Apologies for the late notice. There will be no maker Monday today; however, we will be back on schedule next week with Maker Monday on 8/8 at 5:30pm in 35-225.
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MakerWorks Open Today + NO Maker Monday This Week!
Given the July 4th holiday, there will be NO Maker Monday this week. We will be back to our regular Maker Monday schedule (Mondays 5:30-6:30 in 35-225) on July 11th.
After the holiday yesterday, the shop will be open again today with standard hours.
MakerWorks Open for the Summer! New Hours
MakerWorks is open again for the summer! We are operating with abbreviated hours based on mentor availability. Our summer hours are 4-9:30pm Monday – Thursday with Maker Mondays weekly at 5:30pm. Please note that we will be closed on institute holidays.
Maker Monday starting 6/13: New Time 5:30-6:30pm
Maker Monday will be starting again for the summer on Monday 6/13. Over the summer, we will be running Maker Mondays weekly at a new time 5:30-6:30pm in 35-225. Note that we will NOT run Maker Mondays on institute holidays. This information has been added to our updated Maker Monday page.
Join us for MakerWorks’ 1st Birthday Friday!
Makerworks is turning 1! Come celebrate Makerworks’ 1st birthday and the end of the term this Friday May 20 starting at 3:30pm on the lawn in front of buildings 33/35!
There’ll be Blue Ribbon barbeque (ribs! brisket! pulled pork! veggie burritos!) and a super special MAKERWORKS BADGE CAKE
See this birthday party flyer for more information!
Limited Hours This Week
Our hours this week are finalized:
Wednesday 5/18: 3:00pm to 10:15pm
Thursday 5/19: 3:00pm to 6:45pm
We will be closing the following two weeks for clean-outs and updates. If you’ve left anything in MakerWorks, please stop by during our open hours this week and pick it/them up. Projects/materials not removed from MakerWorks by 5/20 will be discarded with no exceptions!
Reminder: shop will be closed 5/20-6/3
Shop Clean-Out and Summer Closing Update
MakerWorks will be closed from 5/20-6/3 for new mentor training and our first annual shop clean-out. This means that any projects or materials currently stored in MakerWorks MUST be removed by 5/20; otherwise, they will be tossed (or recycled into MakerWorks infrastructure projects). The shop will be open next week, so please come by then to retrieve your projects/materials.
The shop will re-open on 6/6 with summer hours TBD. Maker Mondays will again be offered upon shop re-opening also with hours TBD.
Make Cool ShMIT – again! Monday 5/9 5-8pm
Join our friends at ProtoWorks to Make Cool ShMIT – again! on Monday 5/9 from 5-8pm in Morss Hall. Form teams to tackle a design prompt using some surprise raw materials! Product design teams are judged by a team of experts – winners receive prizes! Sign up at the link here.
Bike Repair Workshop: Thurs 5/5 4-5pm
Our last Fab. Friday Thursday of the semester will feature a bike repair workshop by our very own mentors, Izzy and Kevin. Join us on 5/5 from 4-5pm to learn how to make basic repairs and bike improvements and to also get introduced to the bike tools available to you at MakerWorks! There will also be some surprise give-away items!
End of Semester Shop Closing + Maker Monday Update
The last Maker Monday of the semester will be on 5/9. Shop will also be closed starting 5/23 and will re-open at the beginning of June (check your email and our website accordingly for updates). Please be respectful of our shop closure as it is important for sustainability and to implement necessary shop improvements.