RCL needs your help! We already have several hundred masks requested by local healthcare workers! If you can operate a sewing machine, please consider helping! Details are in our wiki page here: wiki.rivercitylabs.space/covid-19/midwe… #covid19 #DIYMasks City Of Peoria IL City of East Peoria Peoria Innovation Alliance

Join us for a free LIVE class on sewing the Midwest Mask at 8PM! If you have a sewing machine, you can sew masks! Simply cut out two rectangles (6in x 9in) and four straps (2in x 18in) from 100% cotton OR NWPP (like reusable grocery bags) to sew your own! buff.ly/2V8O5m2

RCL may be closed to the public, but our members are still makin'! Check out these bottle openers crafted on the forge by Jeep! #RCLpeoria #RCLmakes #makerspace #peoria

Check out the video of RCL's first foundry pour! #makerspace #making #maker #rclpeoria #rivercitylabs #foundry #metalworking buff.ly/2ZSzwa4

Join us for a virtual tour of RCL! youtube.com/watch?v=_TiFfr…

An RCL Mystery: who left this adorable robot friend on our doorstep? #rclpeoria #rclmystery #peoriail #weLOVEit

RCL teamed up with representatives from Komatsu to create wall decorations for the Ronald McDonald House game room! We'd like to give a big thanks to Karen Raab for coordinating the effort, and to all RCL members who gave their time to the project! #RCLpeoria #RMHCpeoria #RMHC

Election results were announced last night at our virtual membership meeting. Thank you to all the 2020 officers for all your hard work to make RCL a better makerspace! Congratulations to RCL's newly elected 2021 officers! #rclpeoria #rivercitylabs

Need a gift for a maker, tinkerer, or crafter? A River City Labs membership gives them access to a workshop with all sorts of tools & a community of other makers in Peoria. You can prepay for a year or pay monthly--sign up on our website & email [email protected] with Q's!

Alan and Jackie Hennis decorated this handmade noodle board using the RCL vinyl plotter! #peoriamakes #rclpeoria #rivercitylabs

RCL members Alan and Jeep upgraded our dust collection system in the workshop! Thanks for all the hard work! 😁 #rclpeoria #makerspace #lessdust #moremakin

join us for a virtual tour/info sesh/q&a next wednesday--7PM! it will be hosted on youtube live so you won't even have to turn your camera on or deal with zoom weirdness. you're welcome!! #peoriail #peoria #peoriamakes buff.ly/35D1Z5R

Did you know you can turn on donations for Amazon Smile on your phone? On the Amazon app, click on the hamburger menu, choose "Settings" and then "AmazonSmile." Choose River City Labs as your charity--every little bit helps us continue to nourish a space for makers in Peoria!

LIVE virtual tour this Wednesday at 7PM on our YouTube channel!! Ask us your burning questions! See why a makerspace is so darn cool! Discover the best kept secret in Peoria: River City Labs! buff.ly/3aFhUDL

In light of recent discussions MOT will be recording an community generated AMA episode with LulzBot this week! Ask your questions below! New printer? Open source? Tool heads? Weather in fargo? What do you want to know about the company and the people? Here's your chance!!

One of our members is helping out a local school update their sports yard signs using HDPE. 18" dia. 1/4" HDPE cut to shape on a router then melted together at the back seams with soldering iron. #makersofthings #DIY #maker #makerspace #makersgonnamake #art

We will be hosting our first ever lost wax metal casting class on March 3rd! Come check it out! Tickets are limited for this first class so jump on it while you can! fb.me/e/1eJEXh4ID