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Metal Shop Introduction
Metal Shop Introduction
Greg will introduce the metal shop with a basic safety discussion, tour of the metal shop, explanation of operations and procedures, and available equipment. Welding demonstrations and hands-on practice will be available for those interested in participating and making some sparks. There is some loaner equipment, but if you have your own welding gear, you…
KILLSWITCH Arena Construction
KILLSWITCH Arena Construction
KILLSWITCH is Knox Makers' robot fighting competition scheduled for October 14th, 2017. To keep this competition interesting, our robotic gladiators will need a sufficiently lethal arena to fight in, and we are now in the construction phase in preparing for this event. Today we will focus on painting, hazard construction, and, if time allows, running…
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LEGO 101: Making the Henley Street Bridge
LEGO 101: Making the Henley Street Bridge
The Tennessee Valley LEGO Cub recently completed a 20 foot long model of the Henley Street Bridge made entirely of LEGO bricks. It features over 73,000 pieces and a complete lighting system, which includes 344 LEDs and over 1,000 feet of wiring. From design to finished display, this presentation takes a look behind the scenes…
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New Members Onboarding
New Members Onboarding
Knox Makers will host a member onboarding session for new members. This 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, but older members…
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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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Knox Area Robotics Club – Talk and Tinker
Knox Area Robotics Club – Talk and Tinker
This month's meeting for the Knox Area Robotics Club will be a talk and tinker session. Members are encouraged to bring in robotics projects to work on and tinker with to collaborate and learn from each other. Show and Share will begin prompty at 6:30PM, and the tinkering will start around 7:00PM. During this time,…
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Making Metal Pumpkins
Making Metal Pumpkins
Pumpkin carving is a popular festivity around Halloween, but after a couple days, the pumpkins are left rotting on your porch ready to be thrown away. What if you did not have to throw away your pumpkin after Halloween was over? Greg will demonstrate how to make a metal pumpkin, and then, attendees of this…
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KILLSWITCH Deathmatch
KILLSWITCH Deathmatch
Join Knox Makers at STEAM in the City on Market Square for a very special one-night event. The teams have been working hard, and now, the robots of KILLSWITCH will finally clash at the official Knox Makers KILLSWITCH Deathmatch! Awards will be given to the most successful robots, and there will be additional awards for…
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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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DEFCON865: Introduction to Lockpicking
DEFCON865: Introduction to Lockpicking
This month's DEFCON865 meeting is taking place at Knox Makers! Issac will lead a hands-on introduction to lockpicking with an informative talk followed by free time to experiment with a variety of practice locks and picking tools. We will meet at 6:00PM, eat some pizza, and hang out. The talk will begin around 6:30PM, and…
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Halloween Spook Show
Halloween Spook Show
Join us, if you dare, for the annual Knox Makers Halloween Spook Show, hosted by horror aficionado issac! The evening will start out light, with a unique staging of a fun, 1960s-era horror flick and various short subjects. This material will be suitable for all but the faintest of heart; young folks are welcome. We'll…
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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…
1 event,
WordPress Monthly [Social]
WordPress Monthly [Social]
WordPress is an open source platform for building websites, and Knoxville's Wordpress group will gather for their monthly meeting to discuss Wordpress topics. Presenters are still needed for this month. If you are interested in leading a lightening talk or a main presentation, please contact the Wordpress group on Meetup. If no presenters are found,…
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**CANCELED** Create Your Own Monster Workshop **CANCELED**
**CANCELED** Create Your Own Monster Workshop **CANCELED**
Due to low attendance, this event has been canceled.
1 event,
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…