The Makerspace Blog

Bot on the move A big update from the Makerspace: We have moved out! Due to changes in our lease, the physical space is closed. The rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated... We are still open virtually and through our meetups! The Makerspace lives on with weekly virtual meetups, and regular in-person events, parties, expos, and field trips! See the Calendar and our Meetup.com page for times, links, and places! We will continue to search for a new physical space in t

Some days it's fun to just take apart some electronics and see what's inside. This was one of those days. These pics show inside a Triplett Model 630-A multimeter that can read up to 6,000 Volts AC & DC, and infinite number of Ohms, and somehow, power via a DB scale. It still has an inventory tag from the Douglas Aircraft company that built airplanes from 1921 thru 1967. So this meter was used somewhere in that time frame....

Our local newspaper The Acorn covered the events of Willow Elementary School's Observe The Moon Night. Digging into the details like 20 interactive stations (including the CVMake exhibition) covering astronomy, robotics, chemistry, science and physics. Not to mention the star party telescopes for up-close viewing of the craters on the Moon. And the chance to see in person, and through a microscope, a dash of authentic lunar soil (regolith) taken from the first moon landing.

CVMake joined a nearby elementary school for Nasa's International Observe the Moon Night. We showed kids and parents some science goodies, how the moon works, and Lego models of spaceships that went to the moon. Craftee the Robot chimed in too, showing the kids how robots can talk, listen and explore for those extended space missions we hope to see in the future.