New Website!

The Columbia Gadget Works website has been rebuilt from the ground up. The old site was a handful of pages and blog posts. The new one tries to answer the questions people actually ask before they walk through the door on Grand Avenue.

What’s new

• A page for every part of the shop. The tools section covers the laser cutter, CNC router, 3D printers, metal shop, metal casting, electronics bench, and woodshop: what each one does, what people make with it, and which tools need training first.
• A guide for first-time visitors. The visit page explains what to expect at Open Hack Night, every Thursday from 6 to 8 pm. No membership, no experience, and nothing to bring.
• Classes and events in one place. The classes page collects the workshops members have taught and explains how to propose one, and the events calendar lists Open Hack Night, the free monthly City of Columbia grant classes starting in November, and board meetings.
• Easier giving. You can donate directly on the donate page, as a one-time, monthly, or yearly gift, and membership dues and scholarship options are laid out plainly.
• Ways to reach us. There is a contact form, and you can sign up for email updates about new classes and events.

Built by members

The site is a fast static site, and its source is public on GitHub. Any member can fix a typo, add an event, or write up a project by opening a pull request. If you taught a class, finished a build, or took a good photo on a Thursday night, we would love to post it here.