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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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Pysanky 2019
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Butterfly Egg Thanks to everyone who came to decorate Pysanky during Arch Reactor’s 2019 Egg Party! So Many Beautiful and Creative Eggs! Check out our Amazing Results in the Photo Album: https://archreactor.org/photos/pysanky-2019 If you don’t see your photo in the album, please Add It!
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