Travel Essentials – 8pm 24 Sept

If you are flying for more than 3 hours one thing is essential, a good set of active noise cancelling headphones.  Steve H has spent a lot of in the back of long haul aircraft, he explained why investing in good headphones is such a good idea and […]

Introduction to Pepekura – 8:00pm 5 Mar

Discover Pepakura the software that allows you to make stunning 3D creations from paper.   A cost-effective way to create personalized decorations, gifts, and props. On 5 Mar 2024 at 8pm there was a presentation that introduces this software.  Learn the fundamentals of Pepakura software and master the art […]

Metazooa Web Game

We’ve been having fun lately playing the “Metazooa” on-line game.  It gets you to guess the species of an animal by using biological classifications.  Steve has created a video about the game, and how best to play it, this can be viewed by clicking the picture below. The […]

Making Mugs – 23 May 2023 8:00pm

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 […]

Calculating Chimp

We’ve made a large version of this simple number multiplying mechanism using the big laser cutter.  Here is a video explaining what we did (also at https://youtu.be/DxxZ01vqcKU) This was based on a really good pattern designed by Jürgen Weigert and downloadable from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2891426. The original was for an […]