From time to time, we all throw away things that have very little wrong with them and could easily be used again after a simple repair. If you have something broken but could be repaired, then bring it along to 2023 Green Week Repair Café at the Basingstoke […]

Basingstoke council have sponsored the MakerSpace to buy a new Dye Sublimation printer.  The SG1000 prints full colour tansfers which heat press onto mugs, t-shirts and other items.  This presentation demonstrated the complete process, going from a design to having a finished mug. The presentation was open to […]

The lathe that we purchased last year is now operational.  On 28th March 2023 at 8pm there was a presentation showing it in action. This presentation introduced the lathe and went through all the steps required to make an item, like the plumbob shown above. A video was […]

For 2023 we have upgraded the X-Carve, our open-source CNC milling machine from Inventables that uses a De-Walt 611 router to carve 2D & 3D profiles in wood, foam and plastics. The upgrade has increased the available milling area to 850mm x 1200mm. In addition, a new Parf-board […]

Have you ever needed to make electronic cables?  We have had some interactive cable making session at the MakerSpace.  The first was at 8pm on Tuesday 21st February 2023. Alex was connecting BNC connectors to a coax cable. Ten practice Coax kits were available, first come first served.  […]