The Mess Is…

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What ACTUALLY is it?

It’s me Stefan Taber, my workshop equipment, a community, and a desire to make a difference.

  • An open community workshop and makerspace
  • Ideas coming to life that benefit communities
  • A place to educate, and enable people’s potential to make a difference
  • A place where money is a tool, not a goal
  • A place to be authentic.

The Library

  • Constantly Humbled.

    Sometimes I think I’m pretty cool. Sometimes I think I’m pretty smart. Sometimes I think there’s something wrong with my brain. Well, I guess there is, but that’s a different story. Sometimes it just takes a simple solution 15 years in the making to bring me down a peg. I’ve owned this particular 3d printer…

  • Build a makerspace with these 5 simple steps.

    In my head, what I want to achieve is pretty simple. That’s it. Of course knowing where you’re going is always a good place to start any journey- even though the destination might change along the way. We need some gravity, some magnetic force to get us started and pull us along. So, let’s start…

  • Whose Side Are You On?

    I’ve been running through possible scenarios in my mind that could explain some of the behaviour I see on certain DIY forums. The buzz I’m on right now is making Printed Circuit Board (PCB) prototypes at home. From designing the circuit, to etching the copper blanks, to soldering components etc. Naturally, with any complex multi-step…