Drawing, doodling, sketching, charting, diagramming, whatever it is that puts your pen(cil) to paper is a ubiquitous, necessary, and sometimes overlooked feature of making things and makerspaces. I’d like to take a moment to sing its praises, from the perspective … Continue reading Making through drawing
Tools! The Makerspace has an open library of tools for you to learn and put to use. We provide certification sessions for use of woodshop power tools, and you can sign up for a time for that course here. 2. … Continue reading Five Reasons to Visit the Makerspace Today!
Did you know the Makerspace is also the home of the Studio Art program? Whittier Hall houses the 3D Design and Architecture Studies classrooms and courses, as well as the personal senior studios of Art majors. Their classes are held, … Continue reading Art and the Makerspace
50 degrees and overcast, that is! For the last week and change, students have been taking advantage of their crafty construction skills and the resources at the makerspace to construct (minimally) creek-worthy watercraft. This flurry of activity is the latest … Continue reading Perfect day for a boat race!
or: How a Mill Becomes a Saw Good material commands a premium: taking wood from its natural form to something workable in a shop can take an enormous amount of equipment, energy, and time. Good thing the Makerspace is all … Continue reading Wood: from Grounds to the Makerspace
A new crew of community 3D printers has landed in the Makerspace! Prusa MK4 machines are some of the best of their kind you can find coming out these days — representing an optimization of capability and accessibility, they are … Continue reading Meet the Elite 3D Printer Fleet
