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 […]

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 […]

Now that the big laser is back working we can make some of those bigger projects we’ve been putting off. One example is this Foamboard Biplane.  The original pattern was designed for an A4 sheet of 3mm laser ply, Steve H converted it to work on an A1 […]

New members can sometimes find the types of files used in the MakerSpace confusing.  Steve H has put together a simple diagram to show the main file types, the tools that use them and the paths between them. A copy of this poster can be downloaded from here.  […]

 We are building up crafting capabilities at the Makerspace with our laser-cutter and domestic and industrial sewing machines. We have domestic and heavy-duty sewing machines …     Make felt Cats or Cacti or anything you want! at our upcoming  “Felt Making” Evening Makerspace has invested in jewellery-making […]