This cornhole board has lights that normally flash white. When a beanbag goes through the hole, the lights flash red. I used an infrared transmitter/receiver pair, a strand of NeoPixels, and an Arduino. Anyone up for a game?
Cutting openings on the Shapeoko.
As part of the Arts and Ideas Festival we asked a number our members to demonstrate the work they are doing on projects. Here are three of those makers summarizing their projects in under a minute and a half.
Elisa talks about her work to use the laser to cut intricate paper designs and create a fold-able wood book cover.
So I finished my first bowl. In truth the past few months have been mostly waiting for the wood to dry and stabilize. One has to do that by slowly opening a bigger and bigger aperture in the plastic bag the bowl is stored in. At first it literally sweats and then slows down over time. Near the end of drying I had to mitigate some splitting with butterfly keys (a.k.a. bow ties or dutchmen) and then do some filling with cyanoacrylate glue (crazy glue or zap-a-gap) mixed with sawdust.
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.
This 2-part workshop series (dates: 6/11th & 6/12th) is geared toward the beginner-beginner or someone with a little coding experience.
In this workshop, you will learn the building blocks of creating a web site.
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is a coding language which builds the foundation of a website, and CSS, (Cascading Styles Sheets) is the coding language responsible for styling (colors, fonts, position).
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.
Join us on Sunday morning for breakfast and a lesson on how to roast coffee beans.
Vishal Patel of The Happiness Lab will lead this workshop on how to roast coffee beans.
This workshop includes a breakfast sandwich, fresh hot coffee and a 1/4 lb bag of fresh roasted coffee beans
RSVP to attend.
MakeHaven has been recognized as the first FabLab in Connecticut. This designation will help to propel MakeHaven as a technical prototyping platform for innovation, invention and entrepreneurship. Being recognized as a FabLab means connecting to a global community of fabricators, artists, scientists, engineers, educators, students, amateurs, professionals, of all ages located in more than 78 countries.
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.
In this class you will learn how to use the Shapeoko CNC (a computer controled wood cutting router) to create a custom two-toned wood engraved sign that you can take home.
The Shapeoko CNC is........
About the Instructor: Jeremy Medow is Owner of Tungsten Customs. CNC enthusiast and woodworker who dabbles in electronics.
Other equipment used: planer, and CNC router.
All materials are included in cost.
Need to purchase ticket in advance to attend the class
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.
Sean O'Brien (https://webio.me) will introduce you to home brewing.
These workshops are for homebrewers old, new, and soon-to-be amazing.
After a short video intro to homebrewing beer we'll the home brewing process and the all grains beer that we will be learning how to make using your home stove.
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.
If you can't trust your OS, you can't be secure.
We'll try out a few GNU/Linux distributions via VirtualBox or LiveUSB, and introduce you to a hardened version of Android.
Sean O'Brien (https://webio.me) will introduce you to free/open-source software solutions, guiding you through accessible workshops with tangible results.
This is a good place to start for better digital security.
Please bring a laptop to the class.
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.
Workshop 1 - Audio, Video, & Text Chat
Video/audio chat through the Web is easier than ever, and it's also more surveillance-free than ever.
We'll try out private instant messaging as well as mobile solutions on the following:
meet.jit.si, Crypto.cat, Tor Messenger, OTR + Pidgin/Adium, Signal/SMSSecure
Free to MakeHaven Members
$10.00 for General Public.