Artists in a makerspace
While the Sandbox Makerspace isn't an art studio there are many opportunities for artists to exercise their creativity and learn new things. Several suggested exercises:
Before using Sandbox all students must complete the Introduction and Safety Training module in our ELMS Canvas page We provide tool training on the university ELMS/Canvas learning management system. Because this isn't a class you've registered for, we need you to manually enroll in our course. It's easy, it's free, and it's at https://ter.ps/Learn2Make.
Once you've enrolled, take our Introduction to Sandbox module (https://umd.instructure.com/courses/1274047/pages/introduction-to-sandbox)
- Button making (including a table set aside for students to create their designs) Find out more about the button maker tool on this wiki page
- Introduction to the laser cutter using the key chain example (students can preview the tutorial and will receive a brief demo on the operation of the laser cutter)
https://umd.instructure.com/courses/1274047/pages/uls-laser-introduction?module_item_id=9702615
- An arduino electronics kit that students can work on to create the flashing nametag object.
https://umd.instructure.com/courses/1274047/pages/arduino-getting-started?module_item_id=10740489
- Learn to Solder