A new makerspace in Christian A. Johnson Memorial Building welcomes people of all ages and experience levels interested in turning their ideas into physical objects.
After a student appealed to the administration about seven years ago, the college installed some creation gear in the Johnson Memorial Building with the hope of expanding the range of equipment and the curricular options associated with it for both the college and the town. Now, after over a year of renovations to the building, a new makerspace has been unveiled in Johnson 102, hosting a wide range of machinery, including vinyl cutters, a heat press, laser cutters, filament and resin 3D printers, a 3D scanner, and a 6-axis industrial robotic arm.
The space has been open since the beginning of the school year and held an open house for students and locals on Sept….
