2012 Ann Arbor, MI Camp Shopbot

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At the first Detroit Maker Faire we ran into a group that was getting ready to set up a facility that would let people learn how to use a variety of machinery, and then use that same machinery to build their own projects. As they described it it would be like a …

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2012 Southern Maine Camp Shopbot

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After a break of a few years we went back up to Maine, at a new location- Sebago Signworks which is in Limington, ME. Our host, Devin Fahie has developed a successful business doing all types of signs, and vehicle wraps, and he added a Shopbot to expand his “in house” dimensional …

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2012 Tidewater, VA Camp Shopbot

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We kicked off the Fall “season” of Camps with our now annual visit to the shop of Angus Hines- http://angushines.com/

We had a large group including Nine staff members of Shopbot who drove up from Durham for this one! And the Campers themselves rolled in from Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, etc. …

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2012 Southern California Camp Shopbot

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Gabe and Mike Pari hosted our Socal Camp again, and it was a good one! A lot of new faces this year, and some very familiar ones as well.

We began the day by being SO absorbed in meeting one another ( and eating donuts) that we totally missed feeling a 4.+ …

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2012 Tulsa,OK Fab Lab Camp Shopbot

Here are some pictures from last weekend’s Fab Lab gathering in Tulsa, OK

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2012 Austin, Texas Camp Shopbot

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Wayne Locke has probably hosted more Shopbot Camps than anyone at this point, and they keep getting better over the years.

The 2012 edition was no exception and as previous versions it ran for two days.

Friday was a day where we all spent some time learning who was there, and what …

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2012 Florida Camp Shopbot

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Dave Rosenbleeth invited us back for the second Ft. Lauderdale area Florida Camp and this year was a two day event. Shopbot used it as a sort of “launching pad’ for a few new items, and we had a great turnout from a pretty wide geographic range ( including Brian Moran of …

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2011 Tidewater, VA Camp Shopbot

Bill shows off a small CNC which was cut out of recycled plastic.

As most of you already know we had to postpone this Camp from it’s original date until Nov. 5th due to some “post hurricane damage” incurred by our host, Angus Hines after his “gravity attack” while working on his shop roof…..Luckily …

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2011 Northwest Camp Shopbot

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Dave Chase hosted this year’s Northwest Camp at his shop in Vancouver, WA. We had our largest turn out of the year (to date) , and “Campers” came in from a number of neighboring states ( as well as Canada…) . Most attendees were already Shopbot owners, as well as a number …

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2011 Upper Mid West Camp Shopbot

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Gary Campbell hosted our first Camp in this area at his shop in Negaunee, MI. We had “Campers”from many of the neighboring states in attendance, as well as Paul Kirby who flew in from the Atlanta, GA area to get up to speed with his recently acquired machine… On Friday Gary hosted …

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