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Free Classes for Women at TechShop on March 8

Have you every wanted to try welding? Maybe you have always wanted to learn to build your own furniture or learn to use a 3D printer. If you are a woman in the Pittsburgh area, this is a great opportunity for you to try these classes for free. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. TechShop is celebrating International Women’s Day by offering FREE classes to all women on Tuesday, March 8th. TechShop is a maker space located in Bakery Square. What’s a maker space you ask? I happen to work at TechShop and… Read the rest

Win 2 Tickets to Happy Hour at TechShop

Sip a local brew while enjoying fun activities including giant jenga, cornhole, DIY crafts, a flame tube, a tesla coil, and more. Live demonstrations of blacksmithing and 3D printing will be available for viewing. Refreshments provided. This event is open to both members and non-members of TechShop. Tickets are $10 and available via ShowClix here. Enter to win 2 tickets to the happy hour here: http://bit.ly/1SlKLhg.… Read the rest

Artist Lecture with Oreen Cohen & Sean Derry

TechShop will be adding a new lecture and demo series! We will be inviting artists, engineers, and makers to share their motives and techniques with our community in a group setting. Suggested Donation, $5. Donations will be used to off-set the cost of the event, and to build the event in the future. They can be made at the door! Open to Members & Non-members. Snacks and drink will be provided. Please RSVP here. Oreen Cohen // www.oreencohen.com With a visceral approach towards material and site, Oreen creates publicly performed actions and sculptural interventions that attempt to transform transient spaces… Read the rest

Free Patent & Trademark Seminar

Guest Speaker: James Porcelli This presentation discusses patents, trademarks, and copyrights in terms understandable to the non-specialist. Included will be explanations on the processes for acquiring federal protection through patents, trademarks and copyrights, and how you know if you need such protection. James Porcelli has been a patent attorney for the past 25 years and has worked for the Webb Law Firm for the past 15 years. He worked as a mechanical engineer for 8 years prior to graduating from law school at the University of Pittsburgh. This event is FREE and open to both members and non-members of TechShop… Read the rest

24 Gifts of Pittsburgh: Spalted Maple Wood iPhone Kerf Case

When I think about buying gifts, I want to buy someone something that is really beautiful, something that is useful and that they might not buy for themselves.  Many beautiful items are often saved for special occasions, so finding a gift that can be used daily, that isn’t something like a blender, can be hard to find.  This Spalted Maple Wood iPhone Case is just that item, its beautiful and it is something that can be used everyday. I first met the Kerf Case team at TechShop a few years ago. The woodshop is tucked in the back corner of… Read the rest

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