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 cluttering up the room or just making the place sparkle a little bit more. This is a great chance to make your mark on the…
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 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…
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. Choose the…
AA – Adult Arting
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesAA - Adult Arting. 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 of local creatives. Topics will include such fun things as painting, sculpting, sewing, mixed media, drawing, and who knows what else!…
Introduction to 3D printing
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesJeffrey will provide an introductory class on setting up and calibrating your 3D printer, finding patterns to print, creating and modifying models, and the use of slicing programs to send your patterns to the printer. There will be demonstrations, and anyone that wants to bring their 3D printer and computer to class is welcome to…
Bat House Workshop
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesChuck will teach you to how to use the various tools and woodworking equipment to make your own bat house. This single compartment bat house could attract up to 50 bats. Each bat can eat up to 10,000 bugs each, keeping your yard bug free for the summer fun. Learn how to cut the wood…
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,…
Open House – First Friday Event
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesKnox Makers will be hosting an Open House in conjunction with our neighbors ETTAC and their art open house and performance of "Let's Hear it for the Queen". Come by any time that evening to check out our makerspace downstairs and also view art by local artists upstairs for this First Friday event. Directions- Knox…
Destination: Leather City, An Introduction To Leather
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesJay will give you a hands on introduction to leather. This class will begin with a tour of the Knox Makers space, and then move into the “Leather City" where we will have a general overview of the tools provided by Makers, what you want in your leather toolbox, the different kinds of leather, particular uses, proper procedures, and safety. At the end of this class, all participates will have worked with leather and made something to take home. Although not a prerequisite for future leather classes it is highly advised to take this class to find out which avenue in the vast township of “Leather City” you may find intriguing.
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 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.
Intro to Sewing – Workshop Apron
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesYou must purchase a ticket for this event. https://knoxmakers.org/event/intro-to-sewing-workshop-apron/ This is a class for the makers out there who want a customized shop apron. We'll start by making the bib, hips and length just right for you. Straps can be wide or narrow, around the neck or cross in the back. To secure at the waist…
Welding Techniques Workshop
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesGreg will outline techniques for welding in the metal shop. This class will begin with welding instruction followed by a hands-on shop class in which students will learn the effects of heat, ideal travel speed, welding position, and more. Those interested in participating and making some sparks after the class is over are welcome to stay and put their new knowledge to the test. There is some loaner equipment, but if you have your own welding gear, you are encouraged to bring it to this workshop.
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.
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 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 are encouraged to come help and meet newer members. Snacks will be provided, so please RSVP so that we can make sure we provide an appropriate amount.
Adult Arting
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesTonight'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.
Beginning Quilting – Free Style String Quilt
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesWe'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 in the class picture. There's no right or wrong - just personal preference. We will construct one 16x16 (4-8x8s) quilt block that you can frame…
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.
Lightning Talks – Open Hack Night – Public Welcome
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesLightning 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 Share presentation, Lightning Presenters will have 15-minutes to show off their projects. This opens up room to get more in-depth with your topic than is…
DC865 Meeting At Knox Makers
Knox Makers 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN, United StatesDEFCON865, 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 StatesCome 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 of local creatives. Topics will include such fun things as painting, sculpting, sewing, mixed media, drawing, and who knows what else! Tonight's class will be…