Welcome to the Ames MakerSpace!

The Ames MakerSpace is a community space that is inviting, malleable, spontaneous, free, creative, energetic, ridiculous and informal. The space and its members value transparency, openness, respect and responsibility.

What we do

We make things and work on projects as a community.

Stuff we like

Music, culinary, painting, photography, sewing, landscaping, recording and mastering, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, chemistry, programming and pretty much anything else you can think of.

Where we make

Ames MakerSpace
328 Main Street, Suite 15
(Same building as Downtown Deli, on the bottom floor)
Google map

Our meetings

Meet 2 Makes:
Hang out, have fun, make stuff
7:00p every Thursday at Ames MakerSpace

Why we’re doing this

We are passionate about making things, and we’ve decided it’s time to make a place for making things that anyone can be a part of.

How can you find out more?

Come to a Meet2Make on Thursday at 7p. We're located at 328 Main St. Suite 15.

Other events are posted on Meetup.com/AmesMakerSpace/

Guiding Values

The Ames MakerSpace is a community space that is inviting, malleable, spontaneous, free, creative, energetic, ridiculous and informal. The space and its members value transparency, openness, respect and responsibility.

View our bylaws

Equipment preview

Jigsaw | Video camera | Guitar and amp | Routers | X-ray/Negative viewer | Turntable and phono amp | Negative scanner | Circular saw | Bandsaw | and more