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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.

  • June 17: Hacksburg at Summer Solstice Fest
  • June 18: Workshop Open House
  • June 25: Leatherworking Basics
  • July 9: 3D Printer Work Day
  • July 16: Bicycle Work Day
  • July 23: Intro to Programming with Python
  • July 30: Safe and Legal Pyrotechnics
  • August 6: Basic Web Development (HTML, CSS, JS)
  • August 13: Animation in Blender
  • August 20: Canning 101
  • August 27: CNC Machining

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

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

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!

  • June 27: Automating Leatherwork
    • Supplements Leatherworking Basics class (June 25)
  • July 11: Working with Stepper Motors
  • July 18: Future Aerial Transport Discussion
  • July 25: How to Use AI Tools (bring a computer)
  • August 1: Introduction to Slide Rules
  • August 8: Adding E-commerce to a Website
    • Supplements Basic Web Development class (August 6)
  • August 15: Forest Maintenance Discussion
  • August 22: None

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