With a fresh rearrangement of the space by Bernie and Jonathan, the August Open Hack sported a bunch of new people and some interesting new projects. The summer clearly hasn't slowed down too many of The Hacktory regulars, with most coming in with great advances from previous months: Kris notably has made some massive improvements in getting 3d models to the Fab@Home machine, we're looking forward to what he has for us in the future. Lots of Arduino discussions, with our resident expert Wil coming by to weigh in on good ways to get video out to NTSC sources.

It's that time again. Time for our monthly Open Hack; our open house where people show off what they've been working on and make progress on awesome new things.
Come by on a lazy August Saturday and kick back with some cool people.

Saturday 1-6pm @ The Hacktory

The pace here at The Hacktory Central is quickening. Despite the slow summer day, this Saturday felt tactical-- lots of people with a purpose getting things done.

We had Kris leading a contingent of people working on the 3d printer; we're figuring out the nuances of larger models and the effects of temperature on materials. More research needs to be done as we cut our teeth on 3d modeling and printing.

Georgia came by and we put together a class schedule for the next few months-- start reserving your evenings and weekends for awesome times; when we put things up on the calendar, you know they're going to be something to talk about. We've wrapped up the final details for our next invocation of our drawdio class; expect everything from last time and more fun added into the mix. Swing by and do something different on Saturday the 25th.

A bunch of new additions to our usual staple of projects. Not going to say more on that-- we've got to give you a reason to come by and see things in person. 

Expect more awesomeness next time.

The next Open Hack is August 8th. See the calendar page for more info.

It's that time again: July's Open Hack is this Saturday, 1-6pm. More details here. Expect the unexpected... as well as the usual: people will be showing off their projects, working on new ideas, and generally exchanging ideas. We've gotten a lot of interest in discussing new classes, so expect a lively discussion of what's coming up at The Hacktory.

 All are welcome. Come by to meet some new people, show off a project, get some help, or help out the future of The Hacktory. There's something for everyone!

We're all preparing for our upcoming drawdio event (Saturday 27th, 1-4pm; more information here) We hope you are too.

Jack's clearly ahead of the curve with his drawdio-based synthesizer mod:

Swing by next Saturday to put together your own drawdio and trick it out with your own creativity. All are welcome.

Too much to talk about this month-- I won't even pretend to do it justice. Lots of stuff in the works here at The Hacktory. Between infrastructure improvements and discussions about new classes and events, we had some great projects in progress this month. Above, Jack does a perfect pull from the vacuum former with his new garbage-can technique. It's quite impressive to watch, and gets great results. You'll have to swing by next time to see it all go down.

 We here at The Hacktory have lots of things going on behind the scenes; expect new announcements soon. To get involved and learn about it real time, be sure to attend our planning sessions coming up week after next.

 The next Open Hack is July 11th. More info at the announcement page.