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Open Build, Show & Tell - Aug 7, 2012

 

Fab Lab - Open Build Session - 3:00 to 6:30 p.m.

The MCC-BTC Fab Lab is offering a special afternoon/evening open build session for Fab Lab members and non-members.

Yardstick Catapult Build

We have several people asking to build a desktop catapult. For this project we are using yardsticks, wooden dowel rods, a rubber band and plastic spoon. We will work on skills to make mortise and tenon joints that hold the catapult together. We are offering this project at the MCC-BTC Open Build session and will be repeated at one of our regular HMS Beagle Build Night

Show & Tell - 7 to 9 p.m.

Last month's TinkerCad presentation had to be rescheduled to this month. We have Dan Green and son coming out to show us around TinkerCad, this is a free 3D design web app. The program is capable of taking your designs and outputting them in a format that can be printed up on a 3D printer like the hign end printers at BTC or MakerBot and Mendel printers.

Show Us Your Project

As usual, bring your project out to show what you've been working on and share with our Show & Tell participants.

July Build Nights

 We are offering the Yardstick Catapult project at the MCC-BTC Open Build session and will be repeated as a regular HMS Beagle Build Night.

Makers In The Park

We are still looking for more exhibitors at Parkville Days August 17 & 18 to participate in our" Makers In The Park" exposition. This is where the real grass roots effort took place that started Kansas City's Maker Faire's. We also looking for volunteers to help with exhibits too. Please contact us at minifaire@makekc.org if you would like to participate.

Make:KC Membership

Make:KC invites you to come out and get involved with our activities but we depend on help from our community of Makers to keep the group and activities going. We are expanding opportunities with projects and workshops at both the HMS Beagle Science Store and the BTC Fab Lab. Membership with Make:KC has benefits; our members enjoy a 10% discount at the Beagle store on many items. The BTC Fab Lab offers a $10 discount for their monthly memberships with extra savings for quarterly payment.

We offer $25 annual memberships with Make:KC for individuals or $40 annual membership for families. Your membership helps support our research, project planning, outreach activities, and educational efforts.

Come join us at the Make:KC Show & Tell