Harness the power of an Epilog 60 Watt Laser! In this class you’ll learn everything you need to know to make the ideas in your head become a reality with a laser.

In this three hour class, you will learn:

• How to set up a file for cutting on the laser cutter in Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator.
• Laser cutter safety including materials testing.
• Laser cutter operation including configuration, cuts and raster etching in common materials like wood, acrylic, cardboard and others.

At the end of class, you will go home with:

• One laser cut project, either the class default or a simple one of your own design (see below for details)
• Resistor Laser Certification, enabling you to use our laser on Craft Nights.

Please bring the following to class:

A laptop with either Inkscape (free: download here: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2.1/) or Adobe Illustrator installed.

A USB jump drive

The following items are optional if you’d like to try cutting a simple custom design. If your file ends up being too complicated, we may have you do the class default project first, just to learn the laser in the time allotted – but we’ll definitely help you with your more complex cut at a free Craft Night in future!

• An SVG vector file of a simple shape you’d like to cut for your first cut.
• A piece of 1/8 inch or thinner wood, acrylic or cardboard you’d like to cut. If you can’t bring your own material, small pieces will be made available, or larger pieces for purchase on site.

Please be on time for the start of class! If you’re late you will miss your slot.

This class will be taught by NYC Resistor member Katie. As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.

Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

diyaudio.nyc has regular meetups to share recent DIY projects (speakers, amps, preamps, tubes and solid state – anything home-audio related), as well as talks and demos on related topics and skills (how to solder, how digital crossovers work, fabrication techniques, digital room correction, etc). Building your own gear doesn’t have to be a solitary hobby anymore… has regular meetups to share recent DIY audio projects (speakers, amps, DACs, etc – anything home-audio related), as well as talks and demos on related topics and skills (how to solder, how digital crossovers work, fabrication techniques, digital room correction, etc).

This month we’ll show off some more recent speaker and amp projects, and talk about how to use Room Correction software such as REW.

(If history is any guide, at the end of the meetup some of us will want to keep talking about projects and we’ll move to a bar nearby – join us!)

Have a project you’d like to share? We want to hear about it. Have a project to share? Email [email protected] with the details.

Who should come?

Open to anyone interested in DIY home audio who wants to learn and make some new friends – all experience levels welcome. If you’ve ever wanted to build any audio gear, we’re here for you. (We generally don’t focus on production, live sound, musical instruments, or making music, although there certainly is some overlap.)

Note from the organizer, Pete:

I started diyaudio.nyc a couple years ago because I wanted to meet some like-minded folks near me – I knew they were out there. And they are! Thank you for being a part! Let’s grow this group! These days, for me, it’s all audio all the time – I work as a Buyer for The Music Room buying high end audio equipment, and also offer complete classes to build your own equipment as Gowanus Audio.

This is a masks optional event.

As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]