Do you know what happens in a makerspace? Drop in to Basingstoke Makerspace 7:30 pm EVERY Tuesday evening to find out. The scene above is from the  “Cold Night” we held pre COVID In the past we have … Made a garden chair   Had a pottery relay […]

The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that can plug into a computer monitor or TV.  You can add a standard keyboard and mouse to get a powerful desktop machine.  At the Makerspace we get together to talk about the Raspberry Pi  and what to do with […]

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.  

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 […]

The third Thursday of each month is Pi night.  Normally we get together at 7pm, discuss the latest Pi news and answer any specific questions that members have about using Raspberry Pi or Arduino.  For August we had a specific project, implementing a Pi-hole on an old Pi […]