The Dublin Hackerspace
Back by popular demand! Want to learn how to crochet?
There will be another wonderful beginners’ class run by Tríona on Saturday 28th of July from 2pm to about 4pm.
During the class you will learn the basics, how to hold the hook and yarn, how to do chain stitch, how to do double and treble stitches. By the end of the class you should be well on your way to starting your first granny square. Continue reading “Beginners’ Crochet Class”
Did you see us at the first Dublin Mini Maker Faire in Trinity on Saturday? We had a blast! We’ll have a round-up of the day itself, and the bbq we had next day in a future post. But first, let’s talk about the projects we made especially for Maker Faire!
A call went out among the TOG fullmember mailing list; to make new projects for Maker Faire. We noble crafters stepped up to the plate and came up with the idea of Constellation Quilts! After several weeks of prototyping and experimentation, and only one week left before the Faire, we got started in earnest.
Continue reading “Maker Faire Project: Constellation Quilts”
All preparations are under way for this weekend’s Dublin Mini Makerfaire. One of our members put it best “@TOG_Dublin getting all their ducks in a row in preparation for MakerFaire!” For the makerfaire we have designed some new TOG t-shirts that will be available on the day. Do drop by our stand.
TOG would like to welcome a new hackerspace to Ireland. Lightbox Lab is a new makerspace basied in Drogheda. Still in planing stages, they have hit the ground runing with a soldering workshop and an upcoming Python class.
If you’re in the area drop by to one of their events.
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Here at TOG we like to make things. And so, inspired by Adam Savage’s (him of MythBusters fame) talk at the Bay Area 2012 Maker Faire, “Why We Make”, and with our very own Dublin Maker Faire just around the corner, we’ve decided it’s high-time to get back to it!
This weekend is the Make Something Synchronous Hackathon. The idea is very simple; Saturday and Sunday from about noon until late evening, get to your local hackerspace, and just make something. Anything. It doesn’t matter what, how, or even why. Just make something!
There is nothing quite like that feeling of satisfaction when you behold something you’ve made with your own hands, nor the frustration when things aren’t going the way you planned. So come, share the highs and the lows with us. We have a messy workshop full of saws, vices, and other tools, soldering irons, glue guns, a less messy workroom with sewing and knitting machines. As well as a whole assortment of things to help, or distract you, about the place like a Makerbot, film development lab, library, and kitchen.
On the Saturday, to keep your brain cells ticking over, we’re hosting a talk by the Dublin Skeptics in the Pub, featuring Dr Muireann Quigley on biomaterials, biotechnology, perceived ownership of the human body and the changing role of the body. That’s from 18:30 until about 20:00. More deatils here.
The whole weekend is free, and no pre-booking required. So come along, learn something new, or just make something! 😀
