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National Makerspace Workshop

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Welcome Home,
Do you like tinkering, making stuff, inventing, building, creating?

There are amusement parks for entertainment.
What about an amusement park for geeks (yes, I am a geek)?  There is not a place like that.  Lets change that Now.

National Makerspace Workshop and More.
Workshops + Hotel + Summer Camp + Materials Supply Warehouse + 3PL + Automated Robotics + RV campground.

How do you move a mountain?
One pebble at a time and many hands make light work.
No account needed, to move pebbles and lend a helping hand.  Every donation is epic.

Your donation really did a wonderful thing. Without you this will not be possible. Imagine the smiles on someone’s face and feel the intense excitement as they wander around like a kid in a candy store for the first time.
The ability to create new ideas is an important source of economic growth, resilience and sustainability. Economic growth requires continued entrepreneurial innovation and expansion. Knowledge, research, innovation, learning and entrepreneurial spirit are crucial to long-term economic growth. Places that foster innovation and creativity can adapt faster to the new economy and sustain economic growth. In order for communities to remain competitive in the global economy, technological improvements require an increased knowledge base for industrial innovation.


According to Atmel Corporation, In the United States alone, there are approximately 135 million adults who are Makers! There are 483 makerspaces in North America and 56% of them are in California. Many are established in libraries, YMCAs, or community colleges as an educational opportunity for students.  The equipment and services provided at these facilities vary greatly, and depend upon available limited funding, space, zoning, and the needs and interests of there majority users.



National Makerspace Workshop and more.
Open to the public. The National Makerspace is a public community center workshop/resort that provides STEAM, technology, manufacturing equipment and educational opportunities that allows members to design, prototype and manufacture items using tools and equipment that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable. 

Everything. Right where you need it.
With every Tool/Equipment you need to make anything.
Have you ever not started a project that you were interested in doing because, you do not have access to the Tools, Equipment, Workspace, budget, or just someone to help you get started?

From no-tech like a screw drive to computer-controlled equipment like CNC and 3D metal printing. Some of the equipment costs over $500,000 for each machine and you have access to use all of it.


Typical stay:
1. Arrive at the International Airport and take a Uber to the Makerspace.
2. Check-in to your Makerspace Hotel Room and take a $1 rental car to the grocery store.
3. Enjoy your stay and Make, build, be epic, ect.
4. Check-out and take a Uber to the International Airport with something Awesome (or ship it).
(note: may do a free shuttle service)

Whats included in the membership?
$29 month membership fee.
Includes:
1.  24/7 access to the workshops.
2.  Free 7 nights stay at the makerspace Hotel per year of membership.
3.  Discounts for the Material Warehouse.
Note: As a gofundme donator every $25 gets you deep discounts for 3 months.



What sets this Makerspace business apart from all the others?

1. An extension of all Makerspaces and fablabs to expand their capabilities.

2. Designed to be National/Global and Affordable.

3. Summer camp for kids (450) that are into STEM (Like a 4-H summer camp with bunkhouses). A place I wish existed when I was  a kid.

4. Comprehensive list of Tools, Equipment, and Software including specialty equipment.

5. State-of-the-art with tons of automation that saves you massive amounts of time, and energy.

6. On-site Hotel and accommodations for travelers that increases affordability.

7. On-site Self-Service robotic automated receiving/shipping Kiosk that stores your packages for your arrival.

8. Central marketplace for makers, Inventors, Artists and Coders to sell there work.

9. On-site comprehensive Lights-Out Material Supply Warehouse of 234,000 square-feet.

10. Warehouse capacity Over 243,000 different types of items (SKUs) and over 16 Million items. Minimum 43,000 stocked SKUs.
Third-party logistics and E-commerce Order Fulfillment.

11. On-site automated material delivery system saves you time and energy. Within 16 minutes from order to delivered.  It is like one big vending machine.

12. Fully Automated Tool/Inventory Management system. (No more searching for lost or misplaced tools).

13. Automation provides ease of use, 100% tool/inventory accuracy, user accountability, and reduces costs. Also increases member friendliness, saves members time, and highest degree of storage organization. Easier and better than a vending machine.

14. Intended to be an extension of all makerspaces.  To fill a gap and/or augment equipment availability.

15. Online classes to learn skills at home.

16. All professional grade equipment.

17.  570,000+ square feet


We have a Hotel.
Are you traveling? We are tailored for travelers and we can accommodate you.
We also have Free Rental cars.
We have a FREE Extended-stay Hotel and RV campground on-site. Each hotel room has a kitchen. We want to save you money.


The Shipping Center Kiosk:
You can have packages shipped directly to us and it will be automatically and securely stored for your arrival. Just walk up to the Kiosk Computer and enter your tracking number and a Robot will bring you your package. You can also ship from our center to your home.
https://youtu.be/BUsRz9ckt_4?t=5s


No more running around and digging for a tool that you need.
Our facility wide Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) with storage, makes it faster and easier to access what you need in under 10 seconds. It is a automated robotic storage management system that consists of a variety of computer-controlled systems. 
https://youtu.be/weWoVGpJZMo?t=15s


Material Warehouse (Lights-Out) is stocked with over 43,000 unique item types, over 2 million items.
It is like one big vending machine. Capacity of over 243,000 unique item types, over 16 million items.
Materials and parts are stocked specifically for the makerspace facility. Supplies for every department.
Wood, metal, electronic components, PCB, CNC, 3D printing, fabrics, screws, bolts, prototyping, ect. 
Provides Third-party logistics (curated) and E-commerce Order Fulfillment.
https://youtu.be/Xnyn9l0hxSs?t=43s




Don’t want to ride across the facility to our Material Warehouse? You don’t have to.
Just order what you want from the closest Material Kiosks Terminals. Within 16 minutes your order will arrive for you to pickup.
Yes, 16 minutes from order to delivered.
The Automated Guided Materials Delivery System, Saves you time and lets you do more of what you love.
https://youtu.be/WIlS3vNSuQ4?t=54s 


Summer Camp.
For kids that are into inventing, prototyping, robotics, computers, programming, science, technology, engineering, and art.  A place I wish existed when I was a kid.  Including bunkhouses and facilities to accommodate week long sleep-away stays.
Create critical thinkers and empower the next generation of innovators, which in turn leads to the creation of products and processes that transform our world. Professionals in STEM careers help to solve the myriad of challenges facing our world.


Automated Personal Transportation System:
The facility is so large that indoor transportation is needed.
I have done work in a building half its size and we had to drive our service truck around inside.



We also have:

1. 3D printing in Metal

2. Universal Quantum Computer (IBM or Intel)

3. IBM Mainframes computers

4. Full PCB Rapid Prototype Manufacturing lab

5. Robotics lab

6. CNC optics manufacturing

7. Laser and Optics Lab with Femtosecond Lasers, 8ch TCSPC

8. Aircraft Runway (75 x 3000ft) for light sport aircraft and ultralights

9. Full Electronics lab with lots of components and equipment.



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Short List of Departments that we have:
All professional grade equipment!

Class Rooms

Online Classes

Conference Rooms

Summer Camp for kids

Laser and Optics Lab

CNC optics manufacturing

Femtosecond Lasers, TCSPC, and more

3D printing

3D printing in metal

3D scanning

Woodworking Shop

Machine Shop

Welding

Metal working

Metal Casting

Blacksmithing

Robotics

Electronics Lab

Full PCB Rapid Prototype Manufacturing lab (2mil, upto 8 layers, and more)

Pottery

Glass Blowing

Glass Hot Shop

Neon making

Textiles

CNC embroidery, Looms, Screen printing, sewing, quilting, leather.

Sign Shop Lab

Large format printing

Vacuum Forming

Painting and large Paint Booths

Photo / Video Cameras

Jewelry making

Electroplating

Computer Lab

IBM Mainframes computers

Including: programming, Servers, pen testing

3D Modeling Software

CADD, Solidworks, MasterCAM, ect

Universal Quantum Computer



Additional Recreational Amenities:

Arcade

Laser Tag

Bowling Ally – single lane

Recreation Room








Thanks for reading.
Urgency, Call to Action Today:
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    • $20 (Offline)
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    • $30 (Offline)
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Michael Worrell
Organizer
Winston-Salem, NC

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