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[edit] for free tickets it needs to something that someone might ask how to do

People often think they have nothing to write about. Well here is a list to show how wrong you are.

These dont have to be long. Many should just be a sentence or two, like just explaining what something is.

Or just start it, and someone can add on to it.

[edit] Foundation

[edit] Ceramics

[edit] Furniture

[edit] Graphic design

  • Printing
    • Printers
    • Ink
    • Paper
  • bookmaking
  • Type stuff:
    • Kerning
    • leading
    • tracking
    • baseline shift (???)
  • Block Printing

[edit] Apparel Design

  • sewing techniques
  • What things mean

[edit] Architecture

  • Laser cutting
  • Model making
  • Building materials
  • Scale rulers

[edit] FAV

  • Film and camera types
  • video/ formats etc
  • Animation- stop-motion, puppet animation, Maya tips, 3-D software types
  • Equipment uses and/or adaptations


GLASS

  • Glass types
  • Hot / cold working

[edit] Illustration

  • Techniques
  • Paint Types
    • Oil
    • Acrylic
  • Brushes
  • Paints
  • oils
  • mediums

[edit] ID

  • Machines in the shops (basic what they are stuff)
    • table saw
    • band saw
    • drill press
      • (SPM surface feet /min)
    • lathe (wood/ metal)
      • tool bit shapes for different materials
    • joiner
    • planer
    • bridgeport
      • collets and such
    • finger break
    • spot welder
  • Model making techniques
    • Styrene
    • foams
    • wood
  • 3d printing - wax and abs plastic
  • Drawing and marker rendering stuff
  • perspective basics

[edit] Interior Architecture

  • Working with foam core.
  • Other crazy stuff you guys do.

[edit] Jewelry/ Metal Smithing

  • brazing
  • soldering (flame and otherwise)
  • silver and other precious metals

[edit] Painting

  • canvas
  • Frame Making
  • Brushes
  • Paints
  • oils
  • mediums
  • barrier cream (safety?)- is so worth it if you are working with inks and oil-based paints. It makes cleanup a lot easier, you just have to remember to reapply after coming in contact with water. Not sure if it makes things safer, though.

[edit] Photography

  • Film Stocks
  • Development stuffs
  • Papers
  • dodge/burn stuff

[edit] Printmaking

  • Screen Printing, and everything that comes with it
  • Intaglio
  • Wood Block Printing
  • Relief Printing
  • Monotype/Monoprint
  • Mezzotints- Mezzotint rocker, burnisher, metal plate, patience
  • Etching

[edit] Sculpture

  • sandblasting
  • Casting techniques
  • Vacuum forming
  • Materials
  • Clays

[edit] Textiles

  • dyes
  • silk screening
  • fabrics/ materials
  • weaving
  • machine knitting
  • serging

[edit] Other stuff:

Stencil making stenciling using exacto/ other knives

Stores, and where to purchase things


Copper

  • Silver
  • Brass
  • Bronze
  • Cold Rolled Steel
  • Hot Rolled Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Birds Eye Maple
  • Pine
  • Pine Moulding
  • Red Oak
  • Bass
  • Maple
  • Poplar
  • Ash
  • Black Walnut
  • Mahogany
  • Cork
  • Bending ply


  • Amber Wax
  • Paraffin Wax
  • Sprue Wax
  • threaded rod
  • styrofoam balls
  • wooden dowels
  • welding rod
  • chain
  • Savogran Dirtex
  • Oops
  • Windex
  • GooGone
  • Gleme Glass Cleaner
  • Gojo
  • Propane
  • Mapp Gas
  • Butane
  • zip ties
  • shrink tubing
  • Linesman's Pliers
  • Diagonal Pliers
  • Long Nose Pliers (needle nose)
  • Round Nose Pliers
  • Flat Nose Pliers
  • Open End Wrench (combination wrench)
  • Adjustable Wrench
  • Tongue and Groove Pliers
  • Tubing Cutters
  • Slip Joint Pliers
  • Locking Pliers (Vise-Grip)
  • Tin Snips (Aviation Snips) Right, Left, Straight
  • Chisel
  • Rasp
  • Hammer
  • Rubber Mallet
  • Hacksaw
  • Compass Saw
  • Needle Files
  • Heat Gun
  • Digital Caliper
  • Dial Caliper
  • micrometer
  • Soldering Iron
  • Solder
  • Solder Flux


  • Pre Shaped Bass Wood
  • Pre shaped Cherry, Mohogany, Walnut
  • Piano Wire
  • Carbon Fiber Rod
  • Brass Tubing
  • Aluminum Tubing
  • Copper Tubing
  • Ceramic Glazes
  • Wooden Modeling Tools
  • Bungie Cord
  • Wooden Balls
  • Steel Balls
  • Stapler
  • Utility Knife