We made a nice box with all the woodworking tools available at the makerspace. We used the router table to cut a nice slot in the top for money or whole envelopes full of money. We’ll have it here at the space for those that drop by on our Monday night public nights and bring […]
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It was a beautiful weekend for a Nerdfest! Several of us got together and set up a booth to spread the word about our growing MakerSpace. We met lots of new people who were interested in our group and invited them to our Monday night open house. We gave out at least 200 business cards.
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Several members will at our booth at the Space Coast Nerd Fest this Saturday April 12, 2014. Stop by and check out a 3D printer, raspberry pi, an arduino or two, and some other neat projects built by our members. Learn how you can also have access to the tools you need and the people
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Sorry for the late update everyone. Life’s been pretty busy with all the holiday stuff happening. Class 3 at the Melbourne Makerspace was a recap of weeks 1 and 2, as well as an introduction to basic circuits. 25 attendees enjoyed getting together and learning together basic electronics. Using components such as resistors, capacitors, transistors,
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Today, we held our second course on the Basic Breadboard Electronics classes. Today’s session we discussed component identification. There are 2 parts to this course. Part 1 and Part 2. We apologize for the delay of the classes by a week. The parts that Jaycon Systems ordered were held up in customs last week and we were unable to hold the
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This week, we had 2 different variations of robotic hands from James’ popsicle stick and Jon’s laser cut version, some discussion about gym automation, e-paper, MSP430 and much more. Gene showed off a plotted page from the vinyl cutter using a 3D printed pen holder. He has also made a Sharpie holder for it. Enjoy
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Taking a break from Startup Weekend Orlando last week, we visited the smARtMAKER Lab in Orlando, near Michigan Ave and OBT. A fun time was had by all. Check them out if you’re ever in downtown Orlando.
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This past weekend was the Introduction of our 10 week Basic Breadboard Electronics classes. It was a great turnout for the first class with over 20 in attendance. The kits provided to us by Jaycon Systems were very helpful in providing a basic knowledge of Ohms Law. James did a fantastic job introducing basic electronics principles to
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Here are a few pictures from our latest Show N Tell. This week, we had several great projects shown. Brad from Ultibots showed off the ability of their 3D printers by bringing in a Hexcopter. There was no flight but telling us about the abilities of their robot. Maybe we’ll invite him to the Makerspace and
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This past weekend, Brian and I attended the first Startup Weekend Space Coast. It was sponsored by our good friends at Trep Hub and the Florida Institute of Technology. It’s a very interesting worldwide competition for those who wish to learn different trades, start a business, have an idea to pitch, meet new people, join a world-wide
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