[Imc-makerspace] Maker moving to town

[Gergana Slavova]

Hey James,

The full Make-ation schedule is available from our website:
http://makerspaceurbana.org/projects/summer-make-ation-2012/.

As Stewart said, we'd love to have you stop by.  We also have open hours
every Wednesday evening, 7-9pm.

Looking forward to meeting you.

Regards,
~Gergana

On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Stewart Dickson <mathartspd at gmail.com>wrote:

> **
> Also, the Illinois Fab Lab has a somewhat larger space.  They *might* have
> lockers available,
> but I think not much more than that.  Being operated by the University,
> the Fab Lab is run a bit
> differently from the MakerSpace, which is officially a Working Group of
> the Urbana-Champaign
> Independent Media Center, a 501(c) non-profit.  -Stewart
>
>
> On 7/1/12 5:21 PM, MakerSpace Urbana wrote:
>
> Hello, James,  Thanks for contacting us.   We are fairly informal in our
> membership.   We let you "try before you buy."   Paid membership will get
> you a key to Studio 16 at the UC-IMC, where the MakerSpace is located.   We
> don't have cubicles or designated member storage areas.   I'm forwarding
> this to the
> imc-makerspace e-mail discussion list @lists.chambana.net, for more
> suggestions for you, possibly.
> You can register at http://lists.chambana.net   We are in the midst of
> our Summer Make-Ation workshop series
> which happens bi-weekly on Saturdays into August.  Soda-Can Camp Stove and
> Pewter Casting happen July 7.
> We have a SoliDoodle arriving in August.   I said "DIY-Bio" once at the
> U-C IMC and got hissed at loudly.   Heck, my
> daughter can sequence DNA.  Cheers,  -Stewart,
> http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stewart+Dickson
>
>
> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/10/vedic_math_machines_and_3d_zoetrope.html
>
> http://boingboing.net/2011/06/17/jeff-bezos-co-to-bui.html
> http://longnow.org/clock/prototype1
>
> http://longnow.org/people/associate/StewartDickson
>
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20100218191347/http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/Clock_Cam.html
>
> http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/author.html?author=Stewart+Dickson
>
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, jamesrh <jamesrh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I will be moving to your town in a few months, and was very excited to
>> find out about the makerspace!  I enjoy working on projects that span a
>> range of activities like; Arduino and electronics, 3d printing (just built
>> a MakerGear kit), High Voltage hacks, Linux and computer programming, bike
>> welding, homebrewing, wood working, amateur science, etc. It will be
>> great to talk with others who have common interests.
>>
>> I was wondering if I could chat with someone involved with the space in
>> the next couple of weeks, before I visit the town in mid-June.  I'd like to
>> find out a bit more about your organization and the area (I'd be happy to
>> call or Skype at your convenience).  Are you an open or fee-based
>> makerspace?  What sorts of plans do you have?  Are there other groups in
>> the area (like a DIY-Bio group)?  Also, I was wondering if you might have
>> any advice on how difficult it is to find a shed or other small area to set
>> up as a workshop, as I am trying to decide if I should look for a place to
>> live that has a garage or shed, or how much it might cost to rent a
>> workshop space.  Does your makerspace rent cubicles or storage areas?
>>
>> Thanks a ton, look forward to meeting you and seeing the space,
>>
>>    James H.
>>
>>
>
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