Decatur Makers — Local services in Decatur

Wow! These folks have a lot going on! Friendly, outgoing, diverse collection of creative's and problem solvers who have developed a physical space to collaborate in downtown Decatur. Plenty of free parking. Wood shop, electronics shop, 3-D printers, Ham radio, bio-hacking, metallurgy, microcontrollers, robotics teams, scout groups, multiple educational programming groups, classes available for hobbiests, a new Glowforge CNC machine - so many resources and a matching community enthusiasm. Check out Decatur Makers for a space and co-makers to help you with...

This space is wonderful. Bill gave my small group a tour of the different spaces: wood, metal, electronics, welding, and 3d printing. If you just want to try out different tools/hobbies but don't want to spend a fortune getting started this is the place for you. Go there, decipher your passion and dive in headfirst. They have extremely low cost/free classes where you keep what you make. They even have a website and you can just ask for advice on the different topics with...

Great place to learn and make things. Everyone be I met was very friendly and welcoming and genuinely excited themselves to be there. Great vibe. And they have a ton of awesome tools. I especially like they the have stuff for kids too. Lots of past projects are hanging around so there is no shortage of inspiration. There is an entire wall of old computers and electronics that you can use. I can say enough about it. Go if...