Hello everyone,
It’s hard to believe that summer is drawing to a close and Fall semester begins in a little over a month here at Wayne College! Maintenance staff have been busy beautifying and improving the campus, especially with a collage of varied flowers and flowering bushes throughout the campus. Feel free to stop-by for lunch at MARRs Café on Tuesdays & Thursdays or check-out summer activities happening in the Library!
While you’re here, visit the Wayne College 3D Lab to make some cool stuff for yourself, friends, or community groups that you are involved with. Attached is a list of possibilities and our lab hours are listed here.
If you haven’t used the laser engraver in the 3D Lab, you’re missing out on an easy-to-use, rewarding experience! An engraver burns precise areas from many surfaces to reveal text, graphics, and even photos! Check-out the engraved glass, wood, painted metal, and leather items that we have made. It’s a great way to customize a gift or make something completely original!
Another popular machine at the Wayne College 3D Lab is the Roland GX-24 vinyl cutter. It is similar to a Cricut found in many homes, but can cut designs up to 24” wide! The vinyl cutter can make single-color, non-fading stickers that are stuck to surfaces or heat pressed onto clothing. Complicated cuts are covered with a sticky “masking” material that transfers the design onto a surface.
Below, a community member creates logos and bumper stickers in the 3D Lab for the 501st Legion, an international costuming organization dedicated to celebrating STAR WARS™ through the creation and use of quality costumes that portray the villainous, morally ambiguous, or non-partisan characters from the STAR WARS™ universe. The 3D Lab services everyone, even those from the Dark Side! ?
The Applecreek Historical Society Maker Space is offering a special event on Tuesday, July 22nd at 4:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Mike Buss will demonstrate how laser machines can be used in teaching and creative projects. Join him live on YouTube if you are available! Click here to join the livestream that day
A dedicated volunteer and experienced OMTech user, Mike has been teaching laser and CNC classes for four years at the Apple Creek Historical Society Maker Space. Since retiring from a career in product development, he’s been helping others master OMTech machines through hands-on learning and community workshops.
Stay tuned next month as we reveal more interesting things happening the 3D Lab!
Until then,
Tom
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July 21st – live demo of the Sainsmart Genmitsu 3018 CNC router and comparing CNC engraving to using a laser attachment. Click here to learn more.
Make-it Monday: 2nd Monday of each Month 6:oo-8:00 pm. They opened their Maker Space to the community so you can work on your favorite project or take a tour. Click here for more information.
We offer a free “listserv” that allows to you ask questions to members in the makerspace. It’s great for sharing ideas, forming friendships, and helping & advising each other. To join, send an email to listserv@lists.uakron.edu with “SUBSCRIBE MAKERSPACE-GROUP” in the subject line.