MakerLodge Study Guides
When you come back for part 2 of MakerLodge training, you’ll get additional practice and guidance in completing your own small project, and you will…
Category: Makerlodge
MakerLodge is a three-part extracurricular training program to teach making skills to MIT first year undergraduate students. The trainings are run by experienced students and include practice on several machines.
Resources
Maker Lodges We’ve compiled a list of some of the shops on campus where firstyears can gain access without joining a specific subject or department.…
Apply to Become a Manus Mentor
Teach Our mentors train hundreds of first year students in MakerLodge and many other MIT students, faculty, and staff in The Deep and Metropolis! Each…
Sign Up for Makerlodge
1. Sign up! 2. Take a shop orientation! 3. Sign up for, and attend, the relevant in-person training session. Trainings will begin to be posted…
Where Can I Make Next?
There are many great makerspaces and shops on campus where you can continue making things after you’ve completed MakerLodge! Click on any of the shops…
MakerLodge Checkoff
Step 1 Step 2 Review the study guide(s) for the tools you plan to test out of. Optional: Review the online course materials for those…
MakerLodge
MakerLodge is an extracurricular training program to teach making skills to MIT first year undergraduate students. The trainings are run by experienced students and include…
Laser Cut Earrings
Step 1 — Create drawing of earring shape you’d like Remember to place a hole for loops/earring hooks if needed! Adjust line weights/colors to achieve…
How to Make a Lasercut Box
Tools Laser Cutter Parts Thin sheet of acrylic or wood (typically 1/8″-1/4″) Choose Box Dimensions Go to boxdesigner.connectionlab.org NOTE: There are many other websites that will…
Band Saw/ Drill Press Cute Shape with a hole
Tools Bandsaw Drill Press Disc Sander Parts 4″ wide x ~.75″-1.5″ thick piece of wood Overview For this intro project, you will be making a…
