Time to fly!Yesterday we joined students from the OHS Maker Club for some flight training with drones. Our Schantz MakerSpace volunteers walked students through a "How NOT to Crash" course and discussed the ways drones are helping to solve problems in today's world. Then students got to test their skills on our obstacle courses and joined in a team effort to solve a "Toxic Waste Mission". Careers involving this skill set are growing in number each year. The best way to grow your skills is to get out and play! Looking forward to coming back next week for a session on programming the drones for autonomous flight. Special Thanks to Orrville High School and Dr. Tim Vierheller for helping to make this happen!
Read MoreJoin us on October 21st from 7:00-9:00pm for a Maker Monday hosted by Ventrac. Denver Steiner (Director of Information Services) will be giving us a tour of the Ventrac manufacturing facility where you will see the process of transforming sheet metal into tractors & attachments shipped around the world. Included in the tour will be a peek at the custom software used to drive the operation.Bring the kids!!! The 2nd part of the presentation will be focused on STEM tools aimed at exposing kids ages 6 to 12 to programming and electronic concepts. Denver runs a weekly “Robot Club” that meets in the winter for employee kids and will demo some of the materials he uses from Lego and other platforms such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
Read MoreRaspberry Pi-Octoprint, Introduction to Arduino and next 3-D Printer Workshop Announced!Cold weather is coming. Our workshops can help you gear up with some new tech to keep you entertained this winter!
Read MoreJoin us on Monday, September 16th from 7:00-9:00pm for a road trip to the Wayne County Schools Career Center's RAMTEC Facility! Drew Fuller (Robotics & Automation Instructor) will give us a short tour of the facility where you will see the large scale manufacturing equipment students are learning with at RAMTEC.
Read MoreSchantz MakerSpace has helped over 150 students build 3-D Printers. However, not all students have been able to attend the CURA Software training sessions or students are in need of a refresher course on understanding CURA. We've heard your feedback and are happy to announce a FREE session on CURA software training for Wednesday, September 18th from 7:00-9:00pm at Schantz MakerSpace. Rolf Nelson will walk students through the process and be available to answer your questions. If you've ever built a machine in one of our classes, don't miss this opportunity to sharpen your skills!
Read MoreSoldering Seminar & Tool Show Monday, August 19th 7:00-9:00pm Jeff Snure will lead us through a review of best soldering practices, as well as maintenance/care for your soldering tools. In addition, attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite tool from their home workshop for Show & Tell.As always, the second half of Maker Monday is reserved for students to get help with their machines. If you have a question or need help troubleshooting a problem, bring your machine to Maker Monday and have our community of volunteers give you hands-on support.
Read MoreTake a look at our upcoming schedule, which includes workshops on Arduino, 3-D Printer Builds and LED Displays.
Read MoreWhen: Monday, July 15th from 7:00-9:00pm Where: Moog Flo-Tork, 1701 N. Main St., Orrville, OH 44667 In the spirit of summer, we're packing our bags and hitting the road for our next Maker Monday event. Jeff Martin, one of our MakerSpace volunteers, has secured an opportunity for us to take a tour of Moog Flo-Tork. Specializing in hydraulics and pneumatics, Moog Flo-Tork supplies, among other things, components for nuclear submarines. This is going to be a very interesting tour so don't miss out!
Read MoreJoin us on June 17th from 7:00-9:00PM for a feature presentation by guest presenter John Scott from the Wooster Brush Company. John will be sharing with us how 3-D Printers have helped change his industry. Schantz MakerSpace has helped over 130 students build 3-D Printers and learn how to create with them. Maker Monday will be a chance to see that knowledge applied in business. Don't miss out!
Read MoreThe Schantz MakerSpace community is being recognized on a national level! The Nation of Makers Conference is being held in Chattanooga, Tennessee on June 15th and our video has been nominated for the Community Choice Award!Help us spread our message by visiting the Nation of Makers' Youtube Channel below. Please click on our video and click the "Like" button. The video with the most likes wins the award. We appreciate your support! https://www.youtube.com/cha…/UCPxwwpJE0Ar3IQYBGHfFJzg/videos
Read MoreThe Greatest Show and Tell on Earth comes to Wayne County this Saturday, May 18th for the 3rd Annual Mini Maker Faire! Make your way to Wayne College from 10-3 to see over 60 presenters, food vendors and fun activities. You're in for a show at this family friendly event designed to showcase the creative minds of inventors, tinkerers, artists, scientists and crafters. Schantz MakerSpace will be showcasing its new creation "Colossus" (an 8' x 4' programmable LED light display), so make sure to stop by our booth. Make sure to bring the kids and visit our volunteers at this year's Harry Potter themed Kids Zone, where witches and wizards are invited to learn how to build wands using muggle magic. We hope to see you there!
Read MoreJoin us on April 15th from 7:00-9:00pm at the Schantz MakerSpace Training Facility to see what our tinkerers have been working on. Our feature project has been lovingly dubbed the "Colossus". It is a 4'x8' computerized lighting display that the Schantz MakerSpace volunteers are diligently building. It will be featured at our exhibit at the Maker Faire.
Read MoreOur most popular build returns with a session on theTEVO Flash 3-D Printer. The TEVO Flash comes 50% built out of the box (giving us more time to print and review software), is ultra quiet, and has a larger build plate than its sister model, the TEVO Tarantula. This is a 2-Saturday workshop, covering April 13th and April 20th. Students must be able to attend both classes. Cost for the kit and the workshop instruction is $300.
Read MoreSalivate all you want, but we're not talking about tasty pastries. Jim Kennedy has explored the applications of Octoprint software on the Raspberry Pi and has now developed a workshop to show us how to utilize it. A Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that can be used for a wide range of maker projects. Octoprint software allows you to use the Raspberry PI to remotely perform and monitor all aspects of your 3-D Printer. The course is scheduled for Saturday, April 27th from 8:00am-12:00pm at the Schantz MakerSpace Training Facility (5200 Cleveland Rd, Suite D, Wooster, OH 44691). Cost for the course is $125.00. We are now taking reservations for this class. If you would like to reserve your spot, please contact us at jschantz@schantzmakerspace.com.
Read MoreThe Wayne County Mini Maker Faire is almost here! Our March edition of Maker Monday will be a chance to learn about the Maker Faire, hear from some of the presenters, and learn how you can participate. March Maker Monday: March 18th from 7:00-9:00pm @ Schantz MakerSpace, Inc. 5200 Cleveland Road, Suite D Wooster, OH 44691
Read MoreJoin us tonight (March 11th) at Schantz MakerSpace (5200 Cleveland Rd, Suite D, Wooster, OH 44691) for this month's rendition of Teacher Maker Monday. Come and meet local teachers while discussing STEM concepts and classroom activities. We get things started at 6:30pm. Don't miss out!
Read MoreOur March Fusion 360 Software Seminar, led by Norm Sohar, is set to take place next Wednesday, March 13th from 6:30-8:00pm at our Wooster Training Facility:5200 Cleveland Road Suite DWooster, OH 44691FEE FOR THE CLASS IS $15*Due at time of class
Read MoreSalivate all you want, but we're not talking about tasty pastries. This month's feature presenter, Jim Kennedy, has explored the applications of Octoprint software on the Raspberry Pi. A Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that can be used for a wide range of maker projects. Octoprint software allows you to use the Raspberry PI to remotely perform and monitor all aspects of your 3-D Printer. Jim will provide a demonstration on his 3-D Printer and discuss our plans for an upcoming workshop.
Read MoreHere are some helpful resources for TEVO Flash and TEVO Tarantula 3-D Printers
Read MoreSpecial thanks to Norwayne Local Schools for letting us come to the Elementary School Library and introduce some creepy crawly technology to these 4th graders! Prior to the arctic blast, twenty students learned about potential careers in 3D Printing, 3D Animation and Engineering Design, all while using 3D Pens to create motorized bugs. We also want to thank Teri Hall, Brian Miller and Gavin Maibach for helping out as volunteers. Great to see these creative minds at work!
Read MoreExcited to reveal a new video on Schantz MakerSpace and the Maker Movement! Get an inside look at the excitement and energy taking place right here in Wayne County, Ohio. Our maker community continues to grow in members, projects and missions. In just our first year as a non-profit organization, we've offered 20 workshops, serving more than 250 students. We've built over 100 3-D Printers, 30 computerized lights displays and 20 CNC Routers. We not only built the machines, but we taught the students how they work, how to use the software, and how to incorporate machines into their businesses. We served four different school districts, bringing our programs into the schools to teach the next generation of makers, and will expand to include more schools next year. Join us and be part of the movement in 2019. What will you create? Special thanks to the folks from MAGNET and Akron Video Makers for their hard work on the video.
Read MoreStudents worked with 3-D pens and small motors to make some jittering/skittering creatures. Colorful scorpions, bees and spiders were dancing their way across desktops.
Read MoreThe ultimate Show & Tell came to Schantz MakerSpace last night with our Maker Showcase. Thanks to all of the presenters. From laser engraved items, to wood intarsia, to robotics, to 3-D Printing, to coded lights displays, even arduino/raspberry pi based projects, there was something to pique everyone's interest.
Read MoreA big shout out to the November 3-D Printer class for bringing their machines back for a workshop based around 3-D Printing Software.
Read MoreWe had 12 students take part in our WIFI xLights Workshop. Session 1 (of 2) involved soldering parts to a control board and cutting/splicing wires. Session 2 will dive into creating shapes with our lights and learning how to program animations.
Read More