Maker City will have a social community workshop in Porthleven. Catering for a wide range of activities, we have specialist equipment for members to learn, invent, create and play. The equipment ranges from sewing machines and crafting tools to 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers and metal lathes.

Maker City will host events, exhibitions, and provide workspace, training, courses, forum and classes for all ages. Acting as a showcase shop front for Porthleven’s communities of makers and creatives. We envisage including a repair cafe, a makers and materials library STEAM focus, and an emphasis on re-use and the circular economy.

Maker City can provide a variety of fabrication services for a small number of customers. Using our specialist equipment such as 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC machining, Large Format Printing and Vinyl Cutting.

If students or makers have an innovative build that they think could become an commercial product, then there are a number of avenues Maker City can help with support to help launch a businesses by offering design, web development and manufacturing services.

An online store for anyone to buy Makers creations and for Makers to buy equipment and materials. We can help with product photography and ecommerce solutions to help get your product to market

Maker City tool library is a place where Porthleven residents can come and rent out tools and equipment to help maintain and fix-up their homes, start a garden or project, and improve their communities. In addition to lending tools out, we can also facilitate low cost high impact community development projects.