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The Horror of Public Speaking

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

Does the idea of public speaking give you nightmares? Do your slideshows evoke more pitchforks than plaudits? It doesn’t have to be that way.

In this workshop, Issac will propose an alternative approach to PowerPoint-assisted presentation development and delivery. You’ll get tips on content, form, graphic design, preparation, and public speaking itself.

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 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 normally…

Knox Makers Game Night

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

It's another Knox Makers Board Game Night! Enjoy games and camaraderie with Knox Makers members and friends. Board games will be available, but feel free to bring one if you have a favorite.

Free

November Board Meeting

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

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.

Toy Tech Work Night

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

Join us as we partner with our upstairs friends at Spark to modify toys and make them more accessible for children with disabilities. We will be soldering, sewing, hacking, and packaging these toys back up to help children in East Tennessee have a more magical Christmas.

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

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 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.

$24.96

Intro to Arduino: Build a Holiday Music Box

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

Have you been interested in working with Arduino but don’t know where to start? We have got you covered! Ray will lead attendees of this class in building a digital music box to take home and show off with pride. In the process, students will assemble a battery-powered Arduino with an input switch and a speaker. Then, students will upload sketches to play a melody.

$34.96 – $39.96

Analog Circuits: Expand the Bithead!

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

No analog in your toolbox? Do your circuits see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing? Let's change that pronto! In this class Ray will introduce some of the basics of analog signals, op-amps and sensing temperature to design a mixed-signal (analog and digital) circuit.

$24.96 – $29.96

December Board Meeting

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

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.

Laser Cutter 101

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

This is an overview class and a hands-on workshop with our laser cutter, Goldfinger. Daniel will lead attendees of this class as they learn 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 Goldfinger…

$10.00

Monster Made with Love – Fleece Monster Workshop

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 toy, teenagers can create an expression of their personality and adults will enjoy honing their hand sewing and crafting skills in an inventive way.  This…

$9.96 – $14.96

December 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 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.

Free

KILLSWITCH Lightning Talks – Humility, Thoroughness, & Precision

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

Join us for 3 Lightning Talks, all about the general theme of KILLSWITCH. Issac, Billy, & Ray will each present for up to 15 minutes each about their robot and KILLSWITCH experience.

Wood Shop 101: An introduction to the Woodworking Zone

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

Fred will teach you about safety, basic use and unique features of the power tools in the woodworking area.  At the completion of this course, you will be authorized to use the equipment without supervision.  Details on how to use the equipment on specific projects will be covered in later courses. There will be a…

$9.96

AA – Adult Arting – Make a Christmas Ornament

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

This meeting we'll be creating generic shiny things that you may or may not want to hang on an evergreen tree that may or may not be in your house this month. Pick your favorite zone and raid the scrap bin, or pillage the hack rack to find supplies to make your own ornament to take home - or maybe a very last minute gift. 

$14.96 – $19.96

Introduction to CNC Routing

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

Introduction to CNC Routing: In this course you will learn how to convert text in Inkscape into code, sending it to the router, and routing the text into wood. Both simple, single stroke text and engraving of text will be covered. At the completion of this course, you will have routed single stroke text of…

$19.96

January Board Meeting

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

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.

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 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.

Free

Welding 101

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

Intro to Welding.
This is the Basic startup class for using the MIG Welding in the Metal Area.
We will spend 30 minutes on basic safety and area requirements.
Then expect an hour of hands on setup and shared MIG welding time

I’m going to limit the number of students to 5 , so each person get enough hands on time to be able to feel comfortable using the MIG welder

Students should bring their own shield and gloves, if they have them. But they are not required, as we have setups available to use.

Please do NOT bring your own welding equipment to use, the setup and testing time could impact other students.

$19.96 – $49.96
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