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In-person open house returns!

I’m really pleased to announce that we’re back to running in-person Open House nights every Wednesday from 7-9pm!  It’s been a long year and half, but we’re eager to see new faces (even if they’re partially covered). With our new “season” of open house, we have a few changes: Tours will run at 7pm, 7:30pm,…

Twin Cities Maker Covid Mask Updates

Hello TC Makers, The Board would like to first and foremost thank you for giving us the time and your  input as we try and thoughtfully move to a more open maker space.  The survey results, comments, and conversations we have had with you over the past few weeks reflect the polarization seen in the…

Thunder Laser USA – Nova 51

Long overdue…Highly anticipated…Possibly the worst kept secret…Biggest investment to date… Thunder Laser USA – Nova 51 100w Laser 55” X 40” work area LightBurn Software Red Dot Pointer, for ‘dry run’ Auto-Focus Optimized raster, vector, or combined modes Up to 800dpi with HR Head Roller Rotary (for cylindrical objects) The Nova 51 was selected from…

Annual Meeting Oct 3 @1pm

Annual Membership Meeting On ZOOM: Saturday, October 3 We’ve scheduled our annual meeting for Saturday 10/3, starting at 1:00pm . To keep everyone safe we will be holding the meeting and election remotely. You be able to attend the annual meeting via Zoom, look for more meeting information to come. We’ll go over the previous…

TCMaker is open for business! [Updated]

I hope you are all doing well. The shop closure has been tough, but we’re back! Please read this message carefully, as it contains information that you will need to know to get into the shop. Remember, as much as we all want to get in and work on projects, it is important that we…

Shop closure update

As most of you have heard by now, Governor Walz has extended the stay at home order to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. In light of this announcement, we will not be reopening the shop on May 4th. In the meantime, the board of directors and shop managers are putting together a more detailed…

Updates on shop closure and limited purpose opening

The board had a lot to discuss last night about the current shop closure and what might be possible in terms of reopening. Here’s what you should know: Materials Pickup: We’re offering another opportunity for people to come in for the limited purpose of picking up materials. Once again there is a sign-up sheet, which…

April Board Meeting — We’re Going Virtual

Tonight’s board meeting (04/14) will be held virtually via google hangouts. The link is up on the calendar. If you decide to join us, please adhere to the following: 1) Please keep your mic muted unless actually talking. This minimises background noise that makes it hard to hear. 2) Roll call will be taken at…

Shop closure update: 4/12/2020

Hello everyone! I hope you’re all healthy and safe. Here’s an update on how things are going for Twin Cities Maker, and what the board is doing at this time to keep our organization going. Shop remains closed past Monday 4/13… Unfortunately, given the governor’s extension of the stay-at-home order, the shop will remain closed…

SHOP CLOSURE UPDATE

The governor of MN has issued a shelter in place order starting Friday, March 27th at 11:59PM (tonight). In light of this announcement, we will be moving up the shop closure and door locking to the same time (two days early).  Anyone who had timeslots scheduled on the spreadsheet (see previous post) for pickup of…

Make, learn, don’t share COVID-19

SHOP CLOSURE: Twin Cities Maker, at its core, is a community.  In the interest of that community and the public at large, from 11:59 PM on Sunday, March 22nd through Sunday, March 29th, we will be closing our shop to any work on personal projects and asking that people only come in to pick up…