May 2012
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Flat Rate Laser Cutting - Limited Time Deal!
Have you always had a really awesome laser cut design you’ve wanted to do but were worried about the price? Are you new to laser cutting and engraving and want to try it out without having to think about cost?
Take advantage of our incredible flat rate deal !
We have a small supply of 3mm birch plywood planks (5”x12”) and for a limited time you can purchase them for $15...
April 2012
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Inkscape for the Laser Engraver
Have you always wanted to cut on the laser, but don’t know how to use a program that allows you to create the right kind of file? Inkscape for the Laser Engraver is happening this Tuesday, April 24 from 7-9:30PM.
This class is for beginners who have never used Inkscape before. I will be teaching you all the basics of this free vector imaging program so you can create your own laser cut...
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Intro to Arduino
Small things hold much power for making awesome things. Come learn about microcontrollers and how you can use them at the Intro to Arduino workshop which will be held Tuesday, May 15, 7-9:30 PM at Metrix Create: Space.
The workshop uses the Arduino board platform to teach the basics of microcontrollers, inputs and outputs, sensors and actuators, and simple ways to program them. The workshop...
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Intro to Electronics
Need some mood lighting at home? Come learn about the many useful applications of a potentiometer as well as other essential electronics components.
The Intro to Electronics workshop covers basic electronics theory and teaches you about electronics components and how to properly connect them through hands-on circuit building exercises. At the end of the workshop you will have the building...
March 2012
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MINI BOOMBOX
Miles took his favorite mono Ipod speakers and fused the wires together to make a mini boom box in stereo. A fairly simple thing to do at Metrix, but seriously cool! “Its the little things”
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Inkscape for the Laser Engraver
It’s finally spring! The season of natural creation- flowers, baby animals, and sunshine. Come celebrate by learning to create something of your own on the laser cutter at Metrix. The Inkscape for the Laser Engraver workshop is happening Thursday, March 29, 7-9:30PM. This class is for beginners who have never used Inkscape before. I will be teaching you all the basics of this free vector imaging...
Intro to Arduino-April
Make your electronics come to life with microcontrollers. Come to the Intro to Arduino workshop and learn how you can start to integrate hardware and software for all kinds of exciting projects. The workshop uses an Arduino microcontroller board to go over the concept of using inputs and outputs as ways to both understand and control your environment or different elements within it.
We will...
Intro to Electronics-April
You’re just a workshop away from building your own computer…well probably more than just one workshop away, but you have to start somewhere, so you might as well start with the basics.
Take the Intro to Electronics workshop and learn about current and voltage, diodes, resistors, capacitors, integrated circuits and how to start connecting all of these pieces to make things that...
Metrix Create: Space Box-ing Contest
We have cool boxes that need a new life and you have awesome ideas about how to do that.
Come up with the best idea, make it happen, show it to us, and WIN a super awesome prize that will be announced at a later date.
There are two box sizes.
Some have foam in them.
And some don’t.
Fill them up with anything, cut them, paint them, distress them in any way you want, add...
Intro to Electronics
Voltage: It’s not just for making pretty graphs!
Come learn about voltage, current, the various elements it runs through, and how you can make them work for you and your awesome projects.
The Intro to Electronics workshop will cover the basics of building and understanding circuits through a series of hands on exercises that include reading schematics and working with LEDs, resistors,...
February 2012
3 posts
Soldering Workshop!
Even though I didn’t post about it on the blog, last month’s soldering workshop was a hit! It was the first soldering class we’ve held in a while, and it sold out days in advance. So, I’m going to teach it again! The next soldering workshop will be on the evening of Tuesday, March 20 from 7pm to 9:30pm.
Just like last time, we’re going to be making a simple...
January 2012
3 posts
Snolon wants you to learn Arduino
I know you don’t want to disappoint Snolon. Come learn about microcontrollers at our Intro to Arduino Workshop on Tuesday, February 7th at 7 PM.
The workshop will cover the basics of microcontrollers through the Arduino platform. You can learn to make your own happy Snowlon, or any number of other fun, useful, quirky projects. The Arduino platform is versatile and lends itself to many...
The first Intro to Electronics Workshop of 2012!
Besides being fun an colorful, resistors are a very useful electronics component found pretty much in every electrically powered device we use. Want to learn how they work? Been itching to trick-out your old phone/toaster oven/lighting fixture?Interested in building your own electronics devices?
Come to the Intro to Electronics Workshop on Tuesday, January 31 at 7 PM.
You’ll get to...
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Laser precision time[pieces]
Recently, Metrix has lent its tools to some interesting time piece projects. They both use the sky to get their time readings and they both use high-tech fabrication methods, but they couldn’t be more different in their functionality. One [top] is a digital LED clock that is run by a microcontroller and gets GPS readings through a GPS module for its time calibration while the other...
December 2011
4 posts
LEARN TO WORK WITH LOGIC
New workshop time!
Prompted by the shop’s collection of 7400-series integrated circuits, I’m going to be teaching a workshop on digital logic design on Saturday, January 14 2011. Digital logic is the sort of thing that makes up a computer at the deepest, darkest level — we’re talking trues and falses, ands, ors, and nots.
(Wikimedia Commons, K-map 6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14...
Inkscape Workshop Dec. 13th, 7-9:30
Did you miss November’s Inkscape for the Laser Cutter workshop? Well good news for you, the next one is happening tomorrow, December 13th, from 7-9:30!! You still have time to make all those amazing gifts and cards before the end of the month! Learn how to use Inkscape to cut a variety of materials- wood, acrylic, paper, leather & more!
Want to make the perfect gingerbread house? Cut...
Holiday Card Makeshop Dec. 10th, 2-4
Are you looking for an activity that distracts you (or your child) for a couple of hours, is fun and lets you get something AWESOME at the end that you’ve created? Look no further! I will be leading a Holiday Card makeshop this coming Saturday, December 10, from 2-4. Only $25!!!
Never been to a makeshop? The idea is simple. Metrix provides the materials and tools, you bring your computer...
Concept Art
This blog has seen a lot of interviews with people working on really neat electronics, coding, building, and DIY projects. It’s the sort of thing that Metrix was created and is now known for. But those aren’t the only things that happen here! I recently got the chance to talk with Ryan DeMita, a video game concept artist who sometimes uses Metrix as an office for working on his artwork. As someone...
November 2011
6 posts
Intro to Arduino Workshop: Make everyone green...
Feel that a regular holiday card this season just isn’t going to cut it? Make a re-programmable board that displays whatever holiday cheer message you give it. Bonus: Program it remotely to show the appropriate messages of well-wishing at all other special occasions.
Feel that all the time you have to spend with your family this holiday season is taking you away from your social media?...
