Comments on: Make(r) Fair(e) http://www.withinwithout.org/2008/05/maker-faire/ i like to knit (and other things, too) Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:20:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jenna http://www.withinwithout.org/2008/05/maker-faire/#comment-42 Jenna Tue, 06 May 2008 18:30:47 +0000 http://www.withinwithout.org/?p=11#comment-42 Did you see the Yarn Harlot? I was reading her blog before yours and it was also about the Maker Faire. Sounds really cool. Did you see the Yarn Harlot? I was reading her blog before yours and it was also about the Maker Faire. Sounds really cool.

]]> By: Christopher Gorski http://www.withinwithout.org/2008/05/maker-faire/#comment-41 Christopher Gorski Mon, 05 May 2008 12:18:47 +0000 http://www.withinwithout.org/?p=11#comment-41 Yeah, that's the basic idea--you basically buy a membership and you have access to their workshop. You can use any of the little stuff right away, but big/expensive/dangerous hardware they make you take a safety training session before they let you use it. Then, aside from the membership, all you have to buy is your own materials. You get to make whatever you want--a bunch of people's memberships can outfit a much bigger workshop than one's own garage... They've got lots of cool stuff in there. 3-D printers, milling machines, you name it. though you've probably already seen more of their hardware than I have--ours isn't even open yet! Too bad about not catching MythBusters, though. Oh well... they probably can't blow up as much stuff in the middle of Maker Faire. Austin's still a little far from Raleigh--we'll see, but having the time and money at the same time = not holding my breath for this one. Maybe another year... peace to you, --me Yeah, that’s the basic idea–you basically buy a membership and you have access to their workshop. You can use any of the little stuff right away, but big/expensive/dangerous hardware they make you take a safety training session before they let you use it. Then, aside from the membership, all you have to buy is your own materials. You get to make whatever you want–a bunch of people’s memberships can outfit a much bigger workshop than one’s own garage…

They’ve got lots of cool stuff in there. 3-D printers, milling machines, you name it.

though you’ve probably already seen more of their hardware than I have–ours isn’t even open yet!

Too bad about not catching MythBusters, though. Oh well… they probably can’t blow up as much stuff in the middle of Maker Faire.

Austin’s still a little far from Raleigh–we’ll see, but having the time and money at the same time = not holding my breath for this one. Maybe another year…

peace to you,

–me

]]> By: Lara http://www.withinwithout.org/2008/05/maker-faire/#comment-40 Lara Mon, 05 May 2008 07:00:05 +0000 http://www.withinwithout.org/?p=11#comment-40 Oh! I meant to say that I was hoping to see the Mythbusters at Maker Faire, but alas, I did not. :( Oh! I meant to say that I was hoping to see the Mythbusters at Maker Faire, but alas, I did not. :(

]]> By: Lara http://www.withinwithout.org/2008/05/maker-faire/#comment-39 Lara Mon, 05 May 2008 06:58:08 +0000 http://www.withinwithout.org/?p=11#comment-39 Ah... yeah, they had almost a whole building actually. With all their machines that cut/mold/etc. stuff. It was a bit overwhelming to be honest and I didn't spend as much time there as some other places. They did have this cool machine that cut foam into pieces using a hot wire. Hmm... sounds kinda lame when I describe it. :) I don't fully understand how it works - you can go to their place and use these machines?? and yes, it was fun! there's another one in Austin later this year! you should go. :) Ah… yeah, they had almost a whole building actually. With all their machines that cut/mold/etc. stuff. It was a bit overwhelming to be honest and I didn’t spend as much time there as some other places. They did have this cool machine that cut foam into pieces using a hot wire. Hmm… sounds kinda lame when I describe it. :)

I don’t fully understand how it works - you can go to their place and use these machines??

and yes, it was fun! there’s another one in Austin later this year! you should go. :)

]]> By: Christopher Gorski http://www.withinwithout.org/2008/05/maker-faire/#comment-38 Christopher Gorski Mon, 05 May 2008 06:11:39 +0000 http://www.withinwithout.org/?p=11#comment-38 dude... you got to go to Maker Faire? Awesome. Did you make it by the <a href="http://www.techshop.ws/" rel="nofollow">Tech Shop</a> booth? We're only just getting some of the Tech Shop guys out here... still awaiting our first Tech Shop opening, actually. Maker Faire sounds like tons of fun. Hope you had fun, in spite of inconvenient sunburns and achey feet. peace, --me dude… you got to go to Maker Faire? Awesome.

Did you make it by the Tech Shop booth? We’re only just getting some of the Tech Shop guys out here… still awaiting our first Tech Shop opening, actually.

Maker Faire sounds like tons of fun. Hope you had fun, in spite of inconvenient sunburns and achey feet.

peace,

–me

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