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Pumping Station: One - Chicago's Hackerspace

Our Address is: 3519 N. Elston Chicago, IL 60618-5617

About PS:One Frequently Asked Questions What is Pumping Station: One Contact Information Who We Are Who are the members of PS:One? How do they communicate? What do they know about this whole social interwebs thing? Administration: Information about the administration of PS:One, including the Board and historical records Member List: Here PS1 members can see the complete PS1 membership list. What We Do PS:One is a Do-ocracy. Here is some of what we do: Current Projects Wood Shop Dust Collection (implementation stage) Wood Shop Dust Collection Design Notes Fixing and mapping the building's Electrical systems... Gathering Materials The Great Shop Shuffle Tool Crib Wishlist Certification Reform Laser Shopping Worktables Applied Sciences Lecture Series Classes Interest Groups NERP (Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi): Embedded Systems (biweekly) Beer Church (and Brewing Station: One): Beer appreciation and home brewing CNC Build Club: A monthly meeting for building CNC machines TOOOL Chicago: A monthly meetup about locks and lockpicking Python Office Hours: A biweekly meetup about python programming Newbie Programmers' Office Hours: A weekly meetup for beginning programmers. Systems Group Knitting Machines: A page for participants in the Knitting Machine Workshops Applied Sciences: A page for persons interested in applications of science Writer Zen Garden: A page for folks interested in writing and creativity Electronics Office Hours: For all your basic (and not-so-basic) electronics questions Math Office Hours: A biweekly meetup for talking about mathematics Dream Hackers Club: For those who practice or are interested in lucid dreaming SIGBOT: A monthly meetup for building and talking about robots. Brain Hacking Club: A monthly meetup for those exploring the human brain Horology: the art and science of measuring time and time interval Pumping Station:Yum: Cooking and Hacking food ELMER Monthly: Ham Radio Office Hours for licensed Ops and those working toward their licenses. All are welcome. Space Automation IRC integration: Spacemon - what rooms are busy, and are the lights on? Peoplemon - who is at the space? Schedmon - who will be at the space? Chillmon - what's the temperature in the shop? Network services: Printers

New Members Start Here! New Member Orientation Community Area Hosts - the main points of contact for the different areas of interest at the space. Contact them for any info regarding the various areas. Volunteer Positions - contact info for the Volunteer Positions established by the Board. The Board Email Lists Social Networking Other PS:One sites and online spaces How Do I get Certified? Policies Request Tracker - A support tracker that we use to track membership issues. Events / Visiting PS:One Google Calendar PS:One Electronics Lab Reservation Calendar PS:One Hot Metals Calendar PS:One Meetup Group How to create an event: New events Information about visiting Pumping Station: One and its neighborhood Meetings Board Meetings (Note: Log in to see the full list. Otherwise you'll see the cached page which may not be up to date.) Things We Have How to do things, where to get things, what's in the area, and other general reference stuff you feel like sharing. Resources Important Documents and Files Software Supplies and other things purchased for day-to-day space needs Hardware Facilities: A list of what has been made available, and what should soon be made available to members. Tools and Equipment : All PS:One equipment, tools, certification, safety, and repair information goes here. Sources: Where to get stuff: from Depots to Dumpsters. Building Facilities: How our building works.