11/18/19 – Knitting & Crafting Club Collaboration
Members of the knitting and crafting club provided instruction to help us learn how to create our own objects through knitting and crocheting! Topics discussed: yarn, knitting
11/4/19 – Leatherworking
Spencer shared with us the basics of leatherworking for designing a wallet! Topics discussed: Leatherworking, sewing, Leatherwork tools
10/28/19 – Halloween Lamp
Jon shared with us a way to create a festive lamp by combining cardboard boxes with printed pieces of paper and LEDs! Topics discussed: paperworking, lights
10/14/19 – Acrylic/Epoxy Casting
Nolan and Jack introduced the basics of acrylic resin casting using 2-part epoxy resin! We cast all sorts of trinkets using a variety of molds including a Maker Club logo keychain! Check out our past meetings that explored this subject
10/07/19 – 3D-Printing Introduction
Jon shared with us a presentation on polymer-based 3D-printing to introduce newcomers to the technology and discuss the nuances behind slicing up models for printing and maintaining printers! Click here to see the presentation! Topics discussed: 3D-printing (SLA, FDM)
9/30/19 – Desktop Organizer
Jack guided us through a combination of woodworking and laser cutting and 3D-printing to develop our own customizable desktop organization solution. Check out our previous meetings with this project to learn more! Topics discussed: woodworking, pegboard, organization, laser cutting, 3D-printing,
9/23/19 – Open Shop Hours + Stained Glass
Open access to the woodworking tools contained in Bolz 110 Hall with instruction on any of the available tools. Additionally, we had stained glass tools and stained glass available for creating unique pieces of art. Topics discussed: woodworking, stained glass,
9/16/19 – Hydraulic Powered Robot Arm
We built simple hydraulic arms using cardboard and syringes with tubing and water to make a useful demonstration of how hydraulic systems operate. Link to design we based our project on Topics discussed: hydraulics, water, laser-cutting, cardboard
9/9/19 – Infinity Mirror
We made infinity mirrors for our first project meeting of the semester! We added a new built-in base design to improve on the previous years project. Presentation for this project Bill of Materials for this project Topics discussed: Arduino, PVC,
8/26/19 – Autumn Semester Intro + iPad Workshop
We kicked off the semester with pizza and discussion on what we do at the Maker Club! Check out this presentation here. Then, Noah provided a detailed introduction to note-taking using Notability on the iPad. Topics discussed: The Maker Club,