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[http://makespace.org Makespace Homepage] / Wiki
  
== What is Makespace? ==
 
  
Makespace is a community workshop in Cambridge, UK, for people to come and meet, learn and building (almost) anything.
 
  
It is currently being bootstrapped by its founders, and will be an industrial/warehouse building in the city, containing:
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== What is in Makespace? ==
* A FabLab including a 2D laser cutter, 3D printer, CNC Router, Soldering stations, etc
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* A meeting and training area including a projector, chairs, etc
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* Flexible access control and facilities
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* The surroundings to meet, work, build, socialise and do amazing things
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And as a community resource, it'll bring together a network of enthusiasts and innovators, the prototyping industry, consultants, businesses and educational communities in a mutually beneficial way. It is aiming to reach people from all across the East of England, using Cambridge as the initial hub.
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* Up-to-date information about equipment and training can be found on '''[https://equipment.makespace.org/ the equipment pages]'''
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* Historical information from before the equipment pages: [[Equipment|Our Equipment]]
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* [[Infrastructure]]
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* [[Things and stuff]] --- locator for smaller items
  
If this sounds interesting, you should join our Meetup group. You can also contact the founders through this group. The group can be found at:
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== How does Makespace work? ==
* http://www.meetup.com/makespace
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== Who should be involved? ==
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The space is great for individuals wanting to experiment, startups or companies wanting access to prototyping equipment, companies in the business who can come and do training and provide services beyond Makespace, and groups that want space to meet. Anyone who could benefit from a shared space focused on making things.
  
The space will be great for individuals wanting to experiment, startups or companies wanting access to prototyping equipment, companies in the business who can come and do training and provide services beyond Makespace, and groups that want space to meet. Anyone who could benefit from a shared space focused on making things.
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At its core is a membership-based structure; the price of membership is £40/month inc VAT for full membership for 24/7 RFID access, or £33/month inc VAT for full student membership (no access outside of Cambridge university terms).
  
At its core will be a membership-based structure, and we'll include a few distinctions such as:
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It is a community run space; see:
* Individuals who want to support and make use the space, a bit like a gym (approximately £50/month)
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* Potential "residents" who could make use the space in a relatively full-time way (e.g a startup, consultant, ...)
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Help make sure everyone who should know about Makespace knows about Makespace!
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* [http://makespace.org Makespace Main Website]
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* [[Induction|Membership and inductions]]
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* [https://web.makespace.org/policies_rules_and_agreements/ Policies, agreements, and rules]
  
Any individual or company interested in Makespace should join our "Meetup" group, where we can organise meetings and share progress:
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== Getting involved ==
* http://www.meetup.com/makespace
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Please pass it on, and encourage people to sign up!
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And it doesn't just have to be electronic; here are some extra resources to help you spread the word in the real world:
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Members are encouraged, and non-members are welcome, to join our [http://groups.google.com/group/cammakespace mailing list]. You can read and post via the web interface or get messages delivered to your inbox.
* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/a5poster.pdf A5 Flyer]
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* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/makespace-poster.pdf A4 Poster]
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Please post them in offices, clubs, related shops, and anywhere you think will catch the eye of an interested person!
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== Meetups and Mailing List ==
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If you'd like to find out about upcoming real-world meetings, please join our [http://www.meetup.com/makespace Meetup] group.
  
If you'd like to express interest in Makespace, keep up to date with how things are going, or find out about upcoming real-world meetings, see:
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Members: please contribute to this wiki! If you spot something incomplete or out of date, just hit 'edit' and change it.
* http://www.meetup.com/makespace
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This is our main community list and you can see archive update posts on meetup, or [Updates here].
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For any "maker" chat we have a general 'Makers' list - chat doesn't need to be specifically about Makespace...
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Various communication channels are listed [[Communications|here]].
* http://makespace.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/makespace
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For setting up Makespace and planning how things should work we have a different mailing list, which you should join if you're interested in the more detailed setup work:
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Consider becoming an Owner or Trainer.
* http://makespace.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/makespace
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You can also view the [http://makespace.org/pipermail/ list archive]
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== Other information ==
  
For IRC you can use #makespace on Freenode
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* [[Cakespace]]
* You can also access this via your browser at http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=makespace
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== Sponsorship and Donations ==
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* [[How to do stuff for Makespace]]
  
If you're feeling generous, head over to [[DonationsWelcome]], where we're tracking the things we need and the things people have that we might need.
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* Some information about other groups around the world that may be of interest can be found on the [[Links|Links page]].
  
== Current Status ==
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* Some projects may need external [[Service Suppliers]] for things we can't do in-house.
For the most recent update, see [Updates/Next our last mailing list posting on the subject].
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Funding has been secured to help bootstrap Makespace, and a summary of the progress was presented at our Make-a-makespace event:
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* [[Working with the wiki]]
* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/make-a-makespace%20presentation.pdf Make-a-makespace Presentation]
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This means it is all going ahead, so get involved now to help create this thing!
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At that event, a pledge form for potential founding members to commit £250 for 6 months membership was circulated. This was to help find a core group of people willing to commit to work on setting up makespace, and we had a great response. If after reading what we are up to, you think you'd be willing to get involved in setting this up at this early stage, you can still make your pledge online at:
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== Regular groups and social meetings ==
* http://tinyurl.com/mspledge
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Note: Not pledging will obviously not exclude you from Makespace once it is setup, but we think this is a good way to find people willing to commit now to help guide makespace as it is set up.
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The current focus of the group is:
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Makespace and its members host regular meetings, both to make things, learning things, and be sociable. For a list of these see [https://www.meetup.com/makespace/|our meetup group].
* Finding and securing a space
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** See [[PossibleLocations]]
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* Specifying and creating the legal structure
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* Specifying the principles and structure of the "society" that will run it
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* Looking for further sponsorship opportunities
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Here are the working specification documents:
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If you'd like to run an event, check out [[Events policy|how to run an event in Makespace]].
* [[Structure]]
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== Meetings ==
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== Formal Meetings ==
There are brief write-ups of relevant meetings provided at [[Makespace/Meetings | Meetings]], committee meeting minutes are also listed below:
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There are write-ups of planning and member meetings at [[Makespace/Meetings | Meetings]].
  
* [[Minutes21-10-10|Founder Member Meeting, 21 October 2010]]
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== External meetings, conferences etc ==
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We list some [[external events]] that may be of interest to Makespace members.
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== Sponsorship and Donations! ==
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We're grateful to the founding sponsors who helped set Makespace up. Most current running costs are met from membership payments but we gratefully receive any donations, however small, that can help with developing, running and improving Makespace for everyone. Contact management (at) makespace (dot) org. Thanks!

Latest revision as of 13:26, 6 May 2023

Makespace

Makespace Homepage / Wiki


What is in Makespace?

How does Makespace work?

The space is great for individuals wanting to experiment, startups or companies wanting access to prototyping equipment, companies in the business who can come and do training and provide services beyond Makespace, and groups that want space to meet. Anyone who could benefit from a shared space focused on making things.

At its core is a membership-based structure; the price of membership is £40/month inc VAT for full membership for 24/7 RFID access, or £33/month inc VAT for full student membership (no access outside of Cambridge university terms).

It is a community run space; see:

Getting involved

Members are encouraged, and non-members are welcome, to join our mailing list. You can read and post via the web interface or get messages delivered to your inbox.

If you'd like to find out about upcoming real-world meetings, please join our Meetup group.

Members: please contribute to this wiki! If you spot something incomplete or out of date, just hit 'edit' and change it.

Various communication channels are listed here.

Consider becoming an Owner or Trainer.

Other information

  • Some information about other groups around the world that may be of interest can be found on the Links page.

Regular groups and social meetings

Makespace and its members host regular meetings, both to make things, learning things, and be sociable. For a list of these see meetup group.

If you'd like to run an event, check out how to run an event in Makespace.

Formal Meetings

There are write-ups of planning and member meetings at Meetings.

External meetings, conferences etc

We list some external events that may be of interest to Makespace members.

Sponsorship and Donations!

We're grateful to the founding sponsors who helped set Makespace up. Most current running costs are met from membership payments but we gratefully receive any donations, however small, that can help with developing, running and improving Makespace for everyone. Contact management (at) makespace (dot) org. Thanks!