The Crucible (arts education center)
[1][2] The Crucible has classes in blacksmithing, ceramics, enameling, fire performance, foundry, glass, jewelry, kinetics and electronics, machine shop, moldmaking, neon, stone working, textiles, welding, woodworking, and other industrial arts with an average of 5,000 students a year.The Crucible holds 'Bike Fix-a-thon' workshops where youth and their families can learn about bike maintenance and safety.Capable of running on diesel, biodiesel, or straight vegetable oil (SVO) fuels, Die Moto was designed and fabricated at The Crucible by a team of vehicle enthusiasts, engineers and artisans.The Die Moto team wanted to prove the viability of alternative fuel technology in performance vehicles.As fuel efficiency and low emissions become increasingly important, diesel technology has responded with improved mileage and easy adaptation to biodiesel and SVO.
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