Set up by four volunteers, the organisation has moved into a premises in the centre of Machynlleth after secured a grant of £24,000 from the Social Value Forum Development Fund.
A grand opening for the new premises, in the Old Town Halls building in Penrallt Street, will be held on October 6, where people can visit the new home, explore the equipment and sign up to become members.
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Machspace co-director Cassian Lodge said: “Machynlleth is the perfect place for a makerspace, everyone is so crafty and eco-minded that I’m surprised we don’t already have one.
“I’m so ready to drink tea and knit on the sofa while 3D-printing something extremely niche and specific.”
A makerspace is a community workshop focused around making and mending, containing equipment and materials. Members can sign up, pay a monthly fee, and can then access the…