Some time back Splatspace expanded into another room in the basement of the Snow Building. We call the new room the fabrication annex, or Annex, and it’s got some serious tools, which lets our members work on some serious projects.

Most recently, at this week’s open meeting, one of our younger members started work on making her own 3D printer. In our new space, cutting threaded rod is no problem:

Got a project that needs some serious work? Come check out the new Annex, and join our members in their fabrication efforts!

Maker culture continues to spread.

Do you remember a few years ago the video clips of that kid and his marshmallow cannon at the White House? Well that kid, Joey “Marshmallow” Hudy, has inspired the White House to have its own MakerFaire.

Dale Dougherty, the CEO of Maker Media (think Make: Magazine) and one of the founders of MakerFaire, will be working with the White House to launch the Faire, though no one is really clear on what that’s going to look like.

Dougherty recently called 2014 the year of the maker, and is excited about the White House Faire.

“The White House thing would definitely help us celebrate the year of the maker.”

Here's the schedule at the space this week:

• On Tuesday, from 7pm, we'll have our usual Open Meeting.
• On Sunday, from 6pm, we'll have Software Project Night.

We hope to see you out this week!

Here's the schedule at the space this week:

• On Tuesday, from 7pm, we'll have our usual Open Meeting.
• On Sunday, from 6pm, we'll have Software Project Night.

We hope to see you out this week!

Here’s the schedule at the space this week:

• On Monday, from 7pm to 9pm, Splatspace is hosting Techno Activism Third Monday. This month the focus is on the recent Chaos Communication Congress (30C3) in Hamburg, Germany, with a focus on talks about censorship and surveillance circumvention.
• On Tuesday, from 7pm, we’ll have our usual Open Meeting.
• On Saturday, from 1pm, there’s Personal Digital Fabrication Saturday3. Interested on working on a Mantis Mill, 3D printer, or other project? Come on down.
• On Sunday, from 6pm, we’ll have Software Project Night.

We hope to see you out this week!

Here's the schedule at the space this week:

• On Tuesday, from 7pm, we'll have our usual Open Meeting.
• On Saturday, from 2 to 5pm, TriEmbed will be having their Hack Afternoon at the space.
• On Sunday, from 6pm, we'll have Software Project Night.

Here's the schedule at the space this week:

• On Tuesday, from 7pm, we'll have our usual Open Meeting.
• On Sunday, from 6mp, we'll have Software Project Night.

It being the holiday season, it's a light schedule at the space this week:

• On Sunday, the 29th, we'll have Software Project Night from 6pm.

Here’s this week’s schedule at the space:

• Tonight, Monday, is Techno Activism 3rd Monday. This month is focused on watching and discussing highlights from the video “You broke the internet. We’re making ourselves a GNU one”.
• On Tuesday, from 7pm, we’ll have our usual Open Meeting.
• Saturday is a busy day. From 1pm, we’re having a Personal Digital Fabrication get together. And alongside that…
• Also on Saturday, from 2 to 5pm, TriEmbed is having a hack afternoon at the space.
• At the end of the week on Sunday, we’ll have Software Project Night from 6pm.

We hope to see you out!

Josh Buczynski and Joe Divers recently adapted Anthony Herrera’s Yoda paper snowflake template so that it can be cut using a Silhouette Portrait cutting machine.  These 8 inch snowflakes were cut out of green card stock.  May the force be with you this winter!