Our CNC milling machine has been carving out some great stuff – from custom house addresses to wooden toys to logos to trail signs:
3D Printer Arrives!
At last!
Our long-awaited 3D Printer from Lulzbot arrived!
First project? A robot!
VR Playroom
One component of the Makerspace is a Virtual Reality playroom, which has so far been very well received by young and old alike.
Although not a ‘core’ aspect of digital fabrication, the Makerspace team sees VR as a potential 3D design platform – sculpt in VR, print in 3D…. as well as a fun point-of-entry into the whole digital fabrication field.
Xcarve in the house!
As simple as X-Y-Z…. almost like magic!
First project for our open-design CNC carving machine? Makerspace signage!
Makerspace Openhouse
The makerspace team opened the doors to the community for the first time on May 4 and 5; this was not a grand opening, but an important consultation/brainstorming event, in preparation for purchasing hardware and designing learning programs.
Although we didn’t have any ‘serious’ equipment yet, we were able to give a few solid demonstrations: the potential for Arduino boards as a platform for learning about coding and electrical systems, the Xcarve as a 3D cutting/engraving tool, and the VR playroom… for exploring and creating 3D models… as well as just having a bit of fun!
Lots of interested community members came by, and it was non-stop weekend of conversations.
