October 2011
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Intro to Arduino is here again!
Want to make a pocket digital translator? Wondering what makes robots do useful or entertaining things?
The answer to all your [technical] curiosities is Arduino!
We are teaching our monthly Intro to Arduino class at Metrix Create: Space
on Broadway, tomorrow
Tuesday, October 25 at 7 PM
We’ll be going over the basics of the hardware of the Arduino board as well as getting into some of...
Thank you for helping us celebrate!
Many thanks to all of you who came out to celebrate the Metrix Create:Space 2-Year Anniversary! And those of you who couldn’t make it: Shame on you! You missed out on a seriously fun night of drinking and making.
We know you are all dying to find out who the winners are of the very first
Metrix Create:Contest/Tangram Edition
It was rough out here for a Tangram...
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2nd Year Interviews
Metrix’s second year anniversary party is coming up tomorrow (be there at 7)! I thought I would take the opportunity to interview a couple of people close to the shop and get their takes on how Metrix has grown and changed, and a little of where the shop is headed in the future. The first person I interviewed was Matthew “Wilson” Wilson. A longtime friend of the owner, Matt, Wilson has “been at...
Metrix 2-Year Anniversary - Create:Contest
Besides commemorating our 2-Year Anniversary with a range of apple beverages, we will be holding the very first
Metrix Create:Contest / 3D Tangram Edition
Contest Rules:
each entry must use at least one 3D Tangram kit; no maximum limit
unlimited number of entries per person
each entry can win only in one category
$4 per kit
winners do not have to be present at time...
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Two Years of Making
Metrix Create:Space opened up two years ago this Saturday. To commemorate the event, we are throwing a party. Just like last year, we are shutting off the laser, cutting power to the kiln and breaking out the booze. Safety is important.
Show up at 7 to get first crack at the cider and join the Create:Contest. There will be prizes…
10/15 Saturday night. 7pm through Midnight.
Metrix...
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Getting our Ducks in a Row
Many of you who have come into Metrix over the last few months have wondered about the ducks. As this post unfolds, it will uncover the story of the Metrix ducks, so read on…
The concept behind our army of ducks is to have a single object as a sample of the various production and fabrication methods we offer at Metrix Create: Space. Using the same object allows for easy comparisons of...