Here at Midsouth Makers we love the Memphis community. This includes both the people and animals who make this city what it is. Last month, Midsouth Makers had the opportunity to help out the Memphis Zoo and work with some firehose donated by local fire departments. During our workshop, we made enrichment for the elephants, gorillas, and rhinos based on plans from hose2habitat.com. The items are currently in use and both the keepers and animals are thrilled about our work. Check out some pictures of the workshop taken by the amazing Memphis Zoo photographer Brandon Lau and if you are at the zoo, keep an eye out for MSM’s work!

Did Santa leave a new 3D printer under your tree, and you aren’t quite getting the results you expected? Have an issue with your existing printer? Need some help dialing in your settings? Come out to Midsouth Makers and let our 3D printer doctors help with your printing ailments. You are welcome to pop in for a few minutes, or stay all afternoon.

Join us on Saturday, February 10th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM for our monthly 3D printer clinic! You can RSVP on meetup.

Thanks to the nice folks over at Elegoo we will have a brand new 3D printer at the Makerspace soon – the Elegoo Neptune 2S! It is an i3-style “bedslinger” with many cool features like Filament Runout detection, a spring steel magnetic sheet w/PEI coating, a dual-gear all-metal extruder, and a Power-Off Resume.

As a special treat, we will be unboxing, assembling it, and getting the first print going LIVE during our next 3D Printer Clinic on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at 1 pm CST! Everyone is welcome to this event, member or non-member. This is a great way to learn about 3D printers and 3D printing. Even if you’re already familiar with 3D printing but are having issues, come on out and let us help you resolve your problems. Or just hang out and watch us build our new printer!

We look forward to seeing you then!

Dru making progress

Reece working under the scope

Brandond and Todd dutifully working

Todd working under the scope

Assembled LCD Backpack

The attendees of the second in a series of soldering classes built an LCD Backpack, available from Dangerous Prototypes. The LCD screens work over USB or serial connections and can be used for multiple different things. Keep an eye out for our other upcoming classes!

Image Credit: Jeff Donaldson

Want to learn how to solder? Midsouth Makers will be hosting a soldering workshop on April 5th @ 2PM. The class will be $25 and you will be walking with a TV-B-GONE. Class size is limited to 15, so sign up today! RSVP on Meetup.com

Q/A: 
What do I need to bring? 
You should bring Soldering Iron, Solder, Multimeter, Flush Cutters, Solder Sucker/Solder Wick, and helping hands. If you don’t have these Items, no biggie, the makers have a few sets to borrow for the class.

So what is this TV-B-GONE thing? 
Its an over powered remote capable of turning off many different TV’s from over 150ft away with one push of a button. It is a great kit for beginners, large parts, and low part count. Curriculum can be found here. (http://learn.adafruit.com/tv-b-gone-kit/overview)

When will registration be closed? 
Registration will close march 26th. This will allow ample time for kits to ship. Sign up now before seats run out!