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Hacksburg Electronics Bench in the Creativity and Innovation Studio

Due to new health agency recommendations related to COVID-19, in-person events at Hacksburg have resumed! All events will be in-person + online ("hybrid") from now on.

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 at rsvp@hacksburg.org. All classes 1:00PM-4:00PM unless otherwise noted.

• February 13: Costume Distressing and Aging, Ages 14+
• February 20: Resin Printer Basics, Ages 16+
• February 26 (was 27, updated): Electronics Bench Basics, Ages 14+
• March 6: Starting Plants and Gardening, Ages 14+
• March 13: Vacuum Former Work Day, no RSVP or class fee
• March 20: Small Engine Maintenance, Ages 16+
• March 27: Woodworking 101, Ages 16+
• April 2: Maker Faire Prep Day, no RSVP or class fee, intended for Maker Faire booth attendees
• April 3: Lynchburg Maker Faire (https://lynchburg.makerfaire.com/)! Hacksburg will have a booth but it's a super fun event and attendance is encouraged.
• April 10: Metal Casting, Ages 16+
• April 17: 3D Printer Work Day, Ages 14+, no RSVP or class fee, bring your printers to work on
• April 24: Slow-Speed Precision Knife Sharpening, Ages 18+
• May 1: Silicone Mold Making, Ages 14+

Classes are $5 for non-members and free for members unless otherwise noted.

Check out these events on MeetUp (https://www.meetup.com/HacksburgVA/) as well!

Regional Events

• March 5: Raspberry Pi Jam with Roanoke Robotics (https://www.meetup.com/Roanoke-Robotics/events/282186823)
• April 9: Arduino Jam with Roanoke Robotics (https://www.meetup.com/Roanoke-Robotics/events/282186858)
• April 3: Lynchburg Makerfaire https://lynchburg.makerfaire.com/
• May 6: Salem Red Sox STEAM Night (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Mathematics): Details TBA

Other Events

• Future Events
• Events Archive
• Events Ideas

Tools

• Electronics Bench
• Wood Shop
• Metal Shop
• 3D Printing
• Laser Cutter
• Sewing corner
• Computers, Displays, and internet connectivity
• Inventory
• Tool Wishlist -- **Please use this set of pages to offer donations or to request tools.**
• Hacksburg Cloud

Projects

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

Archived Projects

• Ideas for Let's Code Blacksburg Classes
• Ideas for Radford Creativity Class
• The Search for (and finding of) a 3D Printer
• 2015 Summer Booth Project

Administration

Policies

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

Forms

• Membership Application
• Equipment Donation Form
• Equipment Loan Form
• Event Request Form
• Paper PDF Forms

Administrivia

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

History

• Founding - 2014
• Move to 1872 Garvin - 2019