This was an unboxing and first look at the Pironman 5-MAX — they claim it’s the most advanced Raspberry Pi 5 case featuring dual NVMe M.2 slots with RAID 0/1 support, PWM tower cooling with dual RGB fans, compatibility with AI accelerators, and a smart OLED display. Will […]

UAL in London donated a Trotec laser cutter to the space. This talk introduced the new tool, demonstrated how to use it and explained some of its odd quirks. This short presentation was Open to all at 65 New Road – 25th Nov 2025 – 8pm.  Here is […]

Handcrafted wooden plaques now take pride of place in the offices of Basingstoke’s most responsible businesses. Each plaque was designed and engraved in the MakerSpace.  The blanks were cut at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT). The plaques were presented at an awards ceremony on November 4 as part of […]

Any workshop has to keep track of many small items. In a busy shared space this is even more challenging. The borough council has supported the MakerSpace to build a “storage solution” for us. Steve H explained the complete process: from the initial idea; through getting the council […]

The fourth biannual  “Maker of the Space” winner is Brian C.  He won the Autumn 2025 award because of the work he has done to communicate with Luke Murphy (the local MP) and the times he has volunteered to improve the space. The “Maker of the Space” award […]