Arch Reactor Blog

On Saturday, June 18, Arch Reactor participated in the Red Bull Soapbox Derby in Des Moines, Iowa!    

We're still waiting for the official videos to be posted somewhere, and we didn't win an award, but We Made The News!

Congratulations to the Entire Team for a Great Entry!!!   We're entering again next year, right?!?!

Flying Down the Course!

Hey Folks,

We had a Crazy month at AR in April, and to top it off we were accepted as an entrant into the RedBull Soapbox Derby in Iowa

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/red-bull-soapbox-race-usa-2022

You will find pictures of many of the things and events we have attend in the last month here :
https://archreactor.org/photos/april-2022-activities
Check them out and see what you missed :)

And if you would like to visit, we have alot of Open to the public events.. This Month we are holding

Open Build Nights : Sunday's - May 15 / 22 / 29

• These are Nights when we have someone at the space from 7-10pm to give tours or talk about AR. They are also a general open time when members come in to work on projects and/or collaborate.

Tue 05/10 : 7pm - 9pm <Open to Public>

• Diane will be in house ready to talk about and teach folks about the AR lasers and how they work, along with some tips and tricks to get the best use out of them.

Fri 05/13 : 7pm - 9pm <Open to Public>

• Derek is Hosting a CNC meetup event, where everyone works together and learns together. No-one is an expert, and Failures are a learning process, but we ahve a good time and walk out better at it than went we came in the door. this month we are focusing on 3d Relief carving.

Sat 05/14 : 1pm - 3pm <Open to Public>

• Josh and Craig host a Local ROBOMO meetup. ROBOMO is a club for people of all ages and experience levels who are interested in amateur robotics, electronics, and even a bit of amateur radio.

Tue 05/17 : 7pm - 9pm <Open to Public>

• Craig is Hosting a space Improvement night. On the docket is moving a few Camera locations and possibly some Concrete work (Weather Permitting) . We invite anyone that wants to come out and get some hands on learning, All skill levels are welcome, and for members this would count towards your Volunteer hours.

Wed 05/18 : 6pm <MUST be pre-registered>

• Kim Stahl is Hosting an Intro to Blacksmithing Class. Please see the Blacksmithing channel in our Discord for additional information and questions.

Tue 05/24 : 7pm - 9pm <Open to Public>

• Derek is hosting a session in how to re-saw logs for use on the Lathe as Blanks and as dimensional lumber. Possible options for "fast" drying the wood as well as other uses for the lumber.

Friday 05/27 : 7pm - 9pm <Open to Public>

• Member Hosted 3d Printing Meet-up. Whether you're interested in printing for art, prototyping, manufacturing, or just fixing dishwasher soap lids, this is a meetup group where you can come get answers to your questions, help people new to the hobby, and show off your printer and its creations. If you have a printer, bring it along, working or not, we would love to see and learn about it

Saturday 05/28 : 12pm - 11:30pm <registered but free event>

• Our monthly Boardgame day starting at Noon and running until at least Midnight. More info here coming soon.

Tue 05/31 : 7pm - 9pm <Open to Public>

• Intro To... Metal Casting --- We will have the the Foundry out and be Melting down a bunch of scrap into a more Storable shape for Future use. we will cover the basics of the process as well

Come Check us out. Full Calendar here : https://archreactor.org/calendar

Pysanky Workshops are well underway and the new students are crafting Spectacularly Beautiful Eggs!    Check out the Photo Gallery here:  https://archreactor.org/photos/pysanky-2022

There's still time to get in on the fun!   Pysanky Workshops are on our Calendar.   Please reserve your slot on the Registration Spreadsheet, here:  https://tinyurl.com/ARPysanky22

We hope to see you soon!

Joe's Circuit Board Egg

Judy's Butterfly Egg

Every year in January Arch Reactor holds elections for positions on the Board of Officers and Directors.

To reach the entire Board  send mail to arch-reactor-board@googlegroups.com

The newly elected Board is:

Officers

Directors