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Welcome to the ideaLab @ AFSE!
Introductions
A minute or less! Please share:
1. Your name/school/subject area
2. How would you characterize your experience as a maker?
3. What made you decide to sign up for this workshop?
Introductions
Makerspace Defined
Turn and share with your neighbor:
- How would you define a makerspace?
- Space for Collaborative exploration
Makerspace Defined
- Cross disciplinary
- Often, but does not have to, go along with "Desktop" Manufacturing tools.
- A Makerspace is a Mindset, not a set of tools.
Where I'm coming from
Let's tour the Space!
Equipment & Machinery
- Electronics & Circuity (Arduino, Electronics Component, Soldering supplies)
- Sketching tools - sketch pads, pencils, erasers, drafting tools
- Computers
- Workshop tools
- CAM Machines
Equipment & Machinery
3D Printers
Uses
- Great for prototyping and testing ideas.
- Smaller finished products.
- Materials - different types of plastics (thermoplastics or photopolymers)
- More materials are available through printing bureaus.
- 3D printing technology is rapidly evolving and becoming easier to design for and use.
- Relatively affordable.
3D Printers
School-appropriate models:
- Ultimaker
- Makerbot
- Prusa
- Formlabs (SLA)
Laser Cutters
Uses:
- Prototypes and finished products
- Work with a zariety of materials - wood, chipboard
- Can cut or engrave
Disadvantages:
- Large
- Require fume extraction (expensive)
- Expensive
Laser Cutters
Classroom Appropriate Models:
- Full Spectrum Hobby Laser
- Full Spectrum Muse
- Glowforge (not yet available)
- Dremel LC40
- Epilog Zing (spendy)
CNC Routers/Mills
Uses:
- Larger scale projects
- Capable of working with thicker stock (plywood, hardwood, acrylic, plastics, aluminum, PCB board, etc..)
CNC Routers/Mills
School-appropriate brands/models:
- Shopbot Desktop
- Bantam Tools (formerly Othermill)
- Carvey
Furniture
Two kinds:
1. Lab Furniture - super sturdy, long-lasting
2. Classroom furniture - easy to adjust, move and transform to allow for a variety of layouts.
Furniture
Ideally the furniture is conducive to exploration, building, and prototyping.
Furniture sets the tone for the room. Picking furniture is incredibly important!
CAD Software
Organization
The goal: make it easier for a student to put something in the right place than it is to put it in th wrong place.
Organization
Best Practices:
- Label everything!
- Find the right combination of storage shelves and storage bins.
- Try to set up the room so that everything is easy for you to access, but insert natural barriers to student access.
- Ask students to help!
Purchasing - Tips & Tricks
- ShopDOE will be your easiest sell.
- Approved vendors are fairly easy, too.
- You'll need to find 2 competitive bids to match the product you'd like to buy (can use prices of similar products on ShopDOE as "bids")
- Power move! No need for competing bids if the order is < $250!
- Toughest route is getting a specific vendor approved, but it is doable ( 2 - 4 month process).
Start by warming yourself up to your school's business manager/purchasing coordinator.
Purchasing - Tips & Tricks
https://goo.gl/dn5Zvo
Recommended Supplies Purchasing Sheet
Other Considerations & Questions?
- Find other teachers who might be interested. They will help you sell it to admin.
- Start small - a 3D printer or two on the side of a classroom is a reasonable starting place and gives you breathing room to develop your skills and recruit others who might want to help build the program!