Darkroom Warning Light

The new darkroom is approaching completion so Steve H made this warning light.  Nigel had a set of LEDs from an old torch.  Steve designed the box to fit the LEDs and four AA batteries (the original torch used eight C sized batteries).  The pieces were cut on […]

Open Day – October 2019

Tea, coffee and cake – Open to all The Basingstoke MakerSpace Openday on Sat 19th October 2019 was where members showed off what they made over the last six months, They also demonstrated the available tools and were available to give advice.  

Photographic Headshots – Past Meeting Monday, October 21 at 8pm

We had a practical evening in our photographic studio on Monday 21st  October  2019 at 8pm. Come and join us with or without a camera, for an interesting evening with free tea and biscuits.  The Photography Interest Group gets together on the third Monday of every month.  

The Astrolabe in 5 parts

Steve H created a set of five short videos about the Astrolabe last year.  They are available on YouTube.  This provides a short overview of the instrument.  It explains its use, history and construction. The second part covers some more detailed calculations. The third part explores the use […]

Green Week Repair Café : 11-4pm on Sun 29th Sep 2019

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 the Repair Cafe at Basingstoke Makerspace on Sunday 28th and we will do our best...