About us
The Clear Creek Makerspace is one of Colorado’s largest makerspaces and among Metro Denver’s go-to destinations for hands-on DIY and creative expression. Located in the heart of Wheat Ridge, just 15 minutes from downtown Denver, we offer 7,500 square feet of space designed to help you make (almost) anything you can imagine!
What’s a makerspace? Just think of us as a gym for your creative muscles. We provide affordable access to high-tech tools that you might not have at home. Got a hankering to laser-etch your face onto toast? We’ve got you covered. Want to 3D print a realistic replica of your cat? Meow you’re talking. Itching to weld together a life-size metal T-Rex for your front yard? We’ll help you ignite that Jurassic spark.
So whether you’re exploring a new hobby, developing a prototype, scaling up a small business, or just want to attend a class to learn something new, there's a spot for you here. We can’t wait to see what you’ll create with us!
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Explore the Clear Creek Makerspace: Free Public Tour
Clear Creek Makerspace, 9110 W 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO, USCurious about the makerspace? Discover 7,500 sq ft of creative possibilities! Explore equipment, tour the space, and meet our community.
👉 Sign up for Explore the Clear Creek Makerspace: Free Public Tour
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Curious about the Clear Creek Makerspace? We're one of Colorado’s largest community makerspaces and among Metro Denver’s go-to destinations for hands-on DIY and creative expression. During this free tour, you'll get an inside look at our massive 7,500-square-foot facility in the heart of Wheat Ridge, just 15 minutes from downtown Denver.
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During the tour, our team will guide you through our three primary workshops:
- A state-of-the-art 1100 sq. ft. Fab Lab featuring laser cutters, 3D printers, electronics stations, and tons of crafting equipment
- A fully-equipped 1500 sq. ft. Woodshop with everything from hand tools and table saws to large CNC routers
- A comprehensive 1000 sq. ft. Metal Shop packed with welders, mills, lathes, and plasma cutters. You'll learn about our affordable membership options, upcoming workshops, and the vibrant maker community you can be part of. Whether you're interested in small-scale crafting or building life-size metal dinosaurs, this tour will show you how Clear Creek Makerspace can bring your creative ideas to life.
The best part? This event is free and open to all members of the public. No prior making experience required – just bring your curiosity and your questions!fy
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What’s a makerspace? Just think of us as a gym for your creative muscles. We provide affordable access to high-tech tools that you might not have at home. Maybe those tools are too expensive, too niche, too large or unwieldy, or maybe your family and friends just don’t want you to take over the entire garage with a massive 4’ x 8’ CNC router. That’s where we come in. Got a hankering to laser-etch your face onto toast? We’ve got you covered. Want to 3D print a realistic replica of your cat? Meowyou’re talking. Itching to weld together a life-size metal T-Rex for your front yard? We’ll help you ignite that Jurassic spark. It’s our job to provide you with the tools and equipment to enable you to create anything you can dream up. It’s your job to harness these tools and let your imagination run wild.
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👋 Jenny McManus is the assistant manager at Clear Creek Makerspace. Jenny brings over six years of experience in arts, events, culture and theatre, and is deeply passionate about empowering others to be creative. She has worked with Meow Wolf Denver, Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery, and a wide variety of Denver creatives.
Outside the makerspace, Jenny enjoys Hip Hop, Jazz music, and any other artform which elevates the mind! She goes roller skating twice a week, and is a passionate learner of string figures, learning many cat's cradle shapes created by peoples all around the globe.━━━━━━━━━━━PLEASE NOTE!━━━━━━━━━━━━━
We're excited that you're interested in this workshop and we're glad you found us! That said, this page is NOT the official registration for the class.
To officially save your spot, please make sure you finish signing up through the link below. If you don't, we won't be able to hold a spot for you, even if you've RSVP'd here.
If you're planning to join us, take a moment to complete registration so we know to expect you. We're excited to see what you make at Clear Creek Makerspace!
👉 Sign up for Explore the Clear Creek Makerspace: Free Public Tour
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Intro to CNC Routers: Hands-On Machine Operations
Clear Creek Makerspace, 9110 W 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO, USThis class is the second step in learning the Avid CNC. We'll cover basic CNC operations and get hands on experience with a project.
👉 Sign up for Intro to CNC Routers: Hands-On Machine Operations
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This course is the second class in our CNC training series, focusing on hands-on machine operation. It requires that you've already attended WOOD150: Intro to CNC (Setup & Software).
Building on what we learned in WOOD150, this class will teach you how to safely operate the Avid CNC, from powering it on to running a complete cut.
We’ll cover essential topics like work-holding methods to secure materials, performing tool changes, and setting up the machine for accurate cutting. The class will conclude with each participant running a basic project, reinforcing the skills needed for independent CNC work. This course will give you the necessary operation skills for the practical test.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
As part of this course, you’ll learn:
- Machine Operation – Powering on, homing, and setting work coordinates.
- Work-Holding Methods – Clamps, screws, tape, and other methods.
- Tool Changes – Changing and zeroing bits properly.
- Running a Basic Project – Loading toolpaths, checking settings, and executing a cut.
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We're excited that you're interested in this workshop and we're glad you found us! That said, this page is NOT the official registration for the class.
To officially save your spot, please make sure you finish signing up through the link below. If you don't, we won't be able to hold a spot for you, even if you've RSVP'd here.
If you're planning to join us, take a moment to complete registration so we know to expect you. We're excited to see what you make at Clear Creek Makerspace!
👉 Sign up for Intro to CNC Routers: Hands-On Machine Operations
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Intro to Laser Cutting and Engraving
Clear Creek Makerspace, 9110 W 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO, USLearn the basics of laser cutting in our free introductory workshop! Get hands-on experience with our CO2 Omtech Lasers!
👉 Sign up for Intro to Laser Cutting and Engraving
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Thanks for your interest in LAS110: Introduction to OMTech Laser Cutters! This free beginner-friendly course is intended to be an easy introduction to some pretty powerful laser cutters, including our 60W and 130W CO2 machines. As part of the 60-minute course, you'll learn how to operate laser cutters, learn more about what type of materials you can cut and engrave, and ultimately learn best practices for not setting things on fire!
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At the end of the course users will have firm knowledge on the following:
- Basic laser system operations.
- Lightburn software.
- Material hazards and dangers.
- Effects of material density on laser cutting and engraving.
- Basic laser safety.
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We're excited that you're interested in this workshop and we're glad you found us! That said, this page is NOT the official registration for the class.
To officially save your spot, please make sure you finish signing up through the link below. If you don't, we won't be able to hold a spot for you, even if you've RSVP'd here.
If you're planning to join us, take a moment to complete registration so we know to expect you. We're excited to see what you make at Clear Creek Makerspace!
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Clear Creek Makerspace Safety Orientation
Clear Creek Makerspace, 9110 W 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO, USReady to use equipment on your own at CCM? In SAF101, we'll cover the key safety rules that unlock your 24/7 access to the makerspace!
👉 Sign up for Clear Creek Makerspace Safety Orientation
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It's important to us that you enter and leave the makerspace with the same number of fingers and toes that you entered with. That's why every CCM member, no matter their prior experience, needs to attend SAF101: Basic Safety in the Clear Creek Makerspace before using any equipment on their own.
This mandatory course lays the foundation for a safe and successful experience, guiding you through our comprehensive safety protocols, policies, and the exciting array of equipment available to unleash your potential.
Over the 60-minute workshop, you'll learn key facts like:- not everything's a hammer
- where it's acceptable to crunch on those crumbly granola bars, and
- how to avoid violating the Geneva Convention
After SAF101, you'll receive an automated email inviting you to join the CreateEd program, our one-stop-shop for tracking your training progress and reserving equipment. No join code needed -- just follow the instructions in the follow-up email after completing SAF101.
You'll use the CreateEd program to track your progress, take quizzes to add courses and equipment access to your portfolio, and reserve approved machines 24/7, 365 days a year.Looking for a Safety Orientation on Monday or Tuesday? Sign up for a class with Tyler!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
You'll need to attend SAF101 before you can use any equipment at CCM. By the end of the course, you should have a firm handle on:
Makerspaces 101- What makerspaces, makers, and maker culture are
- The mission of Clear Creek Makerspace, and some of our most important policies
- How the CreateEd program works
What you can (and can't) do in a makerspace, including:
- General workshop rules & policies
- Food, drink, and material policies
- Makerspace equipment policies
Makerspace-specific safety rules and emergency procedures, including:
- Marked zones within CCM,
- PPE requirements in those zones, and
- How to interpret safety cards and find important info
- Additional safety rules & regulations
- Emergency procedures
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We're excited that you're interested in this workshop and we're glad you found us! That said, this page is NOT the official registration for the class.
To officially save your spot, please make sure you finish signing up through the link below. If you don't, we won't be able to hold a spot for you, even if you've RSVP'd here.
If you're planning to join us, take a moment to complete registration so we know to expect you. We're excited to see what you make at Clear Creek Makerspace!
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Past events
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