Month: February 2023

In partnership with and with funding from the Neil Squire Society  Langara’s Applied Research Club and Langara’s Makerspace will be hosting two making events in March, and your invited! These events will draw on Neil Squires Makers Making Change program that connects community Makers with the Neil Squire community’s need for custom made assistive devices. You are invited to become part of this innovative solution. Stay Tuned, event details to follow. Makers Making Change Event In Partnership with the Neil Squire Society, Langara’s Applied Research club will be hosting events for the Langara community in March 2023. The Langara community […]

With Funding from Langara’s Applies Research Center Philip will be conducting two case studies with students from Langara and Colleagues from Emily Carr University (Justin Novak faculty in Ceramics and Illustration). For case study one, students will be hired to investigate the capacity of the Makerspace’s new Feltloom machine to transition denim and wool textile waste into usable yard goods. We hope to further partner with the City of Richmond in advancing their circularity goals. Stay Tuned! For case study two, students will be hired to investigate the digitization of Justin’s figurative ceramic work with out the Makerspace’s Space Spider […]

What is the circular economy and how can Makerspaces and Maker Cultures play an important role in this critical transition? Along with 5 universities from across Canada, and with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Philip Robbins, Langara’s Makerspace Coordinator and Fine Arts Faculty will be researching this question with partners from The University of the Fraser Valley, Thompson Rivers University, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Memorial University. More Info >  

I have started collecting bottle caps and certain bottles for a new recycle project at the Makerspace. I will be melting down and forming the caps into a block. The block will then be machined into useful tools and objects using our Tormach CNC mill. We can use most bottle caps, if they do have a recycle code on them they should be #2 and or HDPE. Some bottles and larger containers (like a tide detergent jug & shampoo containers) may also be made of the #2 or HDPE. Please bring any caps and containers to Don at the Makerspace. […]

It has been a very busy January for Makerspace Collab projects. We have: created 3d signage for facilities, made threaded caps for Geography,  created a helical gear 3d metal printed & CNC machined demo and done many upcycled covers for Fine arts. Next up is recycled parts from bottle caps… stay tuned for that. Our projects and links: Helical Gears -Metal 3D Printing & Metal Machining Door Sign For Facilities Department Tree Corer Caps Project – Scaling 3d threads to fit Upcycled Billboard vinyl covers for Fine Arts      

We have just completed our How To easy to follow manuals for our new Anycubic 3D resin printers. We are using plant based resins for the prints. Links to the manuals are here: Our general How To 3D print page > Photon Studio Manual for preparing your file to print – PDF Manual > How to operate the Anycubic resin printers – PDF Manual >