Maker (Faire Producer) Spotlight: Elise & Adam Spontarelli
“Join your local makerspace. You’ll grow, and as a result, help others grow.”
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Make:cast – Scott Swaaley – Engineer, Educator & Entrepreneur
Subscribe to Make:cast on Itunes or Google Podcasts. You can also find it on Spotify, Deezer, Podcast Addict, PodChaser and Spreaker. A list of previous episodes of Make:cast can be found here. Scott Swaaley of Make Safe Tools As a maker, San Diego-native Scott Swaaley is a triple-threat. He can build things; he can teach; […]
Learn Skills From Fellow Makers This Holiday Season With Maker Campus
One of the most powerful aspects of having a local makerspace is how much you can learn from other makers. No matter what your interest, there’s likely someone out there somewhere, who can teach you the tips and tricks you need to get going. Sadly, many of us either don’t have a local makerspace, or […]
Make:cast – Recipes for Organizing a Makerspace
Episode 2: Tom Root on Operational Thinking for Makerspaces Tom Root and Dale Grover are co-founders of MakerWorks, a makerspace in Ann Arbor MI. They have published a new book on how to organize a makerspace based on their own experiences over nine years. The Intentional Makerspace: Operations is available for purchase on Maker Shed. […]
Join Us Today For A Live Tour Of The Makerspace At Rice University
Today at 4:30 pm CST, we will be joining the crew at Rice University to take a live tour of their makerspace! Simply go to our facebook page, youtube channel, or bring up this blog post to join in the fun! Since it is a live stream, you’ll be able to chime in and ask […]
Why the Maker Community is Important After Natural Disasters
I find myself writing this a few days after the natural movement of tectonic plates near the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico caused a 6.4 Richter scale earthquake that shook the whole island. For many of us it was a first-time experience dealing with these unexpected heavy tremors that caused major infrastructure damage in various […]
Join Us Wednesday For A Live Tour of the Yale Makerspace!
This Wednesday at 12:00 noon PST we’ll be connecting to the Yale CEID for a live tour! The Center for Engineering, Innovation, and Design is the makerspace on Yale campus where students can go and explore tech and tools that make their ideas come to reality. Thanks to our sponsor Digi-Key, we’ll be continuing […]
