Why your CAD model breaks when someone changes one dimension
A model that falls apart when a hole moves 5 mm is not a modelling accident. It is a sketch that was never told what mattered.
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Projects, techniques, and what we’re learning as we go.
What a makerspace actually costs to run
People ask us how much it costs to open a makerspace. That is the wrong question — opening one is the cheap part.
Five machines worth learning first
New members often want to start on the most impressive tool in the room. Here is a better order.
Buying tools in Nigeria without getting burned
Counterfeit brands, grey imports and the specific traps in the local tool market.
The safety rules we argue about
Every workshop has rules. These are the ones that generate the most pushback, and why we keep them.
The rise of 3D printing in Nigerian manufacturing
How local makers are using additive manufacturing to solve problems that import supply chains cannot.
Women makers: stories from our community
What changed when we stopped assuming our workshop was equally open to everyone.
Sustainable making: upcycling and what actually helps
Reclaimed material is romantic. Some of it is genuinely better, and some of it will ruin your tooling.
Ten Arduino projects worth actually building
Projects that address problems people here actually have, rather than blinking an LED.
Woodworking on a budget
How to build a working wood shop without spending what you do not have.
Maker education in Nigerian schools
What we have learned running sessions with schools, including what does not work.