The Dublin Hackerspace
We are back this year at the Big Day Out in Merrion Square . A family friendly day, filled with all sorts of goings on. We will be in the SFI Discover Science zone. We will be showcasing a whole host of new and crowd favorite projects. The event is free and a great way to end the St Patricks Festival.
Date: 12:00 – 18:00 20th March 2016
Cost: Free, no booking required.
Address: Merrion Square, Dublin 2
We are still carrying out building work on our new space. The big project at the moment is enclosing the workshop. We have three new walls to build. As part of this project we are getting some must have tools for any workshop. Check out the new extractor below. If you have any tools or equipment you think we could make good use, do get in touch.
Continue reading “CX3000 Heavy Duty Dust and Chip Extractor”
Our regular joint CAD and Electronics evening is kicking off again next Monday 18th January at 19:00. We’ve had a break while we moved to our new space at 22 Blackpitts. Now we’re ready to go again ☺. Come in and catch up with us. We’ll give you a tour of our fantastic new space. This evening is open to anyone with an interest in CAD or Electronics. Everyone from absolute beginner to experienced is welcome. Look forward to seeing all of our old friends and new visitors.
For Engineers Week, we are holding our fourth annual bridge building competition on Saturday 5th of March from 11am.
Two Identical sessions will take place. The morning session – 11:00 – 13.30. The afternoon session 14:30 – 17:00.
This is a family-friendly competition that puts teams against one another to build the strongest bridge. Engineering theory and building materials will be provided to help you during construction. Check out the videos from last year below or our gallery.
Continue reading “Engineer’s Week: Bridge Building Competition”
We love rockets around here, so when it came to creating this years Science Hack Day badge, we decided a new design was in order. We created a new rocket shape design for science champions to wear . A video of the process is below. If you would like badges created for a community event do get in touch with us laser@tog.ie
Tickets are still available for the upcoming Science Hack Day Dublin on the 14th / 15th of November.
We are pleased to be teaming up with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to bring a series of workshop all about light being the International Year of Light.
Light Sculpture Workshop
Saturday 31 October, 11am-12pm
Age 7-9 years
Lexicon Library
This workshop will take you through building a simple light sculpture kit using electro-luminescent wire. Designed for younger children, and just in time for Halloween fun and spookiness.
Invisible Light and the Secret World
Saturday 31 October, 2.30-4pm
Age 10-12 years
Lexicon Library
Assemble your own special ‘invisible light’ torch. Then using this so called Black Light, leave secret, ghostly messages in invisible ink, and explore the world of UV
fluorescent materials.
Both of these workshops are free but pre-booking is required. For booking please email artbookings@dlrcoco.ie
These events are part of the wider show. over & over + over and over . For more information see the program leaflet.