We have been cutting parts for the last couple of days for local health care folks for the Bay Area Medical Faceshield Emergency Production. Currently, they have a private Facebook group for contributors and a public facing GoFundMe campaign. This amazing group will have a website soon but currently are focused on meeting the need …
Crafty hard at work creating prototypes for masks on March 22nd for the Bay Area Mask Making and Distribution Project
Bored WFH? Feeling useless, maybe scared? Wanna help? How it works Step 1: Find a problem Step 2: Draw a solution Step 3: Send it in post to https://www.reddit.com/r/acemonstertoys/ email [email protected] Join our slack and post to #hackurquarantine It can be a napkin sketch or a full-blown cad file. If we have the tools and …
Makerspaces by their nature are gathering places for people. We take that responsibility seriously. In response to the recent global pandemic COVID-19 (commonly known as “Coronavirus”), Ace Monster Toys, Inc. (AMT) has adopted a policy to assess the current safety of operating a meeting facility in Alameda County. As the public health threat increases, AMT …
So we have been. having a great time with our new 100w Baracudda Laser from Light Object. Like any laser, there are fun times to be had with focus, and so on. We have a slight wobble at high speeds and tight art we are fighting along with just learning what is the best default …
We discovered that flat material really matters when your laser is new/focused properly. Here is a little movie that demonstrates. (sorry about the sound and the shakes… I am learning!)
Last night, I went to my first 3D Printing 101 class at AMT. It took me about a month to finally let go of all my excuses and commit to this intro class, but I’m glad I did. As a new member, I was sold on how much I could gain from the facilities and …
This free workshop was a super fun pride project held on June 15th at the Golden Gate Library.
