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Welcome To LVL1 Hackerspace! This is the main repository for all things LVL1. Here you will find links to all of our communication channels and social media, information about events at the space and more. You can also visit our website at http://www.lvl1.org! For more detailed and technical info including minutes to every one of our open meetings, our bylaws, plus projects, tools, instructions, etc. check out the rest of this wiki. General Info Manual Community Guidelines How To Be Excellent Finding Information HOWTOs LVL1's Story Membership If you would like to become a member, the process begins here. You don't need to be a LVL1 member to enjoy any of our meetings, events and workshops. How To Become A Member Voting ProTips Officers and Directors The Tim Van Sant Makership Program LVL1 is proud to be a public resource for technology and 'making' in Louisville, KY. Our space is accessible multiple times during the week to visitors, and our community is eager to share our skills and equipment. However, we recognize that there are members of our community who need full access to the space as members, but do not have the financial means to become full members of LVL1. We are fixing this problem with LVL1's makership program! What is a Makership? A Makership is a $100 project stipend and 3 months of LVL1 membership dues awarded to an individual in the Louisville area. We recognize that potential makers with limited financial resources often are unable to afford any membership rates- no matter what the discount might be. Similarly, the cost of materials to develop a cool project can be just out of reach to those strapped for cash. Our makership program seeks to eliminate these financial hurdles and get makers making! We award our makerships to applicants who can put together the best pitch for (1) what they want to make and (2) how they plan to do it. Your project could be anything from an electronic gadget, to an open source software project, to a citizen science project, to a fire-breathing robotic pony, or (hopefully) a project we haven't imagined. We want LVL1 to be the place where these things are made! LVL1 makerships are open to anyone who could benefit from our community and resources to make something great. LVL1 Makership Fellows Receive the Following: 3 months of membership dues (cash equivalent value of $165 USD) at award start date. Member rights include: An RFID key for 24 hour access to LVL1. Access to LVL1 equipment, such as our 3D Printers, laser cutters, welding equipment, woodshop, electronics tools and more. Space at LVL1 to store a reasonable amount of equipment and materials. Eligibility to vote on LVL1 membership votes, such as equipment purchases. A Mentor from the LVL1 membership, to help navigate the LVL1 community and project milestones. Project stipend of $100 USD to finance the project, maintained by the LVL1 treasurer. This can be used for purchasing tools, parts, prototyping and attending LVL1 workshops. It should be used for whatever is needed to get the project done! Letter of reference from a LVL1 Mentor or LVL1 President upon successful project completion and upon request. Apply for a Makership here Contact & Social Media CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS VIA Video Go to the Google Meet Meet CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON THE SOCIALS Linktree Facebook Instagram Discord Youtube Google Group - PUBLIC Google Group - MEMBERS EMAIL ADDRESSES General Info - For Information About The Space. Learn - Find a maker and get help with a project or tool. Broken - If you break something, let us know. YOU ARE NOT IN TROUBLE. Directors - Reach out to the board of directors. Location Information 1205 E Washington Street, Located In The Basement Of The Pointe Our Facilities Popular Equipment Click here for a full list of equipment ShopBot - 96x48 Bed Size Rabbit Laser 48x36 Bed Size Graphtec Vinyl Cutter 3D Printers Bambu X-1 Carbon Creality CR-10 Ender 3 (Multiple) Elegoo Mars Pro	What's Happening? Regular Meetings Mondays - Sound Builders 2.0 We are working on sound related projects. 6:00 P.M. - 9:000 P.M. Open Meeting Tuesday - Our open public meeting. Come Check out the space and meet the members! 8PM-9pm Deadly Threads and Fatal Fabrics - We are making textiles while listening to true crime. 6PM - 8PM Open Code Thursday - Open Coder Meeting. Meet our resident coders and bring a project. All languages welcome! 8PM - 9:30PM Irregular Movie Friday - Come hang out, watch movies, bring a project or just enjoy the space! 7PM - Whenever we get tired of watching movies See Our Calendar on our web site for details Hackathons White Elephant Hackathon December 12-13 Starting at Movie Night Special Events Branding And Media Approved Use Graphics Merch Store LVL1 Member Projects on the Net LVL1 Member Projects on The Net JAC Projects Group Projects Recent Meeting Minutes 01/20/2026 01/13/2026 01/06/2026 12/30/2025 12/23/2025 12/16/2025 12/09/2025 12/02/2025 11/25/2025 11/18/2025 11/11/2025 Older_Meetings Documentation Articles of Incorporation Bylaws Mission Waiver New Member Signup/Info Form Equipment Removal Curses Support LVL1 See the [Support section] on the About page of our web site. Links Make magazine blog Instructables Our Neighbors FirstBuild - Louisville, KY Maker13 - Louisville, KY Kre8now - Lexington, KY Bloominglabs - Bloomington, IN Hive 13 - Cincinnati, OH Make Nashville - Nashville, TN TekVenture - Fort Wayne, IN Dayton Diode - Dayton, OH Pumping Station One - Chicago, IL i3 - Detroit, MI Milwaukee Makerspace - Milwaukee , WI