Der HackSaar kriegt neue Räume! Wir haben unser h´eck um den b´ug erweitert; und wollen mit euch am Donnerstag, den 14. Mai 2026 (das ist ein Feiertag!) ab 15 Uhr dessen Eröffnung unter dem Motto Zeroday feiern. https://tickets.hacksaar.de/tks/zeroday/ Wir haben Tschunk und Crêpes und es können Musik-ähnliche Inhalte present sein; kommt vorbei!
Wir möchten einen Strick-Brunch alle 2 Wochen Samstags in Leben rufen!Die Idee ist, dass jeder Mensch, der Interesse am Stricken hat, ein bisschen was zum Frühstücken und ein aktuelles Strickprojekt mitbringen kann. Das erste Treffen ist am Samstag, 09.05.26 um 11 Uhr bei uns im Hackerspace.Künftige Treffen finden alle zwei Wochen statt. Schau gerne vorab … Mehr
Jeden 2. Dienstag im Monat ab 19 Uhr findet der Digitalpolitische Abend statt. Wir diskutieren am Abend des 12.05. ab 19 Uhr die Bedeutung von Free Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS), also frei zugänglichen und für alle nutzbaren Softwareprogrammen. Jeder …
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Overview Total Available Funds: $36,995.08 (-$36,008.29) Project Reserved Funds: $14,208.11 Unallocated Funds : $22,786.97 (-$36,921.11) Total Ramp Spend Last Month: $41,328.31 Savings: $201,578.18 Total Members: 667 (10) Project Budgets to be Retired: Treasurer Notes Taxes Filed! CO Charitable Organization Docs Filed! BelloCo Accounts Retired One Donations One for $25 not directed and added to general funds Updated Financial Policies are coming next month Account Balances FIRSTBANK CHK: $27,264.09 PAYPAL: $0.00 STRIPE: $9,110.15 CASH ON HAND: $750.45 Ramp Pending: -$129.61 SAVINGS: $201,578.18 Space Recurring Budgets Budget Name Total Annually Used Last Month Ramp Pending Used This Year Remaining BUSINESS $1,000 $146.80 $0.00 $292.41 $707.59 HACK-DENHAC DAY $3,000 $327.31 $0.00 $816.83 $2,183.17 EVENTS $5,000 $250.00 $0.00 $250.00 $4,750.00 OPERATIONS $6,000 $284.57 $108.73 $2,056.06 $3,835.21 SAFETY $1,500 $0.00 $0.00 $427.34 $1,072.66 Space Pool Budgets Budget Name Net Last Month Net Total Max VENDING $123.38 $1,000 SIG Recurring Budgets Budget Name Total Annually Used Last Month Ramp Pending Used This Year Remaining Automotive $2,000.00 $272.58 $0.00 $272.58 $1,727.42 3D Printing $5,000.00 $1,431.29 $0.00 $2,405.92 $2,594.08 CNC $3,500.00 $333.20 $65.53 $1,020.75 $2,413.72 Electronics $1,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $149.36 $1,350.64 Glass $2,000.00 $98.52 $0.00 $582.98 $1,417.02 Laser $1,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $269.35 $730.65 Metalshop $5,000.00 $931.71 $0.00 $2,234.01 $2,765.99 Networking $2,500.00 $71.90 $69.08 $578.58 $1,852.34 Textiles $6,000.00 $512.37 $330.85 $2,359.13 $3,310.02 Woodshop $7,500.00 $1,187.40 $790.39 $3,078.66 $3,630.95 21 ramp transactions are not synced. Uncategorized Value: $1,364.58 Open Project Funds and Remaining Balance Project Fund Name Funds Remaining Project Manager 2025/04 – Volunteer Appreciation – $6,000 $6,000 Board 2025/11 – Picture Frame Kits – $300 $300 Evan J. 2026/01 – Safety Cabinet – $2,500 $222.70 Vicki 2026/03 – Safety Audit – $2,500 $2,500 Safety 2026/03 – RMRRF Slush – $100 $100 Justin N 2026/03 – Maker Coins – $250 $90.12 Justin N 2026/03 – Merch – $1,000 $463.50 Justin N 2026/03 – Jewelry Making – $400 $160.04 Lindsey 2026/03 – Glass Tools – $400 $382.73 Lindsey 2026/04 – Space Organization – $800 $2.67 Joseph W 2026/04 – DHH – $2,000 $2,000 Sam E 2026/04 – Mill Replacement – $13,000 $152.34 SIG-Metalshop Victoria 2026/04 – Laser Replacement – $13,000 $1,600 SIG-Laser Craig/Evan R 2026/04 – Fire Extinguisher – $1,300 -$1.00 SIG-Laser Craig/Evan R 2026/04 – Wood Lathe – $5,000 $235.01 SIG-Woodshop Project Funds to be Retired Project Fund Name Funds to be Returned Note 2026/01 – Safety Cabinet – $2,500 $222.70 Vicki 2026/03 – RMRRF Slush – $100 $100 Justin N 2026/03 – Maker Coins – $250 $90.12 Justin N 2026/04 – Space Organization – $800 $2.67 Joseph W 2026/04 – Fire Extinguisher – $1,300 -$1.00 SIG-Laser Craig/Evan R 2026/04 – Mill Replacement – $13,000 $152.34 SIG-Metalshop Victoria Total $566.83 New Projects or Updated Budgets Date Approved Project Project Fund Name Amount Approved Owner 2026/05 Air Compressor 2026/05 – Air Compressor – $1,800 $1,800 Evan J /Delta R 2026/05 Space Organization 2026/05 – Space Organization – $1,300 $1,300 Joseph W 2026/05 Spindal 2026/05 – Spindle – $1,250 $1,250 Michael H * Denotes addition to existing budget
Wir zeigen den Weg von Google Maps zu Open Street Map Am 03.05.2026 haben wir uns in der wiedereröffneten Kulturwerkstatt getroffen, um uns Alternativen zu Big Tech Kartendiensten wie Google Maps oder Apple Maps anzusehen. Im Vortrag, dessen Folien ihr auch hier noch einmal ansehen und herunterladen könnt, haben wir gelernt, was Open Street Map ( OSM ) von den Big Tech Karten unterscheidet. Eine Besonderheit von OSM ist die Möglichkeit, dass jeder mitmachen und die Daten in der globalen Kartendatenbank anpassen, erweitern oder korrigieren kann. Neben dem Mitmachen bei OSM ist natürlich die Nutzung der Karten für die meisten Anwenderinnen und Anwender der wichtigste Aspekte. Wir haben uns gemeinsam verschiedene Anwendungen und Apps zum Planen von Routen oder Finden von Orten angesehen. Für OSM gibt es nämlich nicht nur eine Anwendung, sondern viele verschiedene, mit unterschiedlichem Fokus. Ein Beispiel wäre die Offline-Navigation ohne Internet. Zum nächsten DI -Day-Termin im Juni setzen wir einmal aus, da all unsere Helferinnen und Helfer anderweitig unterwegs sind. Im Juli, am 05.07.26, wird es aber voraussichtlich wieder ein Veranstaltung zum DI -Day geben. Das nächste Thema und der nächste Veranstaltungsort werden rechtzeitig hier im Blog, via Mastodon und über die üblichen Kanäle bekanntgegeben. Wenn es weitere Themen gibt, die euch zur digitalen Unabhängigkeit interessieren, schreibt uns gerne eine Mail ! Wir sind immer auf der Suche nach interessanten Themen für unsere Vortragsreihe.
.gallery { line-height: 0; column-count: 2; column-gap: 0px; } .gallery > * { max-width: 100%; margin: 0; } p:has(img), .gallery { margin: 0; } .gallery img { width: 100% !important; height: auto !important; min-height: 2rem; } iframe, video { display: block; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 100%; width: auto; height: auto; } p { margin-top: 1rem; } What have members of Sheffield Hackspace been up to this two-months? Let’s find out what else some members have been up to! 2026 AGM second and third Repair Cafés ! Adam hacking into bus signs fixing a car leak organising wire scraps with 3D printing Robin frame-making workshop new PPE caddy fixing adjustment wheel Saphy medieval belt helping fix a wristwatch at the repair café Richard Adjustable TTP223 touch sensor using an improvised capacitor. A large touch panel using cheap TTP223 and sensing wires. Tom making a bag with EMF fabric making knives telescope Ellie - project: Bake a Cake alifeee fitting a new bike derailleur and shifter trying out an embroidery machine hosting a talk at Front End Sheffield replacing the sewing machine needle threader writing blog posts trying out the new overlocker fixing a broken tent making a trident prop Jon DIY wooden garden furniture PID-controlled kiln Dave - the Milo Mill goes on tour 2026 AGM In March, Sheffield Hackspace has its 12th AGM, with a cake to boot! second and third Repair Cafés ! Since last time , two more repair cafés have run at Sheffield Hackspace. You can find out more about the repair café on: https://www.harlandworks.co.uk/repair-cafe Here are some pictures from the 2nd and 3rd repair cafés, showing people repairing kettles & chairs, sharpening knives, and the repair of a wishing well! Adam hacking into bus signs Adam has continued their sign adventures , this time adding more connectors, speeding up the refresh rate, and connecting the signs to music with MIDI ! Bus signs status update: Well. That was fast. Bus signs are now running on ESP32C3 I extracted the dot-widget library for use across several projects - feel free to use it as well Bus signs are now running the same widget server as the train signs (with slightly different API given their nature) Given the construction, they are way more readable at high speeds I have replaced the MicroMaTch connector plug with an IDC one Todo: Improvements to the dot-widget library animations Allow the driver to connect multiple lines into one display I am now forwarding midi messages between displays. fixing a car leak Adam’s been investigating the engineering excellency in their car: In today’s episode of “Why is there a swimming pool in my car?”: A gap between elements is making the water drip into the trunk. We dismantled the rear bumper plastic, cleaned up all the gunk, and are now waiting for it to dry before applying a sealant in that space. Last picture demonstrates the same place on the other side of the car, where there is no leak. organising wire scraps with 3D printing Started organising the 5 million wire scraps I have accumulated over the years Robin frame-making workshop Over the last few weeks I instructed a few intrepid souls on a picture frame workshop, during which I attempted to walk through some of the techniques I’ve picked up. new PPE caddy For a while now PPE has been stored in various places around the woodshop, sometimes a bit out of sight. I delved into the scrap bin and threw together a caddy for the hearing and eye protection to hopefully make them easier to find and use. fixing adjustment wheel The table saw height adjustment wheel needed a replacement pin to hold it to the shaft. A bit of surgery on a nail proved to be an appropriately hack-y solution. Saphy medieval belt I cut and finished a leather strap, sewed in a buckle and then added decorative riveted metal bits helping fix a wristwatch at the repair café I’m gluing on the baguettes that mark the hours on the face but I didn’t really do any other fixing for it, I just got summoned to manipulate the tweezers Richard Richard has made two YouTube videos this month(s): Adjustable TTP223 touch sensor using an improvised capacitor. A large touch panel using cheap TTP223 and sensing wires. Touch-pad proof of concept. I had to make my own capacitors to reduce the sensitivity of the sensors as they were triggering each other, twinkling like a Christmas tree! If anyone fancies implementing a touch surface on the LED table in room C, here is a starting point. I intend to experiment and develop the touch surface hardware a bit further before losing interest… Tom making a bag with EMF fabric When you remember you have EMF fabric, and it’s an EMF year. making knives It’s knife time of year again. telescope Tom’s been taking exposures of the night sky, using astrophotography tricks and a custom-made astrophotography telescope, specifically this one: https://www.printables.com/model/1179616-dbs-114-v2-astrograph-3d-printable-astrophotograph/files Ellie - project: Bake a Cake Ellie had a go at baking and decorating :] Project: Bake a Cake is a resounding success I’d say 🥳 alifeee fitting a new bike derailleur and shifter After a few years of bumps and whatever-my-bike-goes-through, my back derailleur had started not shifting gear properly. Looking at it, it seemed to be due to a weak spring. I took it to Sheffield Community Bike Project (SCBP) to see if they had any spare parts, and to ask them advice about changing it. I ended up buying a 2nd hand (new to me) 7-speed derailleur and shifter (the volunteers at SCBP helped me pick one out of their 2nd hand drawers), and (again with much volunteers’ help) fitted them to my bike. They’re doing great! SCBP’s “supported DIY” model is really nice. trying out an embroidery machine I recently got to try using a friends’ embroidery machine, which was very cool. I did some test designs (fills, lines, etc), and finished it off by making the robot from my favourite robot picture . I came back a couple of weeks later to make some patches for a group hitchhiking trip (we got one each). I followed some guidance from the University of Geneva’s Edutech wiki, on the pages ‘ Embroidery Patch ’ and ‘ InkStitch - Embroidery Patch ’. In effect, I cut a circle of felt and stuck it to the backing with fabric glue, then used the embroidery machine to sew: a tacking stitch to stick the patch down; a satin stitch around the edge; a blobby bit; and the text. I didn’t have fancy backing, so I just carefully cut it off with scissors. I fit a few patches in each frame. You can see some of those processes here: I was very happy with the finished patches. I ended up (in the luck-of-the-draw) getting the top left one, which is now sewn onto my backpack. hosting a talk at Front End Sheffield I did a talk at Front End Sheffield (FES) in March, titled “Microhacking the Modern Web”. The blurb was: A series of short talks – to match our modern short attention spans – about modifying websites and web-technology to make them more usable and accessible by all. Topics will journey through local events websites, past Internet-of-Things-enabled weighing scales, via free company-bus schemes, around the Xbox game pass, by web-calendars, and end at $subject_to_change. For each project, we will ask: what did the website fail to do? how did we make it better? how can other people make use of it in a non-technical way? and – what were the existing solutions? Talks will not be related through the technologies used, but through the hobby-based, DIY nature of them, and how small technologies affect the less-technical human experience. No AI has been, is, or will be, involved. You can find the slides on my talks and workshops page . replacing the sewing machine needle threader I replaced the sewing machine “auto-threader”, as ours was bent beyond repair. Now it’s very easy to thread the needle. Just press, and pull! writing blog posts I wrote two blog posts in April, both about similar things. The first, more technical and hack-y about using your own location tracking. The second about this in action. You can read them on https://blog.alifeee.net/2026/04/owntracks/ https://blog.alifeee.net/2026/04/blummit2grenoble/ trying out the new overlocker Kindly, a hackspace member has lent their overlocker for use at the hackspace. We’ve been giving people inductions – it looks quite complicated but if you’ve used a sewing machine there are (believably) a lot of similarities. Just some complications getting all the threads in the right places. One of my test goes with the overlocker was edging a nice tea-towel that had frayed. fixing a broken tent Probably the biggest thing I’ve had (or will ever have) under the sewing machine, I put a new (maybe waterproof, maybe not) hat on a broken teepee. The purple fabric was a patch of tent-material that my neighbour gave me after seeing me in the street inspecting what the damage was. making a trident prop For a costume party, I made a trident. I found two large, thick, cardboard tubes at Scrap Dragon in Sheffield, and designed and 3D printed an attachment. I cut the cardboard to size, glued it with hot glue, and painted it black with acrylic paint. I was quite impressed how sturdy it was in the end :] Jon DIY wooden garden furniture My latest projects - garden planter and bird table from reclaimed wood, just when the RSPB tell us not to feed the birds! With a bit of good weather I got round to working on a couple of garden projects - both are made with reclaimed wood and materials from an old futon and some leftover decking. PID-controlled kiln Our old second-hand kiln had a kiln sitter which has little flexibility. With a cheap PID controller and SSR I created a controller that allows us to have several programmes with defined temperature ramps and soaks. After some initially tuning of the PID controller and tweaking some of the many potential settings the first couple of firings have worked well. Dave - the Milo Mill goes on tour Dave took our Milo mill for a little holiday to SMMRF : The Millennium Machines and Desktop Machine Shop teams would like to thank Sheffield Hackspace for lending their Milo v1.5 to be displayed at SMRRF 2026. We ended up with a fantastic display showcasing all the currently available Milo versions from v1.5 to V2! As always it was a fantastic show and we would recommend it if you get a chance to go visit it next year! That’s all That’s all for this month! Remember, you can: come and visit the space! https://www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk/calendar/ learn more about on joining on the wiki: https://wiki.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk/ add your own items to next month’s month update: https://github.com/sheffieldhackspace/month-updates Until next time :)
Ein Gerät funktioniert nicht mehr und oft ist der Grund ein kleines, unscheinbares Bauteil. Ein gebrochenes Gehäuseteil, ein abgenutztes Zahnrad oder ein fehlender Drehknopf können darüber entscheiden, ob etwas weiterverwendet wird oder im Müll landet. Ersatzteile sind jedoch häufig schwer zu bekommen, teuer oder gar nicht mehr verfügbar. Genau hier eröffnen digitale Fertigungstechnologien wie 3D-Scan, 3D-Druck und Reverse Engineering neue Möglichkeiten: Bei uns im Happylab lassen sich viele dieser Teile selbst nachbauen oder anpassen. Im Makerspace wird Reparieren damit zugänglicher, unabhängiger und nachvollziehbarer und bietet gleichzeitig die Chance, technisches Verständnis aufzubauen und Ressourcen zu schonen. Mit unserem neuen Workshopangebot rund um das Reparieren mit 3D-Druck möchten wir genau hier ansetzen: Wir zeigen dir Schritt für Schritt, wie du defekte Alltagsgegenstände analysierst, passende Lösungen findest und eigene Ersatzteile herstellst - von der ersten Idee bis zur Umsetzung! 💥 Reparieren mit 3D-Druck: Die Workshopreihe im Überblick: Die Teilnahme an den ersten Workshops im Mai & Juni 2026 kostenlos. Die Teilnehmerzahlen sind begrenzt - sichere dir rechtzeitig einen Platz und entdecke, wie viel sich mit 3D-Druck reparieren lässt! Grundkurs: Reparieren mit 3D-Druck 📅 Termin: Di, 26.05.2026 (17 - 19 Uhr) Ein praxisnaher Einstieg in die Möglichkeiten der Reparatur mit 3D-Druck. Du lernst, wann sich eine Reparatur lohnt, welche Anforderungen Ersatzteile erfüllen müssen und welche Wege es gibt, passende Modelle zu finden oder selbst zu erstellen. Workshopleiter: Andreas Wildmann → Weitere Infos & Anmeldung 3D-Drucker Einschulung (FDM-Verfahren) 📅 Termin: Di, 02.06.2026 (16 - 17 Uhr) Hier lernst du die Grundlagen des FDM-3D-Drucks kennen und erfährst, wie du eigene Bauteile vorbereitest und erfolgreich druckst. Workshopleiter: Andreas Wildmann → Weitere Infos & Anmeldung Von der Idee zum 3D-Objekt - Einführung in Autodesk Fusion 📅 Termin: Di, 02.06.2026 (17 - 20 Uhr) In diesem Workshop erstellst du eigene 3D-Modelle und lernst, wie du Ersatzteile selbst konstruierst und für die Fertigung vorbereitest. Workshopleiter: Lukas Winter → Weitere Infos & Anmeldung 3D-Scanner Einschulung 📅 Termin: Di, 09.06.2026 (16 - 17 Uhr) Du digitalisierst reale Objekte und lernst, wie du Scans für weitere Bearbeitungsschritte nutzen kannst. Workshopleiter: Lukas Winter → Weitere Infos & Anmeldung Vom 3D-Scan zum bearbeitbaren 3D-Modell: Einführung in Quicksurface Pro 📅 Termin: Di, 09.06.2026 (17 - 20 Uhr) Hier geht es darum, 3D-Scans in bearbeitbare CAD-Modelle umzuwandeln – eine wichtige Grundlage, um komplexere Ersatzteile weiterzuverarbeiten. Workshopleiter: Andreas Wildmann → Weitere Infos & Anmeldung Komm vorbei und entdecke, wie viel sich mit 3D-Druck reparieren lässt – wir freuen uns auf dich im Happylab! Die Erarbeitung dieses Workshopangebots wurde durch die Abfallvermeidungs-Förderung der Sammel- und Verwertungssysteme für Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräte (EAK) finanziert.