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MakeHaven Becomes First Fab Lab In Connecticut

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MakeHaven has been recognized as the first FabLab in Connecticut. This designation will help to propel MakeHaven as a technical prototyping platform for innovation, invention and entrepreneurship. Being recognized as a FabLab means connecting to a global community of fabricators, artists, scientists, engineers, educators, students, amateurs, professionals, of all ages located in more than 78 countries. This community is simultaneously a distributed technical education network, and a distributed research laboratory working to digitize fabrication, inventing the next generation of manufacturing

Wood CNC Carving - Intro Level - Make a two tone wooden sign

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Ticket Purchase Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

In this class you will learn how to use the Shapeoko CNC (a computer controled wood cutting router) to create a custom two-toned wood engraved sign that you can take home.

The Shapeoko CNC is........

 

About the Instructor: Jeremy Medow is Owner of Tungsten Customs.  CNC enthusiast and woodworker who dabbles in electronics.

Other equipment used: planer, and CNC router. 

All materials are included in cost.

Need to purchase ticket in advance to attend the class

All Grains Brewing Class

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Ticket Purchase Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Sean O'Brien (https://webio.me) will introduce you to home brewing.

These workshops are for homebrewers old, new, and soon-to-be amazing.

After a short video intro to homebrewing beer we'll the home brewing process and the all grains beer that we will be learning how to make using your home stove.

Crypto Workshop 3 - Operating Systems

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MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Crypto Workshop 3 - Operating Systems

If you can't trust your OS, you can't be secure.

We'll try out a few GNU/Linux distributions via VirtualBox or LiveUSB, and introduce you to a hardened version of Android.

Sean O'Brien (https://webio.me) will introduce you to free/open-source software solutions, guiding you through accessible workshops with tangible results.

This is a good place to start for better digital security.

Please bring a laptop to the class.

Crypto Workshop 1 - Audio, Video, & Text Chat

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Free Registration Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Workshop 1 - Audio, Video, & Text Chat 

Video/audio chat through the Web is easier than ever, and it's also more surveillance-free than ever. 

We'll try out private instant messaging as well as mobile solutions on the following:

meet.jit.si, Crypto.cat, Tor Messenger, OTR + Pidgin/Adium, Signal/SMSSecure

Free to MakeHaven Members

$10.00 for General Public. 

 

Skill Share- Worm Composting

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Free Registration Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Sherill Baldwin of EcoWorks will lead a short Skill Share presentation on worm composting.

More details to follow.

This is free and open to the public.

Talk: Site Projects, Splat! and other projects

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Free Registration Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Site Projects is a New Haven nonprofit that commissions world class public artworks and events that enhance New Haven's cultural heritage and diversity.

Talk: Free Online Training through the Public Library

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Free Registration Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Patrick from the New Haven Free Public Library is going to come and tell us about some digital resources available to anyone in New Haven. A highlight will be the ablity to freely access Lynda.com's huge library of how to videos and tutorials with your library card. Topics covered in Lynda include 3d CAD, programming, music production, 2d design, computer administration and business principles.

TALK: Drones and Open Source

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Free Registration Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

"Open Collaboration and Open Skies" In the past ten years, open source has taken over the software industry. As the speed and requirements of innovation are changing, technology companies have realized that to keep pace and be cost effective they must leverage external R&D. How are these open source projects structured? How do you get involved. This talk provides an introduction to the Open Source movement and looks at the Dronecode Project, developing a common, shared open source platform for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).:

Sarah Boisvert: On FabLabs

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Free Registration Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

Sarah Boisvert will make a short presentation on what FabLabs are and share experiences she has had working with this world wide network of prototypeing and fabrication labs. 

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