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<big>'''Welcome to Bloominglabs, Bloomington's very own hackerspace!'''</big>
 
<big>'''Welcome to Bloominglabs, Bloomington's very own hackerspace!'''</big>
  
Bloominglabs is Indiana's first (and so far only!) hackerspace also known as a makerspace. We are a group of community members that have commonly rented a place where we can collectively build projects. We are open to the public on Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10pm and are family friendly.
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<big>''A space for sharing tools and knowledge to make stuff''</big>
  
== Who are we? ==
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Bloominglabs is Indiana's first hackerspace (also known as a makerspace). We are a group of group of people who have rented a shared workshop where we can build projects both collectively and individually. Our space is located at 1840 S. Walnut Street. We are open to the public on Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10pm, and '''for a trial period, Saturdays from 1pm until 5pm,''' and are family friendly.
Bloominglabs was forged from the Bloomington Hackerspace Initiative and the former IU Robotics Club. We are a bunch of people that want to do interesting things and explore the world and technology around us.  
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== Stay informed ==
 
== Stay informed ==
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* Sign up to the [http://www.bloominglabs.org/mailman/listinfo/bloominglabs-announce announcement mailing list] to keep up with our group.
 
* Sign up to the [http://www.bloominglabs.org/mailman/listinfo/bloominglabs-announce announcement mailing list] to keep up with our group.
* Follow us on Twitter [[Image:Twitter_icon.png]] [http://twitter.com/Bloominglabs @Bloominglabs]and [[Image:Facebook icon.png]] [http://www.facebook.com/pages/BloomingLabs/123873197660062?ref=ts Facebook].
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* <font color=red>New!</font> We have a [http://www.bloominglabs.org/mailman/listinfo/bloominglabs-discuss discuss mailing list] now.
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* Our [https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bloominglabs%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York  Calendar of events]
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* Follow us on Twitter [[Image:Twitter_icon.png]] [http://twitter.com/Bloominglabs @Bloominglabs], [[Image:Facebook icon.png]] [http://www.facebook.com/pages/BloomingLabs/123873197660062?ref=ts Facebook], [https://plus.google.com/communities/105267599217836498217?gpinv=AMIXal-2hdMvNciF3pyRl26BurSmDyi3qZS9iewT4Sdvpx9KYt3mUlam08ovoQiCUZ_TgOc9EXsRIEBjTNKH8tYT9G2hG6yhJ2J3LlgNC0em8Aca51_xPVM&cfem=1 Google+], and [https://www.instagram.com/bloominglabs/ Instagram].
 
* Checkout photos from past events on [http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloominglabs Flickr]
 
* Checkout photos from past events on [http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloominglabs Flickr]
* Our IRC server is at irc.bloominglabs.org:6667, #hackerspace.
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* Our IRC server is at bloominglabs.org:6667, #hackerspace.
 
* We can also be reached via old fashioned email at contact (]at[) bloominglabs dot o r g.
 
* We can also be reached via old fashioned email at contact (]at[) bloominglabs dot o r g.
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* Send us email to get an invite to our [http://bloominglabs.slack.com/ Slack site].
== Our Location ==
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* Send mail to P.O. Box 2443, Bloomington, IN 47402
  
We have 1,000 sq ft of which 750 sq ft is unfinished, cement floor workspace and 250 sq ft is finished office space for hanging out. There's also a full bathroom. The address is 3927 W. Roll Avenue which is just north of 2nd Street up Curry Pike. Come check it out!
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== Support ==
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Bloominglabs Incorporated is a non-profit registered within in the state of Indiana and has 501(c)3 charitable status. Want to make a donation with PayPal? Please use this link:
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* (Note to members - this link should not be used for paying membership dues)
  
== Workshops ==
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Come join us from 6:30 to 9pm on Tuesday, December 6th 2011 when Bloominglabs presents our Annual Holiday Mini-Workshops. The mini-workshops will consist of: touchscreen gloves, soap molding (make a mold of almost anything with our vacuum former), shopping bag sewing, bean bag sewing, and making popup cards and bows. Or bring your own project to work on and collaborate. See some pictures of the fun we had last year: http://thecollaborationroom.org/enter/2010/12/st-nicks-holiday-workshop-was-rad
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Also, we have an  [http://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-1572418 Amazon Smile Account For Bloominglabs].
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If you use that link to place an order on Amazon, we get a little cut. Thanks!
  
$10 for adults, $5 for kids. Personalize your holiday gifts by making them yourself!
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Information for our members: this is how we process cash and hardware [[Donations]].
  
== Current Events ([[PastEvents]])==
 
  
*Every Wednesday from 7pm until 10pm
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=== Current Events ([[PastEvents]])===
** Public hack meetings!
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*'''Makevention!'''
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** Our annual celebration of local makers
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** August 25, from 10am until 4pm at the Monroe Convention Center
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** Bring your belt sander to race!
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** New this year: presentations and workshops
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*** Learn how to solder, crochet, make chainmail, and more!
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*** Learn about the re-creation of the Howe Horseless Carriage
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** Get hands-on with soap, puzzles, locks, lasers, and robots
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** Fun for all ages and degrees of nerdery
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** Check out more at [http://makevention.org http://makevention.org]
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*'''Public Hack Meetings!'''
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** Every Wednesday from 7pm until 10pm
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** Saturdays in August from 1pm until 5pm
 
** Come build projects, ask questions, teach things, and learn stuff
 
** Come build projects, ask questions, teach things, and learn stuff
 
** All ages and everyone is welcome
 
** All ages and everyone is welcome
  
== What is a hacker space? ==
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It's a physical location where people can share resources for their own creative pursuits. It's also a resource where people can come in off the street and advance their own knowledge. In urban locations it can often be hard to find places to weld/build/make noise and keep projects on-going without having to tear down and put-up your work each evening. With a hacker space people can work on their projects and not worry about annoying their neighbors or spouses. The social aspect is also incredibly important component. Having people to bounce ideas off of and discuss your projects with when you get stuck is a great thing.
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== Workshops ==
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All workshops are for age 12 and older unless otherwise specified. Parents must come inside to fill out a minor liability waiver for children under 18 (unless previously filled out). Some workshops have limited seats available, see descriptions for details.
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<b>Essential Oils Workshop</b><br>
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December 8th<br>
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Cost: $15 for members, $20 for non-members<br>
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Time: 2pm - 3pm<br>
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Description: Learn how to make your own essential oil body care products.
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Nabors Holistic (Jessica Nabors) will be leading a class where you learn the science behind how essential oils can support a healthy lifestyle. You will also learn how to make 3 of your own body care products, which can save you money in the future. This would also be an excellent opportunity to use what you learn to create awesome, non-toxic Christmas gifts. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. There are only 10 spots available for this workshop, so sign up quick as it will fill up fast!<br><br>
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[[File:Essential_Oils.jpeg|200px]]
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<b>Previous workshops</b>
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<b>Halloween Workshop: Freaky Felting</b><br />
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October 23<br>
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Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members<br>
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Time: 6pm - 8pm<br>
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Description: Spooky, stabbity, squishy fiber mutilation mayhem!
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Stab together some wool into ghosts, ghouls, and Great Pumpkins.  Learn the art of avoiding stabbing yourself in the hand with a barbed needle while making an awesome decoration for Samhain, All Hallows Eve, or that most festive of holidays, The Last Day of October.
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This workshop will run for approximately 2 hours, costs $15, and includes project materials.
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The streets will flow with the blood of needle felters!
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<b>Make a Plant Tower</b><Br>
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November 18th<br>
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Cost: $40 for members, $50 for non-members<br>
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Time: 1 pm - 4 pm<br>
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Description: Plant towers are a vertical garden that can house 50+ plants in 4 sq ft of space. Plant towers also contain a composting tube to allow users to easily return their vegetative waste back to their plants. Participants will build their own plant tower and compost tube within a 3 hour class.<br>
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[[File:with flowers.jpg]]
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* '''Learn to Solder'''
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** July 30th
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** Come learn to solder! No prior experience necessary. You will assemble a fun working electronic circuit.  
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** Cost is $20 per person, class runs from 7-9pm.
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== Current Initiatives ==
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*Space Improvements
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**Tool and workspace arrangement
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== Membership ==
 
== Membership ==
We are accepting memberships! Please see the [[Membership Manual]] for details.
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We are accepting memberships! Please see the [[Membership Manual]] for details. If you are a new member please check out the [[New Members]] page as well.
  
== Meetings ==
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Currently we meet every Wednesday at 7:00pm at 3927 W. Roll Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana. These meetings are open to the public, anyone is welcome to attend. We usually meet for 2-3 hours and have a lot of fun. Having access to tools is only part of the equation, socializing with people and learning from each other is another large benefit from our group. Pretty much whatever people want to work on or learn is fair game. We currently have an electronics and robotics focus but there's also interest in general science and astronomy as well. If it's cool and interesting then we are all interested.
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== [[Public meetings|Meetings]] ==
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Currently we meet every Wednesday at 7:00pm at 1840 S. Walnut Street, Bloomington, Indiana. These meetings are open to the public; anyone is welcome to attend. We usually meet for 2-3 hours and have a lot of fun. Having access to tools is only part of the equation, socializing with people and learning from each other is another large benefit from our group. Pretty much whatever people want to work on or learn is fair game. If it's cool and interesting then we are all interested.
  
 
* [[Meeting_Minutes]]
 
* [[Meeting_Minutes]]
* [[Bloominglabs Log]]
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* [[Bloominglabs Log]] - highlights of Bloominglabs events and news
  
== Current Projects ==
 
[[Projects]]
 
  
== What needs to be done yet? ==
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== Who are we? ==
Check out the [[Todo]] list to see the latest things we need to get done.
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We are a bunch of people that want to do interesting things and explore the world and technology around us.  Expression of this interest takes at least as many forms as we have members, and often employs an amalgam of found and newly-constructed hardware and/or open-source and self-authored software components, but may be as simple as screwing some pieces of wood together to make a useful tool we don't have yet.
  
Also see who else is working on this project: [[Special:ListUsers]]
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Bloominglabs was forged from the Bloomington Hackerspace Initiative and the former IU Robotics Club.
  
Uploaded files: [[Special:ImageList]]
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* Read our [[Bylaws]] for a more formalized overview
  
== Nearby Hacker Spaces or initiatives: ==
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* [http://hive13.org Hive13 (Cincinnati, OH)]
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== What is a hackerspace? ==
* [http://www.lvl1.org LVL1 (Louisville Kentucky)]
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A hackerspace is a physical location where people can share resources for their own creative pursuits. It's also a resource where people can come in off the street and advance their own knowledge. In urban locations it can often be hard to find places to weld/build/make noise and keep projects on-going without having to tear down and put-up your work each evening. With a hacker space people can work on their projects and not worry about annoying their neighbors or spouses. The social aspect is also an incredibly important component. Having people to bounce ideas off of and discuss your projects with when you get stuck is a great thing.
* [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Vault404 Vault404 (Louisville Kentucky)]  
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* [http://collexion.net/ Collexion (Lexington Kentucky)]
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== Nearby Hackerspaces/Makerspace or initiatives: ==
* [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Pumping_Station:_One Pumping Station: One (Chicago)]  
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* [http://www.clubcyberia.org/ Cyberia (Indianapolis, Indiana!)]
* [http://www.daytondiode.com/ Dayton Diode]  
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* [http://castlemakers.org/ Castlemakers (Greencastle, Indiana)]
* [http://wiki.detroitfacility.org/index.php/Main_Page Detroit Facility]  
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* [http://www.shakmakerspace.com/ The SHAK (Kokomo, Indiana)]
* [http://www.i3detroit.com/ i3 Detroit]
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* [http://hive13.org Hive13 (Cincinnati, Ohio)]
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* [http://www.lvl1.org LVL1 (Louisville, Kentucky)]
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* <strike>[http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Vault404 Vault404 (Louisville, Kentucky)]</strike>
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* <strike>[http://collexion.net/ Collexion (Lexington, Kentucky)]</strike> All that remains is a [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/collexion/3m5kRObHP-U discussion list].
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* [https://pumpingstationone.org/ Pumping Station: One (Chicago, Illinois)]  
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* [http://www.daytondiode.org/ Dayton Diode (Dayton, Ohio)]  
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* <strike>[http://wiki.detroitfacility.org/index.php/Main_Page Detroit Facility]</strike> Merged with i3 Detroit
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* [http://www.i3detroit.com/ i3 Detroit (Detroit, Michigan)]
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* <strike>[http://makerspacegoshen.org/ Makerspace Goshen (Goshen, Indiana)]</strike>
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* [https://www.kre8now.com/ Kre8now] (Lexington, Kentucky)
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* [http://www.themakerhive.com/ The MakerHive] (Elkhart, Indiana)
  
 
== Other Cool Groups in Bloomington ==
 
== Other Cool Groups in Bloomington ==
* [http://www.collectivepress.org/ Collective Press] -- a non-profit community print shop.
 
 
* [http://ifnbloomington.blogspot.com/ Indiana Filmmakers Network] -- provides support, camaraderie and resources to filmmakers.
 
* [http://ifnbloomington.blogspot.com/ Indiana Filmmakers Network] -- provides support, camaraderie and resources to filmmakers.
 
* [http://www.bloomingtonradio.org/ Bloomington Amateur Radio Club]
 
* [http://www.bloomingtonradio.org/ Bloomington Amateur Radio Club]
 
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~k9iu/ Indiana University Amateur Radio Club]
 
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~k9iu/ Indiana University Amateur Radio Club]
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* [http://www.iub.edu/~iumakes/index.html IU Makes]
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* <s>[http://bfabs.wordpress.com/ Bloomington personal Fabrication Group (IU 3D Printing Club)]</s> (no longer meeting) - also a trac hosted <s>[http://bloominglabs.org/trac/pfab/ here]</s>
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* [http://sustain.indiana.edu/programs/hoosier-to-hoosier/index.php The annual Hoosier to Hoosier event (resale trail)]
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* [http://www.discardia.org/ Discardia]
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* [http://www.presspuzzles.com/ Press (jigsaw) Puzzles]
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== Special Wiki Pages ==
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[[Special:ImageList | Uploaded files]]

Revision as of 22:42, 29 November 2018

Welcome to Bloominglabs, Bloomington's very own hackerspace!

A space for sharing tools and knowledge to make stuff

Bloominglabs is Indiana's first hackerspace (also known as a makerspace). We are a group of group of people who have rented a shared workshop where we can build projects both collectively and individually. Our space is located at 1840 S. Walnut Street. We are open to the public on Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10pm, and for a trial period, Saturdays from 1pm until 5pm, and are family friendly.

Contents

Stay informed

Support

Bloominglabs Incorporated is a non-profit registered within in the state of Indiana and has 501(c)3 charitable status. Want to make a donation with PayPal? Please use this link:

  • (Note to members - this link should not be used for paying membership dues)

Also, we have an Amazon Smile Account For Bloominglabs. If you use that link to place an order on Amazon, we get a little cut. Thanks!

Information for our members: this is how we process cash and hardware Donations.


Current Events (PastEvents)

  • Makevention!
    • Our annual celebration of local makers
    • August 25, from 10am until 4pm at the Monroe Convention Center
    • Bring your belt sander to race!
    • New this year: presentations and workshops
      • Learn how to solder, crochet, make chainmail, and more!
      • Learn about the re-creation of the Howe Horseless Carriage
    • Get hands-on with soap, puzzles, locks, lasers, and robots
    • Fun for all ages and degrees of nerdery
    • Check out more at http://makevention.org
  • Public Hack Meetings!
    • Every Wednesday from 7pm until 10pm
    • Saturdays in August from 1pm until 5pm
    • Come build projects, ask questions, teach things, and learn stuff
    • All ages and everyone is welcome



Workshops

All workshops are for age 12 and older unless otherwise specified. Parents must come inside to fill out a minor liability waiver for children under 18 (unless previously filled out). Some workshops have limited seats available, see descriptions for details.

Essential Oils Workshop
December 8th
Cost: $15 for members, $20 for non-members
Time: 2pm - 3pm

Description: Learn how to make your own essential oil body care products.

Nabors Holistic (Jessica Nabors) will be leading a class where you learn the science behind how essential oils can support a healthy lifestyle. You will also learn how to make 3 of your own body care products, which can save you money in the future. This would also be an excellent opportunity to use what you learn to create awesome, non-toxic Christmas gifts. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. There are only 10 spots available for this workshop, so sign up quick as it will fill up fast!

Essential Oils.jpeg

Are you a Bloominglabs member?

Previous workshops

Halloween Workshop: Freaky Felting
October 23
Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members
Time: 6pm - 8pm

Description: Spooky, stabbity, squishy fiber mutilation mayhem!

Stab together some wool into ghosts, ghouls, and Great Pumpkins. Learn the art of avoiding stabbing yourself in the hand with a barbed needle while making an awesome decoration for Samhain, All Hallows Eve, or that most festive of holidays, The Last Day of October.

This workshop will run for approximately 2 hours, costs $15, and includes project materials.

The streets will flow with the blood of needle felters!


Make a Plant Tower
November 18th
Cost: $40 for members, $50 for non-members
Time: 1 pm - 4 pm
Description: Plant towers are a vertical garden that can house 50+ plants in 4 sq ft of space. Plant towers also contain a composting tube to allow users to easily return their vegetative waste back to their plants. Participants will build their own plant tower and compost tube within a 3 hour class.
With flowers.jpg



Current Initiatives

  • Space Improvements
    • Tool and workspace arrangement


Membership

We are accepting memberships! Please see the Membership Manual for details. If you are a new member please check out the New Members page as well.


Meetings

Currently we meet every Wednesday at 7:00pm at 1840 S. Walnut Street, Bloomington, Indiana. These meetings are open to the public; anyone is welcome to attend. We usually meet for 2-3 hours and have a lot of fun. Having access to tools is only part of the equation, socializing with people and learning from each other is another large benefit from our group. Pretty much whatever people want to work on or learn is fair game. If it's cool and interesting then we are all interested.


Who are we?

We are a bunch of people that want to do interesting things and explore the world and technology around us. Expression of this interest takes at least as many forms as we have members, and often employs an amalgam of found and newly-constructed hardware and/or open-source and self-authored software components, but may be as simple as screwing some pieces of wood together to make a useful tool we don't have yet.

Bloominglabs was forged from the Bloomington Hackerspace Initiative and the former IU Robotics Club.

  • Read our Bylaws for a more formalized overview


What is a hackerspace?

A hackerspace is a physical location where people can share resources for their own creative pursuits. It's also a resource where people can come in off the street and advance their own knowledge. In urban locations it can often be hard to find places to weld/build/make noise and keep projects on-going without having to tear down and put-up your work each evening. With a hacker space people can work on their projects and not worry about annoying their neighbors or spouses. The social aspect is also an incredibly important component. Having people to bounce ideas off of and discuss your projects with when you get stuck is a great thing.

Nearby Hackerspaces/Makerspace or initiatives:

Other Cool Groups in Bloomington

Special Wiki Pages

Uploaded files

Personal tools