Shop Presence – 12-16 Jun 12-2pm

Once again we have a presnce at one of the Festival Place shops.  This is to tell people about the Repair Cafe (on the 17th) and the MakerSpace.  This time we are in the old Zara shop (next to Lloyd’s Bank). Come along and see us, if you […]

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 […]

Using the metal lathe: 8pm 28 Mar 2023

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 […]

2023 X-Carve CNC Upgrade

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 […]

Making Cables – 8pm 21 Feb 2023

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.  […]