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Iron Pour a Success!

The Iron Pour co-hosted with FeLion Studios was a great success!  A hundred plus people made it through our shop and had a great time watching the iron pour despite the bitter cold.  No injuries to report either despite melting … Continue reading

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2012 UW OCR 100 Hour Challenge

We’re again excited and ready to support the UW Office of Corporate Relations in another great 100 Hour Challenge.  UW System students are invited to Sector67 for an opportunity to create treasure from state surplus trash with only 100 hours … Continue reading

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FIRST LEGO Robotics Team Splatacrash Finds a Home at Sector67

Last fall Sector67 agreed to host a FIRST LEGO League robotics team. Team Splatacrash consisted of eight intrepid O’Keeffe Middle School students with a penchant for mechanical design and programming. Sector67 director Chris Meyer provided the team with an inspiring … Continue reading

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Cast Iron Pour 1PM-5:30PM Saturday

Sector67 is hosting FeLion Studios for an iron pour at Sector67 on Saturday, February 11th. This is a public / family event , and we have some very awesome deals to offer you over the next 6 days before the … Continue reading

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Zmodo 16 Channel DVR

After seeing Pumping Station One’s implementation of a space utilization monitor and the cheap listing on Woot.com, we decided to invest in a 16 channel DVR camera system. The system is advertised as having a Linux based OS with a … Continue reading

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Machine Shop Panorama

Todd was testing out his 3D printed panorama tripod mount for his camera and came up with this awesome shot of our machine shop:

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The Ship has Sailed!

The giant double decker bus has left the Sector67 parking lot!  We’re excited and definitely feeling a little emptier in more than a few ways   Thankfully they’ve safely made it to their first destination and are one step on … Continue reading

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Trip to UW Platteville for Meet N Eat with and Entrepreneur

Sector67 was invited out to UW Platteville as part of a contingent of Capital Entrepreneur Members to meet with students and inspire them to follow their creative ideas. We had a lot of fun at the event, and are looking … Continue reading

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Wausau Daily Herald Covers Local Hackerspace

The Wausau Daily Herald mentions Sector67 as an inspiration for the starting Wausau Collaboration Center. “Bourke’s inspiration came from a makerspace in Madison, called Sector67. The brainchild of engineer Chris Meyer, Sector67 offers Madison-area residents and students a place to … Continue reading

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CNC Pumpkin Carving

What happens when you combine a 3,000 lb computer controlled milling machine and a holiday requiring hand-eye coordination?  CNC pumpkin carving!  Taking it to a new level this year, we attempted both full carving and just removing the skin and … Continue reading

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