KwartzLab

KwartzLab
Status	active
Country	Canada
State or District	Ontario
City	Kitchener
Date of founding	2009/07/09
Last Updated	2013-01-16
Website	http://www.kwartzlab.ca
Wiki	http://kwartzlab.ca/mediawiki/index.php/Category:Projects
IRC	irc://irc.freenode.net/#kwartzlab
YouTube	http://www.youtube.com/kwartzlab
EventBrite	http://kwartzlab.eventbrite.com
Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kwartzlab-Society-Inc/193736134722
Ustream	http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kwartzlab
Flickr	http://www.flickr.com/groups/kwartzlab
Twitter	http://www.twitter.com/kwartzlab
E-mail	info@kwartzlab.ca
Mailinglist	http://kwartzlab.ca/mailman/listinfo
CalendarFeed	iCal feed
Snail mail	33 Kent Avenue N2G 3R2 Kitchener Canada
Number of members	43
Membership fee	$50/month + HST (CDN) with $100 initial startup fee
Size of rooms	2400 ft²
Members	Doc, Dscassel, Egerlach, Punkin3.14
Location	43° 26' 35" N, 80° 28' 39" W
Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"300px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"<b><p>KwartzLab\n<\/p><\/b><hr \/><p>43.442931,-80.477466\n<\/p>","title":"KwartzLab\n","link":null,"lat":43.442931,"lon":-80.477466,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}

Kwartzlab is a hackerspace in Kitchener, Ontario. Our members have a wide range of backgrounds from electronics, programming, wood & metal working, robotics, crafting and more. We opened our doors and hit the ground running October 1st 2009 and haven't stopped since.

January 2013 - We're moving into our new space at 33 Kent Avenue. Tuesday Open Nights are now being held there.

Facility:

• ~2400 sqft of space split into three areas – Clean Workroom, Heavy Lab, Lounge/Kitchen/Storage
• 24×7 access and on-site project storage for members
• Tonnes of work tables
• Smoking fast wifi
• Lots of natural light
• Garage door
• Wheelchair accessible from Charles Street

Some of our equipment:

• 60W Laser Cutter
• Reprap Mendel 3D Printer
• Dedicated electronics bench w/soldering stations, o-scope, logic analyzer, etc.
• Metalworking area with Brake/shear & MIG welding equipment
• Woodworking area with large saws, lathe, routers & drill presses
• Even more power tools!

A few events we've participated in:

• Southern Ontario Hackerspace Convention (2009-, hosted 2010)
• Maker Faire Detroit (2010, 2012)
• Toronto Mini Maker Faire
• Hosted many Ubuntu Canada events & release parties
• Hosted Headshots from the Heart game-a-thon (supporting Child's Play), 2012
• Hacky Halloween - Pumpkin carving & learn-to-solder workshop (funded by the K/W Awesome Foundation), 2011

Drop by during one of our Tuesday Open Nights (every Tuesday from 7pm to 10pm) to meet the members, have a tour or bring in a project to work on! Check out our events calendar for upcoming workshops & talks: http://www.kwartzlab.ca/events/