Picture Framing Made Simple
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesA 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.
Space Day
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesOnce 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 StatesYou 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…
Monsters Made with Love – Fleece Monster
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesLaurie 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…
Introduction to Welding
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesGreg 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.
Knox Makers Game Night
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesJoin 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 StatesCreate 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.
New Member Onboarding
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesKnox 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…
Knox Area Robotics Club – Talk and Tinker
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesThis 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 StatesThis 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.
Intro to Sewing – Reversible Japanese Knot Bag
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesThis 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.
Killswitch Kick Off – Public Welcome
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesTonight, 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 StatesBilly 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.
Build a Foam Head!
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesWhat is one part Muppets, two parts foam and felt, with a dash of Goldeneye 64's Big Head Mode? FOAM MASCOT HEADS! Arts & Crafts Czar Sean will teach how…
Killswitch Kick Off – Public Welcome
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesTonight, 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…
July Board Meeting
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesKnox 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.
Milling 101 – Bridgeport Mill Tool Authorization
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesIn this class you will receive basic hands on experience in operating a Bridgeport Series I J-Head milling machine. During this 3 to 4 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. Intro to Machining is a prerequisite class.
Free Community Leader Authorization – Learn to Setup and Use Pablo
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesPablo the Polargraph Drawing Bot is a group build by members of Knox Makers and other community volunteers.
In this hands-on workshop, we will run through how to set up Pablo's pieces, hook up Pablo's pieces together, and how to connect and use the space mini-laptop designated for Pablo.
Pablo uses a Processing sketch to control the coordinates that Pablo draws as well as the chosen writing utensil that Pablo lifts and places on your canvas material while drawing.
KILLSWITCH – Combat Robot Design – Public Welcome
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesTonight will be part of a special presentation series for Killswitch: Issac will provide additional details about combat robot weapons, including some of the pros and cons of each design.…