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link = [https://wiki.artisansasylum.com/wiki/Category:Bench_Grinders Bench_Grinders] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Compact Bender]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Hydraulic Pipe Bender]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[JD Squared Air Assisted Bender]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Pro Tools Tube Bender]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Roller Tube Bender]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Shop Made Benders]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Box and Pan Brake]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Buffing Machine]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Abrasive Blade Metal Chop Saw]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Carbide Blade Chop Saw (Metal Devil)]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Cold Saw]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Dake Drill Press]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Flex Shaft Die Grinder]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[48-inch Jump Shear]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vsoopgm6p7s3yfpr5dolu/Forge-Atlas-Plus.pdf?rlkey=9nv82jcjghm8afeqqe6luayxa&dl=0 Atlas Plus Forge] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link = [[Ironworker]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wogr3ujhkq2jllcf3cq0m/Compressed-Air-and-C-A-Tools.pdf?rlkey=ovdl3v71w4d5g0fslhuhke6da&dl=0 ONYX Compressed Air Tools] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[[Oxy-Acetylene Torches]] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iyuiq5bci47bjrlistw2b/Plasma-Cutter-Hand-Held.pdf?rlkey=0pu43a0thjycggr2b7wli7nhe&dl=0 Hand Held Plasma Cutter] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mhc3nhr06a3y8lor8t8oe/Slip-Roll.pdf?rlkey=7w36df0qqs57xqfaby4ipar56&dl=0 Slip Roll] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3ot4rn5tvnpt3u1pfffwm/Welder-Lencospot-Mark-II.pdf?rlkey=zvtrgksvl4dnjnv8576wm0xwd&dl=0 Lencospot Mark II Welder] }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[https://wiki.artisansasylum.com/wiki/Category:MIG_Welders MIG Welders ](Category) }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Spot Welder Chicago 61206]] }} || N/A
{{ ToolTableItemRed | link=[https://wiki.artisansasylum.com/wiki/Category:TIG_Welders TIG Welders ](Category) }} || Tool Testing Night
{{ ToolTableItemGreen | link=[[Foot Shear]]}} || Tool Testing Night
|}
|}

Revision as of 15:31, 17 March 2024

Metal Shop
Welding table
Metal Shop
Lead Eden Attar
Tool Testers

Sign up here, or come to the shop on the first Wednesday night of the month

Hours Same as membership hours


What gets made here?

Fabricated metal projects–generally larger and less precise than found in the machine shop. Frames, structures, sculpture. Core processes include MIG & TIG welding, brazing, heating, bending, thermal cutting, forging/blacksmithing.

Major Shop Rules

  • We require eye protection at ALL times, 24/7, in all parts of the shop.
  • Coated metals (painted, galvanized, etc) are strongly discouraged. A quick job is one thing, but hours of paint removal or welding on painted parts is not allowed.
  • No gloves when using bench/pedestal grinders.
  • No soft metals on pedestal grinders unless using a grinding wheel made for that purpose.
  • Turn on the air handlers when angle grinding or otherwise generating fume/particulate.
  • No loud tools during classes and our monthly public community events. Loud tools include angle grinders and abrasive chop saws.
  • Check all high-pressure gas cylinders are chained up every time you use the associated equipment (Oxy-fuel, MIG, TIG).
  • Policy for arc/flame use outside of welding booths:
    • For welding/cutting processes that require shade 5 or less (oxy-fuel and handheld plasma cutting):
      • Use outside of a welding booth is OK. Welding screens are not required.
      • Be considerate to other shop users--consider handing out shade 3-5 eye protection before starting work; have some spare shaded glasses/goggles available for onlookers.
    • For processes that require shade 8+ (MIG, TIG, stick welding):
      • Welding screens are generally required when using these processes outside of a welding booth.
      • Reasonable exceptions can be made, e.g. when the shop is otherwise empty or the welding job is very brief.
      • Users are obligated to set up welding screens if anyone requests.

Shop Communication & Governance

Metal Shop Working Group

The Metal Shop Working Group metalshopwg@artisansasylum.com is our governance body, like a Board of Directors for the shop, helping Shop Leads with things like setting shop policy, making spending decisions, and generally determining the shop’s direction. Please join!

Metal Shop Users

Metal Shop Users metal-shop-users@artisansasylum.com is a group for users of the metal shop. Please join!

Shop Colors

RED and BLUE

Community Events and Education Program

Shop Events Calendar

See our shop's Google Calendar for the current schedule of our free community events and classes.

Monthly Free Events

We host several free community events every month. These are free and open to all, no membership or experience needed. Please come out to learn, share skills, and build community with us!

Shop Social & Skillswap

Are you new to metalworking, looking for ways to get familiar with the Artisan’s Asylum Metal Shop? Are you an experienced fabricator or an artist with techniques or ideas that you’d like to share? Attend our social night to swap skills, show off favorite projects, and find inspiration.

This event is free and open to the public. 5:30 to 8:30 pm on the first Thursday of every month. Demonstrations, if scheduled, focus on techniques and ideas that can be showcased in a group format. Testing of class ideas is welcome! Donations are accepted for materials and supplies, but are not required.

Stop by to learn, make things with metal, and participate in the Metal Shop Community.

This event is not a substitute for classes or tool training and testing. For safety reasons, instruction or prior experience is required for those who wish to weld, powder coat, operate the oxyacetylene torches, or use the plasma cutters.

Volunteer Work Night

Work Nite FAQ:

  • Q: What is Work Nite?

Work Nite is a monthly volunteer night in the Asylum Metal Shop. It's a chance to give back to the shop by building and improving our communal shop infrastructure. It's a great way to start getting to know the shop if you're new to the Asylum community or to the welding universe, and also a great way to offer expertise if you have more experience. Work Nite can involve a lot of hard, dirty work, but it's also usually a pretty fun, party atmosphere.

  • Q: Can I come help volunteer even if I don't know anything about metal/welding/etc?

A: OMG yes, please do, we need volunteers

  • Q: What should I wear/bring?

A: Come dressed in shop clothes if you have them, and bring PPE like eye protection, work boots, and gloves as well if you have them. We have plenty of PPE to loan if you need some.

  • Q: Do I need to show up for the whole event?

A: No, come for whatever part you can.

  • Q: Will there be refreshments?

A: Probably!

  • Q: What will we work on?

A: Depends on what's needed, it varies a lot from one Work Nite to another. The shop is a community effort, so if you can't find something to do, then look around and talk to other volunteers and come up with something that seems useful.

  • Q: Will I be able to learn _____ skill or get tested on ____ tool?

A: Probably not! Work Nite is NOT a class, a private lesson, or a tool testing session! You might learn or practice a new skill, but it's absolutely not formal instruction. Check out the Social Night if you're looking to learn or share a skill.

Tool Testing Night

If you're interested in getting tool tested, come out to the shop on the first Wednesday night of the month between 6 and 8:30 pm. There's usually a tester or two available for all metal shop red tools.

While this is the primary way tool testing occurs in our shop, you can still sign up for a 1-1 tool test. Tool testing night is an additional option, not a substitute.

FAQ:

  • Is this event the only way to get tool tested in the metal shop?

No! This is the preferred way to get tested out in the metal shop, but not the only way--message the shop lead to set up a one-on-one time if this event doesn't work for you.

  • Is the metal shop distinct from the machine shop?

Yes! We in the metal shop are more the blacksmithing, welding, and thermal cutting types. The machine shop is higher precision, generally producing smaller pieces with tighter tolerances. Also machining is subtractive, where the metal shop can be additive (e.g. welding). The metal shop is also dirtier, and often louder :D

  • Can I get tested on _______ tool?

Maybe.
Formal tool testing is only for RED tools, and only for people who have enough experience to "test out of" an intro/101 class.
You are eligible for testing only if you have experience equivalent to at least having taken an introductory/101 class on that tool.
If you need instruction on a RED tool that has a class associated with it, then DO NOT come to Tool Testing Night expecting instruction--take the relevant class instead.
For RED tools lacking an associated class, you are responsible for acquiring the knowledge necessary to pass the tool test on your own, using the metal shop tool manual, Youtube, and/or informal instruction outside of a Tool Testing Night. Tool testing is NOT instruction.
By definition, there is no tool testing required on GREEN tools. We can still offer guidance and help on those tools, but there's no formal recordkeeping for them. Most Asylum metal shop 101 level classes (including TIG 101 and Metal Shop 101) include tool testing as part of the class.
We do NOT do tool testing on loud tools when the shop is busy, which it often is on Tool Testing Night. This includes angle grinders and abrasive chop saws.

  • Do I need to be there at 6pm sharp?

No! This is a drop-in thing. Feel free to show up anytime during the event, just not, like, as we're packing up to leave for the night, please.

Welding With Neighbors

Welding with Neighbors is a discounted welding class for residents of under-served neighborhoods on the 2nd Friday of every month. The class topic differs every month but can include TIG + MIG welding, blacksmithing, hot and cold metal forming, and plasma cutting.

We invite residents from the following neighborhoods to join us:

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Alston-Brighton, East Boston, Dorchester, Roxburry, Roslindale, and Jamaica Plain.

Class topics:

March: MIG Welding

April: Metal Shop 101 (A 3-hour version of our 3-day Metal Shop 101)

Classes

Over the past year and a half, the Metal Shop has been developing a comprehensive metalworking curriculum to better serve our users and community.

Class Catalog
101 Courses Level 2 Courses Topic Courses
Welding Prelim Plasma 2 TIG Aluminum
Metal Shop 101 TIG 2 TIG Stainless
TIG 101 (5 hrs, Saturday) 101 (5 hrs, 2 weeknights ) MIG 2 Sculptural Chain Welding
Introduction to Blacksmithing Welding 102 Weld a S’more-a-Saurus!
Plasma Cutting 101 (CNC & handheld) Weld a Garden Trellis
Oxy-Acetylene Cutting and Welding


Standard Monthly Class + Event Schedule
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1st week Welding Prelim Metal Shop 101 pt. 1 Tool Testing Night Skill Swap + Social Night
2nd week Welding Prelim Metal Shop 101 pt. 2 New Class Experimental Laboratory Blacksmithing Basics Welding With Neighbors TIG 101 - 1 day edition
3rd week Welding Prelim Seasonal Topic Course Metal Shop 101 pt. 3 Plasma Cutting 101 Shop Nite
4th week Oxyacetylene TIG 101 pt. 1 Blacksmithing Basics TIG 101 pt. 2
5th week TIG Aluminum Welding 102 on odd numbered months TIG and MIG 2 alternating on even months Plasma 2 TIG Stainless

Residency Program

Tool Testers

  • Eden Attar (she/her)
  • Scraps Sparcs (they/them)
  • Ethan Labowitz (he/they)

Tools

Tool Class Tool Tester(s)
Angle Grinders RED Tool Testing Night
Jet Horizontal Band Saw GREEN Tool Testing Night
Milwaukee 6232 Portable Band Saw GREEN Tool Testing Night
Wilton Horizontal Band Saw GREEN Tool Testing Night
Belt Sander RED Tool Testing Night
Bench_Grinders RED Tool Testing Night
Compact Bender GREEN N/A
Hydraulic Pipe Bender GREEN N/A
JD Squared Air Assisted Bender GREEN N/A
Pro Tools Tube Bender GREEN N/A
Roller Tube Bender GREEN N/A
Shop Made Benders GREEN N/A
Box and Pan Brake GREEN N/A
Buffing Machine RED Tool Testing Night
Abrasive Blade Metal Chop Saw RED Tool Testing Night
Carbide Blade Chop Saw (Metal Devil) RED Tool Testing Night
Cold Saw RED Tool Testing Night
Dake Drill Press RED Tool Testing Night
Flex Shaft Die Grinder RED Tool Testing Night
48-inch Jump Shear GREEN N/A
Atlas Plus Forge RED Tool Testing Night
Ironworker RED Tool Testing Night
ONYX Compressed Air Tools RED Tool Testing Night
Oxy-Acetylene Torches RED Tool Testing Night
Hand Held Plasma Cutter RED Tool Testing Night
Slip Roll GREEN N/A
Lencospot Mark II Welder RED Tool Testing Night
MIG Welders (Category) RED Tool Testing Night
Spot Welder Chicago 61206 GREEN N/A
TIG Welders (Category) RED Tool Testing Night
Foot Shear GREEN Tool Testing Night
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