December 2015

Ylab Holiday Break and Early 2016 Plans

Written on December 21, 2015.

Not a creature was stirring. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the DDOme, Not a creature was stirring in the maker’s new home; The basement room floor has been painted with care, In hopes that equipment soon would be there; The paperwork done, agreements written and read, As plans for new robots...

The Ylab Holiday Gift List

Written on December 19, 2015.

Yeah, we know, we’re a little late on this for some people… Chanukah is done for this year… but we all know Santa is for everyone. We also know the type of people we’re dealing with don’t need a holiday as an excuse to pick up some new toys and technology. And some are on on the naughty list and will have to buy...

Membership has its privileges. And duties.

Written on December 15, 2015.

Before. Yuck. Monday December 14 was our first members’ only night. Since ylab is an all-volunteer effort, that of course means we got down to some hard work cleaning up the space. Thank you for your membership payment. Now get to work. Our call for equipment donations produced some very timely results. Big thanks to Eric for the compressor and ShopVac....

Memberships: We’re off and running!

Written on December 13, 2015.

Sign here. Press hard. (Photo by stockimages from freedigitalphotos.net) We announced our membership structure and fees on our maker night at the DDO on Wednesday, December 9 – and we have our first sign-ups! Ylab board member Ruby is the first ylab maker space member. When ylab was just a notion of a concept, ...

Maker Space Membership Update – the Paperwork

Written on December 6, 2015.

“ME 401 QuickJob” by Nina Paley – http://mimiandeunice.com/2011/07/25/paperwork/. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. We’re making progress, but not there yet. The good news is that a lot of the heavy lifting is pretty much done – formal incorporation as a non-profit;...

Meetup.com: From Markham Makers to Ylab