CAMDEN — The Midcoast Mini Maker Faire has already lined up several extraordinary Makers, but there is still room for more! Check out the Maker Faire website for details on how to join Maker Faire, there is no fee for exhibitors. Makers this year will include Charley Lind with his 3D printer; the Hope Elementary School solar race car project; Stephen Abadessa with both his gassification project and his Arduino models; Meghan Vigeant’s “Mini-Memoir” recording project; and an annual favorite, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s project table.

Charley Lind is an excellent example of the wide-ranging interests and projects of our Makers. Lind will demonstrate a LulzBot 3D printer and offer brief lessons in free 3D drawing software. Attendees will have the opportunity to view a collection of Charley’s plastic creations, which will include architectural models, Minecraft action figures, a quadcopter, and creepy articulated centipedes, all of which were drawn using SketchUp.

The LulzBot is known for its large print volume, open-sourced design, and “hack-ability.” The LulzBot TAZ 4 creates objects one layer at time using a thin stream of melted ABS plastic filament. Charley is a three-time returning maker, having presented both at the Lewiston-Auburn and Midcoast Mini Maker Faires showing off homemade giant bubbles and hand-cut foam glider airplanes.

 Stephen Abadessa is also a returning Maker, who will add Arduino workshops to his Maker plans. Last year, he brought us his full-scale gassification model, and this year he has offered not only Arduino 101 but also a workshop on “making the Arduino the master of its world.” The Ardino is an inexpensive and easy way for novices and professionals to create devices that interact with their environment using sensors and actuators. Common examples for beginner hobbyists include simple robots, thermostats, and motion detectors.

The Maker Faire committee is still seeking presenters with intriguing and inventive ideas, please visit midcoastmakerfaire.com for information and inspiration. The Maker Faire committee will meet on June 23 at the Camden Public Library, please call Ken Gross at the library if you are interested in joining.