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

• March 10: Bicycle Repair and Maintenance
• March 17: Seed Starting
• March 24: Lynchburg Maker Faire
• March 26 (Tuesday): 10th Anniversary Business Meeting
• March 30 (Saturday): 10th Anniversary Open House
• April 14: Designing Circuit Boards in KiCad
• April 21: Modern Kites
• April 28: AI Image Generation

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!

• April 2: How to safely view the Solar Eclipse
• TBD: AI and Internet Safety

Regional Events

• Sourced Press
  • Mondays 4-7 PM: Open Studio
  • March 16 12-4 PM: Intro to Letterpress (repeats monthly)
  • March 23 12-4 PM: Pressure Printing with Wood Type
  • April 6 9:30-4 PM: Nature Writing & Print w/ Laura Jones, Kim O’Donnell, & Sarah Pollock
• Virginia Cooperative Extension "Seed to Shelf" Series (Gardening)
  • March 21 6-8 PM: Planting & Pests and Diseases (at Meadowbrook Public Library, Shawsville)
• March 24: Maker Faire Lynchburg
• Den Hill Farm and Fungi
  • April 7 2:30 PM: Medicinal (Lions Mane and Reishi) Log Inoculating Workshop
  • April 27: 2:30 PM: Shiitake Log Inoculation Workshop
• April 12-14: Vintage Computing Festival (Wall, NJ)
• June 9: Maker Faire NoVa (Alexandria, VA)

Ongoing Events

• Various art classes at The Floyd Center for the Arts
  • Thursdays 5-7 PM: Ceramics Open Studio
  • 1st and 3rd Saturdays 10-3 PM: Beginner & Intermediate Stained Glass
  • March 30 10-4 PM: Introduction to Blacksmithing
• Woodworking classes at Woodcraft of Roanoke
• Crafty Drafts at Moon Hollow Brewing (Usually second Thursday)

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