TechShop Grand Open House!

The original member-based do-it-yourself workshop and fabrication studio is having an action-packed open house right here in the Raleigh-Durham location on Friday, June 29 from 5PM to 10PM and Saturday, June 30 from 10AM to 5PM.  Hey! That's this weekend!

There have been a lot of changes recently: they've renovated the space, upgraded the equipment, and acquired some incredible new tools including a brand new LASER cutter, a MakerBot 3D printer (Thing-o-Matic), and more woodworking and metalworking equipment to list.

There are going to be some CRAZY-GOOD DEALS on memberships and classes that weekend.  You'd be well-advised to take advantage of them!

We suggest you head over there, take a tour of the space, and see what all the members have been busy Making. The celebration is free and fun for the whole family. Prepare to be inspired!

Update on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 9:14AM by Maker Faire:NC

I've just been informed that our friends at NC NearSpace Research will be launching another high altitude balloon during the party.  Check out their site for more info including scheduling information which, at time of writing, is still up in the air (zing!).

The APRS tracking link is here: http://aprs.fi/#!call=AK4CH-11  The team will track using APRS on 144.390Mhz under the callsign AK4CH-11.

Etsy Craft Night Tonight in Raleigh

TechShop RDU and Li Sashay present an Etsy Craft Night tonight.  Check it out.

All are welcome! Free to everyone!

Please bring something you're working on. And come share crafting supplies.

Conference Room
Techshop RDU
5905 Triangle Drive
Raleigh, NC 27617

TechShop RDU on Groupon - Killer Deal!

Local deals site Groupon has a great offer for TechShop RDU TODAY (11/23/2010) ONLY.  $125 for Two-Month Membership and Six Hours of Classes at TechShop ($378 value)!

• Expires May 24, 2011
• Limit 1 per person, may buy additional as gifts. New members only. Must activate membership by 5/24/11, membership expires 2 months from activation date. Basic safety and use class required. Additional materials fee may apply.

Meetup to Organize Triangle Hackerspace

A meetup group has formed in the Triangle area that intends to start a hackerspace.  The kickoff meeting for the project will be on Fri Aug 6 @ 6:45 PM in Durham.

From their site:

This is a group formed to discuss the formation of a hackerspace in the triangle. Everyone is welcome to come to our meetings and get involved at the ground level.

Our goal is to form a hackerspace that is representative of an interdisciplinary community for learning, teaching, and creating. Instead of starting with a defined range of projects or programming, we want to create a hackerspace that is driven by its members. Hackerspaces, at any stage of their development, promote people to be hackers in the broadest sense: to learn all they can about the fields that interest them, explore their bounds, and create new and interesting ways to apply that knowledge. Here is what you need to know:

- EVERYONE is welcome. No exceptions.

- A hackerspace will be whatever its members and the community make it. That's why YOU should get involved. The more diverse, the better.

- We are leaning towards a member-driven community with sponsorship opportunities for local businesses

- The proposed location is Downtown Durham. The location is currently flexible.

Durham String Thing Interview

Another video from our roving Maker Faire NC team, Mur Lafferty and Jim Van Verth. This time Mur gets a spinning lesson from Katherine Ruiz, of the Durham String Thing. You can find more about them through their group at Ravelry: durham-string-thing.