Olivet Tour

Olivet Engineering Tour a Success

Members of the Kankakee River Valley Computer User Group and the Kankakee Area Macintosh Users Group along with a large cadre of guests were greatly impressed during last night's (8/8/2016) presentation by Jon Evans, Olivet instructor. 

To all eighteen personal computer power users and pioneers, Evans gave an introduction to product design software; showed the power tools and cnc (computer numerical control) equipment needed for fabrication and discussed the applications and finishing touches appropriate for various products.



 

The evening ended with a flood of questions and answers regarding the evolution from personal computers to personal fabrication.
 
The tour was organized by 
K. L. Mathers, computer user group leader and Makerspace developer.

  






A THANK YOU FOR ALL ATTENDEES

 Thank you to all who were curious enough to investigate a touch of the present/future as seen at Olivet last night.  An especially hearty thanks go to those who asked probing questions and who invited/brought guests with them.

I fervently believe in the evolution of personal computing into personal fabrication. That is why I have been involved creating and promoting Makerspaces for the past 10 years. Since a part of Makerspaces involve cnc equipment, it is natural to find computer users throughout.

I do hope all guests will receive your personal invitations to attend the computer user group of their choice.  The curious how-to get things done nature of user groups is shared with those who believe we in USA need to reclaim our abilities to create and make things here.  But these essential cooperative groups can only continue through further exploration; the financial support and participation of their members.

By participating in activities such as this and by helping your user groups to grow, you are helping others in positive, productive ways.

Thank you.

Kris