The Cumberland Business Incubator Maker Space is almost ready! The laser cutter is vented to the outside, mirrors are aligned, and the cutting has begun! The vinyl cutter has been cutting symbols and signs and will be cutting out our newly developed Maker Space logo next! The 3D printer is working on parts almost every day. Hand tools are in place as are the embroidery sewing machine, miter saw, router, band saw, electronics station…….and more! Don’t miss the information contained below about our Maker Space Grand Opening and Cumberland Business Incubator Open House on April 8th.
As an introduction to the world of Maker Spaces, I’d like to share the Maker Movement Manifesto from the book by the same name, written by Mark Hatch, whom I have had the pleasure of meeting at the Chandler Arizona TechShop.
Maker Movement Manifesto:
MAKE: Making is fundamental to what it means to be human. We must make, create, and express ourselves to feel whole. There is something unique about making physical things. These things are like little pieces of us and seem to embody portions of our souls.
SHARE: Sharing what you have made and what you know about making with others is the method by which a maker’s feeling of wholeness is achieved. You cannot make and not share.
GIVE: There are few things more selfless and satisfying than giving away something you have made. The act of making puts a small piece of you in the object. Giving that to someone else is like giving someone a small piece of yourself. Such things are often the most cherished items we possess.
LEARN: You must learn to make. You must always seek to learn more about your making. You may become a journeyman or master craftsman, but you will still learn, want to learn, and push yourself to learn new techniques, materials, and processes. Building a lifelong learning path ensures a rich and rewarding making life and , importantly, enables one to share.
TOOL UP: You must have access to the right tools for the project at hand. Invest in and develop local access to the tools you need to do the making you want to do. The tools of making have never been cheaper, easier to use, or more powerful.
PLAY: Be playful with what you are making, and you will be surprised, excited, and proud of what discover.
PARTICIPATE: Join the Maker Movement and reach out to those around you who are discovering the job of making. Hold seminars, parties, events, maker days, fairs, expos, classes, and dinners with and for the other makers in your community.
SUPPORT: This is a movement, and it requires emotional, intellectual, financial, political, and institutional support. The best hope for improving the world is us, and we are responsible for making a better future.
CHANGE: Embrace the change that will naturally occur as you go through your maker journey. Since making is fundamental to what it means to be human, you will become a more complete version of you as you make.
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Unleash Your Dream – The CBI Maker Space is a membership based do-it-yourself workshop that provides you with the tools, equipment, training and a vibrant, supportive community of creative people and volunteers to help you bring your ideas to life.
Training and Instruction – CBI Maker Space Safety and Basic Use (SBU) classes teach you how to use our equipment and technology in an hour or two, with more training available for advanced applications. These classes offer a great way to see what the CBI Maker Space has to offer and are required to certify a member to use some of the equipment on their own.
Membership benefits – State-of-the art tools, laser cutter, 3D printer, vinyl cutter, sanding and finishing equipment, WIFI, design software, computer access/training and volunteer Dream Coaches to help you.
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CBI Maker Space Grand Opening – During the Cumberland Business Incubator Open House on April 8th from 10:00am to Noon – Central Time. Plan to join us to learn more about the CBI Maker Space, new CBI tenant businesses as well as other CBI clients and their businesses.
Be sure to read about the Preparation Days scheduled in March to get everything in order for the Open House elsewhere in this week’s newsletter.
Call in your Reservation now for the Cumberland Business Incubator Open House (931-456-4910) and Maker Space Grand Opening. Mark Your Calendars for April 8, 10:00 – Noon CENTRAL TIME.
I look forward to seeing you there –
