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Soldering Success

Soldering Success

Our first soldering class was a huge success! We had tons of new people out to learn the basics and hopefully start a journey into creativity with electronics. The time flew by but by the end everyone was already pro, most of the participants assembled kits looked better than mine did which os probably a credit to...
Houston Super Secret Science Club Meeting @ TX/RX Labs

Houston Super Secret Science Club Meeting @ TX/RX Labs

This friday May 13th in conjunction with our normal open house our friends @ the Houston Super Secret Science Club meetup group will be getting together at the lab. The secret Science Club is a fun group dedicated to learning more about science and technology from each other and the local Houston community. Everyone should...
Desolder and a Movie!

Desolder and a Movie!

Wednesday Night from 7-11pm are now home to Desolder and a Movie night. Each week we pick a movie and get to helping stock the labs parts bins from our collection of unused pcbs. Its a great way to help the lab out and catch on of those great movies you may have missed. Oh...
First CNC Repaired

First CNC Repaired

Great news! The first of our large CNCs, the Bergmaster VTC-150 Vertical Mill has been repaired. Basically a couple of relays needed to be rebuilt and some limit switched needed to be replaced and then bam! it was up and running. We are in the process of learning the controls and getting the correct tooling....
TX/RX Spring Classes Posted

TX/RX Spring Classes Posted

Tx/Rx has announced its spring class lineup. Lots of exciting classes for the enthusiastic novice or even the advanced hacker. We hope you will find something that you will find both enlightening and exciting. Here is a list of the classes offered, please follow this link to register or get more info. Hope to see...

March Hack-B-Q Series

What’s a Hack-B-Q? Think free B-B-Q with the added bonus of getting to share knowledge with TXRX Members who have expertise in exciting DIY technology projects. And that’s just for starters: There are tons of exciting projects in progress and members with expertise in chemistry, electrical engineering, biology, physics, programming, mechanical engineering, and many others, all...