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KWARTZLAB PROVIDES MEMBERS ACCESS TO INVALUABLE TOOLS

Hobbies can quickly become expensive, especially if it’s one that requires specialized tools like a laser cutter or full-size floor loom. But what if you did not have to buy those tools or find space in your basement for them?  

That is the mission of Kwartzlab, a volunteer-led maker space located at 145 Bedford Rd. in Kitchener. Kwartzlab offers monthly memberships for $59 plus HST, which provides 24/7 access to the space’s wood, metal, textile, and pottery shops and tools.  

Kwartzlab opened in 2009 inside the Boehmer Box building on Duke St., before moving to a space near Kent St. and Charles St. 

Sarah Jones, Kwartzlab’s president, said the idea for the space came from a group of people who wanted to get together and build things. 

“It was very much a hacker type of place, and some of those people are still members today,” Jones said. 

“I used to have to tape every wooden corner because they would catch my sweater. Our metal, wood and welding shops would fit into one room here,” she said. 

Kwartzlab moved the space on Bedford Rd. in 2019, and has taken over additional space since to add a textile area with looms and knitting machines. Today, it offers 9,000 square feet of space to its 230 members.  

The membership base includes individuals and some small businesses. Jones said they have chosen to offer a single membership rate rather than a tier-based system. 

“There’s a fundamental belief [that] we don’t want businesses to pay more and then suddenly feel like they have more privileges. We often get asked about student rates and things like that, but honestly, our rates are so much lower than any other maker space that it’s kind of hard to lower it any more,” Jones said. 

In addition to memberships, Kwartzlab does offer rental spaces for members who need to store items onsite or for private workspaces. 

“Membership pays for the lights on, and then studios end up paying for all the extra tools that we want to buy,” she said. 

The general public can experience the Kwartzlab space at its Tuesday Open Nights, monthly mending and repair drop-ins, or at member-led workshops. At the Tuesday Open Nights, non-members can come to Kwartzlab and use general tools like sewing machines or hand drills. Specialized tools like the laser cutter or CNC machine are reserved for members. 

“So, if you have something to sew and you want to just borrow a sewing machine, you could come in and do that. We’ve had in the past somebody who came in every Tuesday for two months and sewed a shirt,” Jones said. 

As the space approaches its 20th anniversary and begins planning for its next chapter, Jones said accessibility is the top priority, whether that means staying on Bedford Rd. or finding somewhere new. 

“That last move was chaotic. We lost members, we burned out the rest. We’re already planning ahead for how we manage it better this time,” Jones said. 

Regardless of the space or the tools, Jones said what makes Kwartzlab work is the people and a willingness to try something new. 

“Here it’s okay to not know everything. You can say, ‘I’ve never rewired an outlet, could somebody show me?’ And somebody will. I joke that we’re all weird around here. You just want the right kind of weird,” she said. 

Illustration of a rove beetle (Paederus littoralis) 🐞
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#scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #bug #beetle #rove #rovebeetle

Les maires des communes riveraines de l’#aéroport #Marseille Provence demandent un couvre-feu total entre 23h et 6h - ici https://share.google/dMRjQ7GKPGDKcbrMg
En septembre dernier, l’ensemble des maires de Marseille, Les #PennesMirabeau, #Septèmes-les-Vallons, Le #Rove, #Berre-l'Étang, #SaintVictoret, #Vitrolles, #Marignane et #Cabrièscommunes impactées par les nuisances sonores de l’aéroport Marseille Provence se sont réunis contre une situation devenue "intolérable"

Vingt-sixième jour du #randomctober

Cette vue un peu inquiétante d'un étrange tunnel montre un ouvrage d'art assez rare dans le monde : le tunnel du Rove, qui relie donc le Rove, pas loin de Marseille à l'étang de Berre.

Ce tunnel n'est plus utilisé depuis 1963, suite à un éboulement. Et aucun effort n'a depuis été fait pour le remettre en service.

Reportage photo de cette exploration assez particulière :
www.db-prods.net/blog/2012/06/25/explorons-le-tunnel-du-rove/

#Rove #Marseille #Tunnel #EtangDeBerre

odis rove
#kamloops #train #graffiti #art
#odis #rove

@MalcolmNance

In a sane world, Karl #Rove could not get paid to talk.

rove mock
#kamloops #train #graffiti #art
#rove #mock

Continuing playing small games. Rove is a fun spatial puzzle that I’m not great at, but it’s lots of fun.

#boardgames #brettspiele #brettspiel #rove

Rove Charging GRAND OPENING - The best EV charging station is now OPEN!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ru4I1LndEcs&si=AndmBKb7B8P5I26M

> Rove Charging is a new company that wants to elevate your fast charging experience!
#MachEVlog #Rove #RoveCharging #EV #ElectricVehicle #EVCharging #GrandOpening

EV 'Gas Station' Opens in SoCal with Chargers, Gourmet Food, Lounge & More

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2mOBOGZVMQ8&si=UT5nLUOqZ4ersc5Z

#Rove #EV #ElectricVehicle #Charging #Supercharger #ChargingStation

Rove Charging Station: The Future of EV Charging? - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cWQad6Fdk&ab_channel=sherwinm
#Sherwinm #EVCharging #Rove #RoveCharging #California #EV #ChargingStation

We'll start with the number one issue: Not enough working stalls. Well, stations from newcomer #Rove will have 40 plugs. That includes 28 Tesla #Superchargers with V4 dispensers, which have long enough handles to reach either side of a vehicle. (2/4)

rove
#kamloops #train #graffiti #art
#rove

@realTuckFrumper #Rove is a #seditionist

rove
#kamloops #train #graffiti #art
#rove

theory rove
#kamloops #train #graffiti #art
#theory #rove

#Ukiyo

Ich kaufe selten ein Spiel blind, aber weil ich dann #Rove nicht alleine auf den Weg schicken lassen wollte, habe ich mir Ukiyo dazu gepackt, weil das sicher schon einen Grund hat, dass @frostedgames das heraus bringt.

Ich habe ja schon einige Spiele mit überlappenden Kartenlegen gespielt und dachte ich brauche da nicht mehr, aber Ukiyo hat mich echt positiv überrascht!

1/2

theory rove
#kamloops #train #graffiti #art
#theory #rove

It's New Bikes Day! My wife and I got Kona Roves from our bike shop that is unfortunately going out of business. We've been wanting gravel bikes for a while, and are looking forward to putting some miles on these. We're still thinking of good names for the pair. #NBD #Kona #Rove #GravelBike #Bicycling

Karl #Rove played a leading role in the lead-up to the #IraqWar.[45][46] In 2002 and 2003, Rove chaired meetings of the #WhiteHouseIraqGroup (WHIG), an internal White House working group established in August 2002, eight months prior to the 2003 invasion of #Iraq. #WHIG was charged with developing a strategy "for #publicizing the White House's assertion that #SaddamHussein posed a t#hreat to the #UnitedStates.".[47]
A #republican lie of course
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove#Iraq_War

Played one calming game of Rove before bed. Lost this time with just one more move needed. Such a fun game!

#BoardGames
#Rove

Now #Winter #Lights its #Cheerful #Fire,
While jests with #Frolic #Mirth resound

And #Draws the #Wandering #Beauty nigher,
'Tis now too #Cold to #Rove around;

The #Christmas #Game, the playful #Dance,
Incline her #Heart to #Glee -

#Mutual we #Glow, and #Kindling #Love
#Draws every #Wish to me.

- Ann Batten Cristall, English #Poet & #Teacher

#Poetry #Poem
#Writer #Writing #Author
#Embers #Season #Seasons
#Hope #Happiness