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Arch Reactor : [ahrch ree-ak-ter] -noun
1. A hackerspace (or makerspace) based in St. Louis.
2. A workshop combined with a meeting space where people of similar interests or skills can converge to create, modify, learn, talk and build.
At least, that's what we strive to be. Wikipedia has a more in-depth explanation of hackerspaces, if you'd like. Our workshop provides several tools that you might not be able to afford on your own, as well as short-term storage for your projects. Our meeting area, equipped with a projector, white board wall, and a wide assortment of seating, allows us to hold classes, meetings, and other events in comfort. Naturally, we also have free Internet access, generously provided by WasabiNet, the local community based mesh WiFi ISP. We hold weekly meetings every Tuesday that are open to the public, so feel free to stop by and check us out!

Latest News

August 22nd, 2010

Matt Mets, from Make magazine, has graciously given us permission to use his photos here on our website. For bandwidth reasons, we're only displaying scaled versions of some of the photos. The complete set can be found in Matt's Flickr Photostream.

August 21st, 2010

The hackerspace swarmed last night with new and beginning solderers. Mitch Altman of TV-B-Gone fame, along with Jimmie Rodgers, full time hacker, and Matt Mets from Make magazine, brought in suitcases full of goodies for attendants to demo and play with.

August 17th, 2010

Phil kindly volunteered his photos of Saturday's shelf building adventures.

August, 2010 2600 Meeting Plan

Ah, another month, another 2600 meeting!

Power Wheel 2010

You know those little self-powered toy vehicles you can buy for your kids? What if you got a bunch of those, souped them up, and raced them at the Detroit Maker Faire? We thought this was a great idea, and set about converting our own Power Wheel.