Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 1:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

Learn how to create molds with a laser and cast your very own coinage our of pewter. In this class we will be using a free drawing program (Inkscape) to design one-of-a-kind metal artwork. This is a great intro class for anyone who is interested in learning how to create digital designs to be laser cut.

*IMPORTANT*: Be sure to bring your laptop for the digital design portion of this class. If you can, PLEASE download the Inkscape design program onto your laptop BEFORE the day of this class. Inkscape is a FREE program. Here is the download link: https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.92.2/

Suggested age: 10-110 years old

Cost: $40/person (all materials included)

Extra copies: $3.00 per ounce of additional pewter used

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Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 12:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**THIS IS A 2-DAY, 2-PART CLASS. FIRST PART IS ON SATURDAY, FEB. 3RD, NOON-4:00PM. SECOND PART IS ON SUNDAY, FEB. 4TH, FROM NOON UNTIL YOUR KNIFE IS COMPLETED.**

Learn the art of knife smithing and create a beautiful damascus utility knife.

These are a long time favorite of our instructor.  A beautiful and compact knife based on a skinning knife that makes itself useful on a daily basis.

The wood grain pattern of damascus style laminate steel is highlighted by your choice of a variety of exotic hard woods for the handle.

On day 1 we will be shaping the knife in our workshop.  Learn to profile your knife, apply a bevel and create a blade. Apply intricate filework to the spine or add a hole for a lanyard. At the end of this class (or the beginning of class 2) we will heat treat our blades, and acid etch them to bring out the patterns in the steel.

On day 2 we will learn how to attach a handle with brass pins.  We will shape and finish the handles and finish and polish and sharpen the blades.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 7:00:00 PM Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen 1526 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO

Open to anyone in the area who is interested in developing video games. In order to have a little structure, we'll try to do a couple things each week:

Introduce new members. What have you worked on, game related or not? What do you want to work on next?

Discuss this week's conversation starter. Some article, video or game that we can dig into a little.

Members can present any games they're working on, for feedback or just to brag.

Of course, it's all very informal. The main goal is interesting conversation(s) about our passion.

Looking forward to it!

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Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 10:00:00 AM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

Cheers, love! The cavalry's here! - Tracer In this all day build class, will be building one of Tracer's defense tools from a 3D printed kits of parts.

As we work, we'll nerd out about Overwatch, gaming culture, 3D printing for prop construction, and finishing techniques. During this class you'll learn about: finishing and painting techniques for 3D printed parts, strategies for masking and applying graphics, methods of creating textures, and installation and of internal LED Lighting effect. We will be using sandpaper, spray paint, and body filler. 

Please wear clothes you are comfortable getting dirty in. Your class fee includes one 3D printed Tracer Prop Kit. If you would like to build a matched pair, additional kits will be available for $45 each

This is an all day class. We will meet from 10am to 12:30pm, break for lunch, then reconvene from 1:30 to 4pm 

For Ages: 12-112 years old

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 7:00:00 PM Centriq Training 8700 State Line Road, Leawood, KS

Why stand still when there are animation tools that live in your favorite design programs? We will demo techniques in multiple Creative Cloud apps that will help you get your designs up and moving.

Kyle Hamrick has been a video editor and motion designer for nearly 15 years. He is an experienced trainer in Premiere Pro and After Effects, with speaking appearances at multiple national conferences, and is co-manager of our sister group, KCVideoCore.

Note that the meeting is on TUESDAY. Results from our December 2017 planning survey and January meeting indicated the majority of participants preferred to go back to meeting on Tuesdays for 2018.

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Monday, February 5, 2018 at 6:00:00 PM Think Big Partners 1712 Main Street, Kansas City, MO

Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.

Meeting Format

6:00 - Social / Networking
6:15 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:25 - New Member Orientation and Hacking

(7:00 ~ Pizza arrives -- first Mondays only)
7:45 - Wrap up - get project updates

Location: Think Big CoWorking on the West side of the building.

Please RSVP  so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.

Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!

Bring a laptop: If you intend on getting some hands-on hacking done (it's ok if you can't but it definitely helps to have one).

On first Mondays, there will be pizza! We'll be getting some 'za from Sizzle Pie, so there will be a vegetarian option.

If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.

Code for Kansas City has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone.

Connect with Us:

• Join our Code for KC email list.

• Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC

Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: captain@codeforkc.org.

Code For Kansas City presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy.

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Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 1:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

Make a silver ring for yourself for a loved one!

Learn basic silver-smithing techniques while making a silver band-style ring. This makes a beautiful and thoughtful holiday gift! This class (like all HammerSpace classes) is open to BOTH members AND non-members of HammerSpace, but seats are limited, so sign up before they fill up!

This class will teach you about basic hand tools, their usage and safety, and jewelry making techniques in order to create your very own individualized sterling silver band ring for yourself, or to give someone as a gift.

You will learn: sawing, texturing, ring forming, soldering and basic finishing techniques (filing, sanding and polishing).

For Ages: 10-110 years old

Cost: $40 per ring (All materials included)

NOTE: If you are making a ring for someone else, be sure to get their ring size before the class! Also, if you and your child are making just one ring together, you only need to sign up and pay for one person.

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