Seasonal greetings to all our members. We hope that you got lots of splendidly techy toys.
We would also like to send greetings and to all other #Hackspaces and #Makespaces around the world.
Seasonal greetings to all our members. We hope that you got lots of splendidly techy toys.
We would also like to send greetings and to all other #Hackspaces and #Makespaces around the world.
It might splash water everywhere, but it sharpens knives beautifully!
It might look like a clickbait still from a random YouTube video, but removing a cracked camera lens on a phone requires some creativity. Without professional tools, one clever approach is to glue a screw to the broken glass and gently pull it out.
The ingenuity and resourcefulness of people at our Friday Nighthack sessions never fail to impress!
The mailman delivered a package straight from China. Inside: the cheapest USB isolator money can buy. But why? To put it to the test! We'll subject it to high voltage from the ESD tester and see how much punishment it can take!
The newly purchased printer can print in multiple colors so well that the printed stand for the Steam Deck could be mistaken for engraved laminate!
Our makerspace crowdfunder is going well, it's at over £1,300!
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/machspace
If you have a couple of quid banging about and like the idea of helping to make a big difference to a small Welsh town, please do have a look. :)
[ #Wales #Cymru #Machynlleth #Powys #hackspace #makerspace #hackspaces #makerspaces #crowdfunding ]
Hello! I have a question for people running smallish makerspaces in the UK - like, a big room with several tables in?
How much (approx, ballpark) do you spend on consumables per month? (Refreshments, 3D printer filament, woodworking bits, any other supplies.)
Also how many members do you have?
I'm asking because we're applying for a grant to cover running costs and we're being asked for an estimate of what we expect to spend, but we don't yet have premises. We'd be allowing members to use e.g. filament, tea bags, etc. for free, if we get the grant. So I do need to know how much it costs in the first place, even though you probably usually do get it covered by people buying/donating for what they use in most hackspaces!