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Making It Through 2020

Submitted by Kate Cebik on
2020, it’s been a year, right? There have been serious hardships for many people. I don’t in any way discount the very real and difficult losses felt but so many. But also, it feels remiss to not acknowledge the examples of resilience, kindness, and bravery that this year provided. And, I’ll admit, some good news is needed. So allow me to highlight some of the positive moments to come out of MakeHaven this year.
 
When supply chains went down, makers stepped up
A screenshot of one of several Virtual Sewing Circles where sewists gathered to share ideas, ask questions, and encourage each other in the mask making donation effort.When the pandemic hit in March and businesses were shut down, MakeHaven stepped up to offer help to our community, illustrating just

Evenheat Kiln

This kiln can be used for casting, heat treating, forging, enameling, sintering, firing ceramics, etc.

 

Model: LB 22.5
 
TAP Control​​
22.5" Deep x 10" Wide x 6.5" High
2200°F Maximum Temperature

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Status
Active

Vertical Injection Molder

Special Requirements
Eye Protection
Secure Loose Items
Status
Offline - Initial Setup

Solder paste dispenser

Wish Type
New Equipment for Space
Post date
11/27/2020
No Votes Yet

For assembling PCBs

Cost
$200.00

Mortiser

Wish Type
New Equipment for Space
Post date
11/27/2020
No Votes Yet

A mortiser is a tool used to make mortises (square holes) in wood. https://www.toolnut.com/powermatic-1791264k-719t-mortiser-1hp-1ph-115-2…

Cost
$1000.00

Die bending jig

Wish Type
New Equipment for Space
Post date
11/16/2020
No Votes Yet

To bend steel rule/flat bar/strip into complicated shapes difficult or impossible to make by other means (e.g., using shear-brake-roll machine). Makes cutting and debossing dies, e.g., to cut and stamp patterns in sheet metal, leather, paper, and other materials, on an arbor press.

Cost
$100.00

Triangle Desk Lamp With Interchangeable Matboard Shade

Submitted by Ethan Rodrigue… on

This is a cute desk/bedside lamp with an optional laser engraved shade made using a stippling type pattern. It's extremely inexpensive and fairly quick to fabricate. It makes a great gift, especially due to its interchangeable press-fit shade: you can give the base along with one shade as a gift, and then add to it by gifting new shades for other occasions. Depending on the wood/finish and the bulb brightness you choose, it can also look pretty nice without a shade.

Photo Darkroom

Wish Type
New Equipment for Space
Post date
11/15/2020
2 Votes

Analog photography is totally rad and magical! Watching a print develop before your eyes never gets old. Let's have a space in Makehaven that affords members the ability to process their own black and white or color film and make prints using real photographic chemistry!

Things we'd need:

Enlargers
Safe lights
Easels
Trays
Tongs
Development tanks
Measuring vials
Chemistry
Paper
Running water

Cost
$1500.00

Bicycle Framebuilding Jig + Setup

Wish Type
New Equipment for Space
Post date
11/13/2020
No Votes Yet

Details on full setup: https://github.com/andrewsuzuki/makehaven-framebuilding-setup

At the core of any bike framebuilding setup is a frame jig (technically a fixture, not a jig). Industry-standard frame jigs run at $3000-5000, but we can make our own for $500-600.

Cost
$1900.00

Sheet Metal Bead Roller

Wish Type
New Equipment for Space
Post date
11/11/2020
1 Votes

Creates channels, ridges, and flanges to stiffen and minimize vibration in sheet metal parts or even just to decorate them---think truck bed floors and auto body panels. Stiffening allows for thinner gauges to be used and cheaper lighter sheet metal parts to be made.

Minimum cost is $175 for handcranked Eastwood #32044 model, expandable with optional power unit (+$300, Eastwood #21111) and rolling die set (+$225, Eastwood #20267).

Cost
$175.00
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