Join us this Friday (1/13/2012) for an Introduction to Welding with shop member Gabe. Gabe will cover a little of the history of welding, safety, different welding processes: Tig, Mig, Arc, and some key terms to each. He’ll go into details on the welder and welding processes we have in the shop: Mig and fluxcore…
The Maker/Hacker movement is exploding all around the globe, including right here in Pittsburgh. What is a Hackerspace? Why should I join? What will I get out of it and how? Join us this Friday (1/6/12) and we’ll answer those questions. We’ll cover some of the projects we did last year; we’ll talk about some…
It’s the time of year to look back over, celebrate, and briefly recap what we’ve done in 2011. THANK YOU to everyone who made this a great year! Special THANK YOUs to the non-members who came in to give talks and demos and who helped us bring new folks in to see the shop and…
We’re proud to announce that we’re offering two classes in February ’12! and Learn to Solder: Arduino! – Sat Feb 11th Led by shop member Matt B. We will guide you through the process of building an Arduino from a kit. This class will teach you to solder or help you practice your skills if…
Thanks to shop member Sarita(*) we now have a flag pole mount where we can “Hoist the Colors” when we’re in the shop for meetings and other events. The flag can be flown at an angle, or horizontally for even better visibility. (*) shown operating the experimental hoisting pole for a horizontal presentation.
Thanks for checking us out! We run free and open to the public events every Friday night. Scroll down the list here to see what we are planning and what we have been doing. We owe a huge thanks to Hans Scharler (@scharler) of IOBridge who came in to the shop last Friday to film…
Some of the ornaments from our open shop Friday night Egg-Bot Ornaments event (two weeks ago) were drawn on clear glass ornaments. Member Logan Stack took some left over paint…
Join us on Friday, Dec 16th to fold some stunning Origami Ornaments for your holidays! As with all our Friday night events, this is free and open to the public. We’re even supplying the paper! No previous folding experience is necessary. Doors open at 7pm and the folding will start shortly afterwards. We’re at 1936…
Friday, December 9 7 pm sharp! HackPittsburgh, 1936 5th Ave., around back in the alley called Watson St. Special Year-End 2011 Cool-Off facebook event This is a special edition of the Cyberpunk Apocalypse’s monthly event, the Cool-Off. We’re partnering with HackPittsburgh to bring you a bigger and more encompassing “what I did this YEAR” project…
(Photo by L. Marie) Join us this Friday (12/3) to make holiday ornaments with Matt Beckler and an EMSL Egg-Bot! Some bulbs will provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own to try decorating. Super shiny/smooth bulbs will work, but the ink will be hard to see and will smudge easily, so bring rougher…