Flip Flop

The basic flip-flop circuit or astable multivibrator (try telling a bunch of middle school kids that’s the name of this thing). This version was built after the Feltronics Flip Flop,…

Giant Jenga

Bored kids at home demanded something to do. 20 minutes in the shop yielded a few hours of fun. Shoes required, and your head must remain out of the fall…

Feltronics Radio

The first radio created with Feltronics, while functional, was a bit complicated. And as can be seen in photographs of our early days, we did not have a consistent product.…

Soldering Station

Soldering is often a challenge when you only have two hands. Having another person offer a third hand usually just results in someone getting burned. Ben decided to not only…

First Radio

The the magic they bring and the powerful way they forever changed the world, radios don’t have to be that complicated. Joshua Made his first radio with some wire, and…

Charlotte Mini Maker Faire

Hackerspace Charlotte puts on MakerFaire Charlotte with Discovery Place. You could call it the greatest show-and-tell on earth, where “makers” — crafters, educators, tinkerers, tech enthusiasts, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs,…

Maker Camp at Discovery Place

Since it started in 2012, over a million campers connected through Maker Camp and shared their experiences with other campers in the Maker Camp community. Maker Camp is a great…

Discovery Place

Hackerspace Charlotte and later Makerspace Charlotte have had a great relationship with Discovery Place. We created several lab events including LED blinkies, RC Hovercraft, Compressed Air Rockets with parachutes, as…

Raiders 2021

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