| 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. |
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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!
Contents
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.
- February 11: Laser Cutter 101 (Make a custom Valentines Day gift!)
- February 18: Intro to CNC
- February 25: Woodturning
- March 3: 3D Printer Community Workday
- March 10: Bicycle Repair and Maintenance
- March 17: Seed Starting
- March 24: Lynchburg Maker Faire
- March 31: Wind Chimes (Intro to Metalshop and lathe)
- 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!
- February 13: Black Inventors and Makers
- April 2: How to safely view the Solar Eclipse
- TBD: AI and Internet Safety
Regional Events
- Check out ongoing classes and events at The Floyd Center for the Arts
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Seed to Shelf" Series (Gardening)
- February 15 6-8 PM: Garden and Seed Prep
- Various dates: [Crafty Drafts https://www.newriverartandfiber.com/crafty-drafts] at Moon Hollow Brewing (Usually second Thursday)
- March 24: Maker Faire Lynchburg
- June 9: Maker Faire NoVa (Alexandria, VA)
Other Events
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
Archived Projects
Administration
Policies
Forms
- Membership Application
- Equipment Donation Form
- Equipment Loan Form
- Event Request Form
- Paper PDF Forms