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Dundee MakerSpace

www.dundeemakerspace.co.uk

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  1. PAUL STARTS

Who are we?

Grant

Paul

Around 13 others (and growing)

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  1. Who is currently involved in MakerSpace
  2. The Genesis of Dundee MakerSpace - On suggestion from Felix Bauer, Grant posted on 1st March on the TLUG an invite to Edinburgh Hacklab

What is a MakerSpace?

community-operated workspace where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital art or electronic art, can meet, socialise and/or collaborate

Wikipedia

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  1. A Community Centre with tools
  2. Combining manufacturing equipment with the community and education
  3. Members will design, prototype and create manufactured works that would not be possible to create alone.
  4. People from different creative backgrounds and experience to collaborate on exciting projects.

Global network

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  1. Over 1200 worldwide
  2. They are typically called Hacker spaces
  3. We opted for MakerSpace as unfortunately the original definition of a hacker has been contorted by the media

What is a hackerspace

Our vision

Dundee MakerSpace aims to be a community workshop and part of the global drive to encourage everyone to be creative, bringing people together into an environment to learn and collaborate on great ideas and exciting projects.

Our ethics

  • Openness
  • Nonprofit Organisation

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  1. Community managed and open to anyone to join and be creative
  2. We will most likely be a Company Limited by Guarantee
  3. We want the benefit of Corporate status, limited liability for members, enter into contract and purchase assets
  4. The surplus profits will be reinvested.
  5. HAND OVER TO GRANT

What is available here?

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  1. GRANT STARTS
  2. Nothing, but there are in Edinburgh & Glasgow and to a lesser extent Aberdeen
  3. Looked into Edinburgh and MAKLab. Very different models

Edinburgh Hacklab

note: Fully community driven

Note: The general purpose room

Note: LED screen with realtime bitcoin prices & temperature

Note: Hardware room. Tools include band saws, drills and a lathe

Note: Their pride and joy is the laser cutter. Majority of it was funded by a single member.

Note: Example of laser cut label printer for gin bottles

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  1. Storage room
  2. This is a vacuum pump for forming rubber

Note: Boxes full of all sorts

Note: Every member gets a storage box and can pay for more if needed

Glasgow MAKLab

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  1. More corporate
  2. Staff
  3. Open mainly during business hours
  4. Planning a trip through to see and discuss

Dundee?

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  1. Nothing here but no reason.
  2. The community is definitely here.
  3. MAKLab in collaboration with Dundee Central Library

Progress so far

Solid core team

  • About 15 people regularly helping out

Note: Wide range of people: hackers, web developers, surveyors, interior designers, textile designers, jewellers, students, professionals, hobbyists

Regular Meetings

  • Every Tuesday evening @ 6pm
  • Nilupul Tearoom, 51 Reform Street

Note: Tonight is our first night off

Business Requirements

  • Business Gateway & Dundee SEN
  • Business Plan
  • Insurance
  • Safety guidelines

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  1. Boring but necessary
  2. Want to be professional
  3. Key is stability

Location, Location, Location

Note: Viewed 6 locations and have a clear favourite of the old mill

Marketing

  • Website up and running
  • Universities
  • Local Communities

Note: That's why we're here

Funding

  • Applying for lottery funding
  • Dundee SEN
  • Crowdfunding

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  1. This is what we're looking into just now, but there is more to do in the future
  2. HAND OVER TO PAUL

The next step

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  1. PAUL STARTS

Funding

  • Memberships (Around £25 to £30 a month)
  • Grants & Funding
  • Crowd Funding
  • Events, Courses, Equipment and Room hire etc.

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  1. This is what we're looking into just now, but there is more to do in the future

Nailing down the location

Note: Negotiating & getting what we need

Get stuff to make with

Donations & gifts welcome

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  1. Buying equipment if we have the money

Start making!

Note: HAND OVER TO GRANT

How can you get involved?

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  1. GRANT STARTS
  2. We need you
  3. Can't stress enough, community driven. You are the community.
  4. Everyone is a maker of some sort. Tech, crafts, code, arts etc
  5. Everything that is possible to have as open is available to the public

Sign up to the mailing list

www.dundeemakerspace.co.uk

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  1. Do it on the site
  2. Can start posting straight away
  3. Progress overviews and general chat

Trello Board

All planning and development tracked here.

Open to everyone.

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  1. Most planning done here
  2. Constant updates
  3. Anyone can comment
  4. Just request to be added

Come to meetings

Tuesday evenings

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  1. Getting quite full so may need to limit space
  2. Nilupul Tearoom, 51 Reform Street - Between McDonalds and Counting house
  3. Updates and task delegation
  4. Info on the site & mailing list

Give us pennies

  • Keep an eye out for the crowdfunding campaign
  • We accept donations on the site

Tell your friends

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  1. Everyone, not just geeks

Come talk to us

Note: And everyone else involved

Questionnaire

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  1. Beg to have it filled out
  2. 30s to do
  3. Will shape where we go
  4. More in depth one in the future

Thank You!