10/8/2020 Best D.I.Y Sites: What is the maker movement all about Oct. 08 2020 6:30-7:30 Live and Online Class at NPL https://kanren.zoom.us/j/561178181 Webcam Recording: http://kslibplus.info/tech/2020Makerspace20.mp4 Brought to you by & D.I.Y and Makers http://www.smithnp.org/ToolBox3.jpg http://www.smithnp.org/ToolBox3.jpg • D.I.Y = Do it yourself is the method of building, modifying, or repairing something without the aid of experts or professionals. • These people are calling themselves “Makers” they may enjoy hands on trades like farmers, engineers or hobbyists. – They form clubs to share tools and ideas. The tools needed to build the things they need to fulfill their desires are too expensive for one person (or task) so they come together to pool resources and brains to complete tasks they give THEMSELVES. http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/triple_play_web.png 1. Protect your computer Some Types of “Making” • A computer should always • General making- crafting have the most recent • Woodworking updates installed for • Metalworking • Electronics spam filters, • Textiles anti-virus and • Computers anti-spyware • 3D printing • laser cutting software and • CNC cutting a secure firewall. • Foodies http://cdn.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/frying-pan-kolbotek-neoflam-560x475.jpg 1 10/8/2020 No matter how durable the tool, equipment Tech Tools can be everything from a $1 always begets more equipment. Hand tools screwdriver to a computer-controlled need toolboxes or cabinets to organize industrial milling machine the them. size (and cost) of a luxury car. Battery-powered tools need charging stations. http://www.smithnp.org/ToolBox3.jpg The cheapest tool can end up being A vacuum is needed wherever there are more expensive in the long run, cutting tools. http://abcvacuumwarehouse.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/h/shopvac5872410blg.jpg though, as cheap tools and must be Some equipment has safety considerations, such as replaced. And that high-end CNC fire extinguishers, air filters or eye shields. machine could cost you much https://www.galco.com/images/moreinfo/cnc5.jpg First aid kits should always be well stocked more in maintenance and parts. and at hand throughout the space. http://makezine.com/2013/08/21/stocking-up-school-makerspaces/ http://makezine.com/2013/08/21/stocking-up-school-makerspaces/ In addition there is maintenance. Filters get dirty, alignments need to be recalibrated, blades become dull, and sometimes things break. Welders use wire and/or gas. A laser cutter’s tube will need to be recharged. 3D printers need filament. Be sure to budget for this when acquiring your equipment. It may be worth looking into maintenance contracts for more expensive tools such as laser cutters and mills. http://makezine.com/2013/08/21/stocking-up-school-makerspaces/ So you thought you had it figured out right? Is it a Hackerspace, Makerspace, Enter the….. TechShop, or FabLab? CoWorking + MakerSpace + Library • Hackerspaces - ‘hacking’ refers to a specific subset of activities that involve making existing objects do something unexpected…. largely focused on repurposing hardware, • 712 Innovations in Topeka KS working on electronic components, and programming. Vision • Makerspaces - publicly-accessible places to design and create… the term ‘maker’ is older and so widespread at this point that – To enhance the vitality of our community and economy the term ‘makerspace’ is much bigger than the MAKE network. by creating a hybrid makerspace/cowork space for • TechShops and FabLabs - they’re trademarked names! entrepreneurs to start and grow by providing Referring to a space as a ‘TechShop’ or ‘FabLab’ when it’s not affiliated with either business or program is like calling every manufacturing tools, educational programming and tissue Kleenex. business services to foster economic development – both TechShop and FabLab are makerspace franchises; they focus on • https://www.facebook.com/712innovationstopeka creation from scratch, through multiple types of media. http://makezine.com/2013/05/22/the-difference-between-hackerspaces-makerspaces-techshops-and-fablabs/ 2 10/8/2020 http://gsiauctions.com/images/gallery/CNC_cutting_3_070814.gif http://johannesluderschmidt.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ultimaker3DPrintiPhone5Dock.gif 3d Plastic Printer : $400 - $3,000 C N C Machine: Router, Engraving, Drilling $1,000-$20,000 (Computer Numeric Control) http://www.appliedengus.com/wp http://i.imgur.com/rgkH8mK.gif - content/uploads/2014/08/cnc - laser - cutting - o.gif 3D Pen: $100 Laser Engravers and Cutters $800-$20,000 3d printers 3d Pen again, in case you missed it 3 10/8/2020 What can be made with a 3D printer? • 10 crazy things 3D printers can make today – http://readwrite.com/2014/02/14/3d-printing-printers-projects-applications-prints • 15 of the best 3D-printed items from 2013 – http://thenextweb.com/dd/2013/11/06/15-best-3d-printed-items-year/1/ http://www.edworlds.com/edtech671/informal/images/3d_printing.jpg http://www.rapidreadytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3D-Printed-Objects.jpg https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/0/a/3/d/6/52ca22e3ce395f03238b4567.jpg https://blog.adafruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Mini-Maker-Space-1.jpg http://makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/makerspace_tools.jpg https://othermachine.co/assets/linz%20craig%20mobile%20makerspace.jpg 4 10/8/2020 http://www.idreamhomez.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/garage_workbench_plans_garage_work_bench_plans_vizimac.jpg Favorite DIY websites 1. There I fixed it http://failblog.cheezburger.com/thereifixedit General Cleverness 2. Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/ Generally articles overly awesome 3. DIY Network http://www.diynetwork.com/ Loads of TV Shows and info. 4. MAKE http://makezine.com/ explained earlier 5. Instructables http://www.instructables.com/ More Crafty and Techie info 6. Craftster http://www.craftster.org/ Mostly Crafts, some cooking 7. Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/ 13. Shapeways.com Pictures of everything clever, everything Pay others to make your 3d prints 8. eHow http://www.ehow.com/ 14. kollabora.com/ Makers with cloth a little bit of everything 15. Github 9. Ikeahacker http://www.ikeahackers.net/ for being the mostly widely-used source code sharing platform today Very clever uses of ikea products 16. Reddit various maker related sub-reddits 10. Do It Yourself .com http://www.doityourself.com/ More about home repair 17. thistothat.com Because people have a need to glue things to other things 11. Hackaday http://www.hackaday.com highly technical, simply clever, or both. 18. YouTube Broadcast Yourself 12. MakerBot: Thingiverse.com 1. There I fixed it 19. Etsy, 20. https://openbuilds.com/ Build the machines that build the future Honorable Mention: https://www.makersasylum.com/ makersgroup website https://community.glowforge.com/ a laser cutter that has a community of makers tindie.com Buy and Sell DIY Hardware products 5 10/8/2020 1b. There I fixed it 2. Part of the http://lifehacker.com/ • Lifehacker is a weblog about life hacks and software that launched on January 31, 2005. The site was originally launched Less about DIY and by Gawker Media and is currently owned by G/O Media. more about things • The blog posts cover a wide range of topics that work but yet… including: Microsoft Windows, Mac, Linux programs, iOS and Android, as well as general life tips and tricks. • The website is known for its fast-paced release schedule from its inception, with content being published every half hour all day long. • The Lifehacker motto is "Tips, tricks, and downloads for getting things done." • In addition, Lifehacker has four international editions, Lifehacker Australia, Lifehacker Japan and Lifehacker UK which feature most posts from the U.S. edition along with extra content specific to local readers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifehacker 3. DIY Network 3b. DIY Network http://www.diynetwork.com/ http://www.diynetwork.com/ • DIY Network is an American multinational basic Current programming includes a focus on: • Home construction (Building off the Grid) cable network owned by Discovery, Inc. in 1999, The • Home repair or restoration (Bath Crashers, Blog Cabin, Ed the Plumber, Kitchen network is a spin-off of HGTV; while it originally Crashers, Maine Cabin Masters, Restored, Sweat Equity) • Home improvement (The Vanilla Ice Project, BATHtastic, Mega Dens, Man focused on instructional programming related to "do it Caves, Cool Tools) yourself" activities, DIY Network has since focused on • Gardening and landscaping (Yard Crashers) • Building and contracting (Million Dollar Contractor, Sledgehammer, Barnwood personality-based, documentary-style reality Builders, Texas Flip and Move) series related to home repair and renovation. • Earlier shows (now archived) included a variety of topics, including auto repair, jewelry design, plumbing, boating, knitting and quilting, and woodworking. • As of February 2015, DIY Network is available to • The network also carries reruns of the series This Old House, originally a PBS series about families who had their homes remodeled or rehabilitated, and as recently as approximately 60,942,000 pay-TV households (52.4% late-2009, some older HGTV archive programming, including the Carol of households with television) in the United States. Duvall Show. • DIY's renovation shows included programs that had a specific historical restoration focus, like Restored, and some shows had specific geographic focuses, like shows outlining historical restorations