Hard to believe that it has already been two years since the Lake Michigan College Fab Lab debuted in the Hanson Technology Center on the Napier Avenue Campus in Benton Harbor, but that’s the case, and they are ready to celebrate and showcase for the upcoming year as well.
Everybody is invited as Lake Michigan College hosts a celebration for its Fab Lab’s second anniversary from 5:30-7:30 pm next Monday, April 1st in the Hanson Technology Center.
During the celebration Fab Lab techs and makers will be on hand to demonstrate design software and high-tech tools, including laser cutters, 3D printers, a CNC router and an embroidery machine. Guests can also watch a live demonstration of a Jacob’s Ladder, a high voltage electrical device that produces a continuous arc of large sparks.
Those who go will be among the first to learn about upcoming Fab Lab summer camp workshops and have the first opportunity to register for them. And like all good birthday parties, there will be pizza and cake.
The Fab Lab first opened to the public in April 2017. Since then nearly 6,000 makers of all ages and interests have participated in 241 workshops and events at the lab.
Located in LMC’s Hanson Technology Center, the Fab Lab serves as an open access digital fabrication studio and collaborative workshop with information, tools and software. The Fab Lab team offers low-cost, hands-on workshops on a variety of topics and tools. The Fab Lab is open 4-8 pm every Monday-through-Thursday for anyone age 8-108 who has the interest to learn and create.
To learn more about Fab Lab events and equipment, and to register for the event, visit now by clicking this link:
www.lakemichigancollege.edu/fablab
The event is free and open to the public, so make plans to stop on by and have some Spring Break fun.
