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).

What 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 to construct your own wearable foam head in the style of the infamous "Foamez Addams." Class participants will learn how to design a character and…

  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 the necessary skills together. If you think you might be interested in competing, this is the event for you! Like all other Tuesday nights,…

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.

Pablo 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.

Tonight 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. These details will allow competitors to have a reasonable understanding of the level of effort associated with building each kind of robot. After that, Doug…

This month we're exploring the quilt styling of Tom Russell. This is the first of a two part class. In the first class we'll piece the background and add the flowers. The second class will allow time for embellishments such as beading, ribbons.

We will create one 16x16 (4-8x8s) quilt block that you can frame or use to make a pillowcase or shopping bag. Directions and pattern for turning your block into a pillow or bag will be available. You may also choose to keep going at home and make additional blocks for a quilt top. Different block classes will be available in coming months so you could also save and combine with other block designs for a sampler quilt.

Tonight will be part of a continuing series of presentations for Killswitch: Description: This workshop focuses on the hobby R/C hardware used to build KILLSWITCH bots. We'll briefly review motors, speed controllers, batteries, transmitters, and receivers, making sure that everyone understands the criteria used to select them. After the presentation, we'll coordinate a group parts…

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 promptly at 6:30PM, and the tinkering will start around 7:00PM.

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…

his month we're exploring the quilt styling of Tom Russell. This is the second session of a two part class. In the first class we pieced the background and added the flowers. This class allows time for all the embellishments such as beading and ribbons.

We will create one 16x16 (4-8x8s) quilt block that you can frame or use to make a pillowcase or shopping bag. Directions and pattern for turning your block into a pillow or bag will be available. You may also choose to keep going at home and make additional blocks for a quilt top. Different block classes will be available in coming months so you could also save and combine with other block designs for a sampler quilt.

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).

If you're tired of looking at those old throw pillows and want to get a fresh look, you can simply recover them. Join us for this intro to sewing class. We have several fabrics to choose from or you can bring your own. See the materials needed section for yardage requirements for the fabric store.…

This meeting of AA will be utilzing awesome die cut vinyl stickers and acrylic splotch painting to create interesting designs through layering and release.  All supplies are provided, though if you have a particular shape you would like to utilize, feel free to bring your own die cut vinyl sticker. Directions-  Knox Makers parking and…

“Keeping a personal journal a daily in-depth analysis and evaluation of your experiences is a high-leverage activity that increases self-awareness and enhances all the endowments and the synergy among them.” — Stephen R.Covey Do you have a hard time keeping organized? Do you find that your smartphone makes you feel dumb or distract you from what you…

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.