Several members of Hive13 are roadtripping to Maker Faire in Detroit this weekend to celebrate DIY culture. Are you going? Let us know in the comments and we can try and meet up while we’re there!
This July marks the one year anniversary of Hive13’s existence and we’re planning a big party to celebrate!
The party will be held on July 24th, 2010 at our space in Camp Washington: 2929 Spring Grove Ave.
We’re planning on having the usual fun: laser graffiti, drinks, music, games, and more. Also: Hive13 member, hacker extraordinaire, and nationwide nerdcore rap-star int80 of Dualcore will be performing live at Hive13.
You can RSVP on Facebook.
We are getting together again with Sam for more lock picking. It will be the same format as last time, a short presentation on a lockpick technique followed by hanging out and picking locks and ending with a competition of some sort.
If you missed last month, have no fear, someone can bring you up to speed. So, grab your picks and locks and come hang out. If you don’t have your own picks, there will be plenty present and we can show you how to make some picks of your own.
Last week, our local ABC affiliate WCPO Channel 9 stopped by Hive13 to learn what Hackerspaces were all about. If you found us due to the story, welcome! If you haven’t seen it yet…
One thing we want to clear up - despite the lead-in, we’re not trying to be a business incubator, and we’re certainly not trying to become the next Google (though wouldn’t that be nice?). Hive13 promotes science and technology through education. We’re a community-focused collective workspace for tinkerers, hackers, makers, and artists. If you’re with an organization and would like to partner with Hive13, shoot me an email!
If you’ve ever thought up a project you’d like to tackle but didn’t have the space or knowledge to follow through, we’re your group. If you’ve got a garage or basement full of tools, a head full of ideas, but can’t find the time or motivation to get things moving, we want to inspire you. If you’ve made a cool gadget or fixed your own stuff and just want someone else to appreciate how awesome that is, we’re on the same page.
You don’t have to be a computer whiz or an engineer. You just need an open, curious mind and a desire to do things. Our meetings on Tuesday nights are open to the public, so please stop by!
Sam the Lockpick Guy and I will be hanging out at Hive13 on the 21st, picking locks and stuff. Well, Sam will be picking, I will mostly be swearing. This is the first of what will hopefully become a regular meeting of local lockpickers.
When we have enough people meeting regularly, we can apply to become a local chapter of The Open Organization Of Lockpickers (TOOOL), but on Friday we will be mostly hanging out, meeting other lockpickers, and picking locks.
So grab your picks and locks and come join us for an evening of locksport :-)
If you don’t have locks or picks, have no fear, there will be plenty there, plus a tutorial on making your own pick from a hairpin.
You can also check out the wiki page for more details and links to info about TOOOL:
http://wiki.hive13.org/Lockpick
If you’ve ever wanted to learn the basics of soldering, now’s your chance. Hive13 is offering a basic introductory course to teach individuals who have never picked up a soldering iron how to solder, or to get people up to speed who don’t feel like they’re any good at it. This class is focused on basic through-hole soldering, not surface mount.
To that end, we’ll be building a MintyBoost!
What: Introduction to Soldering Class
When: 8pm Tuesday, May 18 2010
Where: 2929 Spring Grove Ave
Cost: $20 per person
Kit: Includes MintyBoost kit, does not include soldering iron, solder, rechargeable batteries, Altoids Tin.
The class will be on Tuesday, May 18th at 8pm after the business meeting, and will last about an hour or two. If the class gets extended due to students having difficulty with their projects, it will continue the following Tuesday at 8pm, after the business meeting.
The cost is $20 per person - this is for the MintyBoost kit. Please don’t order your own as we will be making a bulk order for the class. We still have spots available so if you’re interested in attending please stop by Hive13 for the meeting tonight (4/27) to register!
This Saturday Hive13 is collaborating with River City Works on an event called Saturday Night Blowz. This is part of their regularly occurring series that normally takes place on Friday Nights.
The Art Academy of Cincinnati’s RCW presents a free evening of adventure, science, fire, and fun to benefit HIVE13. We will begin with a demo from HIVE13 at 6:30pm and the Glass demo will start promptly after. Catering graciously provided by “theconsummatechef.com“.
Join us Saturday Mar 27th,
532 E. 12th st, Cinci 45202. (513)421-5202. www.artacademy.edu
visit the Hive @ www.hive13.org
Here is a video slideshow about a blow they did for Bockfest: http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-17241-the-bockfest-blow.html
There will be glass-blowing and makerbotting and who knows what else! Stop by!
One of the plastics that Makerbots and other 3D printers use is called ABS. ABS comes in many colors but most people have been using Black and “Natural” up until now because they are the most commonly available. We want to order some ABS plastic in Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow too so that we can make more fun and happy objects. The plastic is kind of expensive and it has to be bought in somewhat large minimum quantities. We want to fund a group purchase of all the colors and then divvy up the colors in portions to our backers so that each person can get a smaller amount of all the colors. We also want to be able to make fun colored objects that we can send to backers.
Here’s the plan:
Once we get the money, we will place an order with Village Plastics. We are going to be looking to gather at least $2000 to start off with so we can get a 30 lb. spool of each color.
Once we get the plastic, we will spool out the 1 lb. quantities and mail the Rainbow Packs out.
Help spread the word by linking to the Kickstarter project page so we can help out as many people as possible. Thanks!
Soapbox and 7/79 made a video about us during our party on Saturday:
Hive13 from Soapboxmedia.com on Vimeo.
This coming Saturday, February 13th, 2010, Hive13 is hosting an open house / party starting at 1pm. Many of our members will be there throughout the day and on through the evening. It’s the perfect time for new folks to stop by and check out what we’ve been up to and promises to be a fun time for all.
You can check out more details about the event on our wiki and you can RSVP on Facebook. Join us!
Update: This party is BYO snacks and drinks! (We will likely be ordering some pizzas around dinner time and have a pop machine with various drinks in it, but that’s it for now.)