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*'''Soldering Workshop'''
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** Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 6:30pm to 9:00pm
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** Come to Bloominglabs and learn the basics of soldering - your key to entering the world of building, altering, and repairing electronics- by assembling a “phaser” electronics kits to take home (flashing LED, buzzer, and frequency knob)
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** No prior experience necessary and all tools and materials are provided
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** All ages are welcome although children ages 15 and younger need to be accompanied by an adult
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** The workshop including a basic phaser kit is $20 non-members/$5 members.
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** Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot by emailing contact@bloominglabs.org today!
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*'''[[ArduinoDay2017]]
 
*'''[[ArduinoDay2017]]
 
** Join us from noon-4pm April 1 to celebrate the little microcontroller that lured some of us into the Maker/Hackerspace world!
 
** Join us from noon-4pm April 1 to celebrate the little microcontroller that lured some of us into the Maker/Hackerspace world!

Revision as of 22:53, 31 March 2017

Welcome to Bloominglabs, Bloomington's very own hackerspace!

A space for sharing tools and knowledge to make stuff!

Bloominglabs is Indiana's first hackerspace (also known as a makerspace). We are a group of group of people who have rented a shared workshop where we can build projects both collectively and individually. Our space is located at 1609 S. Rogers Street, Building 4 (our building has our gear logo painted on the wall). We are open to the public on Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10pm and are family friendly.

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Support

Bloominglabs Incorporated is a non-profit registered within in the state of Indiana and has 501(c)3 charitable status. Want to make a donation with PayPal? Please use this link:

  • (Note to members - this link should not be used for paying membership dues)

Also, we have an Amazon Smile Account For Bloominglabs. If you use that link to place an order on Amazon, we get a little cut. Thanks!

Information for our members: this is how we process cash and hardware Donations.

News

Current Events (PastEvents)

  • Soldering Workshop
    • Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 6:30pm to 9:00pm
    • Come to Bloominglabs and learn the basics of soldering - your key to entering the world of building, altering, and repairing electronics- by assembling a “phaser” electronics kits to take home (flashing LED, buzzer, and frequency knob)
    • No prior experience necessary and all tools and materials are provided
    • All ages are welcome although children ages 15 and younger need to be accompanied by an adult
    • The workshop including a basic phaser kit is $20 non-members/$5 members.
    • Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot by emailing contact@bloominglabs.org today!
  • ArduinoDay2017
    • Join us from noon-4pm April 1 to celebrate the little microcontroller that lured some of us into the Maker/Hackerspace world!
  • Public Hack Meetings!
    • Every Wednesday from 7pm until 10pm
    • Come build projects, ask questions, teach things, and learn stuff
    • All ages and everyone is welcome

Current Initiatives

  • Space Improvements
    • Shed
    • Tool and workspace arrangement

Fund Drives

Membership

We are accepting memberships! Please see the Membership Manual for details. If you are a new member please check out the New Members page as well.


Meetings

Currently we meet every Wednesday at 7:00pm at 1609 S. Rogers Street Building 4, Bloomington, Indiana. These meetings are open to the public; anyone is welcome to attend. We usually meet for 2-3 hours and have a lot of fun. Having access to tools is only part of the equation, socializing with people and learning from each other is another large benefit from our group. Pretty much whatever people want to work on or learn is fair game. If it's cool and interesting then we are all interested.

Who are we?

We are a bunch of people that want to do interesting things and explore the world and technology around us. Expression of this interest takes at least as many forms as we have members, and often employs an amalgam of found and newly-constructed hardware and/or open-source and self-authored software components, but may be as simple as screwing some pieces of wood together to make a useful tool we don't have yet.

Bloominglabs was forged from the Bloomington Hackerspace Initiative and the former IU Robotics Club.

  • Read our Bylaws for a more formalized overview


What is a hackerspace?

A hackerspace is a physical location where people can share resources for their own creative pursuits. It's also a resource where people can come in off the street and advance their own knowledge. In urban locations it can often be hard to find places to weld/build/make noise and keep projects on-going without having to tear down and put-up your work each evening. With a hacker space people can work on their projects and not worry about annoying their neighbors or spouses. The social aspect is also an incredibly important component. Having people to bounce ideas off of and discuss your projects with when you get stuck is a great thing.

Nearby Hackerspaces/Makerspace or initiatives:

Other Cool Groups in Bloomington

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