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 Hacksburg 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 Hacksburg Classes & Events

Please RSVP for events on Zeffy before attending. Hacksburg events are from 1:00PM-4:00PM unless otherwise noted.

2025

• November 16: Woodworking 101
  • Instructor: Max Bareiss
• November 23: Space Improvement Day
  • NO CLASS, however, help welcomed!
• November 30: NO CLASS - Happy Thanksgiving!
• December 7: 7th Annual Holiday Ornament Making Community Event
  • Free Community Event. All Ages Welcome
• December 14: Casual Coppersmithing
  • Instructor: Chad Hughes
• Tues, December 16 @ 6PM: Annual Members Meeting & Holiday Party - No Open Meeting or Open Shop
• December 21 & 28 - No Classes - Happy Holidays!

2026

• January 4: Offline PEN Testing
  • Instructor: Woody Woodruff
• January 11: Woodblock Printing
  • Instructor: Chad Hughes
• January 18: Vinyl Cutting
  • Instructor: Hunter Irving
• January 25: Building Personal Websites
  • Instructor: Hunter Irving
• February 1: Laser 101: Valentine's Edition
  • Instructor: James Dunson

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

Hacksburg Board Meeting

Next Meeting: December 7 @ 11AM in the Garvin Conference Room

Regional Events

• Saturday, Nov 15: Repair Cafe - 10AM-2PM at the Habitat ReStore in Christiansburg.

Ongoing Regional 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

Current 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

History

• The Story of Hacksburg's Logo
• See our 10th Anniversary presentation for an overview of Hacksburg history from 2014 to 2024