Makers in the Shop!

Last month Fusion of Iron and Earth put together a giant new piece! This is Kelly O’Neill, who designs, fabricates, and sells wonderful sculptural work primarily made from found / scrap metal. You’ll often catch her in the metal shop operating the CNC Plasma Cutter or chopping up giant sections of steel on the Horizontal Bandsaw. Kelly has a significant shop of her own, watch the video to catch a little of both worlds!

Einor built some beautiful wood enclosures for his motion sensor project. This involved a nice pairing of the laser cutter to engrave one part, and the ShopBot CNC router to route out the pocket for the electronics. Note the tiny lip on the middle image, precisely routed to allow the laser cut portion to snap right in.

Motor City Comic Con, Art Birmingham, and Ann Arbor Summer Fest are all coming up! You’ll find a number of our members gearing up as exhibitors for these events. Lana (pictured) runs Saving Throw Pillows, prepping our ShopBot for another run of her dice boxes. She can also be found operating the Roland Vinyl Cutter or Epilog Helix Laser Engraver to further customize her products.