by Alan Shelton | Jun 30, 2019 | Community, Uncategorized, Volunteer Engagement
MIXXER would not be possible without volunteers. Four years of conversations, planning, and finding ways to work together led to the first community makerspace in Winston-Salem, MIXXER, opening; and continued support by volunteers is helping us grow and improve. I had...
by Alan Shelton | Apr 28, 2019 | Community, Events, Uncategorized
I hope you know how it feels to have people you can depend on. Those people that you call when you have good news or when you need someone to talk to. Are you that person for someone? Can you ever have too many of those people? It took four years to open MIXXER. For...
by Alan Shelton | Mar 31, 2019 | Building, Community, Events, Make Something, Metal Working, News, Uncategorized, welding, Women Welders, Woodworking
We’re getting ready for warmer weather and the ability to dress in one layer of clothing for the entire day. At MIXXER, we’re getting ready for a lot of exciting activities for Spring and Summer. The activities I can talk about freely: The Beers-N-Gears...
by Alan Shelton | Feb 24, 2019 | Community, Events, Make Something, Metal Working, News, Uncategorized, Women Welders, Woodworking
Grab another gear and go! That’s something I used to say when I was spending my weekends at the drag strip, and talking about making things happen. When given the option to hit the brakes or go, I like the idea of going and going all out. This year at MIXXER we...
by Alan Shelton | Jun 11, 2018 | Building, Community, Events, Grand Opening, News, Uncategorized, Volunteer Engagement
It’s nearly every day at MIXXER that I have a conversation with someone in which we talk through an idea that could become “the next big thing” or make a radical change in the way people view some particular technology, or just make their life so much better or...
by Alan Shelton | Mar 26, 2018 | Building, Metal Working, News, Uncategorized, Volunteer Engagement, Woodworking
Measure twice, cut once. It’s something we say to remind ourselves to be sure about what we are doing. But what if what you are trying to accomplish is impossible to measure? Or, what if by placing an absolute value on it you immediately limit the possibilities? I...
