{"id":533,"date":"2017-04-29T16:11:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T20:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jclark.org\/weblog\/?p=533"},"modified":"2017-04-29T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T20:11:07","slug":"maker-fest-at-hagley-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jclark.org\/weblog\/2017\/04\/29\/maker-fest-at-hagley-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker Fest at Hagley Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living in Northern Delaware, we have a lot of museums in the area, many of which are former properties of the du Pont family. The Hagley Museum<\/a> is one of those, and is “the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802. This example of early American industry includes restored mills, a workers’ community, and the ancestral home and gardens of the du Pont family.” [1. from hagley.org<\/a> ]. The museum has been a staple of area schools’ field trips for as long as I’ve been in Delaware. The connection to America’s industrial history makes it an idea location for a Maker Fest, which was held today.<\/p>\n

This was the first Maker Fest at Hagley, and turn out seemed pretty good. There were many Makers exhibiting, and lots of adults & kids on hand to take it all in. I was happy to see a big STEM education presence, with demo areas for VexIQ (Elementary\/Middle School) and Vex Robotics (Middle\/High School) programs. I spoke to a couple of the folks who mentor kids with these Robotics competitions. This is something I’m interested in doing in the future.<\/p>\n

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Higher education was represented as well, with several exhibits from the University of Delaware, such as this self-playing guitar:<\/p>\n

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This drawing bot:<\/p>\n

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And this fiberoptic art piece:<\/p>\n

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I also had a nice talk with a man who has designed and built his own take on a Rostock delta-style 3D printer. His version is the Woodstock (see below), and the design is available on Thingivese<\/a>. While talking he told me of a local 3D Printing interest group, which I’m looking forward to joining. Even better, they meet at a brick-and-mortar, local<\/em> 3D Printing business.<\/p>\n

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Here’s one of the exhibit tables for that business, PrintedSolid.com<\/a>. I’m looking forward to purchasing filament locally, as well as meeting other folks who have printers in the area.<\/p>\n

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There were all kinds of makers present. I didn’t get pictures of the person who made honey, or the many crafters, but I did get pics of an exhibit by a man who makes violins:<\/p>\n

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A maker of marionettes:<\/p>\n

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And even a maker of beer! Yes there were samples, and yes it was delicious. This is on my (rather lengthy) to-do list. I have the equipment, I just haven’t made the time.<\/p>\n

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All in all, it was a great event, and I’m already looking forward to next year.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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