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Hello everyone, Summer is the perfect time for a makerspace!  School is out; kids have free time to get creative and have fun.  Here at the Wayne College 3D Lab, there is plenty of free-to-use equipment such as 3D printers, laser engravers, electronics pieces  & parts, vinyl cutters, and most importantly, friendly staff to help make your ideas possible.  The Wayne College 3D Lab is truly a place where imagination is made.   Looking for some fun, family friendly projects to build this summer?  How about a ridable hovercraft, air-blowing vortex cannons, stomp rockets, or a shaving cream mountain?  Check out this cool webpage (courtesyRead More →

Hello everyone, Plans are underway for the next Wayne County Mini Maker Faire on May 19th, 2018.  Be sure to mark your calendar to attend and especially to participate as a “maker”.  The Daily Record said it best: “Dubbed the ‘Greatest Show and Tell on Earth’, over 1,300 people flocked to the inaugural faire at the University of Akron Wayne College this past May where they were able to step back in time and see the future at the same time.   But you don’t have to wait until 2018 to enjoy the excitement and awe of Maker Faire.  These events are happening all overRead More →

Hello everyone, Even though it’s the middle of summer, there is a regular flow of community members and students into the 3D Lab.  Yesterday, several kids and their parent 3D printed Star Wars ships & fidget spinners, and a father & son 3D printed a custom phone case & vinyl decals.  We never know who will stop by, but all are welcome. The Wayne College 3D Lab makes road trips!  If your school, business, or community organization would like a free presentation on 3D printing, its application in the real world, and how it connects to careers in engineering and art, please let us know. Read More →

Hello everyone, It’s been a busy summer here at the Wayne College 3D Lab and other area makerspaces.  Community members visit the lab almost every day, using the 3D printers and creating interesting works on the laser engraver, vinyl cutter, poster printer, etc. Speaking of engraving, we are thankful to Wooster Glass Company and Jay’s Glass Service in Orrville for donating acrylic pieces for student and community projects.  Students appreciate how easily their ideas can be laser-cut from acryllic, so it is a popular material in the 3D Lab! The Schantz Makerspace here in Orrville has been growing by leaps & bounds.  They meet everyRead More →

Hello everyone, This is our bi-weekly blog of the happenings at the Wayne College 3D Lab.  This makerspace is a collection of tools, services, people, and educational opportunities that encourage a community of invention and design. The lab is open to the public, allowing community members, students, and businesses to create and collaborate using high-tech equipment. We offer a number of services to the community including walk-in, free use of the equipment, on-site presentations & demonstrations, individual & group tutoring sessions, lessons, workshops, and informal classes on CAD design and 3D printing, think-tank services, prototype fabrication, and collaborative projects between schools and community organizations.  FeelRead More →

Hello everyone, It’s hard to believe that the 3D Lab began its life at Wayne College three years ago.  If you peruse our blog, you will find well over a hundred posts of our growth, student projects, community outreaches, and the formation of a “maker” community, notably the Shantz Makerspace.  We’ve come a long way and have much more growing yet to do!  The 3D Lab is not about the varied equipment and machines (most all of which are provided by community), but about empowering people to be creative and making ideas possible.  It’s about connecting people and resources together, coming back to this nation’sRead More →

Hello everyone, The sudden winter storm earlier this week gave our students more reason to hang-out in the 3D Lab and Maker Lounge!  We’ve done a lot to improve these areas and have big plans in-store for the coming months.  The Maker Lounge is quite successful with lots of students using the improved space.  The idea is to promote the “maker” concept to more students.  This way, they become interested in visiting the cool and inventive people in the 3D Lab! One never knows what new things students are cooking up in the lab.  It’s exciting to see how full the 3D Lab becomes onRead More →

Hello everyone, Between a long holiday break and catching up with a mountain of work afterward, I resume posting the activities in the 3D Lab.  And busy it has been!  There are so many things to say, so many stories & projects, and the excitement of new possibilities on the horizon that this blog barely scratches the surface. One such announcement is the introduction of the new Maker Lounge!  Located just outside the 3D Lab, the lounge allows students to relax, socialize, collaborate on homework, and, most importantly get ideas started with 3D printing and anything else we have to offer in the 3D Lab. Read More →

Hello everyone, The Fall semester at Wayne College is drawing to a close, snow is beginning to fall (again), and blistery winds are keeping students inside more than out.  We’ve had a busy past few weeks, with not enough time to keep-up on the activities happening in the 3D Lab! Perhaps the most exciting time was the “Mini Mini Maker Faire” held in the Wayne College Student Life Building a couple of weeks ago.  The event was to promote and raise awareness for the upcoming, larger scale “Mini Maker Fair” on May 20, 2017.  Thanks to the help of faculty and staff from the college’sRead More →

Hello everyone, There has been a lot happening in the 3D Lab lately, with enough interesting stories that I could write two dozen blogs and still have stories yet to tell.  But I will focus on some of the highlights in this post.  But there are so many interesting creative projects going on!  The 3D Lab is a real testimony of student ingenuity and community. Before I forget, there is a maker faire close to home this weekend, the Akron Mini Maker Faire being held at the Akron Public Library this Saturday!  The event runs from noon to 4:00 and is an experience that youRead More →