Friday Night Events
Friday November 7th: GENERATION AND SENSING OF MAGNETIC FIELDS (Coil Gun Demo)
GENERATION AND SENSING OF MAGNETIC FIELDS (INCLUDES DEMONSTRATION OF A COIL GUN) — In 1820, HANS CHRISTIAN OERSTED discovered that an electric current had an effect on the needle of a magnetic compass. — We reenact the Oersted experiment, which opened the entire field of ELECTROMAGNETISM. — See with your own eyes that magnetic fields…
Read MoreFriday August 22nd – Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
Who doesn’t like home made Ice Cream? The only part that sucks is waiting for it to freeze. Well, we have came up with a solution… LIQUID NITROGEN of course!!! Come down on Friday and take in the festivities! We will be doing a demo on Liquid Nitrogen as well as making some cool treats!…
Read MoreFinish It Friday – Aug 30th
Got a project that just needs a bit more attention before you can officially declare it finished? Could you use some inspiration to just Get It Done? Then our monthly Finish It Friday is for you! Bring your projects and start finishing things at 7pm. If you don’t have something to finish up, maybe this…
Read MoreFinish It Friday – July 5th
Got a project that just needs a bit more attention before you can officially declare it finished? Could you use some inspiration to just Get It Done? Then our monthly Finish It Friday is for you! Bring your projects and start finishing things at 7pm. If you don’t have something to finish up, maybe this…
Read MoreFriday, June 21rst: Intro to Arc Welding Demo
Come to HackPittsburgh this Friday for an introduction to Arc welding, where member Gabe will be explaining the usage, troubleshooting, and differences between types of arc welders. Got a old welder in your grandfathers basement? Found a welder in the back of your garage? We will show how you can get started with it! Please…
Read MoreFinish It Friday, June 14th
Got a project that just needs a bit more attention before you can officially declare it finished? Could you use some inspiration to just Get It Done? Then our monthly Finish It Friday is for you! Bring your projects and start finishing things at 7pm. If you don’t have something to finish up, maybe this…
Read MoreNetwork in a Box, Fri May 3
(Photo by David Darts, PirateBox’s creator, used under CC BY-SA 3.0) Network in a Box is the modern day electronic equivalent of a dead-drop. We’ll show you how to set up your own file sharing on the go with PirateBox, which is a computer or a modified router with a battery pack to host files/chat…
Read MoreFriday, April 5th: 3D Printer – The Agony and the Ecstasy
Have you ever wanted something NOW and two day shipping is just too long? 3D printers bring your dreams of replicator enabled instant gratification one step closer! HackPittsburgh member, Eli Richter, will give a brief description of current consumer/DIY level 3d printers, followed by a discussion of what to expect if you decide to make…
Read MoreFriday February 15th: Intro to Component Labeling and Identification
Ever strip apart a circuit board, and wind up with a pile of mystery parts? Rainbow color bands, numbers, letter and model IDs – what do they all mean? Learn how to crack the code of component identification at HackPittsburgh’s Friday night talk on February 15th, where we’ll be talking about how to identify types…
Read MoreFriday February 1st: FiniSH IT Friday!
Got a project that just needs a bit more attention before you can officially declare it finished? Could you use some inspiration to just Get It Done? Then our monthly Finish It Friday is for you! Bring your projects and start finishing things at 7pm. If you don’t have something to finish up, maybe this…
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