The pandemic has added layers of complexity to everyday things and Ace Makespace is not immune to this. Here are the top 5 things to know about joining Ace in the spring/summer of 2021. For the complete up-to-date sign up steps go to the membership page. Slack is really important At Ace Makerspace we use …
Lead to Life: An Ace Collaboration
What is Lead to Life? Lead to Life is an Oakland-based organization of black and queer artists, ecologists, and healers. The group is primarily focused on reversing the effects of violence against black people. They turn the metal from guns into tools that are then used to repair ecosystems, specifically in black neighborhoods. Lead to …
Bob’s Guitar Journey
Introduction Out of Ace’s list of members, Bob M is definitely one of the more unique people to walk through the workshop doors. Nowadays, Bob is most known for his custom-built guitars and basses, and the reason why this is goes back all the way to his high school days. I’m Carter Jenkins, and I …
Mauricio’s Big Build
Overview Mauricio Salmerón has been working on a project recently. What started as a joke request to a friend has now spanned into a multi-month project that is now nearing completion. I got a chance to speak with Mauricio over a weekend and he shed some light on what other workshop members saw as two …
Introduction Ace Booking v1
Ace Booking is the custom open-source software we developed to support us operating in a COVID safe way. This software supports: Occupancy limits in each room Members booking the time they need Occupancy Tracking in case of exposures Remote staffing We couldn’t ethically consider re-opening without it. What’s New There are many upgrades and changes …
Making an Alder Shoe Rack/Side Table
My 23 year old son told me he’d love a shoe rack in his new home that doubled as a side table for his sofa. He’d been unable to find anything to buy that fit the dimensions, so I decided to build him one. There were a few specifics that needed to be accounted for …
How long do I need to keep my glue up in clamps?
30 minutes if it’s done with a woodworking glue like Titebond. Yes it’s often thought you have to leave it clamped up over night but in reality 30 minutes is enough. Though it is advised to wait 24 hours before stressing the joint. After gluing up wood for guitars more than 30 years I have …
Affordable Anti-Racist Workshops for Makers in January
We are doing our Anti Racist Workshop Series for Makers again. After our successful October pilot, we are excited about offering the series again. All Workshop courses are priced at a sliding scale of $5-20. Scholarships are available upon request. See below for information on the courses. We hope to see you there! Schema of …
Adventure in Rubber Stamp Making
So Ace is working on a holiday card and we need rubber stamps for some of the art. This is the tale of making rubbers stamps including all the mistakes on our 100w CO2 Laser. Materials used Scrap wood Gorilla Spray Glue Craft Foam Art Ink pads Laser Engravable Rubber Polymer, low odor, from rubber-stamp.com …
Anti-Racist Education for Makers
Ace is thrilled to introduce 4 workshops in October that explore how to be anti-racist in our maker communities. Working with an amazing peace activist and facilitator, Emily Bowen, these workshops have been crafted to be broadly relevant to the maker community and Ace Makerspace specifically. Schema of Makers Sunday, October 4th | Noon – …