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Laser Cutter Software Upgrade
Space ornaments made with our laser cutter Our 80W CO2 laser cutter is one of the most popular tools in the makerspace. Last month it suffered an unfortunate control board failure. Rather than buy an...
View ArticleNovember Updates for Members
This email was sent to members only November 5, 2017 2018 Area Lead & Assistant Signup What is your favorite area of the makerspace? Are you passionate about its tools, potential, safety, and...
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December Newsletter
Hello Makers! I wanted to send you this photo of our makerspace, with its new sign, on a beautiful winter day. If you think the outside of our space is amazing, check out what’s be going on with the...
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DIY LED Trees
Do you love feeling the glow of wintertime? Make an LED tree! This year we offered several classes on this fun easy project for older kids and adults. Here’s how you can make your own light up tree at...
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January Featured Monthly Maker David Springs
Cypress Table by David Springs MakeICT’s Featured Maker for this month is David Springs. David rents space in one of our front cubicles. “Our makerspace is like Disneyland for anyone who is creative,”...
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MakeICT January News: Kansas Day, David Springs, LED Trees, Budget Overview
Are you a fan of our metalshop? Thank Paul and Jeremiah for the ventilation improvements! Next safety class is January 31. MakeICT January News Dear members: This month your leadership was very...
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MakeICT Classes in 2017
One of the best things about MakeICT is our classes, and in 2017 we taught a LOT of them! Here are some numbers that we are truly proud of… We taught 93 different types of classes last year! Some of...
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Featured Maker: Malissa Long
Our February featured maker is Malissa Long: Fiber artist, fashion designer, sewn product developer, pattern maker, technical designer, and finally MakeICT board member and textiles area lead. She has...
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February 2018 Newsletter
Our laser cutter has made some pretty fly designs Laser Cutter Fundraising Members, We are preparing to purchase a second laser cutter. We are specing a more powerful 90-100W laser with a larger bed...
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March Maker News
MakeICT brought a wind tunnel to this year’s SWE Engineering Expo to let kids test their own paper airplanes or other objects and learn about lift. Special thanks to our wind tunnel builders lead by...
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Makerspace Safety Month
I’d like to thank everyone who participated in our safety month activities, either in the forums or at our quarterly member meeting on March 24. The rule to “Make Safely” is a huge one at MakeICT and...
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Featured Maker: Allan Bacon
Featured maker Allan Bacon in our woodshop at MakeICT One of the most wonderful things about MakeICT is the wide array of experience levels in our makerspace. We have brand new makers who’ve gone from...
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May Newsletter
Our latest featured maker is woodworker Allan Bacon who makes amazing live edge tables and mixed media pieces. Read about Allan’s story on our blog. May News & Events Happy springtime, Wichita...
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June MakeICT News
Patrick and Barb teach kids to solder at Riverfest STEAM city. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped this week: Barb Davis, Kim Burton, Patrick Hutchison, LaDeana Dockery, Malissa Long,...
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Featured Maker: Dominic Canare
Dominic originates from Derby, Kansas. He is a collector of degrees and is currently working on finishing a PhD in Human Factors Psychology and Human Computer Interaction from Wichita State...
View Article2018 Annual Meeting Results
Thank you to everyone who attended our annual meeting, we had a great turnout. Minutes for the annual meeting are here on our wiki. The election results were announced in our forum: Q1: Vote to change...
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NOMCON 2018
This post was contributed by LaDeana Dockery We met a lot of great people and had a lot of fun going to the 2018 Nation of Makers Conference (NOMCON). Most of us (David, Malissa, Logan and myself) set...
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July News
Makers, I heard that you’d like quick, scannable emails to let you know what’s going on. So here are my top things to know for July. First – If you only do one thing, please take our 2018 member...
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Featured Maker: Scott Sullivan
Scott Sullivan makes the most of his monthly membership dues. He joined MakeICT to have access to a woodshop, metal shop and pottery studio, but when I first met Scott, he was hanging out with the...
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August News
Coming up in August: Burgers & Brooms Sunday August 12th, 3:00-6:00pm Join us at MakeICT to hang out with fellow makers, clean up our space, and have a cook out…burgers and fixins’ will be...
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