What will you make this month? Here's some random suggestions: 3D printed rhododendron, a scrap wood beetle sculpture, a steel wallet, or how about a trip to the makerspace?

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The Community Shop in Downtown Portsmouth

The ultimate playground for those who tinker, design, build, fabricate, prototype, machine and make.

June 2018 Newsletter

Come see us at our booth at Market Square Day and Kittery Block Party this month!
We'll be on Penhallow St for MSD and Government St for KBP

Contents:

Featured Events:
- Intro Machine Shop – Make a Candlestick
Quick-Click Poll: What would you like to see more of in our newsletter?
Upcoming Classes
Video: Bad Robot Competition at Port City Makerspace!
Pictures from around the space
Weekly Volunteering at the Makerspace

Featured Event

Intro Machine Shop – Make a Candlestick
June 30 @ 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Missed the last machine shop class? Guess what, we've got another one this month! Get your chance to make some metal machinations with our mill and lathe by working with others to create a candlestick!
For more details go to the eventbrite page.

QUICK-CLICK POLL:
What would you like to see more of in our newsletter?

What projects people are working on!

Ways I can get involved!

What you folks need so I can help!

Events planned farther out! I have a busy schedule

More kids events!

More multi-part classes!

Upcoming Classes
Intro to Welding - June 3 @ 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Arduino Basics - June 6 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Laser Cutter Training - June 17 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lapidary Workshop on making Cabochons - June 17 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Intro to CNC Routers - June 20 @ 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Intro to Soldering – Simon Says Kit - June 21 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Intro to Machine Embroidery - June 23 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Intro to Wood Shop - June 27 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Intro Machine Shop – Make a Candlestick - June 30 @ 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Open Hack Nights - Fridays 6-8pm
Work in our Electronics Lab and Classroom space for free! Meet other tinkerers and hobbyists, bring a project to work on or show off, and spend your Fridays making cool stuff!

Have an idea for a class or meet up to host at our space?

Fill out our New Event/Class Form

Bad Robot Competition at Port City Makerspace!

Watch the footage of our bad bot brawl! Keep an eye out for our next one, because we're absolutely doing this again! Start working on your entries now so you'll be ready! Be sure to check the rules for guidelines.

Pictures from around the space

The final free-for-all after our main tournament was over. It was a ton of fun! No winners for this particular battle, just fun and chaos, so really everybody won.

The winner of the Bad Robot Competition got to take home this specially made trophy, crafted by our Manager Alex.

Getting ready for Market Square Day, making lots of giveaway 3D printed wrenches! Hand-painted with gold leaf paint by our volunteer Ken, then sanded to remove the top layer of paint so the letters are the only gold part.
You never know when you need a plastic wrench for 10mm bolts, but when you do...

Weekly Volunteering at the Makerspace

Do you have 2-4 hours a week that you can spare doing simple tasks? Are you interested in hanging out at the space and interacting with our members? Do you have any special skills you'd like to offer?

Volunteer with us and help out! All new volunteers get a T-shirt to wear when they're at the shop.

Submit a Volunteer Application Today!

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