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* [[Project:Laser_Cut_Combination_Lock_Box | Combination Lock Box]] A combination Lock Box with user selectable and modifiable combination lock. | * [[Project:Laser_Cut_Combination_Lock_Box | Combination Lock Box]] A combination Lock Box with user selectable and modifiable combination lock. | ||
* [[Project:Nanode_Case | Nanode Case]] A 2mm acrylic case cut on a laser cutter for a Nanode | * [[Project:Nanode_Case | Nanode Case]] A 2mm acrylic case cut on a laser cutter for a Nanode | ||
* [[Projects/BigClock|BigClock]] Ex-railway LCD display | |||
See also the subgroups above. | |||
'''Meanwhile Spaces''' have an interesting potential for physical projects [http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/ccd2f1cafe45f719]. Jasper's looking into doing a network visualisation at one [http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/406edbdf6f2c5231] | |||
Jasper's also helping do something interesting with the Caledonian Park clock tower [http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/d594e6c735d8da45]. | |||
The [[Door_control_system|door control system]] is now automatically limited to subscribers [http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/abfcb8836ce48d59]. You can set your Glados welcome and nickname, and disable lost cards on the [https://london.hackspace.org.uk/members/cards.php website]. If you haven't visited the space lately, please check whether your name is on the list of [[User:Ms7821/Unknown_cards|unidentifiable cards]]. Tom W has automated Glados [http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/50e6980b84ea19fd]. | |||
Openlasertag http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6fe1891538c0466f | Openlasertag http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6fe1891538c0466f |
Revision as of 19:59, 27 November 2011
< 7th – 13th July 2011 | London Hackspace news 8th – 14th September 2011 |
General space news
We've had a few very long discussions about space dynamics and how to keep the place comfortable and usable.
- SheraDreaming proposes the introduction of cleaning zones with cleaning stations: "Culture of Clean (beware, long read)"
- Tried to get a cleaner http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/4158dee55438a3e9
- Putting away tools http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/40f4e9ae1a9af728
- Cleaning your stuff + 1 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/af538276646849ab
- Cleaning http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/225f10002b06287a
- Cleaning http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/8ba57dc1754dbdd6
- Cleaning http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/08fc50b1579417a8
- Cleaning http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/fd72fbd5007ade26
- Hiring a cleaner http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/7aa9f5748ae81beb
- Borrowing items http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/822cd64218c96528
- General hackspace efficiency http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/b32b2683d30e22fc
- Sleeping in the space http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/47a3559be3eea9da
- Parking permits only for people in the space http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6326785c54d9ece8/b15c6ec58e5a9467#b15c6ec58e5a9467
- Guidance for guided tours http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/8a87808aaf13eae5
- Keeping people up with the ethos/rules http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/762e4f2de1f1fb0e
- Clearing the workshop and keeping it clear http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/7c8c167ed9043d3c
- Keeping the workshop tidy http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Project:Lubbock
- Landlord guy http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6363d60891118ef9
- Getting a cat http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/dc84ba0525ef27ae
- Cockroaches http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/f65616d25ffe88cb
- Politics/occupy http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/784c1c87520c8a6a
- TV licences http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/9862f49817d76da2
- Learning from each other http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/848afcdbafbd0423
- Storing bikes - uncertain http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/a55ac14f8d3449cf
- Recycling http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/17f0229aed1fb476
- Spaces and mental health http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/08d324f69172994d
- Sleeping http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/75741c1074e819b5
- Top/bottom posting http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/21965463589eb898
- Filming in the space http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/cb568f140ef6c3b6
- Parking permits http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6bb0e4626813238c
- Parking permits http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/c4085cad8c9d811e
- Blocking the workshop http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/128338f43dfb4c24
- Webcams http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/2edf5f36154818f6
- Webcams http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/ff722474901565cf
News/communication
Papercuts http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/ee24fef5044db21e Maintenance page
Moved wiki to match organisation http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/2d41a1a1aea84caf
And news, of course... And best of the list (e.g. http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/0b69885926335e4e, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/b7c46b965fc73592, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/42757b085cfe7d22, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/363caace7791160b, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/bb559d9a158cd1f4, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/16954a78a4e37866, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/3f8ba37be4a36626, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/0998698cd97888d8, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6522f36fe373ae2b)
Junk
Regular issues with the beer tin.
Other spaces
Amran's gone off to help start the Amsterdam hackspace, TechInc (Technologia Incognita) [1]
MattVenn joined the guys in Bristol, who seem to be doing pretty well [2]
Samthetechie helped Brighton move to their new space [3] after the Mini Maker Faire (see below)
Errant's trying to help with robots for the CERN MCC [4]
After a previous abortive attempt, Reading Hackspace are trying again - mailing list twitter. They need all the help they can get.
Nottinghack have started Hack all the spaces podcast - announcement twitter. Dom's visiting London tomorrow, incidentally.
We've had people mention starting groups in:
Subgroups
Music hackspace started meeting, grown from a DAW proposal http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/0b6c505d9e90c6be http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/af1a6ce56253211f @MusicHackSpace and mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6934a58186a16251 Some will be at music hackday http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/00e98cce04dfa89d, including the guy with MIDI tap-dancing shoes http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/dfcdd11f916a4221
Hack the Media guys http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/bfd5fd346aba0ece
Nanode - had a workshop http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/015e80b3e4f4c7a2
Job Board http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/eda2b4de62022e95
http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/JobBoard
and skill swap http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/SkillSwap
Threadspace - link to soft wearables meetup http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/d2df1861197092d1 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/e6dc68dac8d7b65c http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/c504b1fdee68836c Long Discussion on cutting table: http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/e506d73e3db371a4
Electronics workshop - lots of interest http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/54a5ddbbf264b048
Future manufacturing http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/f8f92bef5e07604d
Hoxton Space Centre - Hacksat http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/9831adf352df67f0 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/36ccdca07f4c1da6
Ham Radio http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/ee1cf3da65dd6ee2
Various game jams Some whimsical ones http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/9502e649f8d944ec
DIYBio and Hypnosis
Smaller BSL speakers http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/b0254c6d075e1124 Pubspace http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/1cc4307a36032b33 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/dc8cbdb86892c581
Sukey (not directly space, but common members) http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/a01da6eb43271622
Join in
Help curate the wiki http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/0aef7649117c8cd4 Help write the news
Equipment
- We've had long outages of the webcams, people counter and laser cooling system. wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Projects_at_risk has been started, but we're not sure whether this will work.
http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/05749aa0661e9969 "Dark & wet" room up for grabs http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/2983082d097413ee
- Laser cutter - temp issues http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/f98f13dd8257ecbf, has been aligned by Mars http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/621437afd726a925 and Lbdl, WIP http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/34879a39328a7756
PC replaced http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/3ada052ee294784e http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/dece48d27a52b1f4 See logbook, don't rely on coolbot http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Equipment/LaserCutter/LogBook
- Artag and Alecjw have cleaned the PCB etching station and prepared new etchant: "Bubble Etch Tank" And then Abby http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/f5204d7dc2b1275c
- The motor on the 3-in-1 lathe has been fixed, Spook and Abby are changing the oil before it can be used again: "3-in-1 status, and a request to sign for delivered stuff "
http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/1cbf098269455b1d Dont' fuck with it http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/c5e96fd2231ae646
- Hipster eventually fixed the MakerBot and made some improvements like extended x, y, z-axes. It hence has been renamed to hipsterbot. http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/efeeaf4c6481cd4f
- Hipster got the stratasys working
http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/8904a5b18b0b1374
- Projector screen fixed http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/bf22cf2dc55c7fad also TV licence
- Russ played with the knitting machine http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/2d0fc7db87668e40
More club mate arrived http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/a2566aa2cd6ea9b2
- Take care with the angle grinder http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/b00264fabbfa2ac8
- Careful with the band/scrollsaw http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/a697a20c536fcc38
- Metal bender broken http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/14b921c717530940
New equipment
to join audio desk http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/4a859b655c275e7c and audio gear sorted http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/50c465febf7eaab5
- Soldering stations from Hackchallenge http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/ec3275f4ffb0a4ac
Jumbotrons http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/021758472781955b http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6066f3dcdb0ef18a
Sugru http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/857d126ef9d75b04
Book scanner http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/746b3dd3078ecee5
Giant phone http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/02df62b8df05b841
- Brazing hearth http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/ce14b12be7d15850
- Signal generator http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/bd54164d104241d5
- Welding stuff http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/c91999e8b7bec182
Past events
Hackign hacking: http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/a05fa6d6f9fb74cf, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/c3cfe32db58b1f22, http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/b42b58d993e7fe7c We had the Bitcoin weekend on 24th September, back when it was still around $5 to the Bitcoin http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/9915e5144d2108be http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/f2917da8e4e08b71 discounted tickets for http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/1478dc8841baae78 F1 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/ae818f4c0c5553c1 Brighton Mini makerfair http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/b215ce91ba2d9940 Talk by Michael Nielsen http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/bdd2b19708cc3057
- Visit to the Red Sands Maunsell Sea Forts http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/1485cb3c506fc5fa
- Talk by Mark Jessop on Horus http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/7c5c640fa16b88df http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/a7ffd4ad74d74023
- CCC Camp and simultaneous riots http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/a5adff1c87b66f6a http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/a4d6ba25b873af74
- Open day 24th July http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/bc337494c0b9961f
- RAL http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/d1beaf3c026620f6
External: UAV meetup http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/d3eceff9abfde01f http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/d005a2977c625bf8 OSHUG http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/79b0e041d32b6718
Upcoming events
Party: http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/e55b1558b6a45b74 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/194d3242038a5000 ME exhibition http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6a134706794f5a98 28c3 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/0cc817418320b0ea Santacon (not hackspace related, but there seems to be a certain subculture link) http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/9148f5c8d00ba3c7
Sue Black and Dorky stuff http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/f2580c79d04ea788
We were offered, but there's clearly interest http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/1e8d2279ea8d1494
- Segways at Ally Pally http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/3a491a86283d3c76
Projects
Recently added projects:
- TRTL by Amx109, Jontyw, Hipster: "To produce a low cost kit robot that is simple to build, and easy to use/program via software with the aim of introducing and kids and adults alike to building, making, electronics and software."
- Network Everything, initiated by eb4890: "A project for a hacker event. Where lots of people make small networked devices of their choosing that are put together in interesting ways at the event"
- Combination Lock Box A combination Lock Box with user selectable and modifiable combination lock.
- Nanode Case A 2mm acrylic case cut on a laser cutter for a Nanode
- BigClock Ex-railway LCD display
See also the subgroups above.
Meanwhile Spaces have an interesting potential for physical projects [5]. Jasper's looking into doing a network visualisation at one [6]
Jasper's also helping do something interesting with the Caledonian Park clock tower [7].
The door control system is now automatically limited to subscribers [8]. You can set your Glados welcome and nickname, and disable lost cards on the website. If you haven't visited the space lately, please check whether your name is on the list of unidentifiable cards. Tom W has automated Glados [9].
Openlasertag http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6fe1891538c0466f
Another offer of a fusion reactor http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/41c31edb74c42851
Finally finished the servers http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/4b403c23e16b34dd
SwapShop
- Please can members update their items in the SwapShop so that it can become more useful and also please date when you add something.
New items this week:
Press
Filming - http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/f4582372783f4c14 Radio4, other press stuff Filming http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/ac25192e4dc41024 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/97d4e63ebee1ad45
Caffeine News Coffee machine fixed, Club mate arrived Russ has ordered a load of glassware. BBotE http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/86aae85daaed5d14 http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/6522f36fe373ae2b
AGM http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/7d2d36226b922202