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FRC Professional Development - CNC Basics for Beginners
Presented by Sherwin Williams & the GLSC Robotics Initiative
The Great Lakes Science Center, in partnership with Sherwin-Williams, will host a professional development workshop for FIRST® Robotics Competition team members interested in learning how to use and operate the science center's Axiom Precision CNC Router.
This demonstration/workshop is specifically for anyone who is a beginner and new to benchtop or desktop CNC routers and project design. Michael Thomas, our facilitator, will walk you through step-by-step instructions on getting started and designing projects for our recently upgraded CNC router. Along the way, he will answer your questions about CNC router bits, setting up the CNC router, and using CNC control software, including how to set up, save, and transfer G-code from a computer to the router.
This workshop is intended to help the beginner avoid bad cuts, broken router bits, mistakes, and countless hours on YouTube trying to learn.
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When:
TBD
10:00 AM until 1:00 PM
Where:
Rockwell Automation Robotics Room at the
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
Reference Videos
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CNC Basics - Everything a Beginner Needs to Know – https://youtu.be/cj0-wSGGe6g
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CNC Basics - What You Need to Get Started – https://youtu.be/lQ-MYnyxh7M
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CNC Router & Designing for Beginners - Garrett Fromme – https://youtu.be/l1oh8nekPu4
Admission is FREE but workshop space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Click HERE to register online, or email JonDarr Bradshaw at bradshawj@glsc.org.
Season Calendar
PRE-SEASON EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
September 20-21, 2024
Kettering University
1700 University Ave.,
Flint MI 48504
2024 Curiosity Open Robotics Challenge
September 28, 2024
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Hands Across Borders Build Sessions
2nd Saturday of the Month
(10 AM - 4 PM, Sept thru Dec)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
October 27, 2024 (9 AM - 1 PM)
Worthington Kilbourne High School
1499 Hard Rd,
Columbus, OH 43235
CNC Basics for Beginners (Workshop)
October 12, 2024 (10 AM- 1 PM)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
November 16, 2024 (9 AM- 4 PM)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
2025 REGULAR SEASON ACTIVITIES
January 4, 2025
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
On-site Build & Practice Sessions
Weekdays - After-School,
Saturdays - 10 AM - 4 PM
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
March 13 - March 15, 2025 (Week 3)
Gordon Field House & Activities Ctr., Rochester Institute of Technology
149 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
March 20 - March 22, 2025 (Week 4)
David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Fort Dequense Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
March 27 – March 29, 2025 (Week 5)
Cintas Center, Xavier University
1624 Musketeer Drive.
Cincinnati, OH 45207
Buckeye Regional
April 3 – April 5, 2025 (Week 6)
Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University
2000 Prospect Avenue E.
Cleveland, OH 44115
2025 FIRST Championship
April 16 - April 19, 2025
George R Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010
2025 Student Recognition & VIP Awards Luncheon
(Date TBD)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
OFF-SEASON EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
2025 Ohio State Championship
(Date TBD)
Worthington Kilbourne High School
1499 Hard Rd,
Columbus, OH 43235
2025 Shawshank Showdown
(Date TBD)
Mansfield Senior High School
124 N. Linden Road
Mansfield, OH 44906
2025 GLSC Robotics Initiative Summer Program (Internship)
June 17 - July 25, 2025 (Tentative)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
2025 Med Access International Humanitarian Medical Mission
July 24 - August 3, 2025 (Tentative)
[Hospital Name & Address TBD]
Republic of Paraguay
