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Hacksburg Electronics Bench in the Creativity and Innovation Studio

Due to health agency recommendations related to COVID-19, in-person events at Hacksburg have been moved online! Please review Hacksburg's COVID-19 Response for more info.

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 Due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, the meeting now occurs online. Feel free to attend to learn more about Hacksburg and take a virtual tour! The meeting link is https://meet.hacksburg.org/OpenGroupMeeting.

Upcoming Events

Make sure to RSVP for events before attending at rsvp@hacksburg.org.

• August 23, 1 to 4 PM: Canning 101
• August 30, 1 to 4 PM: Non-Alcoholic Fermentation
• September 13, 1 to 4 PM: Laser 101
• September 20, 1 to 4 PM: CAD and 3D Printing
• September 27, 1 to 4 PM: Metal Casting
• October 4, 1 to 4 PM: Halloween 101
• October 10-11, 1 to 4PM: Cidermaking
• October 18, 1 to 4 PM: Detailed Costumes
• November 8, 1 to 4 PM: Cloud 101

Classes are $5 for non-members and free for members.

Regional Events

• MystiCon
  • February 28 - March 1
  • Holiday Inn Tanglewood in Roanoke, VA

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