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Matboard Cathedral
Damien Hernandez has constructed a cahedral out of gold colored matboard. Here are some pictures of his laser cut sanctuary.
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Flights of Precision Fancy
Betty Barrett writes:Dave Semeraro is a member of the CUCFL community and joins us on a regular basis to work on projects in the lab. During the time he isn’t in the lab, he hangs out at the NCSA where...
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Ryan & Sam Larsen's Pinewood Derby Car
Ryan Larsen writes:Thanks very much for your recent help with my son's Pinewood Derby! ... The car did well in the race, it didn't place, but it won a few races. A special thanks to Johan and his...
View ArticleOther Open Workshops in Champaign-Urbana
Other community workshops in Champaign-Urbana:read more
View ArticleLori and Zeb's Wedding Invitations
Lori and Zeb created laser cut wedding invitations in the Fab Lab, as part of their local green DIY wedding. Here's a video greeting card that describes the whole thing. :-)Video on YouTube -...
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Happy Birthday! Nerd style.
My brother turned 30 this year so I wanted to make him something special (his birthday was January 1st). I got busy so the project fell behind. But thank God his wife's birthday is coming up soon (May...
View ArticleCUCFL Summer Sessions: 2011
CUCFL Summer Sessions: 2011The Champaign Urbana Community Fab Lab is pleased to announce a series of classes for Summer 2011. Classes will be taught by Fab Lab experts. Send inquiries and...
View ArticleCUCFL Electronics Summer Workshop
CUC-FABLAB Electronics Summer Workshop (Lead Instructor: Mercedes Mane)July 9th, July 16th, and July 23rd from 9am-12pmJoin a series of workshops this summer at the Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab...
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May Day Celebration
On May 1st, the Fab Lab community celebrated a whole list of things: Johann, Anna, Bryan, and Yi all graduated. Mercedes got her citizenship (and had a birthday). Gary's birthday was also part of the...
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Laser Engraving a 13" MacBook Pro
I engraved the name of my employer on the 13" MacBook Pro that I use for work.I used the 50-watt Epilog Mini, with the following settings:Raster only (vector cutting disabled)Raster speed: 100%Raster...
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FAB7 Lima: Fab Lab Annual International Conference
FAB7 this year was in Lima, Peru. It was hosted and organized by the University students with the help of MIT. We had a great time there and met some amazing people. The challenge/competition this year...
View ArticleBlue Platter Saturday: wearables
Blue Platter Saturdays are events that CUCFL puts together as workshops for experimenting with new processes or materials.The first one will be October 8th form 9 am to 12 pm.read more
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First Blue Platter Saturday
Here are a few pictures from the first Blue Platter Saturday, October 8th.If you missed the event, please joint us next Saturday, October 15th from 9 am to 12 pm.
View ArticleSteve Holt's Fab Lab Portfolio
This is a slideshow of Steve Holt's impressive, artisitic, and prolific collection of Fab Lab projects. Enjoy!Direct Link: Steve Holt's Fab Lab Portfolio Photo Set on Flickr
View ArticleFab Off Slideshow!
Here is a slideshow from Fab Off 2011, held on Saturday October 22nd 2011.We had a wonderful time hosting the other Fab Labs, and met a lot of creative, talented, and friendly people!Direct Link: Fab...
View ArticleGloria E. Jackson Community Center and Media Lab
Hello Ms. Barrett,Mary Gen and I wanted to thank you and all the volunteers again of behalf of our team for helping us finish our acrylic plaques on time for delivery. We went down to East Saint Louis...
View ArticleKat's Mobile
Kat made a beautiful and fanciful mobile for her 7.5 month old son. The primary material is laser-cut acrylic, and it was hand assembled with some hand seweing. It is beautiul.
View ArticleFab Off 2011, The Video
An excellent video by Christian McNamara from the MSI Chicago Fab Lab, showing the great fun we had at the 2011 Fab Off athe Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab!
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Computer Science Club at UIS creates led edge lit sign
From the UIS CS Club:On Sunday, April 1st, 2012 the Computer Science Club at UIS visited and created an LED edge lit sign using the Epilog laser cutter.They have posted a full gallery of the trip on...
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