| RECENT NEWS All News (most recent at top) | Bandsaw Fundraising Update (Friday, Nov 15th - Mike ) |  (Progress as of 1/14/25 ) News shows this update is from Nov 15, but I just wrote over the original fundraising post so this is new info as of January 14, 2025.
We’re making good progress on the bandsaw fund. Between our Give to the Max Day fundraising, sales of donated surplus tools, and other donated monies, we are already more than 2/3 of the way to our total goal.
Duluth MakerSpace is raising money to replace the bandsaw in the woodshop. A link to our Give to the Max fundraiser page is here: GiveMN.org
DMS Venmo (cut and paste). https://venmo.com/u/duluthmakerspace
| Lincoln Lark Business Group Meeting (Thursday, Sep 12th - Mike ) |  (Local Business leaders listen to Mayor Reinert’s presentation ) Duluth MakerSpace hosted the Lincoln Park Business Group this morning for their monthly meeting. For this meeting the group was honored to have a presentation by Mayor Roger Reinert.
Thank you to everyone who helped make the space look good and give us a chance to show off a little bit. Several of these people had not been inside DMS in years, and commented on how good the shops were looking.
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Cameron Kruger: Thank you so much for hosting us, it was wonderful to show off the space to our members!
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| ROOF FUNDRAISING COMPLETE! (Wednesday, Aug 21st - Mike ) |  Our fundraising for the new roof is complete. We set a goal of $82,550.00 and when we were within $3200.00 of our goal a member secured a pledge from a local business owner to cover that amount. In the meantime checks continued to arrive at DMS and we ended up raising $83,380.00. The surplus will go to support our mission either by seeding our next capital improvement or tool upgrade.
Thanks to everyone who supports us through their generous donations, time, and/or dues. We would not survive without you.
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| | UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS See All | Today
Monday
Jan 20th |  Class: In Person - DMS Membership Orientation (6:00pm-8:00pm)[$20]
*This class is only for New Members to orient to Duluth MakerSpace. Attendees will be expected to have a current membership or pay for a months membership at the time of orientation.*
If you’re looking for a tour, email Mike - mikeolson@duluthmakerspace.com
A general orientation to everything Duluth Makerspace. In this mandatory class for RFID access, we go over important tool usage, as well as workshop expectations and function. If you just can't make this orientation, please email mikeolson@duluthmakerspace.com to set up a time that will work. | Tomorrow
Tuesday
Jan 21st |  Class: Intro to Clay (6:00pm-8:30pm)[$45]
This class will cover the bases needed to get started making pottery. We will talk about the different types of clay, the stages the clay goes through and learn how to make a basic pot through both wheels, throwing and hand building.
Students will use various pottery hand tools and the pottery wheel. | This
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Saturday
Jan 25th | Class: **BY INVITATION ONLY*** Cabochon Making/Lapidary (9:00am-4:00pm)[$140]
***Lapidary 101 is prerequisite for this class ***
In this course, students will review what they learned in Lapidary 101 and
continue the process by taking stones from the preform stage through cabbing and polishing. Fee includes materials (use of studio sanding belts, 1 preform to cab, additional materials available for purchase).
Completion of this course certifies the student to utilize the studio unsupervised by a studio manager.
Class format: 9-12 instructions and project work, 12-1 break, 1-4 complete projects
 Class: Introduction to Laser Cutting (10:00am-12:30pm)[$50]
Students will learn the basic concepts of laser cutting and how to make a box. They will be taken through sketching their box, designing a path in laser cutting software, and cutting it. This class will prepare them for use of the 100W laser. | This
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Tuesday
Jan 28th | Class: Intro to Clay (6:00pm-8:30pm)[$45]
This class will cover the bases needed to get started making pottery. We will talk about the different types of clay, the stages the clay goes through and learn how to make a basic pot through both wheels, throwing and hand building.
Students will use various pottery hand tools and the pottery wheel. | Next
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Saturday
Feb 1st |  Class: Introduction to Podcasting (1:00pm-3:00pm)[$40]
Ever wanted to share your maker passion with the world? Have a niche interest that
needs to be shared or a story that needs to be told? 47% of people in the U.S. ages 12+ listen to at least
one podcast per month! In this course we will go over the basics of recording, editing, and publishing a
podcast using equipment available at Duluth MakerSpace. We will also discuss monetization options,
trends, and studio equipment options to up your professionalism.
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Sunday
Feb 2nd | | Monday
Feb 3rd |  Meeting: Board (6:00pm-8:00pm)
Closed Board Meeting |
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