Category Archives: Press

New classes, events, and projects at Columbus Idea Foundry

Just a quick post about a number of exciting recent and upcoming events at the Columbus Idea Foundry…. Classes We’ll be hosting an “open forge” night at the shop this Thursday, from 6pm-10pm.  If you’ve previously taken one of Adlai … Continue reading

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Metropreneur: Small Manufacturers Gaining Ground Thanks to Internet, Technology

Link to article: Small Manufacturers Gaining Ground Thanks to Internet, Technology Trendspotting — By Melanie McIntyre on April 19, 2011 at 8:00 am For many, the term “manufacturing” is synonymous with noisy factories and assembly lines a dozen workers deep, … Continue reading

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Columbus Dispatch: Class opens door to lock-picking

Click here for link to article. SO TO SPEAK Class opens door to lock-picking Tuesday, March 29, 2011 03:06 AM The Columbus Dispatch COURTNEY HERGESHEIMER | DISPATCH Ethan Dicks of Columbus tries to pick a lock during a class at … Continue reading

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Columbus Alive: Columbus Idea Foundry’s new space

Link to article here. “We’re still settling in,” said Columbus Idea Foundry director Alex Bandar while leading a tour of its new, much larger space just off East Fifth Avenue – but the process doesn’t seem to be curbing activity … Continue reading

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“Mechanical Engineering Magazine” Letter

Letter in “Mechanical Engineering Magazine” by Alex Bandar, January 2009

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Shifting Tech-tonics

Article in “614″ Magazine by Mike Newman, May 2009

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U Weekly DIY article

Article on Uweekly.com, OSU’s newsletter, about DIY, February, 2010

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Hackerspaces in Ohio

Article on HiVelocityMedia.com about Hackerspaces in Ohio, April, 2010

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Too Much Metal For One Space

Article on the Idea Foundry Grand Opening in 614 Magazine, January, 2011

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At Work: Columbus Idea Foundry’s New Community Space

At Work: Columbus Idea Foundry’s New Community Space January 17, 2011 article in TheMetropreneur by Anne Evans,  featuring photography by Adam Slane. If you told Alex Bandar two years ago that the community resource he created −where anyone with a … Continue reading

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