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W&B Meeting Sunday, February 14th at 10:00am at Bruegger's in Porter Square

There will be an open meeting on Sunday, February 14th for members of W&B, and those who are part of the extended WB family or hope to be future members. We will be discussing upcoming management and structural changes within the community and welcome your feedback. Please email info@willloughbybaltic.com for more information.
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Added by Meredith Garniss on February 12, 2010 at 9:11pm — No Comments

Spring Calendar Coming Soon!

Winter will be over soon, and it's time to come on out and take a few classes. Our classes are hands-on, fun, and held at night or on the weekends. Impress your friends with your new wood, metal, welding or electronics skills. To get on our mailing list, just send an email to info@willoughbybaltic.com. Continue

Added by Meredith Garniss on February 2, 2010 at 2:07am — No Comments

Tinker Tuesday Update - December 15

The group this week. Demetrious, David Stokes, Pebo, Dick and Taylor. Here's what went on Tuesday from 6pm to 9pm. - Demetrious finished his Christmas present for his girlfriend, and is now working on making lamps with very high quality raw materials. Yesterday he was working on the design for the shades before he moves on to the electronics. - David was working on organizing the parts for the group in one of five parts organizers. The progress is looking good! - Pebo was fixing a computer m… Continue

Added by Taylor Hayward on December 17, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Tinker Tuesday Update - December 9

Tinker Tuesdays - a weekly group created and run by Demetrious Harrington The group started showing up at 6pm last Tuesday, and stayed to a little after 9. Demetrious, David Stokes, Peabo, and Taylor were all working on projects, and talking about the club. - Demetrious was working on a present for his girlfriend - his project is currently in stealth mode. - David was working on converting a hard disk casing into a desktop power supply with several voltage options. He's going to be using this… Continue

Added by Taylor Hayward on December 10, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Next Intro to Welding Class Begins January 19th @7pm

I've just posted the next Intro to Welding class. Joe K. will be teaching the class and it will begin on January 19th. I'd register early for this class because it tends to fill up quickly. Click here for more information and to register.

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Added by Meredith Garniss on December 3, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

W&B Open 12-5 During Joy Street Open Studios

Yes, Willoughby and Baltic will be open from 12-5 on Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22 during Joy Street Open Studios. Our dust is still settling, but please come on in and check out the new space. Continue

Added by Meredith Garniss on November 20, 2009 at 7:17pm — No Comments

Rick's solar collector works so well it warmed the entire Northeast this week

So, Rick finished his solar collector prototype just in time for the warm up. Coincidence? I think not.

Now we get to start testing it and find out if it works. We just need a day without lots of clouds. I'll keep you posted. Continue

Added by Meredith Garniss on November 11, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Makings at W&B

Friday night I stopped by to see what was going on and ended up making some tool racks out of scrap wood. Now there's a neat place to store the collets and parallels for the milling machine as well as a couple racks for drill chucks and quick-change lathe tools.

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Added by Dennis Atwood on October 27, 2009 at 4:19pm — No Comments

W&B Moves to 13 Joy Street

Wondering where we went? We didn't go very far, but what a difference a space makes. We have moved into a 9,000 square foot facility at 13 Joy Street in Union Square. The new facility will allow us to work on larger projects, as well as support build teams and host robotics competitions. Email Meredith@willoughbybaltic to arrange for a visit, or call us at 617-440-5590. Continue

Added by Meredith Garniss on August 15, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Hacking the Forklift!

How do you get your project supplies and equipment through a garage door fifteen feet in the air? That's easy, use a triple mast forklift. What if the forklift has no battery? Well, that's where creative problem solving comes in handy. The good news was that we got two forklifts dirt cheap. The bad news was that their batteries were deader than dead. Turns out, forklift batter… Continue

Added by Meredith Garniss on August 13, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments