Over the past year, Makespace has grown significantly with over 200 members. Volunteers have run over 145 training sessions teaching new skills to over 400 people. Members have actively used the space and equipment to collaborate, learn, teach, and build various projects including robots, furniture, vehicles, and more. The supportive community has helped Makespace become a respected maker space in the area.

1. MAKESPACE
our first year

2. FROMTHIS IN 2012…

3. 210 MEMBERS

4. OVER 145VOLUNTEER-RUN
TRAINING SESSIONSTO HELP
PEOPLE USE MAKESPACE KIT

5. OVER 100TOURS SHOWING
MAKESPACE AND MAKINGTO
MEMBERS OFTHE PUBLIC

6. WELL OVER 400 INSTANCES
OF PEOPLE LEARNING A NEW
MANUFACTURING SKILL

7. 910 MAKERS IN OUR MEETUP GROUP
43 people taking significant event organising responsibility

8. SUSTAINED GROWTH AND ACTIVITY ON
MEETUP GROUP
Makespaceopens

9. 200+ MAKESPACE MEMBERS
and many more have been members for some of the year

10. STEADY GROWTH OF NEW MEMBERS
Current 205 members
Founder
members
Student
members
Members

11. ABOUT MAKESPACE MEMBERS
• we induct & vet all new members
• but we don’t know much about them - we don’t ask demographic questions
• all members
• are over 18
• can bring guests to the space
• can run events
• can use some kit without training, and other kit after being inducted

12. EVENTS
• 482 past events
• 21 upcoming events

13. REVIEWS ON MEETUP
• “Fantastic”
• “Indispensible”
• “Great and it seems to be getting better all the time”
• “God's own toolshed :-) “
• “Love Makespace, love love love - you don't know how much
you have done for me.You are making me feel human again”

14. TRAINING
• over 145 hands-on training sessions on Makespace equipment given by volunteer
Makespace members
• making over 400 people who have learnt a new skill
• many other workshops and training events including
• solidthinking CAD
• Matlab
• Unity 3D
• Arduino robots
• Well over 100 tours of Makespace to the public

15. MEETUPS + EVENTS
• regular maker nights
• student MakerSoc
• Meetups+learning+making from: Open DCU + Raspberry Pi-Makers, PCB
Makers, K1 co-housing, OCAML hackers, Cambridge Clojure Group,
Arduinos&Cake, Modular Synth
• Hosting events+meetups: Cambridge internet of things, CamMacDev,
CamGeekNight, DorkBot Anglia
• PechaKucha lightning talks, project speed dating events
• Talks from all kinds of speakers, local and visiting

16. OTHER EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES
• Arty Crafty Makers, Instructables Nights, Gaming
nights,Theme maker nights, making Marble machines
• Big projects: cardboard boat, Chain Reaction,
• Trips: to ElectroMagneticWave, to MakerFaire +more
• Hosted companies from Springboard Internet of
Things accelerator, Spring 2013

17. FAMILY MAKERS MOST WEEKS
ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES

18. STUDENT SOCIETY

19. LOTS HAS HAPPENED

20. RESPECTED
• Keynote address at RSA and many other talks
• Directly inspired creation of Madrid Makespace
• 3rd largest hackspace in UK by member numbers (?)
• Lots of calls from people around the UK and around
world wanting advice on setting up something like
Makespace

21. WORKSHOP KIT
• BandSaw
• Circular Saw - Makita
• CNC Router
• Drill Presses
• Grinder
• Lathe - Myford
• Lathe - Sherline
• Metalwork Benches
• Mill - Sherline
• Mill - Warco
• Mitre Saw - Rage 3
• PowerTools (small)
• Woodwork Benches
• Woodworking Lathe

22. MAIN SPACE KIT
• 3D Printer
• CNC Model Mill
• Electronics Workbenches
• Fine Metalwork Bench and
Flexible Shaft Drill
• Glassworking kiln, torch and
associated tools
• Laser Cutter
• PCB Mill
• PrimeTest 100 PATTester
• Vacuum Former
• Vinyl Cutter
• General tools
• HP 750C A0 Plotter

23. AND LET’S NOT FORGET
• there’s money in the bank
• only minor accidents (we’ve used quite a few plasters)
• (since we opened) no major thefts
• no significant problems with equipment damage
• no significant problems with community behaviour

24. SPACE

25. WE’VE REARRANGEDTHINGS
(a few times!)

26. WE’VE STARTED SIMPLE
and then improved and enhanced

27. WE’VE ADDED HEALTH AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- LIKETHIS INTEGRATED EXTRACTION SYSTEM

28. WE’VE STOCKED AND RESTOCKED OUR
CONSUMABLES BANKS

29. WE’VE INSTALLED NEW KIT

30. WE’VE SAFETY-TESTEDTHINGS

31. WE’VE
SALVAGED
EQUIPMENT

32. WE’VE RESTORED EQUIPMENT

33. WE’VE
EVALUATED A
LOT OF CHAIRS
(including quite a few we
made ourselves)

34. WE GREW
PLANTS
(and made pulley systems for
them)

35. WE’VE EATEN A LOT OF SNACKS
(and been honest about paying for them - our honesty
boxes run a surplus)

36. WE’VE BEEN CREATIVE
(and a little wacky)

37. WE’VE
CLEANED
ANDTIDIED
!
(really, we have :)

38. TOOLS

39. WEVACUUM FORMED

40. WE ROUTED

41. WE DID FINE METAL WORK

42. WE CALIBRATED

43. WETURNED

44. WE DIDN’T ALWAYS USE COMPUTERS

45. WE MILLED

46. WE FUSED AND SLUMPED GLASS

47. WE DRILLED

48. WE CONNECTEDTHINGSTOTHE INTERNET

49. MAKING

50. WE INTRIGUED PEOPLE

51. WE MYSTIFIED PEOPLE

52. WE BUILT
VEHICLES

53. WETESTED
THINGS

54. WE DID FINE, BEAUTIFUL DETAILED WORK

55. WE WENT FROM PROTOTYPETO PRODUCT IN JUST 4
MONTHS NOT 18 MONTHS:THANKSTO MAKESPACE

56. WE EXPERIMENTED

57. WE MADE ROBOTS

58. WE MADE JEWELLERY

59. WE STARTED WORK ON A
ROBOTIC STORAGE SYSTEM

60. WE MADE GAMES

61. WE MADE SECRET PROTOTYPES
FOR OUR BUSINESSES
!
(NO PICTURES, SORRY!)

62. WE USED A LOT OF LEDS

63. WE MADE
FURNITURE

64. WE MADETHINGSTHAT MADE US HAPPY

65. WE ETCHED “MADE IN MAKESPACE” ON
WHAT WE MADE WHERE EVER WE COULD

66. COMMUNITY

67. WE HACKED

68. WE SHARED

69. WE HAD FUN

70. WE NETWORKED
(in more ways than one)

71. WETRAINED

72. WETRAINED

73. WE MADE
MARVELLOUS
MARBLE
MACHINES

74. WETRAINED

75. WE LEARNED FROM EXPERTS
(even experts from London who said Cambridge
expertise had made their products a reality)

76. WE DID SHOW &TELL

77. WE MET NEW PEOPLE

78. WE HADTALKS

79. WE ADMIREDTHINGS WE MADE

80. WE SHOWED PEOPLE AROUND

81. WE COLLABORATED

82. WE EXPLAINEDTHINGS

83. WE ATE CAKE

84. WE MADETHINGSTO PUT CAKES ON :)

85. MANY PEOPLE MADE ALLTHIS HAPPEN
!
IFYOU WERE ONE OFTHEM:
THANK YOU

86. ALSOTHANKYOUTO ALLTHE MAKESPACE
MEMBERS WHOSE PHOTOS ARE INCLUDED HERE
TOM OINN
BRIAN CORTEIL
MARKTCHAOS
KYLLIKI3
PERFECTPHASE
MARK MELLOWS
DAVID BAR HAM
AND MORE