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My name is Eva Bondgien and I am from the Renaissance Academy. We recently received a ShopBot CNC machine and are excited to learn about computer aided manufacturing from our teacher Kyle Stapleton. Our first project was V-Carving plaques of our names with an image we chose. Using V-Carve was a great first step in … Continue reading >>> Adventures Of A High School CAM Class: Episode 6 In TJ’s training at ShopBot this past week, of the 10 entities represented, 6 were involved in education in some form or another. Another 3 were “life long learners” with the idea of using their new ShopBots in a career change because they had been laid off from their old job, or were creating a … Continue reading >>> ShopBot Training, Aug 2014: Life Long Learning Paris’s first Maker Faire took place in late June at the Centquatre Center. ShopBot had a presence there, thanks to Sallye from ShopBot putting a Handibot in a suitcase and flying it over for the event and leFabShop from San Malo bringing their Desktop. LeFabShop has a variety of digital fab tools and classes … Continue reading >>> Digital Fab at the Maker Faire, Paris My name is Lexus Pickett, and I’m Weston Mohawk, and we are with the Renaissance Academy Woodworkers. We are both juniors in high school that are interested in computer aided manufacturing. Our class has now moved onto Plotter Pen projects. The first thing we had to do was find an image that would be easy … Continue reading >>> High School CAM Class, Episode 5: Plotter Pens! I am a big believer that if you give students a practical challenge they will take more interest in developing skills needed to be successful in the manufacturing areas. A prime example of this is having students get involved with the SkillsUSA’s Automated Manufacturing Contest. This contest consists of a three person team that had … Continue reading >>> State Champions in Automated Manufacturing-One Way To Motivate Students…. The roar of robots racing, kids shouting and general mayhem filled the air as the FIRST Robotics 2014 Virginia Regional Competition got underway in April. FIRST Robotics’ mission is “to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire … Continue reading >>> Handibot Tool goes to work in a FIRST Robotics Competition pit crew |
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