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PDMA Fall Social – Crowd-Sourced Financing
To connect with the Madison chapter of the PDMA group, head over to their Facebook page – otherwise to register for this event, click here. PDMA Wisconsin Fall Social Members & Non-Members WELCOME! Why I Failed at…
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Jesse’s Electric Bike (And more!)
Just took a ride on Jesse’s electric bike—it was kick-ass. Built out of a Walmart bike-frame, 18 Ah lead-acid batteries, and a hub motor, the bike can go up to 30 mph with a range of 20 miles. AND, “Because…
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Sector67 Interns Build Filament Extruder
Sector67 interns, Mitch and Kyle, already have their main summer project in working condition. Their new filament extruder is able to take plastic pellets, and convert them into plastic that can be fed into Sector67’s 3D printers. The main motivation…
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Sector67 Summer Youth Programming: ME@Sector
In a new summer educational program being piloted at Sector67, incoming 3rd to 9th grade students can work on improving their math and engineering skills (the ME in ME@Sector stands for “Math and Engineering”) in a social, hands-on environment. This…
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Event Cancelled! – Attend the Product Development and Management Association Meeting on July 17th
Sorry, this even has been cancelled by the organizers, look for another event in the future! Sector67 is hosting the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) summer social meeting on July 17th starting at 5PM. Cost to attend is…
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Mirror
At last month’s meeting, Kemper Smith presented his kinetic installation, Mirror, which he constructed at Sector67. The work was recently on display at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art as part of the Design MMOCA program, where architects and designers…
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June monthly meeting video
Check out all of the great presentations at June’s Monthly meeting.
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June monthly meeting
Every first Tuesday of the month, Sector67 holds its monthly meeting. The meeting is at 7pm and is open to the public. Big thanks to Bob Baddeley for the photos! Chris presents the new blow molder. Big improvements on the coin…
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Young talent brewing at Sector67
Brothers, Liam and Alec, spent their Thursday night at Sector67 working on their high-tech projects. Alec has been working on hacking a Nintendo GameCube, which he has wired to a screen from a retail kiosk. Tonight he successfully hooked sound up to…
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New toys at Sector67
Sector67 just added a blow molder and extruder to its makerspace yesterday. Although the first attempts with the blow molder and a coin barrel mold were a little rough, a lot has been learned, and a few containers recognizable as coin…
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Mending our Community
When: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 1pm-3pm Where: Sector67 Event Space Cost: Free Contact: Jenina Mella [email protected]; 278-7496 Stop in at Sector to have your clothing items repaired, stay for a nice cozy chat! Bring your repair project for us to…
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