The next class that will be offered by Schantz MakerSpace is a hands on, active learning experience building your own tabletop 3-D printer from a kit. The class will be held on June 3rd and 10th, 2023 from 8 am till noon at the Romich MakerSpace (13875 Cleveland Rd, Creston, OH 44217). For a class fee of $250 you will receive your own Creality Ender 3 ver.2 3-D printer kit. Class size will be limited to the first 9 participants who sign up. The classes sell out fast. Click on the Read More link to register.
Read MoreThe May Maker Monday meeting will be held at the Wayne County Children's STEAM lab on route 30 in Dalton next to the Dutch Kitchen restaurant. May 15, 2023, 7 pm. Our host will be Lorin Colon who is the Director of the Playlab. The Playlab personnel are working to complete the lab and we will have a chance to view the building, hear about their plans for the future and see their progress.
Read MoreBuild a Genmitsu 3018 Pro Ver 2 tabletop CNC router to take home. This 2 Saturday class (April 22 an 29) will take you though the assembly process and operation of your new CNC router. On the first Saturday morning you will assemble the CNC router under the direction of experienced instructors. On the second Saturday morning you will learn about the adjustments and settings necessary to create exceptional carvings. Cost is $350. Click on the "Read More" link to register on-line. Class is limited to building 8 machines. Question? Contact: John Bazaar - Norsetool@roadrunner.com
Read MoreThe next Maker Monday meeting is April 17, 2023. We will be meeting at Orrville High School, 7pm, where Tim Vierheller will show us his Maker Lab. There will be presentations about Hydroponics and Flying lessons at Wadsworth airport. Orrville High School is located at 841 N Ella St, Orrville, OH 44667. Enter at the main entrance to the high school and follow the signs.
Read MoreAt this session we will be planning the classes for the rest of 2023, and having presentations by various members with class ideas. The second half of our Maker Monday events is always reserved for helping those in our maker community troubleshoot issues with machines.
Read MoreOur next Maker Monday will be held at the Romich Foundation Maker Space on Monday Feb. 20, 2023 from 7-9 pm. 13875 Cleveland Road, Creston, Ohio 44217. Please join us for a special presentation from students in the Norwayne Schools STEAM program, discussing some of their most recent projects. The second half of our Maker Monday events is always reserved for helping those in our maker community troubleshoot issues with machines. If you have a machine from one of our workshops and are experiencing any problems, bring it in to Maker Monday where our volunteers will be on-hand to try and assist. This could apply to light displays, arduino related projects, CNC machines, etc. Questions: call Vic Schantz 330-465-5751
Read MoreBuild a Creality Ender 3. Version 2 tabletop 3-d printer to take home. This 2 Saturday class (March 11 and 18) will take you though the assembly process and operation of your new 3d printer. On the first Saturday morning you will assemble the printer under the direction of experienced 3d build instructors. On the second Saturday morning you will learn about the adjustments and settings necessary to create exceptional 3d prints. Cost is $250. Click on the "Read More" link to register on-line. Class is limited to building 10 machines. Question? Contact: Rolf Nelson: Nelsonrw24@gmail.com
Read MoreHere is the information about our upcoming class to be held in February. Click to read more.
Read MoreOur next class will take place on Saturday Jan. 14, 2023 and Jan 21, 2023. We will be building the Ender 3 (version 2) tabletop 3-d printer. This has been our most popular class. It is limited to 10 participants, and it will fill up fast. Our volunteer instructors will take each class member step by step through the process to build the machine from a kit. In the second Saturday session will we learn to program and operate the machine. The workshop costs $200 and you take your machine home afterwards to continue learning. The class will be held at the Romich Foundation maker space, 13875 Cleveland Road, Creston, Ohio 44217 If you have questions or would like to register, contact Rolf Nelson: nelsonrw24@gmail.com
Read MoreOur next Maker Monday meeting will be held on November 21, 2022, 7-9 pm at the Romich Foundation Maker Space, 13875 Cleveland Road, Creston, Ohio, 44217. We want to send a message to all the folks who have participated in our classes. If you built a machine and you are having problems with it in terms of adjustments, calibrations, parts., programming, etc. we offer a "repair cafe" Our volunteer instructors will be on hand for the Maker Monday meeting. This is your chance to bring in your machine and let us help you fix it. We hope to see you there.
Read MoreBarry Romich, one of the founding members of Schantz MakerSpace, has graciously invited us to come visit his newly remodeled Romich Foundation MakerSpace. Join us Monday, September 19th from 7:00-9:00pm @ the Romich Foundation MakerSpace (13875 Cleveland Rd, Creston, OH 44217)
Read MoreClass Announced! On October 15th, Greg Barbu will be leading a class at Wayne Center for the Arts titled "Intro to Microprocessors: Control the World!" A one-morning introduction to using the Arduino microprocessor to interact with LEDs, buttons, buzzers and sensors. In this class you will learn how to use a breadboard to assemble circuits, how to load and modify Arduino programs, and create a working microprocessor application. You will take home a plethora of electronic components and an Arduino board to continue using your microprocessor to control the world.
Read MoreThis month's Maker Monday event (scheduled for August 15th) has been cancelled. Our regular meeting will return on Monday, September 19th at 7:00pm.
Read MoreJuly 18th from 7:00-9:00pm at Wayne Center for the Arts. At our July Maker Monday event, James Buckey (WCA STEAM Program Coordinator) will provide an update on the progress of the STEAM Factory and discuss some of the upcoming classes/offerings at Wayne Center for the Arts.
Read MoreUPDATE!!Tonight's June Maker Monday event at the Wayne Center for the Arts has been cancelled. Maker Monday will return on July 18th.
Read MoreJoin us on Monday, May 16th at Wayne Center for the Arts (237 S Walnut Street, Wooster, OH 44691) from 7:00pm-9:00pm for a Maker Monday centered around fixing things. If you've ever built a machine in one of our classes (3-D Printers, CNC routers, Lights Displays, etc) and are in need of help, bring your machine and let our volunteer instructors lend a hand!
Read MoreJoin us Monday, April 18th at the Wayne Center for the Arts Auditorium (237 S Walnut St, Wooster, OH 44691) from 7:00-9:00pm for our first Maker Monday of the year! We can't think of a better way to get back in the swing of things than to get geared up for 2022 Maker Faire Wayne County! Tom Hammond will be on hand to provide a preview of the event, which will once again be held at the University of Akron Wayne College campus from 11:00am-2:00pm. In addition to Maker Faire, we will also be discussing Elliott Liggett's feature in Make Magazine, as well as a local effort to provide a 3-D Printer Lending Library available to the community. We'll see you in April!
Read MoreWe sincerely appreciate all the support and encouragement we've received over the last few months. Unfortunately, Schantz MakerSpace remains shutdown due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. We had hoped things would improve enough that we could offer classes again in 2021, but that has not been the case. We are a volunteer based group. The coronavirus has affected many of us and our families. It is for that reason that we are unable to schedule classes at this time. Once again, we hope for things to improve and try to get things back up and running in 2022. Sincerely,The Schantz MakerSpace Team
Read MoreDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, Schantz MakerSpace has been shut down over the last year while we wait for conditions to improve. We are thrilled to see vaccines being distributed and the number of contracted cases continuing to go down in Ohio. However, we feel a strong sense of responsibility to our community and will be cautious about restarting activities. If things continue to improve, our hope is we will once again be able to offer our workshops in Fall 2021.
Read MoreThis March (2020), Schantz MakerSpace is offering an exclusive build class at Wayne Center for the Arts. COLOSSUS MICRO! This two session workshop (March 14th and 21st, 2020) takes students through the process of building an LED Display from a kit of electronic parts. Students will learn the applications of these electrical components and how they interact with each other to make the display work. We will then walk students through an animation software that will allow them to program their display in thousands of creative ways. Cost for this course is $125. To register, email us at jschantz@schantzmakerspace.com.
Read MoreSnowmen aren’t the only thing you can build in the winter! Schantz MakerSpace traveled to Orrville High School this morning for a 3-D printer build. We had 13 students from 4 different school districts (Orrville, Waynedale, Rittman and Norwayne) coming together to put Creality Ender 3 machines together from kits. By the end of the session, every student had fully constructed their machines and were running test prints. Now they each have a machine that can bring their imagination and creative designs to life. Special thanks to Dr. Tim Vierheller for hosting us in the Orrville Maker Lab.
Read MoreJoin us on January 20th, from 7:00-9:00pm at Schantz MakerSpace for a Maker Monday geared toward Robotics! In our feature presentation, Elliott Liggett and Galen Moomaw will be providing some demonstrations and offering insight on Desktop Robotic Arms. Elliott and Galen have been researching different available kits with the goal of the MakerSpace designing a new Robotic Arm build class for our Maker community. Looking for something to inspire your young maker/programmer/tinkerer? Sphero is a robotics company with an assortment of educational tools for doing just that. John Schantz will be showcasing some of these options and their capabilities.
Read MoreJoin us on Monday,November 18th from 7:00-9:00pm for a special Show & Tell themed Maker Monday provided by student makers at our local schools! Access to technology in schools is growing and we want to showcase the students taking the opportunity to MAKE. From Robotics to Drones, Arts & Crafts and more, come and learn the different ways today's students are getting hands-on exposure with technology.
Read MoreDue to some cancellations, we have a few spots available for our upcoming 3-D Printer Workshop on November 9th & 16th.If you've been thinking about taking part in this workshop, now is the time to sign up. Cost for the kit and the workshop is $250. Sessions run from 8am-12pm. Students must be able to attend both sessions. Tools are provided, so all you need is a laptop.To reserve your spot,please contact us at jschantz@schantzmakerspace.com
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