Xerocraft Hackerspace – Tucson, AZ

Tucson Weekly has published a great article about Xerocraft today but it seems they didn’t mention our hours! In case you were wondering:

Mondays @ 7 p.m. – Steering commitee meeting for people who want to get more involved in planning and direction. Usually runs for a couple hours.

Thursdays @ 7 p.m. – Open hack. Work on whatever you want. Usually runs for a few hours.

Saturdays @ noon – We have some kind of guided workshop starting at noon. Check out the Arts and Fiber Craft Zone this Saturday. You are also free to work on other projects. Usually runs for at least four hours, sometimes longer.

Join us for the grand opening of our Arts and Fiber Craft Zone,
The new addition to our hackerspace will have tools and supplies
for tackling our arts and craft projects! We will have everything
you need to get started in working with fabric, paper,
wire, rope, paint, leather, and that’s just the beginning.

The event starts at Noon, with Open House and Workshops
More info about the workshops to come,
and there will be food and beverages!

This Saturday, we have open hack from Noon to 5pm as well as Crocheting with Plastic and Card Weaving Workshops!
Saturday the 19th at Noon along with Open Hack, we will be having a Drylands Composting Workshop, and Aluminum casting.
Saturday the 26th at Noon along with Open Hack, we will have PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) Encryption, and Online Security Workshops!
and Don’t miss our June 2nd, Arts and Fiber Craft Zone Open House! starts at noon with workshops, with food and beverages throughout the day!
>> See the Projects Wiki for information <<

just another day at xerocraft!

This Saturday the 17th: Soldering and Arduino during Open Hack time at Noon – We’ll also be working on getting the Wi-Fi system working! Come lend a hand if you can! or bring your own stuff to hack on

Saturday the 24th: Welding! Everyone’s most requested class will be available at Noon during the Open Hack time.

Saturday the 31st: Beer Brewing! Learn to diy a favored beverage!

As with all classes we request donations and please if you have materials to use and/or contribute for others use bring it on down!

There are two new acquisitions that Connor came up with, a cool manual Drill/Mill milling machine and a big-a** metal lathe. Both required a cherry picker to move into the space and set up. We are now planning on some learning time on how to run the equipment and see what it can do.

Since Pablo and Leon have been working on welding up the tool crib, there has been some interest in learning the rudiments of welding. We are going to have a welding workshop during the Open Hack on Saturday January 21st. The Open Hack is held from Noon til 4:00 or sometimes later depending on what’s going on. Bring protective equipment old welders, helmets or any thing to weld on, (like that old broken metal chair!)

See you at the Hackerspace at 1301 South 6th Avenue Saturday Afternoon.

Havin Fun and getting ready for the Grand Opening in 2012!

Xerocraft is now up and running again at the new location and we are now hosting
TWO Open Sessions (Check Calendar for dates)
each week. The new night is on Thursday evening from 7:00 pm till 10:00 pm. In addition we are open our regular Saturday session from 12:00 noon till 4:00 pm
We will be expanding our hours for the Open Sessions as the membership and interest expand.

Hey Folks, Check out pics from our awesome float we made for the Annual All Souls Procession!

Xerocraft will be having a regular work day this Saturday at the Xerocraft space in the back of the Dry River Community. Bring projects, fun stuff and ideas to share with the group. We don’t have a focus for this session but we will holding an open work day starting at Noon and going to 4 pm.

If you have a need you can’t find, post it to our Discussion List here.

This Saturday, November 5th, Xerocraft will be putting the finishing touches on the float for the All Souls Procession. Leon is working on the Great Mask, Josh is doing the sound system, and we can use help on a lot of other details.

If you have a need you can’t find, post it to our Discussion List here.