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Making space for creativity.

The Makerspace is an initiative that allows the local community to access the wealth of equipment available at EMCS after school hours. 

 

Makerspace Open Hours Winter 2024
New Hours Sun 1-5pm

Drop-in rate is $15 per day.

Bring a friend or family member and pay $20 for both.


If you have an idea for a class or workshop, let us know!
Contact the Makerspace coordinator: makerspace.sooke@gmail.com.

 

Join the SMS Facebook group to stay up-to-date.
 

Edward Milne Community School - 6218 Sooke Road

CREATE & COLLABORATE

Learn about the concept, tools and equipment you'll have access to.

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Have a workshop or class idea? We pay instructors to share skills and support community!

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Open house hours, workshops and classes will all be listed here.

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Donations help with ongoing operation costs and acquisition of new equipment.

The Makerspace is a collaborative project being developed in the Sooke community. The Makerspace provides shared work space, tools, equipment and materials, and hopefully a little inspiration! Users (Makers) bring their interests, ideas, creativity, effort and motivation to the making of things.

 

The spaces contain a wide variety of tools, equipment, and materials providing education, training and mentoring for the purposes of enabling community members to design, create, invent, tinker, explore, discover and make works that would not be possible with the resources generally available to individuals working alone. It is part workshop, part tech lab, part arts & craft room, and hub for creativity, connection and collaboration.

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IN THE WOOD SHOP

  • Various Hand Tools

  • Various Power Tools

  • ShopBot Desktop CNC with Vcarve Pro software

  • Sawtop Table Saw

  • Planer

  • Jointer

  • Drill Press

  • Band Saw

  • Miscellaneous: moisture meter, combination squares, measuring tapes, drop cloths, dust masks, heat guns, etc.

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IN THE MULTI-USE SHOP

  • Icon Elite 4x8 Plasma cutter (NEW!)

  • Various hand tools & craft tools

  • Space to hold workshops or work on bigger projects

IN THE TEXTILES ROOM

  • Sewing Machines

  • Sergers

  • Quilting Machine

  • Glue guns

  • More coming soon!

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IN THE ROBOTICS ROOMS

  • Prusa 3D Printers

  • CAD Workstations

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SOOKE MAKERSPACE EVENTS & SCHEDULE

 

Makerspace Open Hours: Sundays 1-5pm / $15 Drop-In

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Intro to CNC Carving Workshop

 

This course is intended to teach students the fundamentals of CNC routing, from design to final production. On completion of the workshop students will be prepared to utilize the Sooke Makerspace for their own projects during regular drop-in hours.

 

During the workshop, we’ll walk through the set-up and carving of a simple project so you become familiar with all the steps of basic CNC routing, including:

 

  • Tips for designing a suitable file in vector software

  • Using VCarve software to convert bitmap images to vector

  • Creating toolpaths and exporting a file for carving

  • Choosing appropriate bits for different routing options

  • Setting up the CNC router and changing bits during production

 

Participants will have the option of staying after the workshop to carve a duplicate piece to take home and finish for an additional cost of $10.

 

Date: Sunday, March 17 1-3pm

Location: Sooke Makerspace @EMCS

Cost: $30 (workshop only) / $40 (workshop + carving) GST incl.

Registration:

Email emcsprograms@sd62.bc.ca

Phone 250-642-6371

HOST A WORKSHOP OR CLASS

We always welcome new hosts and instructors for our programs and workshops. We‘d love to hear from you!

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PAID INSTRUCTOR OPPORTUNITIES

Please contact us with your area of expertise if you are willing to work as a paid instructor. Potential workshop ideas include:
 

  • Little Carpenters

  • Bike Building & Maintenance

  • 3D Printing for Kids

  • Surfboard & Paddle Board Building and repair

  • Art classes

  • Woodworking classes

  • CNC or 3D Printing classes

  • Sewing and quilting workshops

  • Welding and metalwork

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SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY PROJECT

Sooke Makerspace is a non-profit initiative that relies on support from grants, donations and volunteering to provide opportunities for creative innovation, skill development and community building.

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If you're interested in supporting Sooke Makerspace with financial or material donations, or by offering workshops or classes, please contact our coordinator at makerspace.sooke@gmail.com

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Seed Funding for the Sooke Makerspace has been generously provided through United Way of Greater Victoria. To contribute to the matching campaign, contact United Way: (250) 220-3875

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