The Lounge

Hey Travis, great idea posting this! Looking forward to seeing your projects around the space.

My names Garret, I've been around the space in some capacity or another for a few years now including one year spend on the board.

These days I'm pretty busy with work and haven't been at the space nearly as much but when I did I spent lots of time with the 3D printers, laser cutter and a little bit of the fab shop, electronics room and wood shop.

Most of my work starts in 3D design using Fusion 360, which is also what I do professionally. If anyone has any questions on that shoot em my way! 😃

There's a big rocket hanging on the wall that was a project of my son and I that's a blast to fly. We've been chipping away on a 3D printed RC plane lately.

Hi everyone I’m Travis and I’ve been a maker for as long as I can remember.

I grew up Quensel, BC. In my 20’s and 30’s I went to school for way too long and was lucky enough to travel all over the world. I am educated as a Marine Biologist and am an experienced project manager. I own a company that offers consulting and project/event management services to the scientific community. Currently, I am going back to school to become a certified teacher.

I come from a family full of makers and tradespeople – including mechanics, welders, carpenters, bakers, and chefs. I have tried my best to carry this tradition on and do a lot of different types of making. I am a skilled woodworker and metalworker and have 20+ years of experience in cooking, which was my main side hustle while going to school. I love doing anything with food and drink, and I am skilled as a brewer, butcher, and baker. I am versed in mechanical repair and some electrical work. Some of the projects that I am most proud of in my career are the pico-scale electric brewery I built, a walnut storage chest I built for my mother, and my latest computer – a small form factor PC that I am slowly tinkering with to make even smaller! Finally, I am a podcast producer that is well skilled in audacity and am slowly teaching myself Adobe audition.

Currently, I am mostly interested in anything that helps me avoid waste and helps me make my apartment homier and more unique. In the kitchen I have gotten heavily into home preserving: canning, jelly making, sausage making and meat fermenting/curing/smoking. In the workshop I am interested in furniture making and cabinetry.

I’m always happy to help and offer up advice and assistance as necessary. I am hoping to learn more about the space and how I can be involved.

I am looking forward to meeting all you makers in person as we get out of this whole COVID thing.

Kindest Regards,

Travis Nielsen

Hi Folks,

So I am not sure if such a thread already exists or existed on the previous forum, but I thought I would take some initiative and start an introductions thread. I figure not everyone knows everyone, and I certainly don't know anyone as I signed up for the space on last Thursday.

So let's use this thread to introduce ourselves and what we are all about. I'm thinking background. What you have expereince in, any projects you are particularly proud of, and perhaps what you are interested or is taking up your making time now.