Makespace (Cambridge, UK)

Join the wait list and the trainer will admit you to the training if there is room and you have completed the online Laser Cutter course.

This the final step in becoming qualified to use the Laser cutters in Makespace.

RSVP for this only if you have completed the online training.

Be at the laser cutters before 5:30pm

Please review the laser cutter operations before you attend. During the training you will be expected to show you can operate the equipment safely and effectively.

This training is for fully inducted Makespace Members who have completed the online laser cutter training course.

Join the wait list and the trainer will admit you to the training if there is room and you have completed the online Laser Cutter course.

This the final step in becoming qualified to use the Laser cutters in Makespace.

RSVP for this only if you have completed the online training.

Be at the laser cutters before 5:30pm

Please review the laser cutter operations before you attend. During the training you will be expected to show you can operate the equipment safely and effectively.

This training is for fully inducted Makespace Members who have completed the online laser cutter training course.

This tour takes about 45 minutes. Please be on time and ring the doorbell when you arrive.

This is for anyone interested in Makespace to come and look around! If you think you'd like to become a member or perhaps use Makespace for an event then come and see the space, equipment and meet a few members!

We're looking to better understand what motivates people like yourself to visit and join Makespace; could you take a minute and answer three questions regarding your projects and Makespace?

Please paste this link into your browser (it's a Google form):
https://forms.gle/i1KFfWHskU61q3L89

Thank you.

Equipment training at Makespace is now split into an online course and a practical session. See https://web.makespace.org/red-equipment-training for more info. This is the practical for 3D Printers.

You must have completed the online training course and achieved full marks in both the Safety Quiz and the 3D Printer Quiz before signing up for this session. When you have completed both quizzes, join the waitlist and the trainer will admit you to the session once they have confirmed your quiz results. Please don't join the waitlist until you have passed the quizzes.

In this session, you'll get hands on with our 3D Printers. Guided by your trainer, you'll put into practice all that you've learned in the online course with opportunities to ask questions. Your trainer will assess your ability to use the 3D Printers competently and safely.

FAQ
Q: Can I sign up for this before I have completed the online training course and achieved full marks in both the Safety Quiz and the 3D Printer Quiz?
A: No.
Q: Is there any charge for this training or the materials used?
A: No.
Q: Can I sign up for this before my keyfob has been activated, working and tested by me?
A: No.
Q. Can I be late?
A: No.
Q. I can't make...
A: Cancel here on meetup so that someone else can have your slot.

Learn how to and demonstrate that you can safely use the Tormek water-cooled sharpening system

Important! Please ensure you have completed the relevant online training for the Tormek training at https://sites.google.com/makespace.org/courses/tormek

You will need to have scored 100% on the questionnaire. If you sign up and have not completed the questions I will not be able to include you in the training.

This Practical training session will demonstrate and allow you to perform the set-up and operation of the Tormek T7 sharpening system. The Tormek can be used to quickly and safely sharpen Chisels, hand planes, scissors, and gouges.

If you enjoy playing or making any form of tabletop or boardgame come join us for an evening of trading ideas, techniques, play-testing and making.

Makespace members and Makespace curious are equally welcome!

Things that we might do:

- sociably paint minis
- play various tabletop miniature games (e.g. Frostgrave, OnePageRules)
- play test boardgame prototypes
- exchange useful files and tips
- teach each other how to e.g. digitally kitbash, optimize for 3d printing, design papercraft...

Things that members are already making at makespace:

- tabletop terrain
- DnD (and other) miniatures
- boardgame prototypes
- boxes and sorting aids

Let us know what you are keen to do when signing up and/or organize yourself with others in the event chat to play/do something in particular.

Equipment training at Makespace is now split into an online course and a practical session. See https://web.makespace.org/red-equipment-training for more info. This is the practical for the Markforged Mark II printer.

Mark II Equipment Page

You must have completed the online training course and achieved full marks in both the Safety Quiz and the Mark II Quiz before signing up for this session. When you have completed both quizzes, join the waitlist and the trainer will admit you to the session once they have confirmed your quiz results. Please don't join the waitlist until you have passed the quizzes.

This version of the training limited to printing with Onyx plastic and carbon-fibre filament. You'll have to retake this training should we expand it in the future to cover other materials.

FAQ
Q: There are no spaces left
A: There probably are, join the waitlist and the trainer will add you to the session once they have checked that you qualify and that there are spaces left.
Q: Can I sign up for this before I have completed the online training course and achieved full marks in both the Safety Quiz and the 3D Printer Quiz?
A: No.
Q: Is there any charge for this training or the materials used?
A: No.
Q. Can I be late?
A: No.
Q. I can't make...
A: Cancel here on meetup so that someone else can have your slot.

Learn how to and demonstrate that you can safely use the tools located inside the handtools cabinet in Makespace

Important! Please ensure you have completed the relevant online training at https://equipment.makespace.org/woodworking-handtools-cabinet

You will need to have scored 100% on the questionnaire. If you sign up and have not completed the questions I will not be able to include you in the training.

This Practical training session will demonstrate and allow you to perform sharpening on a bench plane blade and on a bevel-edge chisel.

You can bring a tool (from the list above) to practice sharpening on, though Makespace does have its own tools that you can use if needed.

Tuesday nights in the Makespace Classroom are Raspberry Pi, Arduino/Micro-controllers and CAD Club meet-ups. Come and join fellow coding and computer aided design enthusiasts for an informal evening of tinkering with tech. Help is on hand to assist you with any problems.
Bring along a project you're working on, or join in with whatever else is going on. We typically have a regular group of Raspberry Pi and Pico experts to help you if you need it. Solidworks CAD help is also on hand.
This is a Makespace community outreach event, so non-members are welcome. Just sign up on the meet-up and ring the 'Pi Club' door bell which will be hanging on the Makespace outside door on the night.

What projects would you like to be able to print at Makespace that you can't at present?
How we can we make the 3D printer offering at Makespace even better?
Have you see 3D printer provision done better elsewhere? what can we learn?
What new materials would you like to see available for printing at Makespace?
Are there any other tools or equipment that you think would complement our 3D printers?
Should we replace the ultimakers? if so what with?
What should 3D printing at Makespace look like by the end of 2023?

If you have answers to these questions, ideas for cool stuff to do with the 3D printers and want to be part of making it all happen then this is the disccussion for you!

The next members meeting is on March 29th and on the agenda will be discussing what each area would like to do this year. I'd like to kick the discussion off in this session so we have ideas/plans to present at the members meeting.

Tuesday evenings are fairly busy at Makespace so we'll have to find a space to chat. I suggest we meet in the main space and then depending on numbers find somewhere we can do this.