ODU Engineering Makerspace and Innovation Center

Back at it AGAIN with the hiring!! Sadly, we don’t have any more slots for Federal Work Study students, but LEAP and volunteers are welcome! Scan the QR for more info and to apply! (also link in bio 😉)
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And thus marks the end of the 2025 season! What a wonderful year of making it has been 🥰
DONT FORGET to grab your projects and materials before heading home for break!
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In typical Fall semester fashion, it’s over in the blink of an eye! Thanksgiving Break is this week, and the MLab will not be open until the following week. Enjoy your time off with loved ones and prepare for the final wave!! 🌊
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VROOM VROOM 🚗💨
Benjamin Ratcliffe, our Lead Manager and former Metalshop Manager, spent the last MONTH designing and manufacturing an aluminum window crank to replace the plastic one in his Miata! He used our CNC and Manual Mills, as well as the Lathe to accomplish this. Additionally, Instead of trying to machine the splines, he used our 3D-printers to make an insert that would fit into the handle and onto the spline—hows that for innovative!
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If you want your project featured on our page, follow the link in our bio to submit photos and details!
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Pump up the JAMZ cause Darrell Coleman, an active member of the M-Lab Makers’ Organization ( ), is back again with a new creation! Here we’ve got a HAND MADE bluetooth speaker created ONLY using the M-Lab and his big brain! 🔥🔥🔥
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To have your project featured on our page, follow our link in bio to submit photos and details!
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We’re hiring!! Sadly, we don’t have any more slots for Federal Work Study students, but LEAP is still available! Scan the QR to apply!
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Another day, another lathe~
We’ve got a frequent user here, Ryan Stewart, practicing some lathe skills by making chess pieces! Check out the slow-mo shot we threw in there 👀
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The M-Lab is a GREAT place to make lil silly trinkets, AND they make great gifts! 🫣 Just check out these magnets Sydney Fletcher whipped up a couple years ago (we still talk about you 🥲🫶)
Follow the link in our bio to try some of our QUICK online training courses, and share your skills with your friends and family this holiday season💝
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The MLab is perfect for costume making, and we LOVE seeing them come together at the end of the month!! Here are some highlights of our users fire fits from this year 🔥
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One of the many soon-to-come M-Lab Original Projects! One of our Wood Shop Managers, Shayn Webb, designed and created this mini corn hole game! It uses 2 different areas of the M-Lab to encourage users to explore out of their comfort zone! Keep your eyes peeled for when we release the step guide for this project!
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We LOVE seeing all the hard work our users put into their projects, and we want to share it with all of you!
Be someone’s inspiration and feature your projects on the official MLab Instagram! Just submit some pictures/videos to the form in our LinkTree (link in bio) 😁❣️
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Batten Bunny 🐰🥰
Saw this cutie omw out of the MLab in ESB; couldnt pass up the photo op! ODU is so pretty 💕
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