Recipes for Organizing a Makerspace

Make:cast: Tom calls himself a process geek, and we’ll geek out with him about writing standard operating procedures which should become central to managing a makerspace. We also talk about: Rosie the Riveter, lean manufacturing principles derived from Toyota including the 5Ss; and how to make it easy for people to do the right thing, like putting tools back where they belong.

HackPGH, Pittsburgh's oldest makerspace, proves it's more than just a workshop

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The first thing a visitor sees inside the Hack Pittsburgh office is the Thor-menator.

At 50 pounds and about 5 feet long, the hammer comes with a plastic battle helmet in a nod to the Marvel comic book hero.

“You have to wear the helmet to lift the hammer,” said a grinning Chad Elish, HackPGH’s president.