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Arduino Prototyping - An Introduction

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MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Arduino Prototyping For Beginners

Sunday, Jan 15, 2017

2:30-5PM

Max enrollment: 6 This class is $10 for General Public and $0.01 for MakeHaven Members, MH Members will be reimbursed the penny.

If you're brand-new to Arduino and electronics, this class will get you started prototyping your first circuit.  We will use an Arduino UNO to make LEDs flash in fancy patterns at the push of a button.

We will cover:

Make a Cutting Board Class

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MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Monday, 12th December from 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. 

 

You will be guided on how to make your very own custom cutting board with Loir, the Woodshop Animator at MakeHaven.

This is a great class to learn how to make a wooden cutting board with hardwood scraps, using the side grain to add a unique organic design detail.

In this class you will be using a planer, table saw, sander and then preparing the final product with food grade mineral oil.

Great class for the woodshop novice!

How Makers Sell

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MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.



More makers are finding they can sell some of what they make to earn extra income or even start their own business. This has become easier with the advent of online venues such as Etsy, Amazon and Kickstarter. Combined with traditional methods of outreach makers have a many choices in how to sell their products, each with advantages and disadvantages. 

Come network with others who have sold or are interested in selling what they make. We will kick off the conversation with three sellers sharing their experience and advance.

Woodcut Print Making Demonstration

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MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Woodcut is a type of printmaking process. The art of printmaking involves the creation of a "master" printing block, from which multiple prints can then be made. The creation of a woodcut block is a very satisfying and tactile process, where hand tools are used to carve out the image that will be printed.

Local artist Michael Angelis will do a free demonstration of the process and answer questions for those who are interested

Hot Coco Happy Hour - A day of making!

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MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Hot Coco Happy Hour is for MakeHaven Members to gather and work on quick projects that can be completed in 1 - 3 hours time.

The idea is to have an informal MakeHaven member social, around making simple projects that will help to introduce members to new tools and equipment, knowledge sharing between members, and to introduce new members to longtime members. 

There will be hot coco to enjoy and project suggestions that can be given as gifts, and made in 1 - 3 hours. 

Enjoy some hot coco and a day of making! 

For MakeHaven Members only.

Fusion 360 with Mark Moneypenny

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MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Learn Fusion 360 with Mark Moneypenny of Big Bang Studio.

Fusion 360 is cloud-based 3D CAD*, CAM* mechanical design tool that works on both Mac and PC. 

*Computer Aided Design - You can design, test, and fabricate a product or part with Fusion 360, work anywhere and collaborate with a team. 

*Computer Aided Manufacturing - prepare your design sketch for milling, turning, or laser cutting.

Learn the basics of Fusion 360.

Legal Briefing for Inventors, with Wiggin and Dana

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MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

 

Do you have have a great invention but not sure what options you have to protect it? 

Thinking becoming an entrepreneur but want to understand the legal steps you should take to start your business right?  



If your answer is "yes" this session is for you. We will be joined by Jenny Chou, Partner at Wiggin and Dana as well as Greg Rosenblatt (IP) and Jennifer McTiernan (startups). They will give a overview of the big questions and problems they get from people who are developing a new product and launching a business.