Foothills Community Workshop

Foothills Community Workshop
Status	active
Country	United States of America
State or District	North Carolina
City	Granite Falls
Date of founding	2011/08/19
Last Updated	2023-12-12
Website	http://www.foothillscommunityworkshop.org/
Wiki	http://foothillscommunityworkshop.org/wiki/index.php
Phone	828-351-HACK (828-352-4225) or 828-212-0930
YouTube	http://www.youtube.com/user/FoothillsCW
Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Foothills-Community-Workshop/211268948936270
Flickr	https://picasaweb.google.com/116505356604050231145
Snail mail	1151, Granite Falls, NC 28630 141 N. Main St., Granite Falls, NC 28630 28630 Granite Falls United States of America
Number of members	30
Membership fee	Standard Membership 35USD Monthly Associate Membership 20USD Monthly Additional family members 17.50USD Monthly
Size of rooms	11000 sq work + 2000 sq storage
Members
Open to Exchanges?	yes
Open to Residencies?	maybe
Location	35° 48' 5.04" N, 81° 25' 50.30" W
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Foothills Community Workshop is located in the town of Granite Falls, NC and was in the bottom floor of an old textile mill. We originally got a great deal on approx. 5000+ sq. ft. of space, but had to re-wire it and do a large amount of cleanup. FCW is a 501(c)3 non-profit and is open to the public. Our current members have expertise in: Machining (both CNC and manual), woodworking, construction, analog electronics, digital electronics, embedded systems, model railroads, stagecraft, science, farming, ham radio, linux, windows, networking, programming and other various topics. FCW has worked with the pubic schools, home schools, the local science center, scouts and other organizations to promote STEM and the arts to the local area.

We had a CNC machine shop, woodworking shop with a large CNC router, electronics shop, model shop, model railroad, Ham radio station (K4FCW), office/lounge area, library, stagecraft shop, science lab and classroom.

On July 21, 2017 the building containing FCW caught fire, which rapidly engulfed the entire 180000sq ft building, destroying 4 residential apartments, over 250 storage units, and 4 businesses, including FCW. Fortunately, no-one was injured, but one of our members lost his apartment (including his cat) and FCW lost all of the equipment except one ham radio antenna.

On October 31, 2017, FCW purchased a buiding with over 11000 sq ft of space. We have replaced most equipment and have started back up with the areas: Metalworking (machining, welding,sheet metal, foundary), woodworking, electronics, ham radio (K4FCW), Science (chemistry, physics, biology, astronomy), Arts & Crafts (stagecraft, costumes/sewing, props, sets, special effects, lighting, sound, video, glasswork, model shop, fabrication (laser cutting, 3d printing)), a vintage computer museum, kitchen, library, HO and O railroad, classroom and a lounge.

General meetings are on Saturdays at 3PM , and project/working meetings are on Tuesdays at 7PM. Standard membership is $35 per month and includes 24/7 access. Guests are welcome at any meeting or anytime someone is at the space.

This Hackerspace has a	3D Printer

This Hackerspace has a	CNC

This Hackerspace has a	Lasercutter

This Hackerspace has a	Lathe

This Hackerspace has a	Welder

This Hackerspace has a	Sewing Machine

This Hackerspace has a	Hot Air Rework Station

This Hackerspace has a	Kitchen

This Hackerspace has a	Shower

This Hackerspace has a	Serger

This Hackerspace has a	Oscilloscope

This Hackerspace has a	CNC Mill

This Hackerspace has a	Amateur Radio Station

This Hackerspace has a	Vacuum Former

This Hackerspace has a	Electron Microscope

This Hackerspace has a	Manual Mill

This Hackerspace has a	Drill Press

This Hackerspace has a	Tablesaw

This Hackerspace has a	Belt Sander

This Hackerspace has a	CNC Router

This Hackerspace has a	Wood Lathe

This Hackerspace has a	Kiln

This Hackerspace has a	Vacuum Former

This Hackerspace has a	Sinker EDM

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