• Welcome!

    Welcome!

    Welcome to the ThinkerSpace! We are currently open: Tuesday 6:00PM – 9:00PM  Thursday 6:00PM – 9:00PM  Saturday 10:30AM – 3:00PM  And by appointment. We are equipped with an Epilog Helix 45W CO2 laser engraver, an Aeon Mira 9 100W CO2 laser, and a 30W fiber laser. Two AnyCubic 3D printers (Vyper and Mega X) A vinyl…

  • 3D Puzzle Maze

    3D Puzzle Maze

    I love puzzles, and in the process of learning Fusion 360 I decided to try out this tutorial. I’d say it is an intermediate level project, so make sure to get a few basics under your belt beforehand, but it isn’t as difficult as it seems! First step is to generate a maze. I used…

  • Projector camera

    Projector camera

    A project in the works is this Projector lens camera. We started collecting parts of it based on this video I stumbled across one day and I knew I just had to try it! The first piece to acquire was the Episcope projector lens. It took a little bit of ebay scouring but I finally…

  • Articulated Archaeopteryx

    Articulated Archaeopteryx

    This print-in-place model designed by ERGIO959 is one of my favorite prints and one of our most popular show pieces to demonstrate what our 3D printers are capable of. We often get questions about how moving parts can be printed. Here is what the layers look like as they are printed. As each layer is…

  • First 3D print

    First 3D print

    This pair of owls, included with our new Anycubic Mega X 3D printer took about 4 hours to print. The printer unfortunately stopped partway through and although it has the ability to resume a job. There was enough of a delay to cause the filament to not bond completely to the pre-existing layers. This caused…

  • Soft launch September

    Soft launch September

    So much has happened in the last few months. When ThinkerSpace.us was created this space was just a dream. A quick few notes on paper and an outline of what we wanted to offer the community was presented to the board of the organization we intended to rent from. The day after getting assigned our…