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'''Tuesdays'''
'''20:00 (8 PM) — ''midnight, or later!'''''
Check upcoming events: https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/hack-night/
''See also: https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ and https://luma.com/sudoroom for more frequently updated event info.''


* '''When:''' Tuesdays 6-11pm (or later!)
== Overview ==
* '''Where:''' SudoRoom
[[File:HoppingNightIMG20251021211914.jpg|right|frameless|upright=1.5]]
* '''Pirate ringleader:'''Contact jake@spaz.org if you have any questions
Tinker and toil, fiddle and play, hack away at hardware and electronics at the big table or over on the electronics and soldering workbenches. Affect flair or repairs on textiles and fabric with the sewing machines and other hard machines for soft things.
[[File:SudoRoom hardware hacknight.jpg|left|300px|Jake the little bear? dog? animal? leads a motley crue of people in exploring the world of hardware hacking]]  
Come hack on hardware. Everything about electronics. Take apart small animals, build LEDs, put things back together again.


Recommended even for the faint of heart (i.e. weenie software engineers who spend their lives in digital streams of git code. ''just kidding''). Entertainment provided by our fair leader George or the Patricia Fields wig bar ART SCHOOL GIRLS OF DOOM.  
The '''Hardware and SoftWEAR Project Night''' runs alongside the [[FixitClinic|Fixit Clinic]], come join a plethora of creative, kind, smart, and knowledgeable nerds as we fix and make things!
[[File:Art school girls of doom.jpg|thumb|weenie software engineer? scared of real hardware? well come along and touch real live stuff]]  Wearing of skin tight black pleather optional.
 
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== Activities ==
[[File:SudoRoom hardware hacknight.jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|Jake the little bear? dog? animal? leads a motley crue of people in exploring the world of hardware hacking]]
We work on a variety of things. It's always more fun to learn around other people.
* Bring your own stuff. Take apart old computers, roller skates, robotic toys, you name it!
* We have a big library of antique and modern gadgets that you can take apart
* Noisemaking machines
* Learn how things you own work, demystify your electronics
* Put together circuits
* Have fun with friendly pirates!
* And more!
 
== Resources ==
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; Amazing people
* Coming from all walks of life we each<br>bring something of value to the table
; Tons of tools to use
* Hand tools
* Power tools
* Various vices
* Standing drill press
* Bandsaw
* Benchtop sander
* Benchtop grinder
; Hardware and components
* Nuts, bolts, and washers
* Transistors, capacitors, oh my!
* Buttons, switches, plugs, and more
* Too many to list!
; Electronics tools and materials
* Multimeters
* Oscilloscopes
* Microscopes
* Soldering iron stations, solder, and flux
* Assorted lengths of wire
; Sewing tools and materials
* Sewing machines
* Serger/overlock sewing machine
* Scissors
* Pins and needles
* Threads
* Fabrics
; 3D printers
; CO<sub>2</sub> laser cutter
; CNC mill
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== Gallery ==
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File:Hacking all the things.jpg
File:Art school girls of doom.jpg
File:HoppingNightIMG20251021211914.jpg
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 4 May 2026

Tuesdays
20:00 (8 PM) — midnight, or later!
Check upcoming events: https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/hack-night/
See also: https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ and https://luma.com/sudoroom for more frequently updated event info.

Overview

HoppingNightIMG20251021211914.jpg

Tinker and toil, fiddle and play, hack away at hardware and electronics at the big table or over on the electronics and soldering workbenches. Affect flair or repairs on textiles and fabric with the sewing machines and other hard machines for soft things.

The Hardware and SoftWEAR Project Night runs alongside the Fixit Clinic, come join a plethora of creative, kind, smart, and knowledgeable nerds as we fix and make things!


Getting here

Street address: 549 48th Street, Oakland, CA 94609
Links to OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, etc

Physically

Sudo Room is located in the Omni Commons building, at the corner of 48th and Shattuck, in North Oakland.

The nearest major intersection is 51st and Shattuck, right next to the highway 24 on/off-ramps.

We're 1/2 mile north of MacArthur BART station; which is approximately 10 minutes at average human walking speed.

Virtually

It won't be the same, but you can join us virtually!

Online Jitsi video conference

Getting in

Our main entrance is not the one on Shattuck. Walk down 48th St. to the building's side door and follow the instructions posted there for accessing Sudo Room.


Activities

Jake the little bear? dog? animal? leads a motley crue of people in exploring the world of hardware hacking

We work on a variety of things. It's always more fun to learn around other people.

  • Bring your own stuff. Take apart old computers, roller skates, robotic toys, you name it!
  • We have a big library of antique and modern gadgets that you can take apart
  • Noisemaking machines
  • Learn how things you own work, demystify your electronics
  • Put together circuits
  • Have fun with friendly pirates!
  • And more!

Resources

Amazing people
  • Coming from all walks of life we each
    bring something of value to the table
Tons of tools to use
  • Hand tools
  • Power tools
  • Various vices
  • Standing drill press
  • Bandsaw
  • Benchtop sander
  • Benchtop grinder
Hardware and components
  • Nuts, bolts, and washers
  • Transistors, capacitors, oh my!
  • Buttons, switches, plugs, and more
  • Too many to list!
Electronics tools and materials
  • Multimeters
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Microscopes
  • Soldering iron stations, solder, and flux
  • Assorted lengths of wire
Sewing tools and materials
  • Sewing machines
  • Serger/overlock sewing machine
  • Scissors
  • Pins and needles
  • Threads
  • Fabrics
3D printers
CO2 laser cutter
CNC mill

Gallery