Huge MakerSpace with incredible machinery, classes, excellent staff. Must see in person to get the scope. read more

This review is for a summer camp, for younger kids. I was really disappointed given the high price point for the camp (it was more expensive than any other camp we did this whole summer). It was supposed to start at 9:30am, but they sometimes took the kids back a whole 30 minutes late. Given again how much we're paying, this makes no sense. Also was super disappointed that they would play multiple movies each day in the background while the kids were working. It's not necessary at all, and some of the movies my son described weren't appropriate. We wouldn't do this camp again. read more

The membership fee does not provide access to the tools they claim it does. in order to use them, you need to tak pay for classes that go up to $155 for a single tool (though most are more in the $60-80 per tool range for the metal shop). I was told that the only tools a membership allows you to access are sewing machines and soldering irons. Their marketing is incredibly deceptive and prospective members should be aware of the added costs. read more

An awesome maker space with a great staff. I first joined MakerNexus in October as a normal member. At the time, they were Wed-Sun 10:00-22:00 and Mon-Tue 10:00-17:00. I admit that after disappointing experiences with the financial mismanagement of TechShop and then the general mismanagement of TheShop.build, I was hesitant to get involved with yet another maker space. However, I'm glad I came. Since joining, I started volunteering so that they could stay open until 10pm 7 days a week (by filling in the 5-10 slot mondays and tuesdays) and have since become an instructor and started teaching some of the classes here. Organized as a non-profit, this space is well run, the equipment is well maintained, and the staff and members are very friendly, helpful, and willing to provide good ideas and advice to pretty much anyone trying to make something. It's a great environment and I encourage you to come check it out. We have laser cutters, 3d printers, mills, lathes (wood and metal), a vinyl printer/cutter, two vinyl cutters, heat press, sewing machines (consumer and pro), sergers, an industrial 15-needle embroidery machine, a direct to garment printer and so much more. read more

After several days of hunting for local CNC router help, I found Maker Nexus. They offered to let me post on their Slack, and I posted a detailed ad with a video and 2d PDF Diagram. Their wood shop teacher, Jeannie Llewellyn, offered to do router work, then offered to ALSO do the CAD file design, included with the work. MakerNexus shop teacher, Jeannie Llewellyn, decided to take the project on, came to my house to gather details, hit on me, ignored me, wrote up a plan to do the prototype and CNC for the project using foam and basswood, made excuses, ignored me for weeks, tried to invite herself over again to "take your measurements" and, failing that, sent cryptic obfuscations like:-- Garrett, how about I just model the guitar you want and you can enter it into zither GotY? At that point, my confidence in her was lower. I have no idea what "zither GotY" is and google turned up nothing on it, so I told her to stick to the plan. She later followed up to text me at 1:45 AM that "the retainer ran out". The next day, I text replied asking what that meant. She read but ignored the text. I asked to call her due to the communications issue. She responded to accept and included "ha ha ha" in the text. I made a request to Venmo for a refund. Jeannie then rushed to send out some 3D image that does not match what is spec'd, and of course, reneged on the deal. I followed up with MakerNexus but they did not respond. They deleted my post and removed me from their slack. I asked them for a formal request to send my slack posts to me and they refused, saying that they couldn't do that because the posts had been deleted. These people are like any, nasty, evil, manipulative, and dishonest. read more

What's not to love about this place? Conveniently located, pretty good selection of tools and machines, very friendly people. Have tried out the woodshop, 3D printing, laser cutting, and the machining shop. Particularly for the woodshop, they have a Sawstop table saw which gives a complete newbie like me some confidence. With the planned move to a 3x larger space, I am already salivating with the possibilities. I also really like the idea of Maker Nexus being a volunteer-driven non-profit. It seems to foster a very collaborative environment. read more

This place is great. People are so friendly. Like the creativity and down-to-earth atmosphere. Prices seem reasonable too. I would jump at a membership if I didn't have a bunch of other kid things to budget for. This makerspace would be a lot of fun to build at. read more

My wife and I have been looking for a builder space, for sometime, with woodworking area and other machine tools. They have been extremely hard to find to say the least. For a while, we found the Santa Clara adult education center that let us work on our projects 1 day a week for a few hours. They too have since discontinued that. We are really thrilled that Maker Nexus space has been opened in Sunnyvale. The wood shop, laser cutting, 3D printing, textile and general builder area is great! Besides Maker Nexus is a non-profit & a community driven builder area. I really hope more makers, builders come support the team & help make this something that lasts.. read more

Long overdue review. LIke a lot of folks, I was a tech shop orphan and joined Maker Nexus in 2019, not quite a founding member, based on confidence in the founding team and the transparency that goes along with being a nonprofit. Early days finances and plans were very transparent and the members were very involved in volunteering to get Maker Nexus off the ground. Fast forward to 2023, the organization's membership has continued to grow consistent with their plans, and they were able to not only survive the pandemic, but grow into a physical location of 28K sq ft.--near quadruple the space they started in. The variety of equipment available is amazing. Full woodshop; 3D Printing, Textiles, and Electronics "Labs", Metal Hot and Cold shops that are well equipped, but still being built out. CNC Viynl cutters, Direct to Garment printing, large format vinyl printer, vacuum former, dye sub, heat presses, glasswork and jewelry opportunities--just about anything you can imagine. Many workshops available to try things out. Going on 5 year of membership, this place is well worth it. read more

I recently took an introductory class on 3D printing at Maker Nexus and had a great experience. I'm new to both 3D printing and makerspaces but felt very at ease here. The instructor provided an overview of operating the machines, software, and materials with enough detail to cover all the bases without overwhelming a beginner. I feel able to start experimenting on my own but am comforted knowing there are experts available to answer questions as I go. This is the perfect environment for a hands-on learner. read more

A makerspace with heart. The people are very friendly and helpful. While I was there they were teaches classes in how to use their big laser cutter and their industrial walking foot sewing machine. Two of the 3D printers were running. It has a great feel to me. A good place to hang out and make things. It's a nonprofit with a lot of active volunteers. Membership is $150 a month - a good price for what you get. read more