![I want to start off by thanking everyone who showed up, and Chris for helping to plan and co-host this class. This was our first Miniature Painting 101 class, introducing […]](/mb/790/static/picture/20190615_213021-640x300.jpg "Intro to Miniature Painting Class – June 15th 2019")
![For Mother’s Day this year I decided to design a mantel-piece gift for my mum with embedded electronics. With the right tools, going from design to finished product can be […]](/mb/790/static/picture/P1030057-HDR-640x300.jpg "Designing A Mother’s Day Electronic Gift")
![Another year has come and gone, we are another year older and hopefully wiser. This past Saturday, FamiLAB held its annual meeting in our classroom, where we discussed the current […]](/mb/790/static/picture/Screen-Shot-2019-03-24-at-11.48..png "FamiLAB Annual Meeting")
![One of the benefits of having such a diverse and vibrant community as you can find at a decently sized Hackerspace like Familab is access to a wide variety of […]](/mb/790/static/picture/original3-1-640x300.jpg "Lessons from Teaching an Intro Class…")
![The local chapter for Gliding Stars is having a annual show May 2019. Using a Space Theme we needed an astronaut, Saturn, Moon, the sun, a satellite, and a rocket. […]](/mb/790/static/picture/image2.png "Wood CNC Fun")
![Team FamiLAB has been hard at work planning, shopping, and prototyping their interactive game for the Maker Effect Foundation’s Makeathon 0.0. The event is a charity ‘makeathon’ much like a […]](/mb/790/static/picture/70373069_10156592285842361_359551.jpg "Makeathon 0.0 – Commander Keen Paddle Wars!")
![I want to start off by thanking everyone who showed up, and Chris for helping to plan and co-host this class. This was our first Miniature Painting 101 class, introducing […]](/mb/790/static/picture/20190615_213021-195x110.jpg "Intro to Miniature Painting Class – June 15th 2019")
![For Mother’s Day this year I decided to design a mantel-piece gift for my mum with embedded electronics. With the right tools, going from design to finished product can be […]](/mb/790/static/picture/P1030057-HDR-195x110.jpg "Designing A Mother’s Day Electronic Gift")
![Another year has come and gone, we are another year older and hopefully wiser. This past Saturday, FamiLAB held its annual meeting in our classroom, where we discussed the current […]](/mb/790/static/picture/Screen-Shot-2019-03-24-at-11.48.1.png "FamiLAB Annual Meeting")
![One of the benefits of having such a diverse and vibrant community as you can find at a decently sized Hackerspace like Familab is access to a wide variety of […]](/mb/790/static/picture/original3-1-195x110.jpg "Lessons from Teaching an Intro Class…")
![The local chapter for Gliding Stars is having a annual show May 2019. Using a Space Theme we needed an astronaut, Saturn, Moon, the sun, a satellite, and a rocket. […]](/mb/790/static/picture/image2-195x110.png "Wood CNC Fun")
![It’s that time of year again! As the post-Thanksgiving food coma fades and we all realize that the holiday season is upon us, everyone turns to picking out the perfect […]](/mb/790/static/picture/familabilyGT-195x110.jpg "Help Support FamiLAB on #CyberMonday and #GivingTuesday!")
![In preparation for Halloween, I designed this little home decoration- a tiny tealight holder. A cute pair of pumpkin Jack-O-Lanterns in the theme of comedy/tragedy theatrical masks. Designed to fit […]](/mb/790/static/picture/PumpkinsPreview-195x110.jpg "Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Tealights")
![Every since the movie ‘Honey I shrunk the Kids’ I’ve wanted a remote control lawnmower. Even more so during July in Florida when the temperature and humidity compete for the […]](/mb/790/static/picture/assembled-195x110.png "Building a Remote Control Lawn Mower")
![It’s?#givingtuesday! Help support?FamiLAB, a 501(c)3 non-profit hackerspace. Donations are tax-deductible and go towards awesome new classes, events, and tools which help us share knowledge and create amazing things. You can […]](/mb/790/static/picture/familabgivingtuesday-195x110.png "It’s #givingtuesday!")
![For this year’s Maker Faire Orlando, I decided to make a power wheels racer. It was an amazing adventure that anyone who can, should absolutely participate in! Keep scrolling to […]](/mb/790/static/picture/Image-56-195x110.jpg "Making a Power Wheels Racer at FamiLAB!")
![This year, the MIT Media Lab organized a global summit on community biotechnology.? It was a great opportunity to meet in person, some of the people from all over the […]](/mb/790/static/picture/36624495544_56453d57e2_z-195x110.jpg "Familab goes to the Global Community Bio Summit")
![Hurricane Irma is now posing an imminent threat to the state of Florida this weekend. It is very important that we remind you, FamiLAB is NOT a storm shelter location. […]](/mb/790/static/picture/OcEqRC1-195x110.jpg "FAMiLab on lockdown during Hurricane Irma…")
![So it’s the day before the eclipse, Amazon is out of stock on certified sun viewing glasses, but you still want to see the sun? ?Don’t try your sunglasses and […]](/mb/790/static/picture/IMG_6471-195x110.jpg "Last Minute Eclipse Viewer")
![Inspired by Adam Savage’s shop organization (As seen on Tested) I have been using these Stanley organizers for a while now for organizing my hardware, cutting tools, electronics, and […]](/mb/790/static/picture/20170710_112447-Medium-1-e149978.jpg "Ikea Storage Rack Hack")
![Here’s a quick demo video of FamiLAB’s HAAS VF-1 CNC Mill chewing up some aluminum for fun. If you would like to learn more about this machine and all of […]](/mb/790/static/picture/haaspart-1-195x110.jpg "Machining Things With the HAAS")
![Hi, my name is John Lamp (aka jdbugman). I have been into RC anything for as long as I can remember. I have done cars, planes, helicopters, battlebots, robots, even […]](/mb/790/static/picture/IMG_2143-195x110.jpg "Building My First RaceQuad")
![Former President Obama stopped by the lab last Saturday. To say that it was unexpected would be an understatement. Willa was in the front room watching Food Wars, when out […]](/mb/790/static/picture/obamapi-195x110.png "Thanks Obama!")
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Makeathon 0.0 – Commander Keen Paddle Wars!
Team FamiLAB has been hard at work planning, shopping, and prototyping their interactive game for the Maker Effect Foundation’s Makeathon 0.0. The event is a charity ‘makeathon’ much like a […]
Intro to Miniature Painting Class – June 15th 2019
I want to start off by thanking everyone who showed up, and Chris for helping to plan and co-host this class. This was our first Miniature Painting 101 class, introducing […]
Designing A Mother’s Day Electronic Gift
For Mother’s Day this year I decided to design a mantel-piece gift for my mum with embedded electronics. With the right tools, going from design to finished product can be […]
FamiLAB Annual Meeting
Another year has come and gone, we are another year older and hopefully wiser. This past Saturday, FamiLAB held its annual meeting in our classroom, where we discussed the current […]
Lessons from Teaching an Intro Class…
One of the benefits of having such a diverse and vibrant community as you can find at a decently sized Hackerspace like Familab is access to a wide variety of […]
Wood CNC Fun
The local chapter for Gliding Stars is having a annual show May 2019. Using a Space Theme we needed an astronaut, Saturn, Moon, the sun, a satellite, and a rocket. […]
Help Support FamiLAB on #CyberMonday and #GivingTuesday!
It’s that time of year again! As the post-Thanksgiving food coma fades and we all realize that the holiday season is upon us, everyone turns to picking out the perfect […]
Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Tealights
In preparation for Halloween, I designed this little home decoration- a tiny tealight holder. A cute pair of pumpkin Jack-O-Lanterns in the theme of comedy/tragedy theatrical masks. Designed to fit […]
Building a Remote Control Lawn Mower
Every since the movie ‘Honey I shrunk the Kids’ I’ve wanted a remote control lawnmower. Even more so during July in Florida when the temperature and humidity compete for the […]
It’s #givingtuesday!
It’s?#givingtuesday! Help support?FamiLAB, a 501(c)3 non-profit hackerspace. Donations are tax-deductible and go towards awesome new classes, events, and tools which help us share knowledge and create amazing things. You can […]
Making a Power Wheels Racer at FamiLAB!
For this year’s Maker Faire Orlando, I decided to make a power wheels racer. It was an amazing adventure that anyone who can, should absolutely participate in! Keep scrolling to […]
Familab goes to the Global Community Bio Summit
This year, the MIT Media Lab organized a global summit on community biotechnology.? It was a great opportunity to meet in person, some of the people from all over the […]
FAMiLab on lockdown during Hurricane Irma…
Hurricane Irma is now posing an imminent threat to the state of Florida this weekend. It is very important that we remind you, FamiLAB is NOT a storm shelter location. […]
Last Minute Eclipse Viewer
So it’s the day before the eclipse, Amazon is out of stock on certified sun viewing glasses, but you still want to see the sun? ?Don’t try your sunglasses and […]
Ikea Storage Rack Hack
Inspired by Adam Savage’s shop organization (As seen on Tested) I have been using these Stanley organizers for a while now for organizing my hardware, cutting tools, electronics, and […]
Machining Things With the HAAS
Here’s a quick demo video of FamiLAB’s HAAS VF-1 CNC Mill chewing up some aluminum for fun. If you would like to learn more about this machine and all of […]
Building My First RaceQuad
Hi, my name is John Lamp (aka jdbugman). I have been into RC anything for as long as I can remember. I have done cars, planes, helicopters, battlebots, robots, even […]
Thanks Obama!
Former President Obama stopped by the lab last Saturday. To say that it was unexpected would be an understatement. Willa was in the front room watching Food Wars, when out […]
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