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Tog’s Festive Round-Up: Laser-Cut Decorations and A Year in Review

As 2024 draws to a close, we at Tog Hackerspace have been busy spreading Christmas cheer in true maker style! This year, we turned our laser cutter into Santa’s workshop, crafting beautiful Christmas decorations for our friends and supporters. These ornaments are our way of saying thank you for being part of our community and celebrating another fantastic year of creativity and collaboration.

In the spirit of making, we’d like to extend a little festive humour. Some of these decorations may have arrived with, shall we say, “bonus assembly required.” If you’ve received one of these, consider it an exclusive DIY project or a seasonal jigsaw puzzle to enjoy during the festive period!

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Light Up Your Holidays with 3D Printing!

At Tog Hackerspace, we’re always exploring creative solutions to everyday challenges—and the festive season is no exception! One of our members has been busy 3D printing custom clips and holders to help keep Christmas lights neatly in place. From clever designs that attach to gutters to magnetic holders perfect for metal surfaces, these 3D-printed tools make decorating easier and more secure.

We’ve captured these innovative designs in a photo gallery to inspire your own holiday projects. Whether you’re a maker looking to create your own clips or just curious to see what can be done with a 3D printer, take a look at our gallery of 3D-printed Christmas light holders.

Feeling inspired? Join us for one of our open nights to explore 3D printing and share ideas with the Tog community!

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Christmas Craft Night 🎄✨

Join us for a special edition of Maker Night this festive season! On Wednesday, December 18th, at 7pm, we’re transforming our hackerspace into a cosy space for Christmas Craft Night.

Whether you’re a seasoned maker, new to crafting, or just want to hang out, come along to make your own decorations, enjoy some tasty seasonal treats, and get into the Christmas spirit with our community.

Bring your creativity, your friends, and your festive cheer—we look forward to celebrating with you!

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Hubfortech Gives Back: A Generous Donation to Tog Hackerspace

We at Tog Hackerspace are deeply grateful to Hubfortech, a long-standing electronics store in Finglas, for their generous donation of equipment and computer parts. As they prepared to close their doors, they contacted us to ensure their inventory would continue to benefit the wider tech community.

This thoughtful gesture exemplifies the importance of giving back while promoting sustainability. By donating instead of discarding, they’ve helped prevent valuable items from ending up in landfills. Reuse, after all, is even better than recycling. These tools and components will empower our community members to build exciting projects, support our workshops, and enhance our events.

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Tuesday Open House

We’re excited to announce a new weekly event at Tog Hackerspace! Every Tuesday evening from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM, our doors will be open for a general Open House event. This is the perfect opportunity to experience the vibrant energy of our community and explore everything Tog has to offer.

Whether you’re an artist, tinkerer, maker, or just curious about what we do, we’d love to have you join us. You’ll find members and visitors engaging in a variety of activities — from crafting and coding to repairing and experimenting. It’s a chance to meet like-minded individuals, pick up new skills, or simply share ideas.

Feel free to bring a project you’re working on, whether it’s something to fix, create, design, or tinker with. Or just come by to chat, hang out, and enjoy some tea, coffee, and biscuits in a welcoming space. There is no pressure, no expectations — just good company and a relaxed atmosphere.

Getting Here:
We’ve got plenty of free parking right outside our door, making it easy to drop by.

So mark your calendar for Tuesday evenings and come see what Tog is all about. We can’t wait to meet you!

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Build Your Own Satellite Ground Station

Are you fascinated by space and want to learn how to receive data from satellites and weather probes? Join us in this TinyGS Station Workshop where you’ll build and program your ground station and antenna to receive data from space. This hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop is perfect for anyone interested in radio, electronics, IOT, antenna design, and space exploration.

About TinyGS: TinyGS is an open community-run network of Ground Stations distributed around the world to receive and operate LoRa satellites, weather probes and other flying objects, using cheap and versatile modules. With a TinyGS ground station, you can receive data from a variety of sources, such as CubeSats.

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