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* Dorkcamp 2011 is to be held 18th-22nd August in the Lake District. [http://dorkbotlondon.org/wiki/index.php/DorkCamp11#Tickets Tickets] are on sale now. | * Dorkcamp 2011 is to be held 18th-22nd August in the Lake District. [http://dorkbotlondon.org/wiki/index.php/DorkCamp11#Tickets Tickets] are on sale now. | ||
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9th – 15th June 2011 > |
General space news
- Today, Wednesday 8th, we reached a member count of 300!
- Planning is underway for an open day on Sunday 31st July. [1]
- Adam has done some work sorting out things to be thrown out. [2]
- One of the keys to the hackspace has gone missing, please let us know if you have one and are not listed on the page. [3]
- Phil has posted a possible plan for moving Babbage and Lovelace once the new kitchen is complete. [4]
Equipment
- Charles did some maintenance on the laser cutter and found that the optics had degraded. Replacement optics are on order, for now it is recommended to run your cuts at -1.5 speed. [5]
- Adrian has fitted some more powerful air pumps in the PCB etch station. [6]
- The lab extractor bench that was installed in the new wet lab/dark room turns out not to be an extractor at all, there are plans to either re-purpose it or place it on eBay (for potentially £2,000). [7]
- There is some interest in getting equipment from the auction of a flight refuelling company. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Upcoming events
- This Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th is the second Gamejam.
- This Saturday 11th is the monthly lockpicking sport session from 15:00 to 18:00.
- Next Wednesday 15th is the weekly catch-up of the biohacking group from 19:30 to 20:30.
Projects
- The Nanode project had a very successful building weekend. There are some still left to be collected. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
- There is some discussion about the space possibly being given some servers to auction off. [20]
Recently added projects:
- No new projects this week.
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:
- No new items this week.
External news
- There are plans for a combined soldering and openhack area at the Brighton Mini Maker Maire on September 3rd. [21]
- TINT are holding a weekend of artistic workshops titled "Unleashed" on June 25th and 26th. [22]
- Dorkcamp 2011 is to be held 18th-22nd August in the Lake District. Tickets are on sale now.
