Welcome

Who are we?

Makelab Charleston is accepting new members! We are a 501(C)3 sponsored organization, which allows the group to solicit for and pool resources to purchase equipment like CNC machines, drill presses, quality soldering stations, 3-D printers, all to benefit the community. If you are interested in working to bring more science, technology, and art to the Charleston area, join now!

Open House

We host an open house most Sundays at 1PM.  To find out if we are having an open house, please visit our Makelab Meetup page. They are held at our space, 3955 Christopher St, North Charleston, SC 29405. Our current space is not what is shown in the video below, but some of the things we do are represented in the video. We are in a larger facility with more resources, and are looking to grow even more!

Makelab Social Hour: LAN Party!

Submitted by: dgvandermolen 3 days 15 hours ago

Bring your rig, network cable, and favorite beverage, and prepare to get fragged! Makelab Charleston will be hosting a LAN party every other month on the 3rd Saturday, just opposite of our card and board game night.

Please mention your favorite game in the comment section so others can know about it and add it to their install list. We like to focus on free, open source, and multi-platform games so the most amount of people can join in. Some of the games that will be featured are:

Team Fortress 2 - free, Windows/Mac

Open Arena - free, open source, all platforms

Armegetron AD - free, open source, all platforms

Cube 2: Sauerbraten - free, open source, all platforms

StarCraft 2 - windows

Counter Strike: Source - all platforms

Minecraft - all platforms

Left4Dead - Windows

and anything else you want to play!

 

Please bring a few bucks to throw in on pizza and coke for everyone, and bring your own munchies if you want. Space is limited, so sign up for the event at our Meetup page now!

 

 

Makelab BBQ and Openhouse

Submitted by: dgvandermolen 5 days 20 min ago

Join us Sunday May 19th 12-4pm for yummy BBQ and openhouse!
Support us by bringing your friends and family and help us get the word out about Charleston's local makespace!
Members get in for $5 and guests are $10 until the food is gone.
Please RSVP.

http://www.meetup.com/Makelab-Charleston/events/117722862/

The Blender Sessions - An intro to 3D modeling

Submitted by: ChadH 3 months 3 weeks ago

On Thursday, the 31st, Makelab will be hosting a free session about Blender. Blender is a free and open source 3D modeling program used to create powerful 3D applications, film, or video games. Jim Pollard a local animation enthusiast has volunteered to take us through an introduction to this powerful piece of software. This is a FREE session for anybody interested. Space is limited to 15 people so please RSVP only if you are definitely going to attend. You can RSVP by going to the Meetup page for this session.

Raspberry Pi Presentation, with guest speaker Eben Upton!

Submitted by: ChadH 7 months 3 weeks ago

On October 4th at 5:30pm, Dr. Eben Upton will be in town to do a presentation on the Raspberry Pi! The Raspberry Pi is a tiny, cheap linux computer that has tons of potential and costs as little as $25. Dr. Upton is the Executive Director of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and an inventor of the device! Space is limited, so sign up for the event at our Meetup page now!

CofC Fall Bike Auction this Friday!

Submitted by: ChadH 7 months 4 weeks ago

On September 28th from 11am to 1pm, the College of Charleston will be having their annual fall bike auction. All of the bikes that have been abandoned or seized on campus will be gathered up and put on the block. While the nicer bikes are sure to attract the most attention, there will be a lot of older bikes or broken bicycles that could be picked up for real cheap. Maybe you have a project in mind that could use a few old bicycles for parts? Well this will be a great time to pick them up on the cheap. Chad will be there at 11am and will have a truck downtown if you need parts hauled away. Make sure to make arrangements with him though so your new purchases don't get left behind!

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