A commitment to creating and knowledge sharing.
Our mission is to provide an uninhibited environment that promotes creativity and learning to any and all potential makers and hackers. We achieve this with our combination of collaborative work space, public classes, and the extensive knowledge base of our members.
The only Constant is Change
Arch Reactor is a constantly evolving organization, the tools-on-hand are ever changing and improving, driven by member initiatives.
Wood working
Power tools, hand tools, and specialty tools allow making just about anything out of wood
Metal working
Metal working capabilities expand and improve almost weekly as member make the tools they need
Textiles
From standard machines to industrial sewing that can handle denim and leather open many possibilities
3D printing
Several filament based 3D printers and resin printers are available, supporting projects up to 500mm3
Laser Engraving
With a 3ftx4ft cutting area our CO2 laser can cut and engrave large projects with ease
And more
Vinyl cutters, soldering, oscilloscopes, lapidary, and more!
Our 5000 ft2 reaction chamber contains a Shop full of equipment, a Lab to work on your projects, a Classroom to enrich your mind, and a Lounge where ideas can fuse together. Our space is a community workshop where members learn, collaborate, and bring ideas to life. Our members keep everything running, and our community is always working to improve the space.
Lab Area
The Lab area features a lot of table space for everyone to work on their projects in a low-dust environment. There are also many tools for working on electronics and other clean projects, including a soldering station, vinyl cutter, 3D printers, and an 80W laser cutter. There are shelves where members can keep a private tote, and an assortment of salvaged and donated parts available for anyone to use.
Classroom
The classroom seats over 20 students in a clean and quiet space conducive to learning. It is not completely finished, but it is functional and we have been using it to hold classes. We currently have two large flat panel displays on the walls for presentations. We expect in the future to add a large projector screen, white boards, a wireless microphone system, and a live streaming camera all available for any class.
Lounge
The lounge will be a cozy area for everyone to relax and socialize in. We currently have a fridge full of soda and a freezer with pizza, and we hope to soon have a full kitchenette. There are couches and comfy chairs, a MAME machine, and soon there will be a console gaming area as well.
Shop
Many of us urbanites don’t have garages to tinker in, which is why we have a fully featured shop in our space, including saws, vices, grinders, lathes, drill presses, planers, welders, kilns, forges and all the tools we need to create. Some tools are owned by the organization, but most are owned by our members and shared. Use of the shop is restricted to members, and you must always be trained before using a new tool.
“A co-op workshop for techies, tinkerers, and free thinkers.”
Evan S. Benn
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Officer Elections – Tonight Tuesday January 29th!
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2013 Election Returns are in! If you need to contact the board of officers and directors, send mail to archboard@lists.archreactor.org. Officers Position Name President John Reskusich Vice President Chris Weiss Treasurer Travis Megee Secretary Joe Cathell Sargeant at Arms Niels Black Directors Position Name Public Relations Frank Kallal Social Affairs Tony Henley Education Derek Seigler…
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Fire and Ice Benefit for Arch Reactor and STL Burners
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Join us for the Fire and Ice benefit on January 19th. This promises to be an excellent party. * Chili competition – up to 25 kinds of chili to taste and vote for. * Silent Auction – unusual gifts and treasures for uncommon people. * Fire and Ice Costume Constest: Come to Fire and Ice dressed…
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Arduino Class
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Beginner Arduino Workshop Continues Sunday Dec 23 Learn the basics of Arduino an amazing open source electronics prototyping platform Class Dates: December 23 – Class 2 Digital and Analog pins, Pull up resistors, Variable Resistors, Blinking LEDs January 6 – Class 3 Controlling Motors, Stepper Motors and Servos, Ping Sensors, and…
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Weather Balloon AR3 lost. Needs help finding home!
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Our third weather balloon had GPS failure shortly after launch. Hopefully, someone will be kind enough to call the number on the payload. Everyone cross your fingers in hope we get everything back!
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Awesome Balloon Test
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This is so awesome. Derek Sigler’s project, which included a team at Arch Reactor, sent a balloon today to 100,000 ft with a few cameras and were able to locate the payload when it came back down. This is a picture he posted from 97,000 feet above the earth. This is very inspiring. It has…
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Arduino for Artists (continuing Sunday Nov. 11th 7:00pm
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Sunday November 4th we had the first Arduino for Artists class. The class was well attended. Derek covered many of the basics and demonstrated the versatility the Arduino platform provides. The last hour of the session was turned into a working session where individuals were free to persue their own Arduino projects and get troubleshooting…
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ArchReactor @ ARCHON 36
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Arch Reactor will have a table at ARCHCON 36! Stop by to see us and our many gadgets on display. Sign up for a Learn to Solder class or just go ahead and sign up to be a member – you know you always wanted to be one! We also have a panel scheduled in…
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Learn to Solder Class – Take home your own gizmo and a badge!
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Signup on the facebook event page: http://m.facebook.com/events/280767972034885/ or directly on our forum topic: Google Groups: Learn To Solder The class will go over the basics of soldering and make sure you come out of the class with working knowledge of soldering, a cool gizmo and a neat badge to show off. Kits we are looking to order are…
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Geek Garage Sale June June 10 9am-4pm
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The Geek Garage Sale is an opportunity for AR to clean our our techy stuff that’s been sitting around too long and give other geeks a chance to do something with it. AR will have it’s own table, selling off our cool junk, with all the proceeds going into the AR general fund (for rent…
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