{"id":1034,"date":"2019-08-14T13:53:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/makelehighvalley.com\/blog\/?page_id=1034"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:59:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/makelehighvalley.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Make Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Make Lehigh Valley is a nonprofit community makerspace in Allentown PA. <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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We’re a community of makers, hackers and creatives in Allentown, Bethlehem and the rest of the Lehigh Valley who believe that we can do\u00a0even cooler things by interacting with other people who are doing cool things.<\/p>

Our space is home to power tools, hand tools, electronics equipment, 3D printers, a 60-watt laser cutter, a Dickerson etching press, sewing machines, art supplies, and lots more.\u00a0<\/p>

Make great things, make things great!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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May 3: Get Started with Meshtastic<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Join Make Lehigh Valley<\/b> and DEFCON610<\/b> with PhillyMesh<\/b> for an introduction to Meshtastic\u2013 an open source, off-grid, decentralized communication network built to run on affordable, low-power devices.\u00a0<\/p>

No cell towers. No internet. A community-supported wireless network built by you. Join us here at the space on Sunday, May 3 at 12:00pm. Please sign up so we know how many to expect!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What's going on here?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A makerspace is a big shared workshop for people who love to tinker. Our members include engineers, woodworkers, programmers, artists, amateur radio enthusiasts, radio-controlled airplane flyers, and the list goes on! If you need a space to work on your project, want to bounce ideas off of other people, or need to use tools that you don’t have room for in your basement, stop by for a visit!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Join us for Open Hack Night<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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“Open Hack Night” is our weekly open house\u00a0when we make our space and tools available to anyone in the community. We’re open to the public Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00pm<\/b>. Bring a project to work on, or just stop by to visit and take the grand tour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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This is just a partial list of the stuff you'll find here:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Power Tools<\/h5>
  • Table Saw<\/li>
  • Band Saw<\/li>
  • Radial Arm Saw<\/li>
  • Drill Press<\/li>
  • Bench Grinder<\/li>
  • Scroll Saw<\/li><\/ul>
    Hand tools<\/h5>
    • Drills<\/li>
    • Circular saw<\/li>
    • Jig saw<\/li>
    • Angle grinder<\/li>
    • Hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, all the standard stuff<\/li>
    • Warhammer<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Rapid Prototyping<\/h5>
      • Laser Cutter (60W CO2)<\/li>
      • Creality CR-10s 3D printers (2)<\/li><\/ul>
        Electronics<\/h5>
        • PCB fabrication materials<\/li>
        • Soldering + hot air tools<\/li>
        • Oscilloscopes<\/li>
        • Benchtop power supplies<\/li>
        • Signal generators & other test equipment<\/li><\/ul>
          Arts & other<\/h5>
          • Dickerson combination printmaking press<\/li>
          • Sewing machines<\/li>
          • Paints & brushers<\/li>
          • Art supplies<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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