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To Bodge (v), to make or repair hastily, to MacGyver

We’re a makerspace and social group in Madison, WI.
We offer the tools and space to bring your ideas to life!
We’re member-run, so jump on board and help us build something awesome!

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Classes & Programs

We offer a variety of classes and host many no-cost community programs.



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Tools and Space

Tools & Space

We have (literally) tons of tools spread across all kinds of making and plenty of space to use them.

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Community

Our Community

Whether learning a tool, honing a craft, building a business, or finding a creative group of makers, this is your place to build skills and community!

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Guests are always welcome at the Bodgery. But there are benefits to becoming a member! Members have 24/7 access to all of our tools, storage space, member-only classes and communication channels, and a vote in community decisions.

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What We've Been Up To

Monica Radtke says, "Tis the season for a forage! Monica Radtke says, "Tis the season for a forage! You can find me at the [Dane County] farmers market with my ceramic creations or on Instagram @monradtke! 🍄"

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Gabrielle Cornish made a gorgeous hardwood holder Gabrielle Cornish made a  gorgeous hardwood holder to store coffee filters. It is made from Cherry with Walnut splines.
Matthew Wachno made this timelapse showing the CNC Matthew Wachno made this timelapse showing the CNC router carving some signs he designed and made for some friends of his who are starting a U-Pick strawberry farm this spring.If you want to follow their journey, they are @oomenfarms on Instagram.
Tyler Willenbrink created this incredible yard art Tyler Willenbrink created this incredible yard art.
Pete B made this beautiful Scrollsaw intarsia of a Pete B made this beautiful Scrollsaw intarsia of a highland cow.

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Join us for two workshops on building a personal, Join us for two workshops on building a personal, locally hosted, open-source AI model. Great for business owners, makers, and anyone who wants a free personal AI setup they control. Learn the basics, explore our build, and get practical advice for your own!

Sat, May 16, 12–2 pm: Intro + Hardware
Sun, May 17, 12–2 pm: Software + Security

The Bodgery makerspace | 740 Oscar Ave
Each class: $20 members | $25 non-members
Click the links in our Bio to Register.
Image: James Vaughan (edited)
Sam Belina shares photos from a recent welding cla Sam Belina shares photos from a recent welding class he took (taught by Tyler W.). Here's "Out At Sea," Sam's first welding piece and the class project.
Richard Bucheger made this cutting board for his d Richard Bucheger made this cutting board for his daughter and her husband. The pattern is basket weave and it is made from Maple and Walnut end grain. He says it was more work than he anticipated. It is beautiful!
Some work in progress by the talented Marisa Deboe Some work in progress by the talented Marisa Deboer.
Cassie Brown says, "I had to test out some fabric Cassie Brown says, "I had to test out some fabric markers I picked up for an event, so I might as well decorate a bandana edge."
Pete B made this set of Ash shelves, finished with Pete B made this set of Ash shelves, finished with Rubio Charcoal color.

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Sam and Pedro recently did some sand casting. They Sam and Pedro recently did some sand casting. They cast a coin that Pedro carved and a test version of the oar locks that will be used for a Boat Building class with students from Shabazz City High School.
Sara Woolery collaborated with Ris to make this go Sara Woolery collaborated with Ris to make this gorgeous set of napkin rings and hand-dyed napkins.
Nickolas Hein made this kitchen silverware organiz Nickolas Hein made this kitchen silverware organizing tray. He says, "This was made from entirely donated or salvaged materials. After upgrading our kitchen base cabinets with pullout trays, I decided it was time to upgrade the cheap plastic silverware sorter we’ve long been suffering with. The Baltic birch for the case was left over from the earlier pullout tray project. The maple was from a mill-sawn board that I re-sawed, planed and joined to make the dividers. Big thanks to Matthew W. for SUBSTANTIAL fabrication assistance with planing the dividers and cutting the dados on the CNC router. They are so precisely cut that they are a press fit and I didn’t need to glue them in place. I finished the dividers with tung oil, which really brought out the quilted cross grain in the maple."
In Steve Pollack's house they grind both decaf and In Steve Pollack's house they grind both decaf and caffeinated coffee beans and store them in reused gelato containers. They previously used rubber bands to distinguish the decaf from the caffeinated, but no longer since Steve 3D-printed some handy replacement lids.
Some work done at the Bodgery is more practical th Some work done at the Bodgery is more practical than photogenic. Tyler W. recently answered a call to weld new casters onto a damaged freight cart for the Goodman Food Pantry. (The Last picture is the "before.")
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Dave Haldiman made this stunning candle holder fro Dave Haldiman made this stunning candle holder from a bug-chewed piece of Cherry branch with some burl on it. He added some green Mixol dye to clear epoxy resin, poured that into a piece of PVC pipe with the branch, then put it into a pressure pot for three days. Then he put it onto the the lathe, then turned a couple of little slices from a cherry log. He finished with  it semi-gloss, oil-based poly.
Adam Jablonski recently finished this amazing glas Adam Jablonski recently finished this amazing glass shift knob and brass threaded insert for a friend with a Microbus. It uses Volkswagen millefiori (a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware) made by an artist out of Washington State.
Nickolas Hein made a pedal bike generator for the Nickolas Hein made a pedal bike generator for the Wisconsin Energy Institute. The photo shows it before it was fully completed. He says, "They’ll use this at educational outreach events to demonstrate that it takes effort to make energy. I’ve built about a dozen of these before, but they all used a treadmill motor to generate DC power. This one uses an e-bike motor which, when run as a generator, will produce 3-phase AC at 36v. That is run through a rectifier which turns it into DC. The final step is to put it through an inverter to turn the power back into single phase 120v DC. I added a power meter to show Watts and Ah produced, and a $25 pocket oscilloscope to show the AC and DC traces. Big thanks to Dreambikes for the donation of the bike and components. Special thanks to super-Bodger Mike L.for technical and moral support. The only cost on this project was for the electronics. The bike, stand, wood, hardware and wiring were all salvaged or donated.
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