Another Interactive Art Project
A local artist, David Burton, asked if I could add some electronics to his art so that it will play a song when a person stands in front of it. So of course I immediately…
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Scratch Built Motorola 68000 Computer Project
A project by Melbourne Makerspace member, John Gay: My first computer was a TRaSh-80 (TRS-80) from Radio Shack for my 14th Birthday. As the name implies, it was an 8 bit computer based on the Z-80…
Wooden Urn Project
One of our members used the woodshop tools here at the Melbourne Makerspace to create a custom, wooden urn for his friend’s dearly departed dog, Bella. This shows a good use of the wood lathe…
Neighbor Dog Tracking Device
So my neighbor and I have a fence between us that we can’t see through. Their dogs fight with our dogs through the tiny slits in the wooden fence boards and cause a real ruckus…
Outdoor Solar WiFi Sensor
Here’s a project by one of our members, James Dinsmore. It shows his experimenting with a completely off grid, solar powered, wifi enabled, remote sensor package. It would be useful for things like monitoring temperatures…
4th Annual Retro Game Night Recap
We had another great Retro Game Night held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This is the event where we bring all of our old video game consoles and hand held and computer systems that were…
DIY Stand Up Paddle Board
As another great example of a project one of our members used our space and tools to create is a stand up paddle board. Instead of buying one they were able to build one with…
Coder Dojo Robotics Class Recap
Our third set of official Coder Dojo classes (5 Sundays in a row) was held back in Nov-Dec and covered beginner robotics. To make it fun we wanted to make fighting robots. To keep the…
Coder Dojo is a Hit!
Our Coder Dojo classes are the most attended of all. We had to get out our spare folding chairs from the closet to be able to seat every one. These classes are all absolutely free…
3D Printed Drone Parts
One of the many benefits of membership at the Melbourne Makerspace (or any makerspace really) is not just access to expensive and complicated tools like laser cutters and 3D printers, but also having access to…