Educational resources

Links and information for learning new skills

Software

Convert files

• https://vectorizer.ai/ Convert your PNG and JPG images to SVG vectors quickly and easily.

Laser

This is a placeholder for when people post anything that would be relevant

Thunder

This is a placeholder for any information (links?) for anything relevant to the Thunder laser

Trotec

This is the place for any information (links?) for anything relevant to the Trotec laser

• [how-to-install-fonts-in-windows-10] This is a placeholder on how to install fonts. We need to figure out a ProtoSpace procedure that allows for installing "for all users".

Ruby. Did you know that Trotec is phasing out the Printer Driver Job Control and replacing it with Ruby?

• [https://www.troteclaser.com/en-ca/laser-machines/laser-software}

Protospace has licensed Ruby and encourages you learn and use it. The Login to use Ruby is simple. It is documented on the computer that you use to operate the laser.

Woodworking

Surely there must be something that someone can post that will fill this space?

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Metal Working

• Blondiehacks lathe skills An excellent entry level youtube playlist intro to lathe cutting, measurement and operation theory.
• Blondiehacks mill skills Similar to lathe skills...but for the mill.
• This Old Tony General metalworking. Some welding, some CNC conversion, milling, grinding and assorted random projects, heavy on the dad jokes.

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Electronics

• Building an 8bit breadboard computer An excellent deep dive into low level digital computing.
• Keysight Labs Keysight promo channel, lots of great information on bench testing techniques and information. Heavy on the fancy Keysight equipment, but excellent knowledge regardless.
• Course slides for "learn to solder++"

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CAD/CAM

• What is CNC? A high level introduction to CNC tools, workflow and introduction to feeds and speeds
• Learn Fusion in 30 days - Tutorials Series
• DXF Addon for Fusion 360. By adjusting your geometry for the width of the laser cut you have full control over how tightly your parts fit together. By using this add-in with a small (or even negative) value for your kerf you can make loose fitting parts for a child's puzzle perhaps, or you can make parts that need to be gently pounded together for no-glue assembly

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CNC

• Fusion 360 CAM Tutorial for Beginners! FF102
• Get started in Fusion 360 for CAM & CNC - Complete Beginners Tutorial
• Making a Kevin An easy to follow tutorial on how to make a simple CNC project called Kevin
• How to CNC a Tray with Fusion 360 the EASY way!
• CNC Woodworking with Fusion 360 for Absolute Beginners - How-to VCarve Einstein's Field Equation

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Cosplay/Crafting

• Punished Props Academy Lots of tutorials on foam work, painting and weathering, vacuforming, mold making and casting.

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3D Printing

• Resin Standard Operating Procedures