You’re invited to join us for the grand opening of Sector67! We are finally fully insured and ready to open the doors. Let the wrenching begin, just in time to retreat from the impending chilly Wisconsin winter. Stop out and…
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Learn How to Build a Microphone with CMKT4
Join the members of the circuit-bending rock band CMKT4 for a workshop on building your very own EconoMIC Bottle Cap Contact Microphone (from Creme DeMentia). CMKT4 will show you how to solder up a piezo-electric pickup and house it sturdily…
Not One, but Two. . .
When buying anything, buying in a pair is always better right? Not generally when it comes to 3,000lb pieces of equipment we’re finding out! The good news? Sector67 owns two 3 axis CNC Webb milling machines: The bad news? We…
Posted in Hardware
October Meeting – Injection Molding Demo
Really cool demonstration from Scott on injection molding, he fabricated a small hand driven injection molder using the book: Secrets of Building a Plastic Injection Molding Machine as a guide. The end result is a functional machine capable of injecting…
Sector67 Makes Hackaday!
Hackaday recently featured two newly started midwest hackerspaces, with Sector67 being one of them: Of course traffic increased sharply: We’re really happy to see hundreds of interested Hackaday readers from WI!
UW Students – Win Money!
UW Students take note! You have the opportunity to win $80k+ in cash each year with the student competitions put on by UW. If you need help building a prototype, building a team (you can have outside members on your…
Posted in News Tagged with: 100 Hour Challenge, Burrill, Business Plan Competition, CLC, Engineering Competition, Innovation Days, Invention Competition, NEST, Qualcomm, SAGE, Software Competition
Kansas City Mini Maker Faire Video
CCCKC posted a video of the Kansas City Maker Faire showing the cool projects they had in attendance:
Soldering Irons Arrive!
Today we were greeted by soldering irons and assorted soldering tools from MPJA and Circuit Specialists. Why two companies and a variety of irons? Testing of course! We’re hosting our first ever soldering session with the infamous Mitch Altman, there…
Posted in News Tagged with: adafruit, boarduino, circuit specialists, Mitch Altman, mpja, reseller, Soldering Session
Mitch Altman Microcontroller/Soldering Session August 29th 3pm!
Mitch Altman will be in Madison on August 29th and will be giving one of his famous workshops for Sector67 on the UW Engineering Campus. Mitch has taught thousands of people to solder and make cool things with microcontrollers at…
Apple iPhone Jailbroken in the Apple Store – Warranty Void. . .
If you’ve been living under a rock, the US Federal Appeals Court recently ruled that jailbreaking an electronic device (opening it to “outside” software) was legal, however your warranty through Apple will be void. Following up on this, a website…