At this time as we are no longer accepting applications as we have reached capacity for this year’s festival.
Thanks to everyone who applied to be a 2023 Parkwest Vendor — FOL
Leclaire Memorial Bricks On Sale Again
Friends of Leclaire has Award-Winning Newsletter
Leclaire Park Improvements
Modern Manufacturing in Leclaire
With the February 2016 opening of the Confluence Fab Lab in the former N.O. Nelson Manufacturing complex, the location is once again home to the constructive talents of the Edwardsville community. A Fab Lab (fabrication laboratory) is a workshop offering personal fabrication tools, equipment and training. Originally, fab labs began as outreach projects from MIT that have since spread to over 900 locations in nearly 100 countries. Each Fab Lab must meet strict requirements, but each lab is unique in that it can go beyond those requirements. The Confluence Fab Lab is hosted by Lewis and Clark Community College at the Historic N. O. Nelson Campus. A partial list of available work spaces and equipment/resources includes the following:
Metalworking – metal lathes, milling machines, plasma metal cutter, welding
Woodworking/Plastics – lathes, drill press, planers, table saw, bandsaw, joiner
Electronics – soldering, oscilloscopes, breadboards, voltage meters, third hands
Finishing/Painting– sand blasting, paint booth with hood, vinyl-sign cutter, laser engraver
Computer Design – computer drafting and design, 3-D scanner, projector
Assembly – two large workbenches, hand tools, vises, clamps
Two desktop 3-D printers as well as two industrial 3-D printers.
A full range of hand tools are available for checkout.
