Open Workshops

Great class today, learning all about table saw safety and how to perform various types of cuts.

We had a packed and very exciting Sunday, with a great bookend woodworking workshop followed by staff training for our brand new SawStop table saw. Any day you can make some sawdust is a good one, and we made a lot today!

We'll be offering a Table Saw Safety & Techniques class starting next month, so if you've ever wanted to learn how to use one of the most important and flexible power tools in a woodworker's toolbox, keep an eye out for that!

The card class last night was a blast! Hot Diggity Designs usually hosts one every month at our makerspace, so keep an eye out for the next one! :)

If you've been to a pop culture convention like Motor City Comic Con just this weekend and thought "boy, I wish I could learn how to make costumes like that", I have good news for you - the Tra'cor Clan - Mando Mercs of Michigan Costume Club will be hosting an armor party at Open Workshops this coming Saturday, 11/22, from 11 AM to 6 PM!

This event is free and anyone is welcome, regardless of fandom or level of experience! Come on out to work on your kit, or just chat with the Mandos and learn how they do their thing. There's a lot more to it than you might think!

Photo below from their last armor party in July!

We have a new bite-sized Tool Showcase video up on YouTube highlighting our OMTech AF2028-60 CO2 laser cutter. If you want to learn a bit about this tool and what it can do, check it out!

Tool Showcase: CO2 Laser Cutter In this tool showcase, we're showing off our OMTech AF2028-60 CO2 laser cutter. We'll give an overview of its features, capabilities, and what kinds of proj...

We had a great time yesterday carving headstones from foam! (Would that make them headfoams?) Our workshop attendees had fun making a mess, and the finished results look great!

If you'd like to join in the fun and make a headstone of your own to decorate for Halloween, we'll be running this workshop again on Tuesday September 30th, and a few more times throughout October!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carve-a-headstone-from-foam-registration-1641585619779

Thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated summer with us at our cookout today! We had a great turnout and shared fantastic food with some familiar faces and some new ones. We're lucky to have such a great community of members, staff, family, and friends!

We're looking forward to hosting many more community events at our makerspace, including a 3D Printing Users Group meetup on 8/16 - if you missed the cookout, hopefully we'll see you there!
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