Main Page

Hacksburg Electronics Bench in the Creativity and Innovation Studio

Hacksburg is a community workshop located in Blacksburg, VA at 1872 Pratt Drive, in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Want to join Hacksburg? Start by reading this page!

Donations

We're a registered 501c3 non-profit and love donations! Read more here.

Events

Recurring Events

Weekly meeting every Tuesday 7:30 PM. Feel free to come by for a tour! This meeting is open-to-the-public and followed by an open-to-the-public work session starting at the end of the meeting to whenever the last member leaves. Also feel free to attend to learn more about Hacksburg and take a virtual tour! The meeting link is https://meet.hacksburg.org/OpenGroupMeeting for attending virtually.

Upcoming Events

Make sure to RSVP for events before attending on Zeffy. All classes 1:00PM-4:00PM unless otherwise noted.

• March 9: Metal Casting (Sold out)
• March 16: Seed Starting
• March 23: Retrocomputing

Classes are $5 for non-members and free for members unless otherwise noted. Some classes may have an additional materials fee.

Mini-Classes

Mini-classes are shorter 30-90 minute casual events held after the weekly meeting. They may introduce a new topic, expand on a previous class, or be a forum for discussion. No RSVP required!

• TBD: AI and Internet Safety

Regional Events

• Sunday, March 30, 2025: Lynchburg Maker Faire - Hacksburg has a booth!
• Saturday, August 23, 2025: Radford Community Fest - Hacksburg has a booth!

Ongoing Events

• Various art classes at The Floyd Center for the Arts
• Woodworking classes at Woodcraft of Roanoke

Other Events

• Events Archive
• Events Ideas

Tools

• 3D Printing
• Crafting corner
• Laser Cutter
• Metal Shop
• Electronics Bench
• Wood Shop
• Tool Wishlist -- **Please use this set of pages to offer donations or to request tools.**
• Hacksburg Cloud

Projects

• Member Projects
• Podcast Studio/AV Lab

Archived Projects

• DIY CNC Mill
• New 3D printer
• Vacuum former

Administration

Policies

• Admissions
• Community Agreement
• Space Rules
• Safety Policies
• Event Policies
• Bylaws
  • 2015 Proposed Bylaws Changes
  • Bylaws (v1)

Forms

• Paper PDF Forms
• Virginia Sales & Use Tax Exemption Certificate - Expires 05/16/2029
• Post-Class Reporting Form (Instructor Use Only)
• Member Feedback Form
• Purchase Request Form

Administrivia

• Meeting Agendas and Minutes
• Infrastructure Documentation
• Responsibilities
• Adafruit Group Buy **(CLOSED)**
• Advertising

History

• Founding - 2014
• 1872 Garvin - 2019
• See our 10th Anniversary presentation for an overview of Hacksburg history from 2014 to 2024