We’re going to have our own retro gaming and computing night similar to the ones they have at the Makers Local 256 makerspace in Huntsville, AL. https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/Retro_Gaming_%26_Computing_Night Any computer or game console made in the year 2000 or before is considered retro and will be allowed in. We’ll put up the bat-signal to ask our […]
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A few of us will be at the Melbourne Barnes and Noble Mini Maker Faire on Sunday November 8 to give a presentation on our makerspace. Feel free to drop by and see everything going on next weekend since it is a three day event starting on Friday November 6 and going through Sunday
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We have a five part class coming up over the next few Saturdays (except for Thanksgiving weekend!) to cover the major parts of everything you need to know to build a web site or web application (e-commerce shopping cart, member databases, and even web guestbooks.) So if you’ve ever wondered how the internet works and
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Tonight we had a lot of cool projects shown by some members! 3D printed glow in the dark skull. 3D printed glow in the dark spiders. Red ball chasing robot upgraded with 3D printed custom grabber claws. Solar PV house panels + electric car field trip. 3D printed custom wire guide clips for LED screen
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Today, Tony taught a class introducing basic Linux to a class full of novice and intermediate users. With some advanced users helping solve the few hiccups we had along the way. Being that there are many variations of the operating system, it is a great operating system to learn. There are bare bones distributions that
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During our last all-hands meeting, several members expressed an interest in having a sewing machine at the Makerspace so they could work on things like costumes (cosplay) or other fabric projects. We have decided to purchase a Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4×4 Embroidery Machine. This will allow for normal sewing, and for us
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We brought down the air compressor. It has been set up and is operational.
The air compressor is working, 2015-08-31 Read More »
Brian McFadden will be hosting the booth at Orlando Maker Faire this year. The Maker Faire in Orlando is coming up on the 12th and 13th of September, and we have a booth that is yearning to show off all the projects that our members have created at the Makerspace. We’d love to have some
Maker Faire Orlando prep, 2015-09-10 Read More »
Everything you have always wanted to know about NeoPixels and RS485. NeoPixels are the devices we use in strips to create moving text signs. They are easy to control using an Arduino. However the Arduino must be connected directly to the NeoPixel strip. This class will show you how to use RS485 to separate them
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Melbourne Makerspace put on a 3D printing class for a group of home school pupils. Flo Mandus from a home school group contacted us on 2015-08-14 requesting classes on, 3D printing, CNC class and Arduino. The 1st class was on Wednesday 2015-08-26 at 1:00 PM.
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