Three months with the Desktop:

[garyr6]

Hang in there and go for a bigger machine.....
Its great that the kids will get to see and use something that might lead to a opportunity and a career.

[Hoytbasses]

Hang in there and go for a bigger machine.....
Its great that the kids will get to see and use something that might lead to a opportunity and a career.

So keep up the good work teaching, we need teachers like you who value the need for teaching the trades...

thank you for your kind commentary! Jack, I agree wholeheartedly about the function of shops in comprehensive education environments. My personal goal is not to train cabinetmakers or even CNC jocks...... My goal is to give kids an exposure to woodworking as both a great avocation but also a really neat way to put math, physics, engineering etc to work in an applied way. The fact that we build acoustic and electric guitars get a very diverse group of kids through the door. What's nice about the 'Bot is that some kids are just naturally good with tools, but many aren't. But with the CAD/CAM, the kids who can fly around on a computer can make things just as nicely as the tool jocks....

Kids who want to use their hands as well as their minds are just as smart as their college prep counterparts. Too many high schools have turned a blind eye to those kids and that's wrong. For every Engineer out there, there needs to be a half dozen technicians who make the blueprint come to life. We need plumbers, welders, carpenters and cabinet makers, radiation technicians, etc......I'm lucky enough to work in a school that recognizes this.

and... it's a hell of a lot of fun!

take care

Karl Hoyt

[Bob Eustace]

Wonderful ethos Karl. Teaching and sharing knowledge is just so gratifying.

[Hoytbasses]

Wonderful ethos Karl. Teaching and sharing knowledge is just so gratifying.

Thanks...... I'm a little freaked out as this is my first foray into teaching the Computerized manufacturing course (starting tomorrow!) but I know that it will work out great!

It's a great way to keep the gears of my 60 year old brain greased..... I find the steep learning curve of the 'Bot' to be quite energizing.

kfh

[WoodMarvels.com]

I have my book coming out in less than a month that should provide you with a great resource to pull projects and knowledge for your classes.

Jon

[Hoytbasses]

thanks for that , Jon

sorry , I just logged in after the usual blur of the first week and a half of school.

kfh