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The Science Center of Iowa did a great job of helping us tell our story. This film ran in their Maker’s Studio exhibit this summer, and now it’s available for everyone to see!   SCI Iowa Maker’s Studio: Area 515 from DEFT on Vimeo....

Recently our laser suffered a fatal failure of the water pump.  This caused the tube to overheat and crack.  While waiting for the replacement tube and pump I decided to attempt to fix the pump by 3d printing a replacement impellor.  The first attempt failed because I used too...

.   Member of Area515, Nabil Hanke, was intrigued with a chess set posted on Thingiverse, designed by ethanjurman. As the parts slowly accumulated, fellow makerspace members offered a suggestion of using the laser cutter to etch away the backing of a mirror to create the board’s gridwork. Finishing...

In case you missed it, here’s the video from May’s First Friday with C and S Brew Supply! Sorry, you don’t get to try tasty home brew samples via video….   Our next First Friday is bike themed with Ichi Bike! This Friday, June 5th at 7pm!...

Jeff Reiland of Abundant Design came and talked to us about a variety of backyard garden projects. He started with a beginners’ garden you can’t mess up and then covered compost bins, pallet planters, rain gardens and rain catching systems. Very grateful for the timely wisdom as the growing...

We had our first ever First Friday event this last week. Nate Cline was brave enough to take the first speakers’ slot and showed us some of his awesome art, jewelry, and lights he made out of discarded technology. He also shared some of the techniques and methods he...

501c3 We received our 501c3 tax exempt status last week! This has taken a long time and a lot of work, but it puts us in a unique position that few other makerspaces are currently in, and should help tremendously in reaching our goals. FYI – as we filed...