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

• May 19: Introduction to Holograms
• June 2: Woodworking 101
• June 9: Resin Printing
• June 15 (Sat): Summer Solstice Fest (Downtown)
• June 16: Summer Solstice Weekend Open House
• June 23: Homebrewing 101 (focus on beer brewing)
• June 30: Laser Cutter 101
• July 14: CNC Part 1
• July 21: Smart Home with Home Assistant
• July 28: Vinyl Cutting
• August 4: Embroidery
• August 11: CNC Part 2
• August 18: Canning 101
• August 24 (Sat): Radford Community Fair
• August 25: Sand Casting

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!

• TBD: AI and Internet Safety

Regional Events

• May 25: 3D Gnome Felting Class at the Montgomery Museum of Art & History
• June 9: Maker Faire NoVa (Alexandria, VA)
• June 15: NRV Spring Fly-In (Dublin, VA)
• August 2-3: Downtown Blacksburg Steppin' Out (contact Max to volunteer!)

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
• Woodworking classes at Woodcraft of Roanoke
• Crafty Drafts at Moon Hollow Brewing (Usually second Thursday)
• Sourced Press
  • Mondays 4-7 PM: Open Studio

Other Events

• Future Events
• Events Archive
• Events Ideas

Tools

• Electronics Bench
• Wood Shop
• Metal Shop
• 3D Printing
• Laser Cutter
• Sewing corner
• Inventory
• Tool Wishlist -- **Please use this set of pages to offer donations or to request tools.**
• Hacksburg Cloud

Projects

• Member Projects

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

• Membership Application
• Equipment Donation Form
• Equipment Loan Form
• Event Request Form
• Paper PDF Forms
• Sales & Use Tax Exemption Certificate - Expires 05/16/2029

Administrivia

• Meeting Agendas and Minutes
• Infrastructure Documentation
• Responsibilities
• Adafruit Group Buy **(CLOSED)**
• Advertising

History

• Founding - 2014
• 1872 Garvin - 2019
• See our 10th Anniversary presentation for an overview of Hacksburg history from 2014 to 2024