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Inkscape 101

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

Inkscape is a free and open sourced vector graphics editor. It is the primary software used to interface with Knox Makers’ laser cutter, CNC router, and vinyl cutters. This class will teach basics of drawing and arranging shapes, talk about vectors and paths, and give a general overview of Inkscape and its capabilities. Computers will…

$19.96 – $29.96

February Board Meeting

Knox Makers - Classroom 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. Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Directions: Knox Makers parking…

Free

KILLSWITCH Robot Building Workshop

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

Want to enter a robot into KILLSWITCH but not sure how to start? Are you intimidated by all the choices? Afraid putting it together will be too hard? Let's fix that. In this workshop we'll talk about the components people commonly choose but more importantly we'll have the parts on hand so you can get…

$19.96 – $24.96

KILLSWITCH – Combat Robot Design – Public Welcome

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

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. This event will…

Vinyl Cutter 101

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

This is an introduction to vinyl cutting and the vinyl cutters we have at Knox Makers. Together we will create a simple design in Inkscape, prepare and send it to the vinyl cutter, weed, and transfer your design.

Laptops will be provided for this class. We will discuss how to set up your personal machines for use outside of class.

$9.96 – $19.96

Inkscape 101

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

Inkscape is a free and open sourced vector graphics editor. It is the primary software used to interface with Knox Makers’ laser cutter, CNC router, and vinyl cutters. This class will teach basics of drawing and arranging shapes, talk about vectors and paths, and give a general overview of Inkscape and its capabilities.

Computers will be provided, but if you want to use your own, you can download Inkscape at inkscape.org

$19.96 – $29.96

January Board Meeting

Knox Makers - Classroom 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.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Free

Filters and Working in the Frequency Domain (session 2)

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

Many common circuits you’ve used are really filters at heart:
– Bypass capacitors
– Switch de-bouncing
– Arduino PWM audio output filter
– Stereo speaker crossovers
– RF communications filters

Ray will teach attendees about several interesting concepts:
– How to think about signals in the frequency domain
– Types of filters
– How filters are used
– What’s an FFT and is it useful to me?

Filters and Working in the Frequency Domain

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

NOTE: This is a two session class; January 12 and 19, 6:30-8:00pm each day.

If you’ve been building circuits for some time and want to improve your understanding of just what’s going on then this is a great class series for you!

$19.96 – $24.96

Laser Cutter 101

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

This is an introduction class to our laser cutter, Goldfinger. Tracy will lead attendees of this class as they learn the basics of laser cutting, make a simple design, and then engrave and cut out the design using the laser cutter in our space. This class is intended for members who have not yet been authorized to use Goldfinger or need/want…

$9.96

December New Members Onboarding

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

Whether you’re a current member, trial member, or prospective member, you’re welcome to join us at this month’s New Member Onboarding! We’ll start with a brief overview of Knox Makers’ origins and purpose and talk about how the organization works. You’ll learn a bit about the resources available to members and about the path to…

Free

Leather Key FOB ( beginner leather crafting)

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

Come learn to work with leather. We will be making a key fob. A great gift for the holidays.
You will learn cutting out patterns, saddle stitching, and applying finishes. This is a beginner class, no experience needed.

$10.96 – $15.96

Make a Blinky Light Holiday Star

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

Join Ray and Issac for a guided build of the USB-powered ornament/desk-piece/gift/however-you-use-it pictured above and then take it home to earn geek street cred among your soon-to-be-jealous friends.

$14.96 – $19.96

Leather key fob ( beginner leather crafting)

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

Come learn to work with leather. We will be making a key fob. A great gift for the holidays.
You will learn cutting out patterns, saddle stitching, and applying finishes. This is a beginner class, no experience needed.

$10.96 – $15.96

CANCELLED: Intro to Electronics: DC Circuits

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

Have you been interested in electronics but don't know where to start? This class does not assume any prior experience or knowledge whatsoever so here's your chance! Attendees will learn about basic concepts such as voltage, current, resistance and capacitance. Intuitive analogies and diagrams will be used, minimal math beyond a few bits of basic…

October Board Meeting

Knox Makers - Classroom 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.

Directions- Knox Makers parking and entrance is located around the back of the SPARK building in the fenced in area.

Knox Makers is a place for the Knoxville area’s engineers, artists, hobbyists, innovators, educators and entrepreneurs to work and play. We are a technology and art collective dedicated to the promotion of creativity enabled and informed by science. Our lectures, workshops, and outreach programs inspire and educate both members and the general public. Our workshop provides members with both the space for large projects and the tools to complete them. We are a non-profit educational organization supported by member dues and staffed by volunteers.

Free

October New Member Onboarding

Knox Makers - Classroom 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

Laser Cutter 101

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

This is an introduction class to our laser cutter, Goldfinger. Tracy will lead attendees of this class as they learn the basics of laser cutting, make a simple design, and then engrave and cut out the design using the laser cutter in our space. This class is intended for members who have not yet been authorized to use Goldfinger or need/want a review of its operation.

$9.96

Fine Tuning FFF 3D Printers

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

Learn how to melt plastic better by deep diving into some more obscure slicer and firmware settings for FFF printers. This class will be mostly lecture and is intended for attendees that already have a grasp on the fundamentals of 3D printing. You do not need to bring your printer unless really really want to.

$19.96

3D Printing 101

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

If you are looking to buy a 3D printer or maybe you want to learn how to use the printers at the Knox Makers, this class will get you started. With the explosion of affordable printers in the market, desktop 3D printing is within many people's budget, but maybe the lack of knowledge is holding you back.

Learn about the basics of 3D printing such as:
The different 3D printing technologies
Finding and selecting models
Selecting the correct materials for the job
Using slicing software
Operating and basic maintenance of a 3D printer

$9.96 – $14.96
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