Metrix Create:Space

You can still check off “Learning Arduino” and “Making something awesome” from your 2012 New Year’s resolution list. Come to the Intro to Arduino Workshop on Monday, December 10th at 7 PM. 

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‘Tis the season to sew some circuits!  Our next Intro to e-textiles class Tuesday, December 18th at 7 PM.  This workshop is an introduction to e-textiles and focuses on integrating ordinary electronics into fabric.  We will modify ordinary electronic components and sew them together using conductive thread.  You will take home a plush firefly that lights up in the dark.

No prior knowledge of electronics or sewing required, but experience helps.  All materials included for $50.  Tools are provided, but feel free to bring your own if you like (round nose pliers, round tip pliers, cutters, and fabric scissors).  Call (206-357-9406) or come down to the shop to sign up. Space is limited.

Still trying to figure out your holiday season attire? Snazz-up your old reindeer sweater with some blinky lights and be the life of the party!

Take the Intro to Electronics Workshop on December 4th at 7:00 PM and learn about voltage and current, resistors and capacitors, LEDs and integrated circuits, and how to put them all together. The workshop will cover basic components and tools as well as circuit building and reading circuit diagrams. We will go through a series of hands on building exercises that cover the fundamentals of electronics. The class is best suited for people who are completely new to electronics but it is also a great refresher if you tinkered with electronics a long time ago and want to get back into it.The workshop rate ($50) covers 2.5 hours of instruction and all the materials we will be using.

To reserve your spot you can give us a call (206.357.9406) or come down to our shop on Broadway.

Join our firefly committee!  We have a few spots left in our Intro to e-textiles class next Tuesday, November 27th at 7 PM.  This workshop is an introduction to e-textiles and focuses on integrating ordinary electronics into fabric.  We will modify ordinary electronic components and sew them together using conductive thread.  At the end, you will take home a plush firefly that lights up in the dark.

No prior knowledge of electronics or sewing required.  All materials included for $50.  Tools are provided, but feel free to bring your own if you like (round nose pliers, round tip pliers, cutters, and fabric scissors).  Call (206-357-9406) or come down to the shop to sign up. Space is limited.

Alan Turing says, “Hello , World!”

Join us on Tuesday, November 13th at 7 PM for our our beginner programming workshop, “Hello, World!”.  This workshop is designed for absolute beginners and can be used as a stepping stone to the Intro to Arduino workshop. You will learn basics of programming by running Python examples.  Then you will see how these building blocks appear in other languages. No programming experience necessary.  Please bring a laptop.   

The workshop rate ($50) includes 2 hours of instruction. Call (206-357-9406) or come down to the shop to sign up. Space is limited.

Everybody likes music! Now is your chance to get some hands on experience and insight on how sounds can be generated electronically and manipulated to make different tones and effects.

   In our newest intermediate level workshop we will teach you the fundamentals of wave forms and oscillation while we show you how to build the ever popular Atari Punk Console. We wouldn’t feel right just showing people a dry noise maker so we have added a twist and implemented a sequencer into our version!

   With this base kit you will now be able to play 4 (expandable to 8 ) different sounds in succession with tempo control.  After you take this workshop you will take home not only an awesome synth that will give you hours of amusement and dazzle your friends, but also the confidence of hearing a song and being able to say “I know how to make that sound!”

  The workshop fee of $60 includes an APC_4 kit and 2.5 hours of instruction. A background in electronics helpful but not necessary  But the ability to solder is. Space is very limited and this workshop will fill up extremely fast so keep a couple hours of your evening of Sunday November 25th open (7 to 9:30 pm) and give us a call at (206)357-9406 or stop by the shop and check us out if you haven’t already! 

Tired of looking at schematics on the Internet or printed in a magazine that you want to build but don’t even know where to start? Its time to get your projects off your valuable breadboard and make them into something more permanent. In just a few hours you can learn the fundamentals of soldering! Nothing beats being able to look at a schematic and turn it into a functional layout on a circuit board. Take your prototyping to the next level by making a durable device that can be handled and incorporated into an actual project.

     Here at Metrix we have enough silicon and tools to make anything your heart desires. Reserve your seat at our soldering workshop and we can show you how to solder a simple circuit that results in some cool blinking lights. Soldering is a skill that is required if you want to take our upcoming Synthesizer or Robotics workshops . At only $50 the workshop will fill up quick. Space is limited so be sure to call or give us a visit before the next scheduled class on Sunday November 4th at 7pm.

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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 Cutter is happening tonight Tuesday, October 23 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 projects. At the end of the class, you will receive a 3”x5” piece of birch wood and cutting time to practice your new skills. Call us (206 357 9406) or come by the shop to register. This workshop is $50. Please bring a laptop with the latest version of Inkscape installed and a mouse with a scroll wheel. Looking forward to seeing you there!