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SUMMARY:Mentoring Workshop: Laser Engraving & Cutting
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on laser projects for gifts, signs, and entrepreneurial ideas\nHost: Community Mentor, Mike Hinkle\n\nOverview\nCurious what our laser can really do? This mentoring workshop offers a guided, hands-on introduction to laser engraving and cutting through real project work that’s approachable for beginners and still interesting for seasoned tinkerers.\nMike will walk the group through engraving a starter item and then designing and cutting a simple project. If you’re thinking about custom gifts, ornaments, signs, or labels for the holidays, this is a great chance to test your ideas with support and encouragement.\nThese workshops are open to Monumental Impact members and to Tri-Lakes community members who want to explore what our makerspace offers. If you simply want to observe and learn, the session is free. If you’d like to make a project you can take home, bring your material and make a minimum $20 contribution to help maintain our equipment and space.\n\nWhat We’ll Do\n\n\nCover the basics of using the laser engraver safely and effectively\n\n\nEngrave a starter item together as a group\n\n\nDesign and cut a simple laser project\n\n\nExplore ideas for personal or gift projects you’d like to try\n\n\nDiscuss file types, materials, and settings for successful laser work\n\n\nAs a group, we’ll complete one or two simple laser projects during the workshop. These finished pieces may be used by our Entrepreneurship Program members to support their product offerings, or they can be a personal take-home project for the participant who contributed—depending on the nature of the item and the group’s goals that session.\n\nWho Should Attend\n\n\nCurrent Monumental Impact members looking to build laser skills\n\n\nTri-Lakes community members curious about our makerspace\n\n\nMakers, small business owners, parents, students, and retirees\n\n\nNo prior experience needed\n\n\n\nWhat to Bring\n\n\nAny gift or project ideas you want to explore\n\n\nA notebook or laptop for notes and design tweaks\n\n\nOptional: a small item you’re curious about engraving (we’ll confirm if it’s laser-safe)\n\n\n\nWorkshop Series\nThis session is the first of four weekly workshops leading up to winter break. Each week builds on hands-on practice, but you’re welcome to attend even if you can’t make every session.\n\nAbout the Mentor – Mike Hinkle\nMike is one of Monumental Impact’s most active community makers and mentors, with deep experience in robotics, fabrication, and practical problem solving. He’s known for helping people turn “I’ve never tried this before…” into “Look what I made!”\n\nSpace is limited to keep the mentoring hands-on and personal.\n
URL:https://monumentalimpact.org/events/mentoring-workshop-laser-engraving-cutting/
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LOCATION:866 Highway 105, Palmer Lake
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