The MakerBarn

I attended a glass fusion class recently, and it got me thinking about the interesting classes we’ve had at The MakerBarn throughout the years. A member showed others how to use various woodworking tools during a simple cutting board class. We’ve had classes in embroidery, welding, photography, sublimation, pen turning, electronics, the Bridgeport mill, stained glass, and ceramics, among others. We offer free Vectric V-Carve software training for the CNC (thank you, Jim!), and basic Lightburn software training for the laser cutters. We’ve had two multi-week classes in Autodesk Fusion 360. George has an ongoing electronics class each week and has recently started up a Saturday morning Kicad software class which ties into that electronics class.

Thank you to all who submitted a bid on our recent Big Auction. We had 7 bidders and some of those bidders were interested in more than one item.We took in over $500 as we bid farewell to some surplus equipment. The Jet Bandsaw was the only item with a reserve and that reserve of $700 was not met. We’ll likely post it on Craig’s List or similar sites. If you’re interested, let me or anyone on the Executive Committee know. We hope the winning bidders will enjoy using their new-to-them items!

Announcing The MakerBarn’s First Large Scale Auction We have identified fifteen items that are no longer in use or are duplicates at the Barn. We are offering our first ever, large scale auction. It is open for bidding now and will close at 6:00 pm, Friday, February 14th. Please look over the photos and descriptions of each item in this month’s newsletter. A closed bid for any items that interest you may be submitted in writing and placed in either bid box located in the Lab and the Shop. Forms are near the bid boxes. Non-members may come to the Shop to submit bids. The Shop manager on duty can help you. Only one item, the Jet Bandsaw, has a reserve price that must be met.