Melbourne Makerspace survives on the efforts of a few hard-working (and usually overloaded) member-volunteers. There is no paid staff. We can always find ways for new volunteers to contribute to keeping our Makerspace alive. Are you ready to be a new volunteer? What do our volunteers do? The tasks are highly varied. Here’s a quick […]
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We are excited to announce that Melbourne Makerspace has officially been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) public charity on April 30th. This designation is an important milestone in the growth of our organization. As a 501(c)(3) public charity, donations made to Melbourne Makerspace may now be tax-deductible for donors to the
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On behalf of the Melbourne Makerspace, wewould like to thank everyone that contributed tothe fund raiser for a new Grizzly 20” planer. Fromdonations of $5 to $400, we were able to meetour fund-raising goal of $2000. We now have thefunds to purchase the new planer. We arewaiting for Grizzly to run of their good sales
New Planer fully funded! 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
Stop by our table at the Brevard County Library Con! The Library Con is a free, family friendly celebration of pop culture, science, art, comics, anime, fandoms, and more! We will have related activities, vendors, and guests, plus food trucks. This year it will be located at Melbourne Auditorium. More information is available here.
Class will have to be rescheduled due to instructor illness Come take a class in making a rose out of aluminum sheet metal, brass rod, and potentially other metals. Skills you’ll learn include: Due to the limited number of tool sets we have, this class is limited to 5 students. Sign up via Meetup. Please!
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Hello members! The woodshop central dust collector motor has sung its final tune and needs to be replaced. Woodshop volunteers are also taking this opportunity to renovate some parts of the system and make some improvements. This means that the central dust collector will be out-of-service for a while. Exactly how long is unknown due
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We added a Bambu H2S to our 3D printing area. Here is a time lapse of Ian assembling it:
Stop by our table at the Maker Faire Orlando. Maker Faire Orlando is a community-organized, family-friendly celebration featuring local do-it-yourself science, art, rockets, robots, crafts, technology, music, hands-on-activities, and more. It’s an event where people show what they are making and share what they are learning. Maker Faire Orlando is produced by The Maker Effect
Going to the Maker Faire Orlando! Read More »
