Steering Committee

Philip Robbins
Coordinator, Makerspace
Instructor, Fine Arts
probbins@langara.ca
604.323.2444

Kelly Sveinson
Director, Applied Research Centre
ksveinson@langara.ca
604.323.5687

Dr. Julie Longo
Associate Vice-President, Academic
jlongo@langara.ca
604.323.5688

Alina Smid
NRC IRAP ITA

Heather Workman
Career Development Centre
hworkman@langara.ca

Andrew Egan
Geography
aegan@langara.ca

Csilla Tama
Engineering
ctamas@langara.ca

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Upcoming 2024 Makerspace Workshops

How To Sew on Our Industrial Sewing Machines

Friday April 19th - 10:30am to 11:30am or 2:00pm to 3:00pm

We show you how to use our Techsew 0302, Techsew 2750 industrial sewing machines as well as our new Tecsew Serger. Each sewing workshop is limited to 4 people as you will be hands on one of the machines.

Laser Engrave & Cut Workshop

Friday May 3rd - 10:30am to 11:30am or 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Intro for our Trotec Speedy 300 laser. The Trotec can engrave and cut: wood, Plexiglas, cardboard, paper, ABS and leather. We start with how to create a file in Adobe Illustrator. We then go to the laser and show you how to engrave and cut wood.

3D Printers Intro - Tinkerine Ditto 3D Printer & Bambu X-1 Carbon

Friday May 10th - 10:30am to 11:30am or 2:00pm to 3:00pm

We show you how to process your 3D file for the Ditto Pro 3D printers as well as our new Bambu X-1 Carbon 3D filament printers. We will go over best practices and tips when preparing your file. We then demo how to operate the 3D printers.

How To Sew on Our Industrial Sewing Machines

Friday May 17th - 10:30am to 11:30am or 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Laser Engrave & Cut Workshop

Friday May 24th - 10:30am to 11:30am or 2:00pm to 3:00pm

3D Printers Intro - Tinkerine Ditto 3D Printer & Bambu X-1 Carbon

Friday May 31st - 10:30am to 11:30am or 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Do you have questions about workshops?

Contact Don at the Makerspace (Weekdays from 8:30 am–12:00 pm and 1:00 pm–4:00 pm or email him.