In Summer 2010, 12 hackers/makers got together and rented a studio at Out of the Blue so that they could have somewhere to work, to keep equipment and to share with the rest of the community (apparently, having a milling machine on a coffee table in your lounge is okay for a bit but doesn’t Read more about Edinburgh Hacklab is three! Come and party![…]
Want to make candles, but don’t know where to start? The workshop covers some basic candle making theory before getting your hands dirty making candles. No previous experience is required just come along and have fun. Topics covered will include: Different types of candle and wax How to safely melt and pour wax. Re-using wax Read more about Candle Making Basics Workshop, 22nd September[…]
Arduino is a micro-controller platform designed for ease of use and learning. It allows the creation of electronically controlled projects, whether it be simple blinking lights, a robot or a music generator. This workshop is aimed at beginners. You don’t needs any previous electronics or programming knowledge or experience. Topics covered include: An introduction to Read more about Arduino Workshop, 28th September 2013[…]
The August Craft Open night is this Wednesday (21st August) from 7:30pm. Come along [directions] if you have craft projects to work on/discuss or your just curious. The June craft night saw Madiline from Botanica Mathematica dropping by with some wonderful knitted/crocheted goodies, made by herself and others. These included several binary trees and other highly Read more about Craft Night – Wednesday 21st August[…]
Arduino is a micro-controller platform designed for ease of use and learning. It allows the creation of electronically controlled projects, whether it be simple blinking lights, a robot or a music generator. This workshop is aimed at beginners. You don’t needs any previous electronics or programming knowledge or experience. Topics covered include: An introduction to Read more about Arduino Workshop – 31st August 2013[…]
Until January 2013 the Hacklab was located at the Out of the Blue studios on Dalmeny St. We outgrew this space to the point that we weren’t able to admit any more members. Since taking the plunge and moving into the much bigger and better space at Summerhall, the Hacklab has been busier and membership Read more about Hacklab Needs Your Support[…]
The Hacklab will be running the first Open Craft night on Wednesday 19th June. If you have a project that is craft focused such as using fabric, yarn, paper or card or you have some skills in those sort of areas come along. If you don’t have either yet and are just curious then your Read more about Craft Open Night – Wednesday 19th June[…]
Due to overwhelming interest the first Arduino Workshop sold out. We’ve scheduled a second workshop for Saturday 20th July Arduino is a micro-controller platform designed for ease of use and learning. It allows the creation of electronically controlled projects, whether it be simple blinking lights, a robot or a music generator. This workshop is aimed Read more about Arduino Workshop – Saturday 20th July[…]
On Saturday 22nd June 2013 the lab will running an Arduino workshop. Arduino is a micro-controller platform designed for ease of use and learning. It allows the creation of electronically controlled projects, whether it be simple blinking lights, a robot or a music generator. This workshop is aimed at beginners. You don’t needs any previous Read more about Arduino Workshop – Saturday 22nd June[…]
Marcel was busy over the weekend using the hacklab CNC mill to make some pretty cool embosing dice. He has written an Instructable describing the process.