Vacuum Forming: Maker Lab Workshop

In this workshop, we’ll be using the Vaquform to create to create packaging and food molds. We’ll look at how to optimize molds for the forming process, choosing the correct materials for your purposes, and how to use the equipment safely and effectively.

Participants do not need to bring anything or have any prior skill to participate in this workshop.

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What is the Maker Lab?

The Maker Lab at the School of Design is a fabrication hub open to all registered student. It houses tools such as resin & filament 3D printers, laser cutters, a vacuum former, 2D plotters, circuitry stations, a spray booth, wire book binder, and more. The Student Maker Lab Technicians on shift can speak to the capabilities of each piece of equipment and help you move forward in the fabrication process. We welcome students to utilize the lab for class assignments, as well as personal projects. For more information, please contact Joseph Zettler at jzettler@georgebrown.ca

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Disclaimer

School of Design Students can attend this workshop free of charge. Alumni may attend this workshop, but will need to purchase a ticket. If you're unable to attend a workshop, please cancel your ticket 24-hours in advance. Missing multiple workshops without doing so may result in any held tickets for future workshops to be refunded.

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Land Acknowledgment

George Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.