Child Creativity Lab is somewhere where kids can build and create crafts and mixed media sculptures…read morewith re-purposed items and have the best time doing it. Child Creativity Lab takes donated every day items (Lego pieces, empty prescription containers, bottle caps, buttons, wine corks, new popsicle sticks as well as excess items from various companies (excess fabric, plastic bottles, paint, pins, tacks, glue, zippers, etc.) and they put them together in a package so that kids can assemble them them and create a figure like a robot or animal out of all the parts. Before COVID they used to have in house workshops, but now they take the party out to the kids in city community centers, schools, etc. My friend planned a service event here so I came over to help out for a couple of hours. All the parts for the project were laid out at various stations and we went down like an assembly line and filled bags with the items to create a project-in-a-bag for each child. If I was a kid in elementary school receiving a project bag like this to put together with other classmates, I would be totally stoked. If you are interested in donating common household items for them to use, give them a call to see what they do and don't take. You can also arrange to do a service event here with your organization, they have people come in every week to help out. We need more places like this in all communities!

What a wonderful resource for anyone working with children!…read more Great staffing, easy to work with. Highly recommend if you are looking for STEAM ideas and materials.

I tried to get some information and schedule a visit. People don't even respond to calls or…read more emails!

I volunteer here, and it's a remarkable space. It fulfills the two great interests I have in a…read moremakerspace: - It provides equipment I could never reasonably own myself - It offers opportunities to chat and brainstorm with other experienced builders HexLab has just reopened after restructuring, and I'm pleased by the way we're keeping the good and improving on it.

I love this place! Very helpful place, lots of people with a variety of technical skills.read more

It's been a really long time since I've been here. Think of when KonoSuba was still airing and I…read morewent here to help a friend out with his Megumin staff prop. This is a nonprofit and it's located on Valley tucked away between the industrial looking businesses storefront. Near Sugar Rush Cafe (my beloved). You can pay for a membership if you are going to be a frequent visitor and use their lab or you can just pay a nominal fee for entry (I think we paid $6, it's been quite some time). I'm more used to Maker Space's since that's what I've used before at college campuses, but this is definitely a more technical space. There's people fixing cars, welding, casting metal, 3D printing and much more. We were there probably to only sand/saw wood and do some spray painting in a hood. I'm a goblin that can do this in a public park but my friend wanted a more controlled environment. They also support the community too and have community events, workshops, board game nights, and much more. Pretty neat to have this in our area!

Worst service. I emailed them, their site said 24 hours time, its been two days and haven't gotten…read morea response. This happened not once but twice. A few months ago i had emailed them the first time about a quote, they had their partner company email me and it wasn't like a few hours wait time for a reply, every time i emailed them i would have to wait 3-4 days tops for a RESPONSE. At one point they just stopped replying to me?? I'm never requesting service here again.

The first 3-D printer I ever saw up close, was a Deezmaker "Bukito." I was intrigued because it was…read moretiny, nearly silent, and created precise parts in virtually any shape. A few months later, after researching many printer designs and different brands, I ended up purchasing the big brother, of the Bukito, called the "Bukobot." Since all of this was new to me I thought excellent technical support was critical. Deezmaker is open seven days a week, and you can reach them by email, or by phone, or if you're in the area, in person. Every time I've needed help with something, I've gotten immediate assistance. Best of all, everyone there is not only knowledgeable, but friendly, with none of the attitude that sometimes crops up when you're a beginner asking an expert for help. I've been to the store a dozen times, whenever possible I go to their monthly Meetup, and again and again I've seen a willingness to answer even the most naïve questions. This morning I discovered that a part on my 16-month-old, heavily used printer, had cracked. I drove out to Pasadena, hoping they would have a replacement in stock. Not only did they have it, but they encouraged me to do the work myself while I was there, and provided helpful suggestions, and even let me use their tools to make the repair. If you have any interest in 3-D printing, or simply want to understand something about the mysteries of it, stop by their shop. You will feel truly welcomed, and if you want to delve deeper, I strongly recommend the class they offer, called, "Zero to Plastic," which is a very thorough and well presented introduction to 3-D printing. I've had a lot of fun with my Bukobot, and it has turned into an essential tool in my design studio.

Great art shop and studio at the Garden walk in Anaheim. If you're a big sports fan and you haven't…read morebeen at least visit the website. S Preston's story is pretty awesome from a sports junkie to a sports media person to a sports artist. I happen to learn about him thru one of the local sports segment on tv (cbs/kcal) and was hooked by his minimalist style. As fate would have it the Dodgers won the World Series again. He's got some awesome art pieces and it's the holidays. I ordered some sets for myself and another as a gift. They were phenomenal but of course FedEx manage to screw it up by damaging the corners on all of them smh!!! Anyways I called up Preston to see if I could visit his store in person and he couldn't have been more welcoming. The exchange was seamless. I was helped by his associate Eric. Such great customer service!! I really look forward to hopefully buying another Dodger WS print from them for 2026 :)

Preston and his art are way fun and cool! So many things to pick from! I'm not sure if I want…read moreMulan, Ariel or some other princess jersey. Stay tuned to see which one I pick!

Amazing experience! Super friendly and knowledgeable! Was able to get my architecture project laser…read morecut in no time. Huge laser cutter beds too so was able to cut the materials for my project as one large cut.

I had purchased a used laser from John over a year ago, and the transaction went fine at the time…read more I found out later that he had given it to me without the keys to open the inside electrical panels. When I broke the laser cutter by running it and forgetting to turn on the chiller, he came out to diagnose/fix it. The panels couldn't be opened, so he broke into them - with my permission - using a hammer and screwdriver to jimmy the lock. He then checked the electrical panel, and showed me a crack in the laser tube - telling me that was the problem. It may have been the case, but I'm not convinced the crack didn't occur during the hammering of the locks. Since I needed the laser repaired, I decided to proceed with getting a new laser tube that John would install. He removed, with my assistance, the old laser tube, and charged me $200 for the work, which took less than an hour. I have no problem with the fee, because it was a house call and the repair required specialized knowledge, but the subsequent conversations by text about getting the new laser tube are where things went off the rails. John texted that I'd need to pay $400 for a new tube, then 30 minutes later sent another text to say that it was actually $450. When I asked for some reference to show that it was the actual cost of the tube he became extremely evasive and untruthful, then went silent for two days. The whole conversation made me very nervous, and I cancelled the $200 check I'd written because I began to believe he was trying to rip me off. I told him I'd pay the full amount, including the $200 upon restoration of my laser cutter to a working state. He became very upset by this. The entire text message exchange from start to finish is attached to this review. I don't know if I did the right thing by cancelling the check, but I didn't feel I had any other recourse if he was trying to scam me. In the end, I decided that we needed to resolve the situation, or I needed to find someone else to fix the laser cutter. I attempted to repair the interaction by paying him the full $200, plus another $18 to cover his check bouncing fee. He sent the invoice for the $218, but has not communicated in any other way. I'm attaching a copy of the entire series of text messages. The middle part of the exchange is where he became very cagey and evasive, and, I believe, tried to scam me. I will find someone else to fix my laser cutter, or figure out how to do it myself by following a video. Unfortunately, this experience with John and American Laser Company leaves me no other option.