Entry No. 86 — the Chicago file — filed under: hands-on

Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center (CIADC)

A nonprofit industrial makerspace inside a converted warehouse (the old Zenith building) where adults learn to forge, weld, cast metal, and run a CNC shop — DNAinfo once called it a "hackerspace" for people who want to build in steel and iron, not just wood or clay.

The move: Take a Metalworking & Forging class together and each hammer out your own piece of hot steel — a hook, bottle opener, or small tool — on the anvil under instructor guidance.

📍 Rogers Park
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 6433 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

Hours: Added 2026-07-19 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Official site

last checked: 2026-07-19