Author: castaway
Member Project: Slide Hammer
Aka: The Shiv of Self Love (The Wanky Wanky Shiv) Stats Made by: Josh and Steve Status: Finished Tools used: 3-in-1 lathe, TIG Welder Description Well it started as an oil change and before we knew it we were removing the apron from the Colchester Triumph 2000 lathe, but more on that later. In order Read more about Member Project: Slide Hammer[…]
Member Project: Swingarm Bushing
Stats Made By: Steve Status: Finished Tools used: 3-in-1 lathe, 16mm reamer, Arbour Press Description I have a Honda Grom and like any good motorcyclist I take pride in modifying my bike. This modification involves replacing the standard steel swingarm with a Tyga aluminium over braced item. This is a straight swap however I wasn’t happy Read more about Member Project: Swingarm Bushing[…]
Member Project: Dog food and water table
Stats
- Made by: Jess
- Status: Finished
- Tools used: Mitre Saw, Powered Screwdriver, Trepanning Tool (new!), Polyurethane spray varnish
May 4th, Busy Open Evening
Last night was our first proper open evening since moving to the new Makerspace location. Instead of digging into our list of TODOs (build tables, benches, put up shelves) .. all the things we’ve been doing the past couple of months, we actually sat down at tables and tinkered. Dave and Amy visited, with a Read more about May 4th, Busy Open Evening[…]
First Year Anniversary Meet Up
On June 5th we celebrated our 1st year anniversary. Rather than attend a usual meet we decided to relocate the Hackspace to the more informal surroundings of the Sir Daniel Arms for a bite to eat and some drinks: We met at the Museum of Computing between 6:30 and 7pm, left a map to the Read more about First Year Anniversary Meet Up[…]
Resources for Using Git
Here’s some basic resources to get started pushing code to github. Note: As well as computer source code, git is useful for tracking changes to anything that can be represented as plain text, e.g. German Law. The simplest use of git is to create the repo locally, stored in the same folder as the source Read more about Resources for Using Git[…]