Author: GeneratorVt
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Member Made: Cameron Jonas’s Birch and Resin sink
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Prototype Laminated Baltic Birch Sink
Cameron is interesting in trying new forms of sinks, as well as better methods of construction and resin pouring. Cameron cut one piece at a time on the band saw, flush trimmed to a template on the router table, threaded rod and glue holding everything together, resin shell, aluminum rods through countertop with West Systems Epoxy resin filled voids.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Alex Consantino- Mini Landscape-3D Printed, CNC Milled, and Painted
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Innovation Playground Exhibit
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Saturday, September 16, 2017 – Monday, January 15, 2018
ECHO Leahy Center
From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Join Generator members at ECHO’s Innovation Playground Exhibit. This exhibit puts a spotlight on the innovation and creative explorations that happens in a makerspace. Adriana Lentrichia, Devin Wilder, Alex Swaisgood, Jean Cherouny, Rob Rock are just some of Generator’s superstars that are featured makers in this exhibit!I’m tickled to announce that after many late nights and forays to Curtis Lumber the Innovation Playgound exhibit opened this past Saturday. After watching families interact with the space for many hours on opening day, I can confidently state this is an incrediblly engaging exhibit. This is ECHO’s first in-house exhibit, and it quite literally would not have been possible without the talent and hard work of our local partners– The EMC at Champlain College, Generator and its maker members, the creators of Will & Whit, and our recycled lamp contest participants.-Nina RidhibhinyoInnovation Playground celebrates lifelong play and its role in sparking technological, social, and artistic innovation in our community. Visitors of all ages will unleash their imaginations, building life-size worlds out of giant blue blocks, exploring virtual galaxies in a cardboard spaceship, and bringing inventions to life in our fully-equipped maker space.
In partnership with Champlain College Emergent Media Center and Generator. Generously sponsored by Hickok and Boardman Insurance Group.
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain is a 501(c) non-profit organization. ECHO’s mission is to educate and delight people about the Ecology, Culture, History, and Opportunities for Stewardship of the Lake Champlain Basin.
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Meet The Makers TONIGHT at 5pm at Generator
Innovation Week: Meet the Makers
Generator
Oct 16th at 5PM-7PM
Join Generator for a Meet the Maker Q and A and a steel or copper forging demonstration. Generator makers include Rob Rock, Devin Wilder, Jake Blend and Brian Merrill. Generator is in the middle of building a foundry for melting aluminum, bronze and metals up to 2000 degrees. There will be a forging hot metal demonstration tonight! This foundry is community funded with the help of Maker Faire’s Adopt a Maker. A cash bar is provided. Enjoy!
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Vote for Jake Blend! Tech Jam Finalist for Newcomer Award
Vermont Tech Jam Award Finalists
Congratulations to everyone nominated as a tech leader in Vermont! We’re thrilled to present you with the five finalists in each category – companies and individuals recognized by nominators and our judges for building innovative ventures and products, tirelessly promoting Vermont’s strengthening tech ecosystem, and newcomers to the scene who bring fresh ideas and momentum to the state.
The Vermont Technology Alliance, BTV Ignite, and Seven Days now invite the tech community to identify the standouts in each category. Help us select the winners by casting your votes for admired and under-recognized tech all-stars in the 2017 Tech Jam Awards!
Jake Blend- Generator Member, Generator Member Representative, teacher, inventor, and all around maker addict, has qualified as a finalist for the Newcomer Award. Cast your vote!
Jake Blend broke the world record for largest spirograph during Art Hop at Generator! Read the full Seven Days article>> That’s not all he has done. Learn more about Jake Blend>>
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Generator Halloween Costume Clinic
Generator Halloween Costume Clinic
Sunday, 10/22 and 10/29
1pm-4pm
Come in with your ideas and we will have Halloween costume counselors standing by! We are here to help you get started, learn about resources, or troubleshoot what you have already begun. We will have the following resources for parents and older children to use: scrap cardboard, sewing machines, scrap fabric, hot glue guns, and glitter. We will also provide basic guidance and templates on how to make your own cardboard mask, cardboard crown, magic wand, and superhero cape. Participants are highly encouraged to provide their own materials. Costume counselors will be available to help you create a shopping list for what you will need to purchase on your own.
Open to all ages. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult.
Fee: Suggested donation of $5-$10
Location: Generator Learning Lab & Great Room
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Happy Hour at the Generator Makerspace with Net Zero Training Launch
Vermonters are proud to be eco-conscious! Like-minded people are gathering at Generator for a Net Zero Training Launch. Whether you just want to hang out at Generator or want to learn more about zero waste building, Friday night is the time to be at Generator makerspace.
Net Zero Training Launch – Happy Hour at the Generator Makerspace
October 13th. 5:00 – 7:30pm
Location: Generator Makerspace, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington, VT
Join your colleagues in the building industry for the launch of the Burlington Electric Department (BED), Better Bee, and Yestermorrow Net Zero Training Series. The series will cover both Passive House US and Passive House International standards, as well as PHPP and Therm.
Speakers will include Chris Burns (BED), Rob Conboy (Better Bee), Mike Crowley (Yestermorrow), and Jacob Racusin (New Frameworks).
Cash bar and h’oeurderves provided.
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UVM BioFabLab needs your feedback!
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Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner said, “Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries, and new ideas, probably in that order.”
It’s true; a major part of doing science is coming up with new ways to interrogate the world around us. Even in biology, being able to design, build, and tinker with experimental equipment is a critical skill.
Taking inspiration from Burlington Generator and the Maker movement, UVM’s Biology Department developed BioFabLab, a class for biology majors in which students work in teams to answer real research questions by designing and building experimental equipment. Over the coming months, our students will be spending a lot of time at Generator, learning new skills and interacting with all of you.
In the past, the generous involvement of the Generator community has been essential to our students’ success. So we are asking for your help once
again!A big part of what we hope to teach our students is how to seek out advice to solve technical problems, and how to explain their projects to non-biologists. We will be holding three presentation sessions during the semester where the students will give updates on their progress, and look for feedback. The first is this Wednesday, October 4th at 7pm in the Great Hall at Generator.
We encourage you all to come by and learn about BioFabLab, and hear our students give a chalk talk about their research questions and initial design ideas![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4771″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4770″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Meet the Maker: Devin Wilder
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