A few weekends ago, the city of Decatur hosted the annual Atlanta Maker Faire. At the Maker Faire were a number of makerspaces from around the Atlanta area, all showing off their projects and inviting new members to join them. All the makerspaces around Atlanta seem to be thriving. Makerspaces are incredibly useful to anyone looking to learn new skills or needing access to tools they might not normally have at home.
If you don’t have access to a makerspace in your area, you might consider using a service such as Meetup.com to find others who might be interested in starting one. Most have started small and grown in size as members bring new skills, share tools, and decide on special projects they wish to do as a group. Your own makerspace could start out as nothing more than a small gathering of makers in your garage. The point is, not having a makerspace is one reason why many…
