Workshops

Information for those that wish to host a workshop Stockholm Makerspace.

How do I arrange a course/workshop?

Send info to the board

Contact the board at info@makerspace.se and send details containing the following:

• Subject and type. e.g. is it a practical or theoretical workshop?
• Target group for the course/workshop and target age limit if any
• What participants should prepare. What equipment, if any, should the participants bring?
• One or more dates that fit your course/workshop.
• How many participants you have capacity for.
• The estimated cost of the course/workshop, if any.
• A short blurb about the course/workshop that can be shown on the registration page to advertise it.

What happens next?

The person responsible for workshops will check to make sure there isn't any conflict with other events in the calendar. If none, then they will set up a registration page and will send out a link that you can post in the facebook group or slack. As organizer, you will also receive a separate private link which lets you see the registered participants.

Course fee and budget

The main policy is that courses and workshops should be able to be self-supporting and that all materials and equipment needed for the course/workshop are obtainable from course/workshop fees.

If there is a budget surplus after the course/workshop, and the organization's finances allow for it, you may decide in collaboration with the board where the excess funds should be invested in, so long as it is in line with the organization's general scope of activities. Such courses like the CNC milling course have helped to procure, among other things, cutting tools, a few measuring tools, and a new spindle for the CNC-mill (svenska).

How do I make a purchase?

You purchase all things you need and will later account the costs with the receipts according to the instructions found at bookkeeping of expenses.

If you don't have the possibility to pay for your materials/equipment, contact accounting and we will find a solution for financing the purchases where you will then bookkeep them after purchase. This creates more hassle for the organization so it is preferred that you pay for the materials out of pocket and be compensated later.

What facilities and resources are available?

If preferred, organizers can get access to a conference room with a large conference table and screen for showing e.g. presentations. The room can hold about 10 people depending on how crowded you want to have it. This room is loaned from AWL and is found a few levels above Makerspace.

We recommend for all other cases that you hold your course/workshop in the Makerspace room that is most relevant. You can also use the table in the Big Room as a good meeting place.

Tips for a successful workshop

1 month before

• Book the workshop location, check that it doesn't conflict with anything else in the calendar, and email your booking to info@makerspace.se
• Registration via SimpleSignup. Ask someone in the board to help set you up via the organization account.
• Advertise your event to all of the Makerspace members via Slack and the Facebook group.

Before

• Materials for presenting
• Materials for workshop attendees
• Prepare supplies
• Come 30 min early to check the workshop room and get set-up

During

• Take attendance, you should have a list of registered people
• Talk clearly, slow down
• Ask often for questions
• Have margin to go over with time

After

• Clean-up after the workshop, reset any rooms, furniture, and tools for the next makers
• Let the board know about any issues that came up, or other questions we can help with

Bonus

• Update the wiki with useful knowledge from your workshop!

Checklist

Before a workshop, see that all of the following is completed in order:

1. Make sure all of the course/workshop organizers you require are present
2. Make sure the facilities that will be used are booked in the calendar
3. Make sure any equipment is booked for use if there is a separate registration system for them.
4. Make sure all registrations go through the organization's SimpleSignup account links and that the calendar shows the right link.
5. Make sure you have shared the link to the registration page on SimpleSignup on the Facebook Group with the hashtag #workshop. The hashtag will ensure that the event is posted automatically to Slack in the #events channel.

FAQ

Do I get paid as a workshop organizer?

No, we run workshops on an voluntary basis only. However, if there is a budget surplus from your workshop, you may help the board decide how to invest the excess funds.

Previously-hosted Workshops

Here is a list of workshops we have had at Stockholm Makerspace.

If you wish to hold a workshop on one of them or on a new theme, contact info@makerspace.se!

• 3D Printing - intro evening
• CNC milling
• Lasercutter - intro course
• MediaTek LinkIT One (beginner, advanced)
• Praliner - make your own pralines
• Raspberry Pi - intro course
• Intro to electronics
• Engraving with sandblasting
• Screenprinting
• Shake 'n' Make lecture series [Shake_n_make]
• Silversmithing
• Lathing
• Welding - MIG/MAG-Welding
• Vinyl transfer printing
• Crocheting - Amigurumi - see (google slides) Workshop: Beginner Amigurumi from Jessica
• Embroidery with the embroidery machine
• Sewing circle
• Tablesaw in the woodshop
• Intro to the woodshop
• CAD/CAM
• Glass cutting
• Sharpen tools with our Tormek T8
• Sharpen knives with our Tormek T1
• Tufting