Events and Trainings
Come to our FREE events and trainings after hours to learn more about the space!
AMS Events
The AMS offers completely FREE events to all students and faculty. We will walk you through building a fun project to take home in one 2-3 hour session. Many users have met friends and made cool things at our trainings. Examples of past events include custom jigsaw puzzles, custom flight tags, and prop swords!
Events Calendar
To view upcoming AMS events and RSVP, please join the AMS Events Google Calendar and RSVP for your favorite events. You can get a weekly digest of events and trainings by following the AMS Instagram as well!
AMS Trainings
Public trainings are offered to students of any year and major to get familiar with the tools and stations in the AMS.
In-Person Trainings
These formal trainings are not required to use tools and machines in the space but offer detailed information and practice one to one with a mentor. No prior experience (other than the Tormach Training) is needed! If you wish to use a tool for a specific project, you can ask a mentor on shift to walk you through using it. Completing the training program is especially beneficial to those that are interested in becoming a mentor at the AMS.
Users can sign up for in-person trainings through the Google calendar group. Please do not sign up for in person trainings less than 24 hours in advance, and remember to check back to the Google Calendar regularly for new trainings. Trainings are split up into many various sessions, some examples are:
3D Printing
Laser Cutting
Electronics Station
3D Scanning
Brother Embroidery Machine and Cricut Cutting Machine
T-Shirt Making Process
Drill Press, Belt Sander, Jointer, and Planer (Wood 2)
Band, Scroll, Miter, and Table Saws (Wood 1)
CNC Router
Wood Lathe
Tormach CNC Machine
Training Youtube Channel / AMS Wiki
If you want to watch simple video tutorials of our tools, a youtube channel with in-depth trainings on various AMS tools is available, with videos sorted into various playlists. The AMS is constantly adding new tool videos every semester.
Another option is to read through the wiki right here! The wiki Tool Guides section contains in-depth standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all the tools, which are also printed in binders at the space, though note the wiki will always have the latest updated information vs. the printed SOPs.
AMS In-Person Training Sign Up
Users will start by joining our Trainings Google Calendar to view upcoming trainings. You can get a weekly digest of events and trainings by following the AMS Instagram as well! Then, please RSVP to any training on our calendar that interests you by using this link: https://forms.gle/M2Xt3VyChQn4BLCJA
If you have any specific questions, you can contact our training officer, Terry Xie, at txie77@gatech.edu
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