Category: Meet the Maker

Your name:

Zack H.

When did you join the Brickyard?

I joined in 2019 right before my wedding. I searched online for someplace I could rent a laser cutter to create a welcome sign for our wedding.

What do you do (make, learn…) here?

80% of my time is spent doing woodworking. I joined with the intention of building furniture for the house. And I’ve built a desk, cabinets, an entry table, couch table, cutting boards, carved spoons, and more. But what I love about the Brickyard is that with the other 20% I can really just play and experiment with different things. I do a little bit of 3D printing, laser cutting, large format photo prints, turning on the lathe, and basic metalworking.

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?

A lion, without question. There’s just something regal about big cats.

Something I want to learn is…

There are so many things. Metalworking and fabrication. To speak French and Bulgarian. To surf. To repair motors.

Your name:

Tim B.

When did you join the Brickyard?

So far back I don’t remember (but I am not a charter member).

What do you do (make, learn…) here?

I make chocolates, which involves 3D printing and laser cutting to make positive molds, and then vacuum molding to make chocolate molds from that. I am also doing a fair amount related to customizing Hobie kayak/sailboats.

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?

Can problem solving and fixing things be a superpower?

What’s the best thing you have ever made:

High voltage switch (patented)

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

Warning. Interested in too many things.

What’s the best part about The Brickyard?

We seem to be constantly getting new equipment. I think that we are a shark that will die if new things aren’t happening.

Your name:

Jack L.

When did you join the Brickyard?:

Summer 2021

What do you do (make, learn…) here?:

Electronics, Radio, Robotics, Computing, 3D Printing, Forging, and Learning everything I can.

Favorite quote:

Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re probably right.~Henry Ford

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?

Velociraptor – Intelligent group hunters.

Something I want to learn is…

more cybersecurity

What’s the best part about The Brickyard?:

There is almost no limit to what you can make or learn here. If they don’t have it, if you just ask they will probably find a way to get it for you.

Your Name:

Mike M.

When did you join the Brickyard?

March 2021

What do you do (make, learn…) here?

Mostly woodworking, but I’m dabbling a bit in other areas (metalworking, electronics, etc.)

Favorite Quote:

“The first draft of anything is shit” – Ernest Hemmingway

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?

I would love to have a montage power to make my projects go by as fast as the Youtube videos I watch and think “oh yeah, that will be easy.”

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

“Highly caffeinated”

What’s the best part about The Brickyard?

I love the variety of things that everyone is working on- I signed up just looking for a table saw to use, but I’ve been able to learn so much from everyone’s diverse expertise.