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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

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

• April 6: No Class
• April 13: No Class - Space Improvement Day
• April 20: No Class - Happy Easter!
• April 27 - Intro to FreeCAD - Link Coming Soon!
  • Instructor: Hunter Irving
• May 4: Star Wars Day/Lightsaber Demo/Open House
• May 11: Laser 101: Mother's Day Edition - Link Coming Soon!
  • Instructor: Joshua Eggleston
• May 18: Wind Chime Making - Link Coming Soon
  • Instructor: Max Bareiss
• May 25: Podcast 101 - Link Coming Soon!
  • Instructor: Joshua Eggleston

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

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

• Sunday, March 30, 2025: Lynchburg Maker Faire - Hacksburg has a booth!
• Saturday, August 23, 2025: Radford Community Fest - Hacksburg has a booth!

Ongoing 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

• 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
• 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