Fantastic news! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we have already raised $1,000. We are officially halfway to our goal of $2,000 to bring a professional-grade 20-Inch Planer to our shop! DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT: Dollar-for-Dollar Match! To help us cross the finish line, Melbourne Makerspace is matching every single donation dollar for dollar! […]
Fundraiser for New Planer is Half Way There! Read More »
Monday night, we always have a great turnout for the Pottery Open House. Stop by and check out the fun! Every Monday at 7pm!
A Busy Night for Pottery Read More »
Do you have something you want to show off? Now is your chance! It can be a piece of pottery you are working on, a wood project that you are building, a program that you wrote, something you cut on the laser cutter, or an object printed on the 3D printers. If you made it
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This is a Design-Focused Studio for adults with basic sewing skills who want to create meaningful, functional tote bags using reclaimed and repurposed materials. Rather than follow a commercial pattern, participants will design their Tote based on how it will be used, what it needs to carry, and how it should function and wear over
One of our members used the tools in our Metalshop to make a small bouquet of flowers out of metal.
In preparation for the re-starting open houses in January of 2026, this is a short article sharing some information about the capabilities of the Makerspace metal shop. The metal shop occupies half of the back section of the Makerspace and houses several functional areas: Each of these areas may have capabilities you’re unaware of. For
Metal Shop (re)Introduction Read More »
We had a great turnout for Septembers Show and Tell. Here are all the things that our members have made. Jenny Olsen – Pottery Randy Hardy – Woodwork Julia Anton – Furniture Refinishing Rick Mason – WiFi enabled Temperature Sensor and Monitoring Station Orion Grigajtis and Edward Umunsky – Weather Station with Camera and Software
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Here is a segmented vessel by Paul Jackson. It has 48 segments per ring made of Yellowheart, Cocobolo, Bloodwood, and Anigre. It has a floating base, Yellowheart in a ring of Cocobolo. 30 rings above. It consists of a total of 1,440 individual pieces of wood.
Maker Project: Segmented Vessel Read More »
Check out this awesome project by Noel, who designed and built his very first desk right here at the Makerspace! He started by modeling the desk to scale in SketchUp, then laser cut full-size patterns of each part. From digital design to hands-on fabrication — this is what making is all about! Want to build
Maker Spotlight: Noel’s First Desk Build Read More »
