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The Schantz MakerSpace was created for people who share the joy of making things, have a desire to learn or improve their skills, and wish to see the knowledge of craftsmanship survive into the future.
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The Schantz MakerSpace was created for people who share the joy of making things, have a desire to learn or improve their skills, and wish to see the knowledge of craftsmanship survive into the future.
Classes Employees at Schantz Organ Company believe sound craftsmanship is more than just a company goal. It is a passion and a desire to create what few people can even imagine, in an environment that has encouraged this approach for over 145 years.
To keep that passion for skill and craftsmanship alive, the Schantz factory opened its doors to creative, like-minded people who now help us to encourage and teach the makers of tomorrow. Our community is filled with enthusiastic makers who want to bring their creative ideas to life, but lack the necessary tools or experience. We strive to provide educational opportunities and experiences for people who like to build, invent, tinker, and/or learn new skills.
This March, Schantz MakerSpace is offering an exclusive build class at Wayne Center for the Arts. COLOSSUS MICRO! This two session workshop (March 14th and 21st) takes students through the process of building an LED Display from a kit of electronic parts. Students will learn the applications of these electrical components and how they interact with each other to make the display work. We will then walk students through an animation software that will allow them to program their display in thousands of creative ways. Cost for this course is $125. To register, email us at jschantz@schantzmakerspace.com.
Read MoreNew classes are coming in March 2020! Colossus Micro, a table top LED display where you control the animation, returns for a 2 session build on March 14th and 21st (8am-12pm). Introduction to Arduino is also lined up for March 11th and 25th at Heartland Point in Orrville (5:30pm-8:30pm).
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At Schantz MakerSpace, we designed a class where students could buy CNC Router kits and, over the course of four weekend class sessions, our instructors helped them through the process of building their machines.
Learn About Our CNC Build Classes
Our students have built over 100 3-D Printers and we are now rolling the program into the schools. We have completed workshops at Wooster and Northwestern schools and plan to bring the program to others in the near future.
Learn About Our 3D Printer Build Classes
An Arduino is like a little computer chip that controls things like electric sensors, lights and motors. It is the ultimate tinkering tool for a maker. Most people aren’t trained in its programming capabilities to make full use out of it.
Learn About Our Arduino Classes