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Member Onboarding
Member Onboarding
Sam and Brea will host another member onboarding session for new Knox Makers members. The night will start with a brief overview of the resources, rules, and goals of Knox Makers. Afterwards, members should feel welcome to stay and socialize. The focus of this evening will be on members who are new to Knox Makers,…
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Bicycle Maintenance Class
Bicycle Maintenance Class
Gabe from the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club will review terminology and operation techniques for mountain and road bikes. This class will explain how to perform routine maintenance on your bike including basic tune-ups, adjusting the shifters for the gears, inspecting and adjusting the brakes, and other points that should be reviewed periodically. Gabe will also…
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Grand Opening Planning Night
Grand Opening Planning Night
Our Grand Opening is set for April 1st and that is less than five weeks away. It's time to start getting things in place to make this event a success. Tonight is a kickoff meeting to start assigning out tasks and solidifying plans. If you're interested in being involved, please come out to the space. If…
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Chair Upholstery Lessons
Chair Upholstery Lessons
Brea will lead a three-hour basic upholstery class in which attendees will learn to reverse engineer upholstery patterns by first taking old chair cushions apart and then making patters from those cushions. Then, we will cut, sew, and staple new foam and fabric onto the chair frames to make comfortable, usable chairs for our ever…
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Welding for Beginners
Welding for Beginners
Greg will be holding another workshop for all interested parties. If you have not attended one of Greg’s introductory welding classes in the past, this workshop will focus on a run through of the facility, a chance to get checked out on tools, and a time to sign waivers for future welding work. This class…
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Open Hack Night
Open Hack Night
Open hack nights are a chance for people to come out to Knox Makers and hack on anything at any skill level. You can come out to practice a new programming language, get help working on your personal projects, or try your hand at using the 3d printer. You might just come out to see…
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IEEE Meeting
IEEE Meeting
The IEEE and friends will be visiting Knox Makers! We'll offer a brief history of Knox Makers, answer their questions, and give them a tour of our facilities. IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community…
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Bicycle Maintenance Workshop
Bicycle Maintenance Workshop
This workshop is a followup to the Bicycle Maintenance Class from Tuesday, February 28. You do not need to have attended the Bicycle Maintenance Class to attend this workshop, but it is preferred. Attendees should bring their bikes, and Gabe from the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club will assist you with your routine maintenance. If the…
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Introduction to Raspberry Pi
Introduction to Raspberry Pi
In this workshop, makhan will introduce you to the Raspberry Pi hardware and programming environment, opening the door to infinite possibilities for your projects.
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FPV Meeting
FPV Meeting
Members from the Knoxville FPV (First Person View) Racing Group will be hosting a tech meetup to build, discuss, and troubleshoot FPV racing drones. All individuals and groups interested in FPV Drone Racing are welcome to attend to discover what it takes to build a machine capable of racing at high speeds with incredible maneuverability…
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Grand Opening Work Day – Part 1
Grand Opening Work Day – Part 1
Our Grand Opening is coming up quickly and there are a lot of projects that need finishing. Please come out and help us make Knox Makers a success. Use the skills you joined up to practice and maybe pick a few new ones. Anyone who wishes to come out and help us prepare for our…
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Laser Cutter Authorization Workshop
Laser Cutter Authorization Workshop
This is an overview class and a hands on workshop with our laser cutter, Goldfinger. You will be taught the basics of laser cutting and how to safely operate the laser cutter in our space. This class is intended for members who have not yet been authorized to use the laser or need/want a…
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Open Work Night
Open Work Night
Join us as we work to get tasks completed before the grand opening on April 1. This night will also double as an open hack night, so if you have a project you are working on, you are welcome to bring that out to the space. Like all other Tuesday nights, this event is free…
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Knox Area Robotics Club
Knox Area Robotics Club
This month's meeting for the Knox Area Robotics Club will be a tinker session. Members are encouraged to bring in robotics projects to work on and tinker with to collaborate and learn from each other. We will begin with our Show and Share promptly at 6:30pm and start tinkering around 7:00pm. Knox Area Robotics Club is…
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Grand Opening Work Day – Part 2
Grand Opening Work Day – Part 2
Our Grand Opening is coming up quickly and there are a lot of projects that need finishing. Please come out and help us make Knox Makers a success. Use the skills you joined up to practice and maybe pick a few new ones. Anyone who wishes to come out and help us prepare for our…
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March Board Meeting
March Board Meeting
Knox Makers members are welcome to join us as we hold our monthly board meeting. The board will be discussing pertinent topics happening around the space. All current, paying Knox Makers members are welcome to attend. This event is closed to the general public.
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Open Work Night
Open Work Night
Join us for one last push to get tasks completed before the grand opening on April 1. This night will also double as an open hack night, so if you have a project you are working on, you are welcome to bring that out to the space. Like all other Tuesday nights, this event is…
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Knox3DP Meeting
Knox3DP Meeting
For this month’s Knox3DP meetup, John Love will talk about how he got interested in 3d printing, and detail some projects he has done recently in printing drone components for quadcopter and hexacopter applications. The talk will have a good mix of 3d printing experience and some insight into the electronics that keep drones in…
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Grand Opening
Grand Opening
Sparks will fly as Mayor Rogero cuts a metal ribbon to kick off the grand opening of Knox Makers new community-oriented makerspace on Saturday, April 1st, 2017 at 11 AM. The event, located at our 116 Childress Street workshop, is open to the public and will include tours of the new workshop spaces and displays…