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Building an Olympic Lifting Platform

On February 1, 2014, I (Rick) got together with another EMS member (Ellery) to build a modular Olympic Lifting Platform.  The goal was to build a platform that could fit in our garage.  The standard 8′ x 8′ size would be much too large, so we cut ours in half....

Board positions appointed for the 2014 year.

First meeting tonight for the 2014 Eugene Maker Space board.  Congratulations to the newly appointed positions of; Cliff Cox Secretary,  Darrell Perko Treasure,  James Hukill Marketing/PR,  Kassandra Kaplan Facilities/Inventory,  Weston Turner Champion/President.

2014 Eugene Maker Space Board of Directors has been voted on.

Congrats Clif Cox, Darrell Perko, James Hukill, Kassandra Kaplan, Weston Turner! Congratulations to all new board members. Thank you all for those that participated in the elections process. See you at the next member meeting!

Punkin’ Chunkin’ Results

On November 23, 2013, Eugene Maker Space held its first ever punkin’ chunkin’ competition at The Science Factory!  It was such a fun event with a fantastic turn out.  We had five teams enter the pumpkin chunking contest, with a 6th last minute entry.  The last entry was a much...

One Week Until Punkin’ Chunkin’!

Where does the time go?  There is now only one week left until Eugene Maker Space’s very first Punkin’ Chunkin’ competition!  There are currently four teams entered into the competition.  Here is the official list: Shanker Free Crankers Low Earth Orbit Kerbalnauts CPepo – Propulsion Teams have decided to keep...