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Arduino Day - Halloween Bling Edition
A big round of thanks to everyone involved in our second free community workshop. The students were great and the contributions of many knowledgeable and helpful Guild members really made the event a big success.

Douglas Hamerski
Oct 23, 20221 min read


Circuitry 101 - Our First Workshop
Last week we held our first public, free workshop for students. It was a great success. After introductions and a tour of the Makerspace, we sat down to discuss safety and the basics of circuitry. The safety portion included a demonstration of an exploding capacitor (a good inspiration to make sure you have the polarity right later on).

Douglas Hamerski
Oct 2, 20221 min read


Science Fiction Book Club
Cape Fear Makers Guild is pleased to sponsor Wilmington's first and only* Science [AND/OR] Fiction Book Club on Tuesday, November 8th at...

Douglas Hamerski
Aug 28, 20221 min read


A Visit to Makerspace Charlotte
In early August, Steven Gray, the Executive Director of Makerspace Charlotte, was kind enough to give Thomas Barnett and myself a tour of the facility.

Douglas Hamerski
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Visit from Joel Leonard
Earlier this month, Cape Fear Makers Guild had the distinct pleasure of receiving a visit from Joel Leonard, a leading international advocate and advisor for Makerspaces. Joel is extremely well known in the regional Makerspace community. It is safe to say that I have yet to have a conversation with anyone that’s heavily involved with Makerspaces in North Carolina without Joel’s name coming up. Joel was kind enough to join us for dinner, visit our humble Makerspace, attend

Douglas Hamerski
Aug 22, 20221 min read


Putting Space in our Makerspace
Cape Fear Makers Guild is extremely pleased to announce that, due to the kind generosity of The Church of the Good Shepherd, our...

Douglas Hamerski
Aug 21, 20221 min read


The Road Forward
Plans for 2022 can be broken down into 3 categories:

Douglas Hamerski
Jul 3, 20221 min read


New Website Features
Our website now has several exciting new features:

Douglas Hamerski
Jun 24, 20221 min read


Seeking Space from Local Churches
There are over 36 churches within 1 mile of Downtown Wilmington. Wow. Pretty impressive, considering half of that area is river and swamp. The letter pictured below went out to them all on June 23rd. We'll let you know what they say.

Douglas Hamerski
Jun 23, 20221 min read


Visit to SplatSpace
On June 19th (aka Father's Day), Scott Hall, one of the founders of SplatSpace, Durham, NC's Makerspace, was kind enough to take 3 hours from his day to show me around the facility and sit down with me and chat about the things that go into a successful Makerspace.

Douglas Hamerski
Jun 22, 20221 min read


Our Mission and Core Values
Our Mission: Cape Fear Makers Guild is a 501(c)(3) non-profit in Wilmington, North Carolina with the mission of creating a community STEM-oriented makerspace where people who enjoy using technology to create or modify objects can gather, share resources and collaborate. This gathered pool of talent and equipment is made available to underprivileged students in the area in the form of free access, hands-on workshops, and other public educational events designed to stimulate

Douglas Hamerski
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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