CT Hackerspace welcomes the Connecticut area Home Shop Machinist group on April14th at 2pm.  The Connecticut area Home Shop Machinist group is a local community of Hobbyist machinists and enthusiasts. This is an excellent opportunity to meet other hobbyists and learn new techniques or share your projects with others.

Home shop machining is often a solitary hobby, as are most hobbies now according to “Bowling Alone”. The the Connecticut area Home Shop Machinist group (CTHSM) is an attempt to get area Home Shop Machinists’s to know one another, and thus make our hobby a little less solitary and more fun for everyone. The Connecticut HSM Group usually meets on the Sunday each month at local member’s shops. We are honored and excited to host the CTHSM meeting at our space. Please join us for an interesting afternoon.

Building on the great success of our first meeting, CT Hackerspace will start monthly Action Meetings to build on the initial success!

Every Second Thursday, 7PM

Action Meeting for CT Hackerspace, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 7:00 PM

Ct Hackerspace’s Action meeting !

Ideas require actions for best results. Members of the CT Hackerspace’s board invite any members of the community to join them in Action meeting night.

CT Hackerspace wishes the best of luck to our friend Jack G. as he is moving south. Jack wishes to GIVE back to our cause by donating some items, including a 60Watt Co2 Laser!!
We are meeting at CT Hackerspace and carpooling to the Vernon area to pickup items, and then returning to unload at the hackerspace. We need volunteers to help . ( A truck is already secured for the day)

Callout for Volunteers Needed at CTH on Saturday February 23rd

A team is needed to pickup a laser cutter which was recently donated to CTH

Contact President Bill Saturno at CTH if you can assist. A flatbed truck has been obtained for the day but volunteers are needed to (carefully load, transport, and unload. Many hands make easy moving.

Come join us once a month at NOW ON THE SECOND SATURDAYS AT 4PM – A more convenient time per member’s request! This is a general class for learning all aspects of how to do web publishing for all skill levels.

If you’re totally new to programming, we can guide you through the basics and introduce you to a community of other people all working to improve their own skills in a supportive environment. And if you’re an experienced developer already, think of this as your chance to get some cool work done, or a chance to pick up a new technical skill!

Our instructor Joshua is excited to talk to everyone on what new directions this workshop can journey and hopes for all your input. For more information, please feel free to contact his email: tenner.joshua@gmail.com.

The class will be run at CT Hackerspace’s new computer Lab. Directions to CT Hackerspace can be found at : www.cthackerspace.com/findus/

Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/CT-Hackerspace/events/258658005

Recent changes have put the future of our 4′ x 8′ CNC Machine on notice! One of our members last year had become the 100% CNC investor for CT Hackerspace CNC, and had purchased the unit and kept in on site with an agreement of permanent loan. Unfortunately, circumstances have changed and the owner is moving away. We again are in a position to return to fundraising. We DO have the funds already given in the past but we are still falling short of the total.

YOU can help carve out a permanent home for our 4’x8′ CNC Machine before it goes! Your immediate action can change this outcome.

An agreement has been made that the hackerspace can buy back the machine permanently.. If our users and supporters feel strong enough to make this permanent purchase for the space, now is the time. Replacement machinery would go for at least twice as much as well as coordinating efforts to build a new one from scratch. Keeping this unit is a far more attractive option – if the community acts now!

Donate now via Paypal with comment “CNC fund”, or contact Jason Wells (CTH Treasurer) at cthackerspace.treasurer AT gmail.com to renew your pledge for helping.