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undee Makerspace started in 2014,
and was founded by software
engineers who wanted a place to
play with electronics and practice
coding together – things have
changed since then!
We have around 30 members at the moment.
We’re actively recruiting members as this is
currently the main way we pay the bills, but we are
also now branching out into teaching classes and
making products.
We have everything from a laser cutter and 3D
printers, to an electronics workbench and even a
reasonably well-stocked woodworking shop. We also
have a lot of craft items, and lately, we’ve focused on
growing our textiles offering, with an area dedicated
to sewing machines, an embroidery machine, and a
new director, Jen, who is a professional knitwear
designer. My background is in philosophy and
psychology, but I have an interest in many subjects,
and I previously managed a ceilidh band, before
moving on to my current self-employment as a CADmodeller. And our other director, Kerry, is the editor
of Micro:Mag, a magazine covering the micro:bit
microprocessor and related accessories. She also
teaches Raspberry Pi workshops.
Our motto is ‘Make, Learn, Create’. We want to
foster growth of the creative arts and sciences in
Dundee. The makerspace is about more than just
having a place to work; it is also a social hub and a
place of learning and skill-sharing. Although we run
some educational classes (an area we are going to
grow a lot over the next year) we also maintain aD
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We want to foster
growth of the creative
arts and sciences
in Dundee”
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Finally, we want to be
a job creator, so when
we are in a position to
take on employees,
we certainly intend
to do so, at the real
Living Wage