How much is a workshop?+
Each one is priced on its own. Half days (4.5 hours) run $315 to $375 and full days (9 hours) are $595. The European car key days and safe manipulation cost more because of the equipment they take. Every price is on the workshop's page.
Do I have to take them in order?+
No. Every workshop stands on its own. There's no set order, nothing you have to finish first, and no package you have to buy.
Is there a test or a certificate?+
No. These are hands-on workshops, not a course with a test at the end.
Do I need any experience?+
No. Each workshop starts at the beginning of its own subject, and it's one-on-one, so we go at your pace.
How long is a workshop?+
Half a day is 4.5 hours and a full day is 9 hours. It says which on each workshop's page.
How do I get started?+
Tell me which workshop you want and what days work for you, and I'll get you on the schedule.
Where is it?+
At my shop in Colorado Springs. You'll get the address when you book.
Do I need my own tools?+
No. Tools and materials are provided while you train. You get to try the equipment before you spend your own money on any of it.
What should I bring?+
Yourself. Wear something you don't mind getting dirty. It's shop work, not a seminar.
Can I do this around a full-time job?+
Tell me which days you can get off and we'll plan around them. A workshop is a half day or a full day, so it doesn't take a week off work.
I'm coming from out of state. Can we make that work?+
Yes. Tell me your travel dates and we'll plan the days around your flights. You'll get the address when you book, so you can pick somewhere close to stay.
Can I do any of this remotely?+
Some of it. Tuning, car key theory, programmer walkthroughs and tool buying decisions work one-on-one over a video call, at $200 an hour. Anything your hands have to learn needs you at the bench in Colorado Springs.
What will I be able to do afterward?+
The work you did in the workshop, with someone having watched you do it. You'll also know what's worth doing yourself and when a job needs equipment you don't have yet.
I already work in the trade. Is this for me?+
There's a separate set of sessions for mechanics and working locksmiths, priced for that work. The For shops page has the details.