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Material Utilization Tips For Laser Cutting
Posted by Jaclyn Baldwin on
Scrap. Isn't it what we all love to hate? Great when we need just a tiny piece to complete a project. Terrible when it clutters up a MakerSpace or workshop. We all face the same dilemma.
Check out MakerStock's tips on reducing scrap in your MakerSpace!
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- Tags: laser, lasercutting, makerspace, scrap
Best Practices for Operating a Makerspace
Posted by Amy Bennett on
BEST PRACTICES FOR OPERATING A MAKERSPACE We have the privilege of visiting hundreds of maker labs each year in schools and colleges, libraries, communities, and corporate run spaces. We have talked to students and lab managers of 1,000 to 50,000 square foot spaces in all stages of makerspace operations from planning to labs that host thousands of makers each year. Here are some best practices we wanted to share: Orientation and Training - While safety training is critical, we consistently hear that getting certified on each machine rapidly lowers the learning curve. Many labs do this by having a project...
Baltic Birch Plywood Project -- Raising your Refrigerator
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Top freezer refrigerators are inexpensive, but they require tall people to stoop to peer inside the main compartment. You can make a stand out of baltic birch to raise up your fridge by 12 - 14 inches. This makes it much easier to use and gives you some space for recycling underneath.
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- Tags: baltic birch, box, europly, plywood project, refrigerator, stand
Making 1 Inch Europly from 12mm Baltic Birch
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You can make 1in baltic birch plywood by gluing up two sheets of 12mm baltic birch from MakerStock.
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- Tags: 1in, 1in plywood, 25mm, 25mm baltic birch, baltic birch, baltic birch plywood, cut-to-size, europly