Video Workshop – 22nd August 2019

Recently we held a workshop to plan  an initial set of videos documenting projects, tools and the activities of the MakerSpace. In order to publicise the Basingstoke MakerSpace the committee felt that it would be a good idea to create a series of videos.  Our first efforts needs […]

Customising In-ear Headphones

Steve Hawtin demonstrated customising a pair of in-ear headphones at the Tuesday open evening on 20th August 2019. The material he employed was some “silicone moulding paste”.  This is available under the name “Gedeo Siligum” from Amazon, Hobbycraft and other retailers.  The resulting material is rubbery but resilient, […]

August Pi Night – Pi-hole – 7pm 15 Aug

The third Thursday of each month is Pi night.  Normally we get together at 7pm, discuss the latest Pi news and answer any specific questions that members have about using Raspberry Pi or Arduino.  For August we had a specific project, implementing a Pi-hole on an old Pi […]

Eiffel Tower model – Paper Card Sculpture

Steve H built this model of the Eiffel Tower in Paris from a single A4 sheet of card.  He used the Laser Cutter to score and cut the card.   Once you have cut the basic shape it can be folded as shown in the animation above.  The folding […]