Happy to announce a beta version of software that quickly processes images into knitwear! Sector67 members Tanya Cunningham, Joe Kerman, and Davi Post have been working for the last month or two on enhancing a Becky Stern / Adafruit hack…
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Film Crew Fun
Thanks to David Nevala and company for stopping out to shoot some excellent (hopefully!) footage on local entrepreneurs and taking the time to highlight creativity and innovation around Sector67. We had a great time and the shop was eerily quiet…
First Startup Weekend Madison – April 27-29, 2012
Wisconsin’s first Startup Weekend event, ‘Startup Weekend Madison’, is coming to Madison April 27th-29th, 2012. Organized by leaders from UW-Madison, Madison College, Edgewood College, Capital Entrepreneurs, and Sector67, the goal of Startup Weekend Madison is to bring together entrepreneurial minds…
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PPPRS Nerf Attack
The Power Racing Series (hopped up Power Wheels racing) has alluded to requiring Nerf weapons this year for a section of the competition. We’ve been doing some proper R&D, using the Navy’s cruise missile destroying gun as a goal: Some…
Polyurethane Experiments
Sector67 was privileged to receive six barrels of two part polyurethane scrap resin from Isthmus Engineering (that’s 330 gallons for anyone counting, or about ~2871 lbs). We’re very happy we turned down the remaining 20 barrels, as we still have…
Posted in Hardware Tagged with: it fixes anything, Polyurethane, thanks Isthmus Engineering!, very sticky stuff
Mail Art Guild of the Madison Area Meetings
Sector67 is happy to host the Mail Art Guild of the Madison Area (MAGMA67!) with monthly meetings at Sector67. MAGMA is way to make and share art and support the postal service at the same time. For more information on…
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Apollo67 v1 Recovered
Sector67 competed in the Hackerspaces in Space competition earlier this year. We launched two balloons lofted by hydrogen and posted details at Apollo67. The first balloon launched was a green dart whose objective was to return to earth as fast…
Windchime from Sector67 Scrap
Danny Spitzberg put together a cool windchime using only scrap materials from the wood pile and metal bin:
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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…
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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…
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…
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…