Papercraft Party Thursday 6:30pm

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Join us for our monthly-ish Papercraft Party this Thursday: an informal gathering of people who like paper crafts. If you’re a scrapbooker, you can bring your latest project. Learn to use the Cricut to cut intricate shapes, and even your own digital drawings in SVG format! Or, get ready for the holidays by making gift wrap or garland or Christmas cards.

Not sure what to make? Come browse our new, complete collection of CRAFT: Magazines! Here’s some inspiration from the CRAFT: website:

Homemade holiday cards

Eye-popping cut paper works

Furniture caster stamp carving

Bring your own supplies for your intended project, but there will certainly be some sharing if you want to try something new!

Take on the machine

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VIMBY – Take on the Machine: The Decision

The Take on the Machine Challenge sponsored by Scion wrapped up this week and they announced their winner.  I won’t spoil the surprise.  Please check out the video and support our hackerspace friends from across the US.

Lights, Camera, Collaborate! DIY Filmmaker Meetup 11/18

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i3Detroit’s first DIY Filmmaker Meetup was a great success, with over a dozen locals coming out to meet and show their work. It’s time for a sequel!

Whether you’ve produced entire features yourself, or have just watched from the sidelines, this event is for you. Like the first one, this is open to anyone, regardless of whether you’re an i3Detroit member or not. This is your chance to show off your work, recruit help for your next project, or just meet your peers. Also, we will again feature a talent exchange board, where folks who have skills can hook up with folks who need them!

If you have samples to show (under 10 minutes?), please bring a DVD or something with a VGA output for the projector. Snacks will be provided. Let’s aim for 7:00pm.  Note: There’s also a papercraft party happening in the craft room at the same time, so if you find them first, don’t assume you’re in the wrong place!

Intro to Mill & Lathe – Cancelled

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Unfortunately due to a pipe burst at my house, I will have to cancel the Intro to Mill & Lathe Class.  Please keep an eye on the twitter feed & the website for the reschedule.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

Nick

Intro to Metal Mill, Lathe & Precision Drill Press (11/7)

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Curious about the big scary equipment in the back of the machine shop?  Curio no more!

Join Nick, at 4p on 11/7, as he walks the class through the very basics of how to operate each of these machines.  He will cover safety, tooling, measurement, set-up & operation of the mill, lathe & precision drill press. 

Nick is a self-trained machinist so he won’t have all the answers.  But you will get a good overview on how to safely use the equipment for simple projects.  You will also be equipped with the fundamentals to seek out further training on your own. 

The class will be $5 to go toward the tooling repair fund.  Please register on eventbrite.

This is a demonstation class but feel free to bring some aluminum stock to practice with after the class. 

Local Supply Houses
– http://www.factorysteel.com/ (favorite!)
– http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/
– http://frentzandsons.com/ (small stuff)