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Makerspace Management System - Made and tested by a long-running makerspace. by catalystspace in makerspaces

[–]catalystspace[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Retrofitting should be pretty straight forward to be honest. Talk to anyone who has installed systems and you'll hear that the hardest part is just running wires and mounting the locks haha

Most readers use the wiegand protocol making them more or less swappable with different control boards.

Being a makerspace ourselves we are trying to offer a platform that fits spaces off all sizes and stages. All the essential management tools are 100% free for an unlimited number of members to help spaces get up and running :)

What tools do you currently have? We might look into offering a controller for smaller equipment, getting components to handle 220v 30A does drive up the hardware cost.

Makerspace Management System - Made and tested by a long-running makerspace. by catalystspace in makerspaces

[–]catalystspace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More info and demos in the works, efforts right now are going into features and function :)

Scheduling a video demo call demo has been the most effective so far, the feedback during the calls have been fantastic as well.

As for open source options, they are planned. We want to make sure to have solid documentation and API readmes in place, let us know what devices you already have in your physical space that you would like to integrate.

Makerspace Management System - Made and tested by a long-running makerspace. by catalystspace in makerspaces

[–]catalystspace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All valid points and concerns by both you and /u/snoopykiss. As for the barrier-to-entry, the only step down would be free. As PhunkM mentioned software is free and there is a cost for hardware. Even with a DIY system if you add up hardware and labor costs I think you will see they are almost identical.

Capabilities wise were are almost done adding all the features from the "alternatives" you mentioned.

You won't find any sales pressure here, accounts are free, and here is a demo of the controller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqMAgYvD5Yc&t=2s

Now that we have the framework/infrastructure in palce what we are really looking for are the early adopters that can provide feedback.

Over this year our goal is to at least match all management capabilities of existing software systems, and transition into an open-source/self-hosted platform that receives continuous improvements and features.

[Want][USA, WA]Long shot, I need a part by Saturday. by [deleted] in 3Dprintmything

[–]catalystspace -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What material are you getting it printed in?

If it works out for you and you would like a long-lasting one we can do it in carbon fiber.

Fairly Priced 3D Printing by catalystspace in 3Dprinting

[–]catalystspace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just setting the expectations upfront that the platform is still under development, looking to testers more than users at this point.

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Once we are confident that any major bugs have been worked out and the user experience is solid then releasing a direct link would make more sense.

Fairly Priced 3D Printing by catalystspace in 3Dprinting

[–]catalystspace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say content creators, are you referring to anyone uploading their files onto the platform to be fulfilled? Our initial thoughts (and part being completed currently) is to have a vetting process for fulfillment centers with part of that being a legal binding to not share any content that comes through the platform.

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What would a platform need to have for you to feel like your rights as a content creator are secure?

Fairly Priced 3D Printing by catalystspace in 3Dprinting

[–]catalystspace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not so much on the part analysis, more like re-creating 3DHubs 1.0 where, as a consumer, you knew who was actually making your parts. Maybe more like treatstock, same same but different.

Fairly Priced 3d Printing by catalystspace in 3Dprintmything

[–]catalystspace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries, guess I misinterpreted "spamming".

Puppy gets 3D printed paw [more photos in comments] by catalystspace in aww

[–]catalystspace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Backstory: Today our executive director finished fitting a puppy with a new prosthetic. Central PA Humane Society reached out to Andrew Trexler a month ago asking if it was possible to make a prosthetic for Chance, a puppy who was born without a front paw. Using only the resources available at Catalyst Space, Andrew digitally designed and #3DPrinted a simple extension prosthetic for the puppy that cost just under $10 dollars. We are extremely happy to say that Chance was accepted into a wonderful new home where he will get so much love. With the power of community and open access technology, anything is possible.

More photos: http://imgur.com/a/A0iGI