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    Super Bowl of Destruction

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    Super Bowl of Destruction

    Everyone is invited to come to the Arch Reactor for the Super Bowl of Destruction. We will have the football game on our big screen for everyone to watch. Not interested in football? Don’t worry, we also throw this party as something for the non-football enthusiasts. As a hackerspace, we use this time to breakdown all of the donations that are no longer usable or fixable. We have hard drives, computers, printers, server equipment, and more! Come join the mayhem and destruction! Bring a Super Bowl snack to share. We had some great food last year.

    Destruction starts at 4pm on Sunday, February 2nd at Arch Reactor, 2215 Scott Ave.

    Check out our facebook event for more information:

    https://www.facebook.com/events/ical/upcoming/?uid=100002097565473&key=birk0I3KeyMCojU7

     

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    The Maker's Maker JOEL LEONARD RETURNS w/ a HOLD MY BEER SESSION

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    SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH 2020, 5:00p-8:00p

    Joel Leonard arrives to the Arch Reactor around 5pm continuing his current 2020 MAKER HAPPEN TOURS

    He's been visiting makerspaces and hosting a fun HOLD MY BEER BRAINSTORMING SESSION to develop plans for future community projects and events.  Called Hold My Beer because the intent is to have fun and unusal activities for 2020.  He will be sharing some ideas to get started and then looking to our community members to prioritize possible projects and then hoping to flesh out  a plan of action! 

    So if you have great ideas to share or want help sparking ideas or just want to attend a fun time with THE CHAMPION OF MAKERS come visit us this SATURDAY!   

    PANCAKEBOT WILL BE UP AND RUNNING 3D PRINTS OF BEER SHAPED PANCAKES DURING THE SESSION

    HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!  

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    2020 Election Nominations

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    This year the nominations for the 2020 elections will be occurring online.  The nominations can entered and viewed once logged into the website under the Members tab -> 2020 Election Nominations or by visiting:

     
    When entering a nomination the email address is optional but can be entered if known.  To decline a nomination please email the board at arch-reactor-board@googlegroups.com.  Nominations will be stricken through when/if they are declined.
     
    To view nominations you can either click the specific position or click the Candidates tab to view all.
     
    Please email the board if you have any questions or issues 
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    Hacktivus is Coming!

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    What is Hacktivus?  Hacktivus is a holiday that I made up this morning and is now the official open source secular winter-time gift exchanging celebration of Arch Reactor, as well as any other Hackerspace or Makerspace that wishes to copy it.  It's allegedly the perfect holiday where trying to get a group of techies, tinkerers, and free thinkers to show up at a specific time and place for any kind of holiday party is more difficult than herding cats.

    Celebrating Hacktivus with the traditional Hacktivus Gift Exchange:

    - To sign up to participate in the Hacktivus Gift Exchange, fill out the Google Form from January 1st-10th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnxQRVstK0m7wYyZiIs6HWSBKht5xRIMyVj5mjpBCU_7t0TA/viewform
    - Everyone that signs up will eventually get an email with the name of another random member that also signed up for the gift exchange.  Keep it a secret though, that's part of the fun!  Oh, and I promise not to just pair everyone up with my name!
    - Make, hack, re-gift, or purchase a gift for the member who's name you were given.  Try to keep the spending limit at around $20.
    - Wrap the gift to the best of your gift-wrapping capabilities and label it with the member's name that you were given.
    - Deliver the wrapped gift at Arch Reactor and place it by the customarily decorated Hacktivus Robot.  It will vigilantly protect your gift until the gift's intended recipient can come by and pick it up.
    - Once you've delivered your gift, please respond to the email you received so the organizers can notify the gift's recipient that their gift is waiting for them.
    - Now wait anxiously for the notification email informing you when a Hacktivus gift has been delivered for you!
     
     

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    10th Anniversary Survery

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    Thank you to everyone who helped make our 10th Anniversary--Don't Try This at Home event a success!

    We are interested in your feedback about how the event went.

    An e-mail was sent out, but if you did not get on the list, here is the link to let us know what you thought about the event.

     

    https://forms.gle/5yRsHfvGKViDC9rr5

     

    Thanks for participating!

    -Morgan Miransky

    Director of Public Relations

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    10th Anniversary Party--Don't Try This at Home!!

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    Hello Arch Reactor Friend,

    Our 10th Anniversary is coming up! We are having a big party to celebrate our birthday. You're invited! Click https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arch-reactor-10th-anniversary-party-dont-try-this-at-home-tickets-71224545533 to get free tickets!

    We will have molten aluminum casting, blacksmithing, high-voltage wood burning, 3d printing, laser cutting, and many other demonstrations!

    There will be custom Arch Reactor food like laser engraved cookies and liquid nitrogen ice cream!

    Beverages available for adults and children!

     

     

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    Enjoying our time with GUEST JOEL LEONARD!

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    Joel Leonard visits the Arch Reactor with his 50lb Thorminator and viking hat; dropping his MAKER MOTIVATOR STYLE on us!


    The Maker's Maker with his Viking Hat and Thorminator - Maker Motivator Style!

    (sorry to those of you that were here and we didn't think about a group picture until the very end) 

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    This Sunday GUEST JOEL LEONARD, The Maker's Maker, Visits ARCH REACTOR

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    This Sunday 8/11/19 around 1:30pm ARCH REACTOR and MEMBERS are going to be graced by

    the JOHNNY APPLESEED of Makerspaces, JOEL LEONARD and his THORMINATOR!!! 

    As Joel works with members of the space to make a Cotton Candy Machine to be used at the 10th Anniversary Party October 12th, 2019, we will have a chance to pick this mans brain and at 5:30-6:30pm an informal Q&A moderated by our PR Officer Morgan Miransky will be video taped by Gene Jordan.  For those that are not able to attend, be sure to check back as we will post the video to the website at a later time.  If you have any questions you would like answered please send to directorofpublicrelations@archreactor.org or Secretary@Archreactor.org before 3pm on Sunday and title of email: JOEL Q&A 

    We are super excited to have him visit and will be having a members dinner afterward at 7pm (members are asked to bring a side dish - as BBQ Pork and Brisket from Pappy's will be provided).  

    In the meantime, here's a few links to the press that Joel's been receiving!  SAFE TRAVELS JOEL and LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU!     

    https://anchor.fm/practical-reliability/episodes/Interview-with-Joel-Leonard-e4r456?fbclid=IwAR11OXVuuXCS2G2c3GiQpsGOkauVUUX0VV5rvWtfGQG5csX6-7XzdnFGzjs

    https://omny.fm/shows/wwj-plus/joel-leonard-brings-his-hammer-to-maker-faire?fbclid=IwAR2kcWbkHa4yXrpso3km39qmvshF5bxc9K4t17SMmeRfJ4WeR7rtwcNOxbo

    http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Article/131761?fbclid=IwAR3Ca1CIFNWf1_9jk8Ivl0hi3aNJJU4Ssb0ya_YjFgxSkIzEiFVQcnrEu7k

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    July Metal Bending Class

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    July's Sheet Metal Bending Class!

    Kim bending metal!

    In July's sheet metal bending class, we walked through using tools in the space to bend and form sheet metal.  The work was based on a template for making cell phone holders!  Thanks Victor for sharing your knowledge!

     

    Look for a write up of the class notes in the near future!

    Derek twisting metal to his will!

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    Kansas City Maker Faire

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    Join us as Arch Reactor goes to the https://kansascity.makerfaire.com/

     

    The Kansas City Maker Faire at KC's Union Station is a huge, fun-filled extravaganza filled with Makers of all Types.

    Arch Reactor will have a large space consisting of:

    • An overview of our space with demonstrations brought by our attending members
    • A demonstration and examples of cardweaving including our Giant Paracord Loom
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    • Earn your Robot Drivers License by successfully navigating the robot through an obstacle course
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    Look for the large AR Banner in the Grand Plaza and prepare to be Amazed!

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