Retro Gaming Night

  Rescue princesses, save the universe and dominate the racetrack at Retro Gaming Night. Join us Monday August 18th 6-9pm at Mobile Makerspace for some old school gaming fun.  

Design for 3D Printing Without CAD

No CAD Necessary

Explore 3D printing with zero CAD experience necessary. Creating your own design from scratch is hugely rewarding, but learning a traditional CAD package can be intimidating. Here are 3 ways you can make physical objects with free online resources. Yes, in the literal sense the web applications are still CAD.

Print an Existing Model

Browsing the existing designs is a great way to get excited and learn just what is possible with a 3D printer. Thingiverse and Youmagine are active online communities where people share 3D printing models.
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Designers upload models for you to print or modify. These communities offer social features for commenting on a design as well as liking or collecting. Creating collections in your account is a simple way to keep up with the things you want to print or visit again.

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Shapeoko 3D Carver Build Day

Makerspace and community members gathered to help assemble the Shapeoko 3D carver Mobile Makerspace won in the Inventibles 50 States contest. The build was held at Shelby Hall on University of South Alabama campus. Local Jubilee BEST robotics mentors joined us to watch the assembly process. They are looking to add a Shapeoko for their students … Read More

June Events

Great turnout for June Artwalk at our new location. Lots of new faces and excitement about Mobile Makerspace. We plan to continue having open house during LoDa Artwalk. It’s held the second Friday of the month from 6-9PM. Be sure to stop by and check our progress and exciting member projects. Sparks a Reaction was … Read More

Open Doors Tonight

Open Doors for LoDa Artwalk Come visit Mobile Makerspace during LoDa Artwalk Friday June 13th from 6-9pm. We are located at The Hive. Just one block off Dauphin Street across from Wintzell’s. We’ll have member projects running. See the progress we’re making on preparing the space. Learn about Delta Bike Project and their mission as Mobile’s … Read More