“Self Made in Hawaii” is a cable tv show on Hawaii’s OC16. The producer, Jess Craven, came to the last meeting of 2011 (Dec 29th) and filmed some interviews, builds, etc. He did a fantastic job of shooting and editing. … Continue reading →
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TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading and for the past 25 years has presented a 4 day conference of amazing speakers and performers. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to … Continue reading →
MicroRAX is a mini-slotted aluminum building/prototyping material, similar in concept to 80/20 and MakerBeam. Extruded aluminum beams are formed with an X shaped cross section and bolted together using nuts and other fasteners that fit into the slots. This sort … Continue reading →
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Its been a busy year for Maui Makers – we competed in the Great Global Hackerspace Challenge, got our container, had regular thursday night meetings, built and shared lots of cool projects, etc. We still need some major improvements to … Continue reading →
I (Jerry Isdale, founder MauiMakers) am one of the mentors for the Robotics Club at at King Kekaulike High School, Makawao, Hawaii. The club participates in VEX and FIRST robotics competitions. There is a page here about a fundraiser held … Continue reading →
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[updated as event has past - pics on flickr set] There was not public meeting on Thurs Oct 6 2011 (next week as of writing this). Instead all Makers and interested parties are invited to come to a fundraiser for … Continue reading →
Well its been a while, but we are receiving the promised rewards for participating in the Great Global Hackerspace Challenge (GGHC). You might recall all participating hackerspaces were going to get a license to CADSoft Eagle (electronic design/layout software), 10 … Continue reading →
We had a special guest at our September 1 public meeting. Eric Gradman, a co-founder of SynLabswas on Maui for vacation. I had crossed paths with Eric back in the early days of CrashSpace, and he is friends with Garrett … Continue reading →
Our Aug 25th meeting was dominated by a the attempted build of the MyDIYCNC bot. Before we get into that, Crystal Jean Baranyk attended our Intro to Laser Cutter class for members a week or so earlier, and took hoome … Continue reading →
Oops. Its been over a month since I posted here. Our makers have been busy, just not posting here. Most of the activity has been over on the GoogleGroup, with a smattering of updates to the Flickr Sites (Jerry’s, and … Continue reading →
