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![“Wait, that email is real?” Three weeks ago, FamiLAB, along with dozens of other makerspaces, hackerspaces, and fab labs, received a Request for Information from the Senior Advisor for Making […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/14079995_664609243694326_438203193011135432_n-115x115.jpg?283f14 "FamiLAB Goes to the White House")
FamiLAB Goes to the White House
Posted on August 30, 2016 | No Comments“Wait, that email is real?” Three weeks ago, FamiLAB, along with dozens of other makerspaces, hackerspaces, and fab labs, received a Request for Information from the Senior Advisor for Making […]![For the last year, we’ve been meeting weekly to build out our DIY BioTech lab and work on skills and content for upcoming class offerings. Below are some pics highlighting […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24370584559_3f14ea6ccc_z-e1471284457834-115x115.jpg?283f14 "FamiLAB’s DIY BioTech Lab Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary")
FamiLAB’s DIY BioTech Lab Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary
Posted on August 14, 2016 | No CommentsFor the last year, we’ve been meeting weekly to build out our DIY BioTech lab and work on skills and content for upcoming class offerings. Below are some pics highlighting […]![After MakerFaire last year I decided to make a Vacuum Forming table for the lab. I tossed the idea on the forums and people chimed in with ideas recommendations and […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_20160812_123646-115x115.jpg?283f14 "Familab now has a Vacuum Forming table")
Familab now has a Vacuum Forming table
Posted on August 12, 2016 | 2 CommentsAfter MakerFaire last year I decided to make a Vacuum Forming table for the lab. I tossed the idea on the forums and people chimed in with ideas recommendations and […]![(The usual disclaimers apply here. 110v A/C will kill you, and it will hurt the whole time you’re dying. Since I did the legwork, you shouldn’t have to have these […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-07-13.51.20-e1470617703360-115x115.jpg?283f14 "Making a Poor Man’s Powerswitch Tail – Arduino (Logic Level) Controllable Outlets for $6 apiece")
Making a Poor Man’s Powerswitch Tail – Arduino (Logic Level) Controllable Outlets for $6 apiece
Posted on August 7, 2016 | No Comments(The usual disclaimers apply here. 110v A/C will kill you, and it will hurt the whole time you’re dying. Since I did the legwork, you shouldn’t have to have these […]![When it comes to a makerspace, it’s important that in between projects we kick back, relax, and party with some of our favorite games and friends. In the previous […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160604_191105-115x115.jpg?283f14 "FAMiLab Annual Video Game Party")
FAMiLab Annual Video Game Party
Posted on June 5, 2016 | No CommentsWhen it comes to a makerspace, it’s important that in between projects we kick back, relax, and party with some of our favorite games and friends. In the previous […]![Okay, so “The Gang” is a misnomer here, just feeling the Sunny in Philadelphia vibe. It’s been sunny in Orlando all afternoon, where I’ve been sweating against a dumpster for three hours. And […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_20160222_152023-115x115.jpg?283f14 "The Gang Makes Hydrogen")
The Gang Makes Hydrogen
Posted on February 22, 2016 | 3 CommentsOkay, so “The Gang” is a misnomer here, just feeling the Sunny in Philadelphia vibe. It’s been sunny in Orlando all afternoon, where I’ve been sweating against a dumpster for three hours. And […]![On most Saturday afternoons, we have a meetup at FamiLAB to work on equipping the DIY-BioTech lab, practice techniques for the classes we are putting together, and plan future […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/24597899432_76605e6d6c_z-115x115.jpg?283f14 "1/23/2016 DIY-BioTech Meetup: Clean air hood and Coffee")
1/23/2016 DIY-BioTech Meetup: Clean air hood and Coffee
Posted on February 3, 2016 | No CommentsOn most Saturday afternoons, we have a meetup at FamiLAB to work on equipping the DIY-BioTech lab, practice techniques for the classes we are putting together, and plan future […]![I got two of Amazon’s newly-available dash buttons with the intention of playing with them to see what they were capable of. They’re a $5 button that when pressed, wakes […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/button1-1-115x115.jpg?283f14 "Hacking the Amazon Dash Button to Make a Simple, Cheap, IoT Place-Anywhere Networked Button")
Hacking the Amazon Dash Button to Make a Simple, Cheap, IoT Place-Anywhere Networked Button
Posted on February 1, 2016 | 8 CommentsI got two of Amazon’s newly-available dash buttons with the intention of playing with them to see what they were capable of. They’re a $5 button that when pressed, wakes […]![FamiLAB members are really cranking in the first 24 hours of the New Year. We started with Nick CNCing up a FamiLAB classic design, the flat pack Octocat designed by myself for […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ezgif-3321350027-115x115.gif?283f14 "FamiLAB Rings in the New Year")
FamiLAB Rings in the New Year
Posted on January 4, 2016 | No CommentsFamiLAB members are really cranking in the first 24 hours of the New Year. We started with Nick CNCing up a FamiLAB classic design, the flat pack Octocat designed by myself for […]![Most of the things I make are for gifts, especially when I’m too crunched on time to do many projects. One of the gifts I made this year was a […]](https://cdn.familab.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20151221_001121_HDR-115x115.jpg?283f14 "Pisanki – Polish Egg Decorating")
Pisanki – Polish Egg Decorating
Posted on January 4, 2016 | No CommentsMost of the things I make are for gifts, especially when I’m too crunched on time to do many projects. One of the gifts I made this year was a […]