Beginner Friendly Classes
421 W State St, Columbus, OH 43215
Create a laser-cut shadow-casting lantern out of plywood with Our 100-watt Thunder LASER cutter & engraver! Submit your own designs in advance and go home with your own customized project. Afterwards, stay for snacks and beverages and chat with instructors and members - share ideas about future projects, and learn about other seasonal and themed…
Create a laser-cut shadow-casting lantern out of plywood with Our 100-watt Thunder LASER cutter & engraver! Submit your own designs in advance and go home with your own customized project. Afterwards, stay for snacks and beverages and chat with instructors and members - share ideas about future projects, and learn about other seasonal and themed project-based classes!
Instructor Alex Bandar
Great For
Ages 16+,
Beginner friendly, no laser experience required but computer literacy expected
Skills Toolbox
How to create vector designs (online tutorial shared in advance)
How to convert graphics to vector designs (online tutorial shared in advance)
How to design a 3-dimensional lantern box (online tutorial shared in advance)
Assembling your lantern box after laser cut by instructor
Tool Clearance
No tool clearance is provided for this class, BUT you will have excellent experience for our laser cutter engraver class (link here).
Plan Your Visit All materials and safety equipment supplied. Closed-toed shoes, natural fibers (cotton, denim, linen), with long hair pulled back. Plan to arrive for class about 10-15 min early and check in at the front desk. Parking is available in the Gravity garage, the entrance is at State & Lucas. Take a ticket to enter the garage and bring it to class for validation.
Tickets Current Idea Foundry Member ($35.00) Non-Member ($45.00)
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