Maker Nexus Makerspace

Join us at Maker Nexus for board games and socializing! Bring a game to share or use one of the many we keep on hand. Meet your fellow makers and gamers!
No cost, but a donation to support the makerspace is greatly appreciated.

Want to share your love of design and craft? Come meet and mingle with your fellow LGBTQIA+ Makers!

Bring a project to share for show and tell, or find collaborators from the community.

Allies are welcome to attend, but queer voices will be centered in our conversation.

Bring snacks to share!

New to 3D printing? Veteran 3D printer? Need help troubleshooting your machine, or want to help troubleshoot? Building a new printer? Learning 3D modelling? Curious about what 3D printing is? Come join us for our 3D Printing Thursdays! Open to the public; no makerspace membership is required.

Bring your printer if you want, share what you're working on, chat with other 3D printer users, tinker on the community 3D printers at Maker Nexus. This is a free-form meeting and will be guided by what participants want to discuss. If there is enough interest for specific focus groups (builders nights, modelling tutorials, etc.) then we'll add sessions focused on that.

For now, come out to meet your fellow 3D printers and share what you're working on and what you want to do!

Please check in at the front desk when you arrive.

Proposed Agenda:

• Introductions & Socializing (30 mins)
• Show & Tell (30 mins)
• Tinker Time (Working on Printers or Projects) and Q&A (60+ mins)

Craft* = Whatever “craft” means to you.

Work on your own creative project while socializing with other makers! Chat while your hands are busy and get inspired by what everyone else is working on. Bring your own project, tools, and materials. Drop in when you can, stay for as little or as long as you like.

What kind of project should you bring?

• Bring something you’re actively working on. It can be a traditional craft – or any other project you’re working on! At past events, we’ve had crochet, sorting, assembling, cross stitching, weaving, painting, cosplay, cutting, knitting, sewing, coloring, coding, tiling, and more. You can also just come to hang out and chat.
• Show and tell of completed projects are welcome. 🤗
• This event takes place in a the MN Event Room, which is an indoor conference room. Things that require masks, respirators, or heavy ventilation are not appropriate (e.g. sanding, aerosols, certain types of paints and glues, etc). We know those are part of the creative process, but they just don’t work in the space. Help keep our community safe!
• If your project might be considered messy (e.g. paint/glue), you’ll need to cover the table tops to protect them. Everyone is responsible for cleaning up their own space.

Note for non-members: Non-members are welcome! Just sign in at the front desk and get a badge when you arrive. You won't have access to the tools and materials at the makerspace (bring everything you need for your project) but you're welcome to take a tour of the makerspace and see what we're all about.