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Check out the Honey Dipper project at North 4th utilizing the Roland MDX CNC and the wood lathe! To finish the highly successful Winter Open Studio Night sessions at NextFab […]
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Martha is a cozy, eclectic new bar in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philly. Located at the corner of East York and Martha Street, the pub has been described as […]
9th grade student Sidharta “Sid” Vadaparty was dissatisfied with the accelerometer available in his high school physics class. He decided to make his own “portable, affordable and mod-able” version. With […]
NextFab’s Electronics Supervisor, Matt Garfield, had a brilliant idea for a holiday gift. While working on a contract project, he had explored inductive coupling for wireless power transfer. It wasn’t […]
What brought corporate executive Vanessa Chan out of the corporate world and into NextFab? She claims that it was her inner tinkerer and love for jewelry design, but this highly […]
NextFab recently completed a project for the University City Science Center for their renovation of the 37th St. Walkway between Chestnut and Market Streets. The project consisted of multi-use game […]
The Introduction to Jewelry Making class at NextFab’s North Fourth location teaches the fundamentals of jewelry making and supports the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society. Sign up for a class and […]
If you haven’t been in to NextFab or if you haven’t been to NextFab’s North 4th Street location or if you are just looking for something fun to do in […]
Shemar Coombs took an entrepeneurship class in his senior year of high school. This brought him through the doors at NextFab and eventually to New York City for the national […]
Most people think of Corian, a DuPont product, as a solid surface countertop solution – intended for kitchens and office desktops. But Corian is an amazingly versatile material that can […]