Power Tools 101: Beginner Safety & Skills Workshop

Gain confidence and skills to help kickstart your DIY projects!



3 hours

Class size 1 to 8 (public classes), 6 to 30

  £50 - £60 (£60 per guest when you book for 1 guest, £50/guest for 2+ guests) (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Want to start building with confidence? Learn how to safely use the most common power tools in this hands-on workshop in London. Across three hours, you’ll get expert guidance, a full safety briefing, and supervised practice.
Perfect for DIY enthusiasts, makers, or anyone new to woodworking, this session will give you the confidence and skills to tackle your own projects.
What you'll do:
  • You'll learn safe handling, workspace setup, PPE use, and beginner techniques for drilling, sanding, cutting, and shaping wood.
  • An introduction to screw types and how to choose the right fasteners.
  • Practice with the combination drill, impact driver, random orbital sander, and the jigsaw.
By the end, you’ll know how to avoid common hazards, make accurate cuts, and choose the right tool for the job. Leave this DIY workshop with the skills to create, fix, and design!

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What you'll get
All materials and assistance provided.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly!
What to bring
  • Just yourself!
  • Wear closed-toe shoes.
Location

POW Workshops, 41-43 Standard Road, London

Closest tube station is North Acton on the central line!

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POW Workshops
POW Workshops

4.9 (152)
female Women-owned

POW is a not-for-profit open access workshop that provides aspiring and experienced makers, product designers, carpenters, model makers, furniture makers, tailors, engineers, artists, sculptors, and everyone in between, with an affordable and high quality space, equipment and learning to be able to ideate, innovate and create.
We offer space, tools and machines to craft, and run workshops and training for hobbyist looking to get away from the day to day, or experienced artists and makers trying to improve their craft or grow their businesses
We started POW, to reduce the barriers of space, cost & stress for people trying to make and create
Our vision is simple:
Give everyone the chance to make it.
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