This class is open to woodworkers of all skill levels. Prior CNC experience is helpful, but not required. This class provides a systematic approach to learning the essentials of designing for and operating a CNC router. Through a series of CNC projects, students will explore the essentials of 2D CAD design, precision layout techniques, CNC hold-down methods, decorative v-carving, CNC inlay techniques and basic 3D modeling. Students will also learn to set up, calibrate and operate a benchtop CNC. Participants are encouraged to personalize their projects and explore various design options. There will be plenty of materials available to cover mistakes or multiples of a favorite design. A step-by-step manual (written by the instructor) will be used in the class to guide students through the CNC project lessons. Most of the class time will be spent designing and machining projects, but Randy will provide daily presentations covering a variety of CNC topics from technical to creative, including tips and tricks he’s learned from his years working with CNC routers. A full version of Vectric VCarve Pro software will be provided to the students for use during the class. Prior experience with this software is helpful, but not required. Students are required to supply and know how to operate a Windows 10 or 11 computer (laptop or desktop) and a scroll wheel mouse and must have administrative access to their computers, so they can install the full version of the VCarve Pro software during the class.
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More About this Instructor…
Randy Johnson started in woodworking in his dad’s shop and expanded his knowledge and skills at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he focused on building Chippendale and Queen Anne style furniture. Randy’s involvement with CNC started in the 1990s when he helped select CNC tooling for a start-up cabinet factory in Minnesota. He continued following the technology when he joined American Woodworker magazine, where he published a series of articles on CNC woodworking techniques. Over the years he has worked with a variety of machines and software packages from hobby level to industrial machines. In 2018, Randy co-authored a book called CNC Router Essentials that covers all the basics of getting started in CNC. Randy still enjoys swinging a mallet and pushing a hand plane, since he believes success as a woodworker (hand or machine) is strongly related to knowledge and practice of the fundamentals.
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