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Art and the Arduino

Posted on December 14, 2011 by John Williams

It is a strange sight, like a snapshot of an Olympic swimming competition taken from below. Five swimmers, frozen in position, pulse with life. A light from each swimmer’s heart beats and illuminates the swimmer briefly. As the heart’s light … Continue reading →

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October in Updates

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Waterppk

Things are moving towards a new keycard access system. While there are a number of open source systems out there, they all seem to rely on custom made boards and complex firmware. We’re looking to build something using commercially available … Continue reading →

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September in Updates

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Waterppk

Many at the monthly meeting, Larry is giving a brief talk about his automated chicken coop door (now of Hackaday fame): Madison’s Steam Century used Sector67 to create the murder mystery props for Geek.Kon: Sometimes Makerbot repair requires two hands … Continue reading →

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Progress on the Power Wheels Project

Posted on June 4, 2011 by TimSyth

*PRESS BLACKOUT LIFTED* As you may or may not know, S67 is currently building an amped up Power Wheels to compete with other like-minded maker spaces across the country. We are aiming to race in both Kansas City and Detroit, … Continue reading →

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Red Bull Creation: HACKED

Posted on March 27, 2011 by TimSyth

We got our invite Red Bull mystery box late (as in yesterday), we just opened it this afternoon, but we had it hacked within a few hours, thanks to a diligent and creative posse. The diligent posse. Visual fruits of our labor. … Continue reading →

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Welcome

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Waterppk

Sector67 is a non-profit collaborative space in Madison, WI dedicated to providing an environment to learn, teach, work-on, build, and create next generation technology; including software, hardware, electronics, art, sewing, pottery, glass, metalwork, iPhone/Android applications, games, etc. Zero experience necessary, … Continue reading →

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Hand Built CO2 Laser!

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Waterppk

Flickr set on a hand built CO2 laser, majority of the parts are glass, masking tape, pipe fittings, neon sign transformer, JB Weld and some copper pipe.  Really impressive capability too, video of it cutting through glass. UPDATE: Another crazy build.

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Hello World!

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Waterppk

Hello World!  We’ll be posting relevant hacker space news, Sector67 news, and any interesting information out there in the world right here

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