Melbourne Makerspace (Florida USA)

Learn to Turn! Someone will show you how to turn wood safely on a lathe & which tools you should use. You can turn spindles, pens, bowls, or a wide variety of other items. Or do you just want to find out more about the Makerspace (and take a tour)? All you have to do is stop by the open house and ask, and someone will be happy to work with you.
The open house is generally unstructured. It has been more effective to work with people 1 on 1. That way people can start, and continue, learning at their own pace.

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Want to learn basic electronics? Interested in working with a microcontroller, like the arduino, ESP32, or the Raspberry Pi Pico? Need help designing your own PCB? Want to learn to program in Python? Or do you just want to find out more about the Makerspace (and take a tour)? All you have to do is stop by the open house and ask, and someone will be happy to work with you.

The open house is generally unstructured. It has been more effective to work with people 1 on 1. That way people can start, and continue, learning at their own pace.

(Picture courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Free and open to the public! This is the time to come and learn woodworking, power tools like the band saw, table saw, drill press, sanders, etc. We even have a CNC! Want to fix a broken table leg? Build a shelf? Build a bird or bat house? Work on these projects and anything you imagine every week!

Drop in a take a tour of the Makerspace to see what it's all about.

Free and open to the public, kids and adults! This is the time to come and develop your creative skills among friends. We've got tools and volunteers to help with all kinds of arts and crafts. Here are a few to get you thinking about what you'd like to try:

• Pottery - Hand built, Slab rolling, or Wheel thrown
• Sewing - Embroidery, Serger, Quilting
• Painting - Acrylic, Water color, Oil
• Card Making
• Jewelry
• Origami
• Yarn - Knit or Crochet

Bring in a project you're working on or an idea of what you'd like to try and we'll do what we can to help bring it to life.
Lately, we've been spending most of the open house in the pottery studio and above are some of our creations.