News/2011-04-07

London Hackspace news for 31st March- 7th April 2011.

General space news

• An effort is being made to tidy and clear out the dirty shop which has become very messy recently. [1] [2]
• The new router has been installed, this will hopefully improve the stability of our network considerably. [3]
• We are looking for an electrician that would be able to inspect the installation of the kitchen wiring and answer some questions. [4]

Upcoming events

• The weekly catchup meeting of the biohacking group will take place next Wednesday 6th.
• There is a hypnosis workshop this Sunday 10th from 12:00 to 18:00. [5]
• The monthly lockpicking workshop is on this Saturday 13th from 15:00.
• Next Tuesday 12th will be the Yuri's Night celebration from 19:00 until late.

Equipment

• The 3-in-1 Lathe Milling Machine is still being set up.
• FTDI have sent us a USB development kit. [6]

Projects

• The pledge to buy an expensive high-security bike chain has been dormant for a while so an alternative plan using whatever is lying around is in the works. AJP made a start on welding lengths of chain to a bit of scaffolding pole. Waiting for bigger welding rods.

• A pledge has been started to order some Nanode boards as a group. [7]
• The Young Hackspace project are preparing their next event, based on making electronic music and the physics of sounds. [8]

Recently added projects:

• USB Disco Dance Floor

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:

• Old WACOM Tablet without pen / comes with wireless mouse (User:Layer1gfx)