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Meet the Instructor

Alan Shelton

Alan Shelton had a dream that someday everyone living near Winston-Salem would have a place to make stuff & learn stuff, and with the help of the community, led the efforts to open Mixxer Community Makerspace, to make that dream come true. Now he is working to support the inner artist and craftsperson in everyone in our community. Alan teaches metal casting, metal fabrication and welding, basic woodworking, and supports makers learning new skills at Mixxer.

Alan Shelton had a dream that someday everyone living near Winston-Salem would have a place to make stuff & learn stuff, and with the help of the community, led the efforts to open Mixxer Community Makerspace, to make that dream come true. Now he is working to support the inner artist and craftsperson in everyone in our community. Alan teaches metal casting, metal fabrication and welding, basic woodworking, and supports makers learning new skills at Mixxer.

Areas of instruction:

Electronics, Woodworking, Metalshop, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, Printing Studio, Tech Lab

Previous Classes Include:

Making Metal Letters, Weld Your Own Dice, Intro to the Woodshop, Scratch Blocks for Iron Pours

Featured Projects

Winston-Salem Mixxer, Inc.   

1375 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Phone: (336) 265-7362

Email: info@wsmixxer.org

EIN: 47-2272568

Important Things

Hours

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Closed

12pm to 8pm

12pm to 8pm

12pm to 8pm

12pm to 8pm

12pm to 8pm

MEMBERS ONLY 12pm to 5pm

​(no tool training on Sundays)

​Closed the following days

New Year's Day

MLK Jr. Day

Easter Sunday

Mother’s Day

Father’s Day

Juneteenth

Independence Day

Veteran’s Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

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