The Curious ForgeMaker Space!
What creations of your own lay unborn because of space, skill or tool limitations?
Maker Space!
Audience response : a collective aaaaaaaaaw, googoo gagas in the back
Its Born! and it’s a ….
Gumbas! We will be a legal entity soon! (honest)
Audience response : enthusiastic clapping, some ulululas from the back
… and we have filed for non-profit corporation status
Audience response : jumping on tables, throwing chairs out the window, making love
on the carpet and dancing in the streets
… and you’re a part of it!
WorkshopsGetting into a our SpaceContestsFundraisers
Audience response : giggling building to uproarious laughter
… and fun to be had!
thecuriousforge.org(also thecuriousforge.com
curiousforge.org)
Audience response : repeatedly saying the name and nodding and smiling
… and it has its very own website
We own curiousforge.org,
thecuriousforge.com and both are pointed
to the same website
We have a space on hackerspaces.org
And received our first correspondence
from it !
( penis enlargement kit offer! Damn these
makers are ingenious ! )
The email is [email protected]
Twitter is Curious Forge
Looking for feedback in the forum
In the spirit of pushing as much decision
making as possible to the membership,
keep an eye on the polls/voting area.
CuriousForge.org
calendar (events, workshops), current projects editable portions for members including:
Calendar, personal project area, wanted posts, community chat and blog, wish list, volunteer Schedule
web cam gallery of events, projects and black mail material resources – links, materials, people members directory – skill sets, special tools, desires, certification voting/Polling check lists – opening/closing, new members, etc subscription payment/volunteer hour tracking space info – address/hours/marketing/ joining donations page chat/forum /collaboration coordination / current projects wiki – articles of incorporation, bylaws tool and machine usage tutorials password protected members only sections
Website Functionality
SolderingMold gourd makingSolar system buildingWelding mild steel basicsSauerkraut making
Audience response : oooooooooh aaaaaaaaah, “holy mother of ______” from back
Workshops !
By the end of the workshop
you will be proficient at all
kinds of soldering, have your
own soldering iron and a kit
that plays Beethoven's 5th and
have several cool burns on
your fingers as well as :
Safety
Theory
Types of soldering
basic bridge, ic, discrete
Tinning, wire soldering
E.L. wire soldering
Soldering workshop
We will be part of an alien
invasion and create
hundreds and hundreds of
pod people and then
release them on to an
unsuspecting congress. In
the process we will learn
•Learn about the ancient
Chinese Mold Gourd art
form
•2 and 1 part Mold making
•Make our own molds
•Apply molds to gourds
•Then Wait…wait…. More
waiting
•Apply finish to gourds and
then watch out congress
•Proper preservation of the
gourds
Mold Gourd Art
Everyone knows that solar energy
systems are only good for cooking
wieners and maybe wearing them as a
hat but while doing that we will learn
•solar energy theory
•End to end system explanation
•Capacity/site planning
•Different applications
•Hands on demo and discussion on a real
onsite system
•Obtaining system components
•installation tips
•Everyone takes home a partially cooked
hot dog
Solar Energy System Design
If you never want to be without a ride
you have got to get creative and have
skills.
Theory of MIG welding
Safety
Care and feeding of a MIG welder
Identifying types of steel
Hands on Welding
Bring an extra car
MIG Welding Basics
We’ll cover: • the health benefi ts and nutrient dense qualities• various methods of preparing the vegetables, hands on• additional ingredients to enhance the fl avors• the fermentation process and the use of canning jars and crocks• what to expect during fermentation & troubleshooting problems
Everyone will take home a jar of raw sauerkraut!
Making Raw Sauerkraut(and other fermented vegetables)
Informational/Marketing materialsBoard ElectionMembership, Fundraising, Marketing, Space
Acquisition committeesFundraising
Audience response : general jutting of jaws and rolling up of sleeves.
… but there is important work to be done
We need these materials to hoodwink communicate to donors, businesses, landlords, and new members what the maker culture in general is about, and what the Curious Forge in particular wants to achieve
Logo / TaglineVideoBrochureWebsite
Informational Materials
Expanded 7 member BoardPositions TBDQualifications for positionPassion for maker culture
New Board Elections
FundraisingCreation and coordination of events, volunteers, venues, and event leaders and other community events and organizations to raise funds to lower costs to members and allow acquisition of materials and tools to realize members goals
MembershipCreation of a membership structure to be inclusive of as full a diversity of socio-economic, age, skills, and passions as possible and fairness to everyone.
MarketingEffectively communicate our culture and passions to members, donors, community, and potential landlords
Space AcquisitionWork with treasurer, membership and community to acquire a space for our group
Audience Response : jumping up and raising of hands, line cutting and fights breaking out at sign up table
Committees
chal·lenge
noun
1. a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
2. something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.: Space exploration offers a challenge to humankind.
3. a call to fight, as a battle, a duel, etc.
Tag Line ContestLogo Contest
And Prizes
Audience response : thumping of chests, waving of firearms, indiscrete gestures to other contestants
Contests!
Tagline Brainstorming(If not initialed these are from other maker spaces.)
Be a Maker!
I make stuff, do
you?
We do what we must…because we can!Talk nerdy to
me.
We make stuff, so can you!
Join the do-ocracy!
(dmr)
Dreams wrought here.
(dmr)
What projects do you have that remain
unborn? (lme)
Get thingamajiggy with it!
(dmr)
Conceive, collaborate, create! (lme )
Knowledge, community, technology.
(lme )
A community space for people who
make things.
Industrial Sanctuary
If it ain’t broken, we can fix that!
Get nerdy
with it!
WhimsicalRelevantEasily produced in various mediaCaptures Maker cultureCaptures “Curious Forge” themeCool
Logo Contest
We need your ideas / bodyDj/live band danceAnnual MembershipsWorkshopsMovie night / bake saleSponsorshipsProject / auction
( customized laser guided BBQ grill )
Fundraisers
Rent, Insurance, Utilities, Marketing, Infrastructure
Annual MembershipsMonthly membershipsFundraisersWorkshopsSponsorships
Audience response : stuffing dollar bills in speakers g-string, throwing checkbooks, Guido knee caps somebody trying to leave
The Shake down
Become a member Volunteer for a committee in your area of passion or
expertise Volunteer to be a part of our Board Sign up for a workshop Sign up to lead a workshop Volunteer to time Communicate to other potential makers Feed us your ideas on everything
Audience response : chorus of hallelujahs, people talking in tongues, Pinocchio becomes a real boy, video stream of congress holding hands and singing coomb-by-ya
What Can YOU Do to make this happen