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Raspberry Pi Roadshow is coming to town! 30 Jul 2013 | 05:45 am
We’re pleased to announce that Rob Bishop from the Raspberry Pi Foundation will be swinging through the Hack Factory on Monday, August 12th! Rob Bishop was the first technical employee at Raspberry ....
Building a musical bench: a Twin Cities Maker effort 23 Jul 2013 | 08:35 am
A couple of weeks ago I posted an invitation to join my effort to build a musical bench of PVC. Thank you to TC Makers Becca, Bill D, Bob G, Colleen, Jon, McSteve, Roxanne, Scott and Shawnuk for thei...
Building a classic Star Trek control panel 11 Jul 2013 | 09:09 am
It just so happens that I’m a member of a local Star Trek fan club, as well as a TCMaker board member. (I am a multi-purpose nerd.) For the past eight years the USS Nokomis has run a party room at CON...
Help build a musical PVC bench, improve a St. Paul community and learn how to solvent weld 7 Jul 2013 | 09:15 am
Hey, thanks very much for checking out my blog! Last week I promised to discuss the influence of Chuck Taylor shoes on my chair design. However, I need to take a short break from my rocker to create...
Quarterly Cleanup Recap 2 Jul 2013 | 01:33 am
As I’m sure you are all aware, quarterly cleanup of the Hack Factory was this past Saturday, June 29th. It looks like we had a turnout of 24 people and we accomplished quite a bit, including some majo...
Power outage 22 Jun 2013 | 08:50 pm
The power went out at 8pm 6-22-13 and has not come back. Will update when restored.
WOMEN HOST DIY CAMPING GEAR @ THE HACK FACTORY 21 Jun 2013 | 10:20 pm
Hey, Everyone! Camping season is upon us (well, when it isn’t busy raining). Many of us love camping, but we do not love spending $$$ on gear. There are a lot of easy and inexpensive do-it-yourself o...
Origami chair redesign: a fiberglass exterior 17 Jun 2013 | 02:00 am
Hey, thanks for checking out my blog! Last week I promised to write about creating the exterior of my chair. Below, I describe my thought process around editing the seat shape, choosing a color and ...
June 26th, 7pm – Annual Members Meeting! 15 Jun 2013 | 08:37 pm
Hey folks! Just wanted to give an update to the community about our annual meeting on June 26th! FYI- the picture below is hundreds of people watching Riley Harrison launch balloons at Northern Spark...
Hack Factory at Northern Spark 2013, June 8th 8:58 PM 6 Jun 2013 | 02:28 am
The Hack Factory is going to be at Northern Spark this year! We have some amazing Artists creating some super cool projects! We also ran a fund raiser for the Hack Factory on Indiegogo to support th...
