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Adult Arting

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Tonight's class will be with Laurie. You will create a hand sewn 8 inch fleece Monster Made with Love. You will learn the basics of sewing with a self-love twist. This class is for both beginners and master sewers, because we all need to learn how to embrace what makes us special and different.

$14.96 – $26.96

Beginning Quilting – Free Style String Quilt

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

We're going scrappy for the first block. Lots of options here; alternating light and dark, or floral and stripe fabrics. Use a pattern guide or go totally freeform as shown…

$19.96 – $29.96

Milling 101 – Bridgeport Mill Tool Authorization

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

** Intro to Machining is a prerequisite class. You have to complete the Intro to Machining class before you can take the Milling 101 Class. *****

In this class you will receive basic hands on experience in operating a Bridgeport Series I J-Head milling machine. During this 3 hour class, Billy will go over the basics of tramming the head of the mill, tramming the vise, edge finding, work holding and setup, drilling , side milling, and top/end milling operations. You will also learn the basics of the DRO (digital read out), the table power feed, and basic care of the mill. This is a tool authorization class and once completed you will be authorized to use the milling machine and Knox Maker members will receive a key need to operate the mill.

$24.96

Lightning Talks – Open Hack Night – Public Welcome

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Lightning Talks are an expanded form of  Show and Share, where attendees are encouraged to bring out the projects they have been working on.  Instead of the 3-minute Show and…

DC865 Meeting At Knox Makers

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

DEFCON865, a local computer security group, is going to begin meeting at Knox Makers on the 3rd Wednesdays of the month. 

This month’s meeting for DC865 will be a continuation of our DFIR series. Joe will be going over the basics of Filesystem Forensics.

Adult Arting

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Come and express your creative self with other adults at Knox Makers.  BYOB, but we’ll provide the creative seed and materials!  Events will vary and be led by a mix…

$14.96 – $29.96

Picture Framing Made Simple

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

A program designed to allow the making of a simple yet unusual picture frame through the use of a standard table saw.
Enough material will be provided for ONE 8x10 picture frame for each individual.

$32.96 – $39.96

Space Day

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Once a month we will dedicate a day to Knox Maker community projects.  Working on a something that takes more that a few hands, tackling the huge elephant that is…

Pablo Authorization 101: Basic Operation of the KM Drawing Machine

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

You must purchase a ticket to attend this class.  There will be ten spaces available.  https://knoxmakers.org/event/pablo-authorization-101-basic-operation-of-the-km-drawing-machine/ Pablo the Polargraph Drawing Bot is a group build by members of Knox Makers and…

$4.96 – $9.96

Monsters Made with Love – Fleece Monster

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Laurie will help makers of all ages create a 4 inch fleece monster with a self-love twist. While a younger child can enjoy the art of creating their own personalized…

$9.96 – $14.96

Introduction to Welding

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

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 are encouraged to bring it to this workshop. This class is a prerequisite for any future welding workshops.

$9.96 – $19.96

Knox Makers Game Night

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Join us at Knox Makers for a board game celebration night! All are invited to attend.

We'll have snacks, board games, and good company in abundance!

Doodle Stitching with L.E.Ds

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Create a simple picture with thread, and then make it come alive with sewable LEDs!
Learn about conductive thread and e-textiles for a new way of making your maker projects stand out.

$29.96 – $39.96

New Member Onboarding

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

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…

Free

Knox Area Robotics Club – Talk and Tinker

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

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.

Learn to Sew

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

This class covers the basics of sewing. A discussion on which tools are needed to be a successful sewer, how to use some of the most basic stitches, and how to maintain and troubleshoot your machine. Attendees will learn how to change needles and presser feet, wind their bobbins, thread their machine and bobbin and experience the outcome of adjustments to length and width.

$34.96 – $39.96

Intro to Sewing – Reversible Japanese Knot Bag

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

This class is perfect for the beginner sewer. You will learn how to pin, mark and cut out your pattern. You will be doing straight stitching, making darts and sewing along curves. We'll provide the pattern with specific instructions and guide you along the way to make a super cute and useful bag.

$24.96 – $29.96

Killswitch Kick Off – Public Welcome

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Tonight, we're kicking off our annual KILLSWITCH robotic combat tournament season.  We'll review the KILLSWITCH rules, then start to form teams and brainstorm ideas together. Through weekly workshops to follow, we'll learn all…

DC865 Meeting At Knox Makers

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

 DC865 is a group for hackers, sysadmins, developers, and students to  meet, create, and learn. A typically meeting may consist of a
 presentation, workshop, or a CTF. Meetings are usually held the third  Wednesday of the month, and are free and open to the public. Future
 meetings will be announced here on the Knox Makers website, Twitter, and on their website (dc865.org).

Machining 100 – Intro To Machining

Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United States

Billy will give you a basic introduction to the machining area. This class will begin with a tour of the machining area with a, in-depth discussion of each tool, it’s uses, proper procedures, and safety. At the end of this class, all participating members will be authorized to use the drill press, box pan brake, handtools, and the horizontal bandsaw. This is a prerequisite for the Bridgeport Mill and Lathe tool authorization classes.

$9.96
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