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Doodle Stitching with L.E.Ds
Doodle Stitching with L.E.Ds
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.
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New Member Onboarding
New Member Onboarding
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…
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Knox Area Robotics Club – Talk and Tinker
Knox Area Robotics Club – Talk and Tinker
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.
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Learn to Sew
Learn to Sew
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.
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Intro to Sewing – Reversible Japanese Knot Bag
Intro to Sewing – Reversible Japanese Knot Bag
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.
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Killswitch Kick Off – Public Welcome
Killswitch Kick Off – Public Welcome
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, this…
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DC865 Meeting At Knox Makers
DC865 Meeting At Knox Makers
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).
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Machining 100 – Intro To Machining
Machining 100 – Intro To Machining
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.
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Build a Foam Head!
Build a Foam Head!
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…
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Killswitch Kick Off – Public Welcome
Killswitch Kick Off – Public Welcome
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,…
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July Board Meeting
July Board Meeting
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.
Milling 101 – Bridgeport Mill Tool Authorization
Milling 101 – Bridgeport Mill Tool Authorization
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.
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Free Community Leader Authorization – Learn to Setup and Use Pablo
Free Community Leader Authorization – Learn to Setup and Use Pablo
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.
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KILLSWITCH – Combat Robot Design – Public Welcome
KILLSWITCH – Combat Robot Design – Public Welcome
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…
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Quilting – Inspired by Tom Russell Part 1
Quilting – Inspired by Tom Russell Part 1
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.