News
Class announcements, recaps, and what's new in the shop.
Robot combat in the Chamber of Robotic Aggression
Somebody at this shop decided we needed an arena, so we built one. The Chamber of Robotic Aggression is a member-built battle box: a welded …
New Website!
The Columbia Gadget Works website has been rebuilt from the ground up. The old site was a handful of pages and blog posts. The new one tries …
KOPN tour: April 23
For our open night two weeks from now, we’ll be taking a field trip to the local KOPN radio station! KOPN has graciously offered to …
Soldering Class and Art in the Park
Just a reminder that the CGW soldering class will be March 26th at 6 pm. We’ll be going over hand soldering and reflow/SMD soldering …
Metal casting class: recap
Thanks to everyone who showed up for the metal casting class! We made plaster molds from 3D-printed patterns and poured them in metal, and …
Metal casting class: February 26
Join us this Thursday (Feb 26, 2026) for a free metal casting class at 6 pm. Learn how to make a plaster mold from a 3D-printed part and …
Metalworking Class
CGW has been running monthly classes. Last month, Jeff shared knowledge about using the manual milling machine in the CGW workshop, and …