This will be the first class in an ongoing series focusing on basic bike repair and upkeep taught by friend of the Fab Lab and local bicycle enthusiast “Dirty” Danny Camacho. The goal is to provide hands-on education and a forum for bike lovers to share their knowledge with one another. The first class will focus mainly on the basics-of ... Read More
Tom Banwell will be leading a two hour long workshop on making a leather steampunk respirator “Ronin” on Saturday, June 14, 2014 from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Idea Fab Labs, 603 Orange St, Chico, CA. The workshop will be limited to 15 students and will cost $35. No leatherworking experience is required. Each student will receive a ... Read More
Beginner to experienced producers will benefit from honing the power of Ableton Live to make songs from ideas. The full power of the program will be taught, as well as, the essential skills for electronic music production.
Fire Dancing is a beautiful art that is becoming more and more popular these days. While it may be fun, it is also a dangerous activity. Enroll in this fire safety class and learn what it takes to be a safe and classy fire dancer, while also joining the New Community of Fire Dancers at the Idea Fab Lab!
Beginners and experts will be convening at IFL each Monday at 7pm, starting April 20th through May 18th to share techniques, teach, collaborate, and troubleshoot LED projects. Each meetup will begin with an introduction and instruction on a particular tip or trick for how to wire and program LED pixels with the Arduino microcontroller platform. Some LEDs and microcontrollers will ... Read More
Register Now Dates and Times: Monday August 10th and Tuesday August 11th 6-8pm Class Description: Learn the basic principles of cabinetry and furniture making by constructing a small box that the student will be able to take home. This class will teach students how to prepare lumber, how to use table saw jigs to safely and accurately cut miter joints, and ... Read More
This course introduces you to the ESP8266 hardware & it’s capabilities, shows you how to install the Arduino IDE, how to upload programs to the ESP8266, and will lead you through a simple web server programming project alongside Instructor Scott Franzyshen, an IT professional of 20+ years
About Arduino Day 2019 Arduino Day is a worldwide birthday celebration of Arduino. It's a 24 hour-long event – organized directly by the community, or by the Arduino founders – that brings people together to share their experiences and learn more about the open-source platform. https://day.arduino.cc/ Who Can Participate? All user groups, makerspaces, hackerspaces, fablabs, associations, teachers, professionals, and newbies are welcome. Idea ... Read More
Norcon Hacking and Security Convention by Chicostart / growTECH / Idea Fab Labs Norcon: A hacker con by hackers, for hackers. Interested in learning how to hack? Want to understand coding fundamentals? This is your con! With over 600,000 jobs opening in the information security field, there is a strong need to hire people with the skills and competency to ... Read More