Omaha Maker Group

Explore technology, science, and art in a community workshop. We ARE Omaha's Hackerspace.

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Michael Anderson showing us welding skills

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What is the mystery box? Who did this? What is it for????

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Tim welded rebar to the new welding table. No more wobble

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Tim welded the cross out of rebar and checking wood swatches for a background

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Tim cutting rebar to size

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Looks like a swing and miss, but so much strength hammer goes through it like butter.

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Organizing at the space can be fun.

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https://t.co/9s8HzPk6Yr Tim gifted the space a new welder. It will go well with the new welding table being added to the back shop!

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The space was gifted a new welder today. Here is the unboxing. #makers

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@RiverOmaha @BenchOmaha @DoSpaceOmaha @TheCorkyCanvas MCC has a maker space for the community: https://t.co/60yXGqPgz7

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Omaha friends, who do you call when your laser cutter isn't working?

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We’re back open and making great stuff! Come out tonight for open studio time. Everyone’s welcome! Doors open by 5:30p. Come on over and make something!

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Hey everyone!

Now that things are opening back up and folks are getting their vaccinations, OMG is opening back up, too! We invite everyone to come back and start making again! Fully-vaccinated makers can enjoy open studio time on Tuesdays and Saturdays without a mask if they c

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https://t.co/CQ84vzNPBP Some of the best Maker projects are for accessibility. Today, one of our members made a custom tray for a walker, allowing the user the ability to safely move about while carrying their belongings.

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Makers celebrate Earth Day everyday. We 3D-print parts to fix something that would otherwise be thrown away. We take apart old appliances to scavenge the switches, motors, and parts for future use. We figure out how to use boxes, pallets, and other discarded items as sources of n

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https://t.co/0TdyodNiTL Machinists know about 1-2-3 blocks, but they are very useful beyond machining. Makers love ‘em for squaring, clamping, and otherwise holding things together, like in this glue-up for a small box that one of our members started today.

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https://t.co/33QfGX2eEk Get ready to smash something! UnMaker 3.0 is starting to take shape!

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https://t.co/diOF7U1gFE With thanks to some generous donors and some recent fundraising, we are now the proud owners of a Delta 10” Contractor Saw. This beast is SO much better than what we had! A couple of our members put it together tonight, and while we had the ceremonial “fi

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https://t.co/h2esD7CVZE Our sandblaster got some much-needed upgrades today. Built a mobile base (which also improves the working height) and installed new lighting. Would like to add dust control and replace the window at some point.

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https://t.co/dWUQeGgQw5 How much snow? Next time, we’ll know!
After yesterday’s snowfall, one of our members decided they needed a snow gauge. So last night they threw this graphic together and cut it on the laser today. It has a block on the back with holes to accept garden stak