Eugene Makerspace • 687 McKinley Street #1 • Eugene OR 97402
Recently some EMS members have been learning to weld. Unfortunately, the shop hasn’t been very welder-friendly. We have the one welder but we really didn’t have a good place to weld. The only place we are able to plug in the welder is in the far back corner of the shop,...
A few EMS members have been working on entries for the Star Wars Uncut: The Empire Strikes Back project. This is a project where the entire “Empire Strikes Back” movie is split into many 15 second chunks. Anyone is welcome to sign up for one of the 15 second pieces....
What’s been happening at EMS lately? Lots of stuff! First off, I (Rick) have been working on a relay box for Halloween. The ideas is to be able to control 120V circuits with just an Arduino. Bob is still working hard on his DIY laser cutter. It’s been coming along...
EMS will be having a membership drive on Saturday, November 3 from 11:00AM to 4:00PM. We hope to make this event similar to our grand opening from last March. We intend to have food, drink, fun projects, and activities for people to do. Please mark your calendars and spread the...
The Science Program to Inspire Creativity and Excellence (SPICE) held it’s second annual Science Open House event at the University of Oregon last Wednesday. Eugene Maker Space member Mark set EMS up with a table at the event so we could represent our group in the community. Mark brought in...
What happened at Open Shop Night tonight? Weston’s project was to make new wheels for his cardboard robot. He had designed some and wanted to print them on Rick’s 3D printer. Darrell showed him how to use the printer, and they worked together to get two new wheels printed. Here...
Labor Day traditionally denotes the end of summer. Kids head back to school, clothing stores start displaying long sleeves and jackets, and makers start their big winter projects. This winter, I have the audacity to presume that I can build a CNC laser cutter. I will be basing my design...
Grand Opening February 18th, 2012 11 am – 5 pm 687 McKinley St., Suite 2, Eugene Eugene Maker Space has made a lot of progress lately. To celebrate, we’re holding a Grand Opening. Come on down and check us out. Meet us. Decide to join us (or not). We’ll be...
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