Escape Room Testing
Escape rooms are all the rage right now – Basically, you are put in a room for an hour and you have to decipher a series of clues to help you get to the goal…
Category Archives: Events
Makerspace Organizers Meeting in Washington DC
I was invited to the Nation of Makers meeting at the White House August 24th. During the day I work as an Engineering Specialist at a local Defense/Aerospace Company. Evenings and weekends I volunteer my…
Auctioning for the Makerspace
Today we had a very successful auction to get rid of some things that have been cluttering the makerspace but have not been used in a long time. This was a great fundraising experience for…
Vacuum Former – Build Day
We had a GREAT day working on the new vacuum forming machine. Pictures below!
Arduino Boot Camp Class 2 Recap
We held the second of two Arduino classes at the Melboburne Makerspace on June 25, 2016 from 1-5 pm. Last Saturday was the first class where we learned the basics of what an Arduino was and…
Patrick Air Force Base STEM Event Recap
We were invited to set up a table at the Patrick Air Force Base 45th Force Support Squadron’s ‘All SySTEMs Go’ program June 11, 2016 that was created to generate military children’s interest in science, technology,…
Arduino Bootcamp: Day One
Today was day one of the Arduino Bootcamp. Arduino is an easy to use micro-controller platform that allows you to create simple or very complex electronic projects. You can learn more at Arduino.cc. We will…
Mini Sumo Bot Brainstorming
Today, we had a meeting of the minds to put together some of the parts James bought so we can start putting together the kits for the mini sumo bot class and competition. The main…
Another Great Show n Tell
We had 14 people at our show n tell on April 6, 2016 – a great turnout! There were a lot of great things to show as well: James showed…
Melbourne METAL-Space
Thanks to donations from our members in addition to time and energy from folks like Steve Brown, Gene Wade, and others, our metal working area is just about ready. The mill has just about everything…