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Advanced Bridgeport and vertical mill training covers setup, part holding, end mills, DRO use, and a tool‑block project for sign‑off, for ages 18 and over.
Metalshop Mondays at Nova Labs provides hands‑on project help, safety‑gear reminders, and tool access for metalworkers 16+, with reservation required.
Fairfax Genealogical Society members answer genealogy questions in the Virginia Room at City of Fairfax Regional Library Group Study Room 214, for ages 18 and up.
English conversation practice in a casual group with a volunteer instructor at City of Fairfax Conference Room 103, for ages 18 and up.
MIG Welding 101 class at Nova Labs teaches welding basics and offers a MIG welder sign‑off.
Makers Circle & Art Lab at Nova Labs: members bring projects, work with others, exchange ideas, share tools across crafts like knitting, metalwork, digital art.
New member orientation at Nova Labs covers shop safety, policies, tool sign‑off process, onboarding steps, key contacts, volunteering info, and provides a member door key.
At Nova Labs, participants heat‑treat stainless‑steel knife blanks to 1900°F, cryo‑quench them, grind a fillet knife shape, and learn metallurgy and handle‑making, 16 and over.
