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 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.