News
Class announcements, recaps, and what's new in the shop.
Free monthly CGW classes start Nov 3 with CAD
Columbia Gadget Works is running free classes on the first Tuesday of every month for the next 12 months, from November 3, 2026 through …
Robot combat in the Chamber of Robotic Aggression
Somebody at this shop decided we needed an arena, so we built one. The Chamber of Robotic Aggression is a member-built battle box: a welded …
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 …
KOPN tour: April 23
For our open night two weeks from now, we’ll be taking a field trip to the local KOPN radio station! KOPN has graciously offered to …
Soldering Class and Art in the Park
Just a reminder that the CGW soldering class will be March 26th at 6 pm. We’ll be going over hand soldering and reflow/SMD soldering …
Metal casting class: recap
Thanks to everyone who showed up for the metal casting class. Members cast their own custom parts in aluminum bronze, starting from patterns …
Metal casting class: February 26
Join us this Thursday (Feb 26, 2026) for a free metal casting class at 6 pm. Learn how to make a plaster mold from a 3D-printed part and …
Metalworking Class
CGW has been running monthly classes, and last month’s was machining. Jeff walked members through the methods used on the two machines …