Jewelry / Metal Arts: Classroom Studio
Alchemy and other wizardry with metal
Access hours may vary but generally hours for qualified students are as follows:
Week 1 & 2 8:00am to Midnight
Week 3 to 13 8:00am to 4:00am
Week 14, 15 24 hour access
Spring/Summer break 8:00am to Midnight
Orientations are given by the Studio Manager during classes for those enrolled in Jewelry/Metal classes and by appointment for students outside classes.
The Classroom Studio
Shaklee Building
Oakland Campus
Privileges include access to the studio outside class times, access to most studio tools and equipment, and the ability to work in a tight community of metal-smiths and makers in a professional setting.
Access to the studio varies depending on the level of the student. No one student is allowed in the studio alone; there must be a minimum of two students to remain working in the studio, and one of the two must be an approved monitor. To become an approved monitor, one must have completed J/MA-1A or equivalent and have taken the Safety Test. Completion of the test gives a student the door code and the ability to work and monitor outside of class time. Beginning students are not given the code to the doors and are only allowed in the studio after class hours if accompanied by at least one qualified monitor. If two students remain in the studio and one wishes to leave, both must close down and vacate at the same time.
About the Jewelry / Metal Arts: Classroom Studio
The main classroom is equipped with 18 professional jewelers benches with flex-shafts, soldering area, two drill presses, bench shear, rolling mill, instructional video monitor, art display case and various hand tools for metal-smithing and making.
Specializing in These Materials
- Aluminum
- Brass
- Copper
- Metal
- Steel
- Wire
Tools and Equipment
- Natural gas and acetylene torches
- Sodium bisulfate pickle baths
- Band saw for wood or metal
- Sanders (wet or dry)
- Rolling mills (manual and electric
- Hydraulic Press
- Drill presses and flex-shafts
- Small lathe mills
- Step sheer, beverly sheer, straight sheer
- Buffing/polishing machines
- Metal forming/forging hammers, stakes, and anvils
- Draw bench
- Casting equipment (kilns, centrifuge, and vacuum caster)
- Glass Bead blaster
- Steam de-waxer
- Wax injector
- Etching bath for non-ferrous metals
- Puk 5 precision impulse welder
- Ember 3D printer