We held the first two sessions of the metal lathe class earlier this month. See the metalworking class schedule for future sessions, or check out our full calendar of upcoming classes! Students learned the basic operations used with the lathe, and are enjoying the fruits of their labor
Category Archives: Showoff
First Forging Foray Finished
We held our first “Intro to Blacksmithing” class, it was a resounding success.
Overwhelmed by your child’s artistic output?
Here are a few ideas from ChatGPT on how Manchester Makerspace’s tools and supplies can help you selectively display your child’s (or your own) artistic output without overwhelming your home decor.
Lasers and laptops do go together
One of members decided to put his laptop under the knife laser.
Art Robot, or robot as art?
Getting started with Microcontrollers at MMS
Many Manchester Makerspace members have experience in programming, using, and debugging microcontrollers, whether the classic Arduino, the more capable ESP32, or other purpose-specific models. We have a wealth of knowledge and supporting components to help make your microcontroller dream a reality, you supply your favorite dev board and we’ve got you covered for soldering and […]
Open House Tonight
No need to fear, we’re having our usual 6PM-8PM Open House tonight.
Jack is going hi-tech
Having fun in our ham shack with RTL-SDR
Casting Brass at Manchester Makerspace
Explore your creativity by casting metal at the Manchester Makerspace! Casting is the process of creating a metal object by pouring molten metal into a mold. The mold is a cavity in the shape of the desired object, and the molten metal fills the cavity and cools, taking on the shape of the mold. The […]
Lasering Quartz Tiles
Laser on Quartz Played with Lazer on quartz interesting results 5 runs needed.Started three runs light not deep at all. Darker one low speed six runs. Now how to seal it?