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...

Hampshire TV Interview

Hampshire TV interviewed Steve H about the work we do at the Makerspace.  They broadcast on Freeview Channel 7 in Hampshire,and put it at https://www.facebook.com/ThatsTVHants/videos/2655413397836001/ if you have FaceBook.  If not here it is.

September Pi Night – 7pm on the 19th Sept 2019

This month we didn’t have a particular topic lined up. Members came along with a range of Raspberry Pi and Arduino questions. We dicussed: using a Pi to control things in the house (and provide an interface that a smartphone can use as well); creating a Pi camera […]

“Photographic Darkroom” Project – Monday 16th Sept 2019

Have you ever thought of setting up  a darkroom? Are you interested in the process involved in wet processing  film? Would you potentially find a darkroom and studio in Basingstoke useful?  If you are interested then come along and see what we are doing at the Makerspace this coming Monday evening.