QC Co-Lab

A small, but spirited crew made the trip up to Cedar Rapids for the annual Makerfaire, hosted by the Cedar Rapids Metro MakerSpace. Our display consisted of RC Dalek, augmented reality sandbox, Tesla coil, Van De Graaf generator, Jacobs ladder, quadcopter (display only) & plasma ball. The AR sandbox & Tesla coil seemed to have ...

A huge shout-out to those who got the new projector up and running in time for our monthly movie nights. We here at the Co-Lab Does Committee (CDC) are really appreciative of all of the hard work of the members who researched, proposed, and then installed something the whole lab is going to have fun ...

David Hinkle will be teaching a leatherworking class on Saturday, May 10th after the meeting (So about 2pm). The class will cover the basics of laser assisted leather working. There will be a $10 charge to cover materials. During the class you’ll make a small QC Co-Lab key chain with a tooled logo. You’ll learn ...

The last Terrarium Workshop scheduled for this Saturday (3/29/14) has, unfortunately, been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We thank everyone that participated this month & we will definitely consider offering the class again in the future. We’re working on offering more classes soon on other topics, so stay tuned!

Everyone that attended the parade last night & helped out had a great time! We will hopefully have a more complete gallery available very soon, but here’s a few links to show off the news coverage we got last night. Awesome job QC Co-Lab!!!! QC Times KWQC-TV6 10pm Newscast WOC 1420

We will be participating in this year’s Halloween Parade in Davenport Thursday night! Line up starts at 5:45p with the parade kicking off at 7:00p. Our lineup spot is on 3rd St. by the Brady St. intersection (spot 36, denoted with the gearhead logo on the map below). So, if you have a chance, please ...

This year the QC Co-Lab will be participating in Amateur Radio Field Day from Saturday, June 22nd at 12:00 PM through Sunday, June 23rd at 12:00 PM. Ham Shacks were some of the original hackerspaces, so it only seems fitting to have one here. Field Day for us kicks off at noon and hopefully runs ...

  The Putnam Museum is throwing a Mad Scientist Ball to help fund their new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Learning Center on Saturday, May 18th at 7:30 PM.  The Putnam is helping to energize the Quad Cities and build more awareness about the STEM community, and are hoping to put together a fantastic ...