This week has been a whirlwind of activity. We started creating decorations for the Halloween season, using the 3D printer, laser cutters, building flashlights for projections, and building prototypes for future classes. Stay tuned for a beginner stained glass class! Also new this week is a beginners Kumihimo class. This three-week short course will take you from the beginning of the beautiful braided jewelry from Japan, up to the finish. The more advanced beaded kumihimo will begin at the start of November!
As some will tell you, I am always looking for ways to improve the Fab Lab. The craft room used to be my office, the laser room used to be for 3D printing, the large format printer and vinyl cutter have been all over the place! With that comes a surprise redecoration from time to time, and each time, the Lab becomes a bit more set, as we find ways to improve the flow.
This week has been full of equipment moving to new homes. The new technology room combines 3D printing, robotics, and electronics. This will keep the dust away from your prints, and give people soldering tricky little tabs some quiet concentration. The display wall is moving, to give room for a small ideation space, where people can sit and relax while planning their next projects!
As we build up this current space, we still are aiming towards our new, permanent home! Our new center will provide not only the tools and machines we have now, but will allow us to expand greatly. We plan on adding ceramics, a welding center, outdoor space with a garden and greenhouse, more classrooms, a coffee shop, a teaching kitchen, and so much more! The most exciting change will be rentable workshop spaces for our members! Imagine having your own, temperature-controlled space inside a world-class Fab Lab. From 50 to 125 square feet of your own domain! We are starting the pre-move signups now, so if you want more details, Email me today.
This Saturday, October 13th, we are holding an Open House at the Fab Lab from 6 pm to 8 pm. Come by and see what we are up to, and get a special, that-night-only price for signing up to be a new member! Keep an eye on the calendar and the classes, as we plan on adding even more in the coming weeks. I hope to see all of you at our open house, or as you come in to, discover an idea, begin a new project, finish your old ones!
Kirk Cheyney