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| 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!
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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.
- November 8: TIG welding after Tuesday meeting
- November 13: Wood Lathe Candlesticks
- November 20: Laser Cutter 101
- December 4: Holiday Ornaments
- December 11: 3D Printer Work Day
- December 18: Smart Home Alone!
- January 8: Gantry Mill Work Day
- January 15: CNC Machining
- January 22: Building Radios/Basic RF Electronics
- January 29: Cosplay Armor
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!
Regional Events
- October 22, 10am-4pm: GeoFair and Mineral Sale @ Virginia Tech
- October 29-30, 9am-4pm: Beginner Blacksmithing @ Floyd Center for the Arts
- November 3, 5 to 9 PM: Newman Library event
- November 5, 10am: Hill City Robot Combat V
- November 5, 10am-2pm: Repair Cafe at the NRV ReStore
- November 5, 10am-3pm: Beginner Stained Glass @ Floyd Center for the Arts
- November 12, 11am-3pm: Melting Mushrooms Glassworking @ Floyd Center for the Arts
- November 21, 10am-3pm: Beginner Stained Glass @ Floyd Center for the Arts
- December 3, 8:30am: VWCC Autonomous Robot Competition
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
- 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
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
