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Junk Independence Day – 20 September 2026

🇨🇦 · HackLab.TO · Maniac Inventor

When: Sunday, 20 September 2026, 1 pm to 5 pm E-waste does not belong in the landfill. Help Hacklab in its mission to make you independent from your junk and pick up a few new gadgets, gizmos and obsessions along the way! Junk Independence Day is an event where people come together to swap and recycle old electronics including: Computers, laptops and parts Printers Stereo amps, speakers Streetlights Tablets Calculators Hobby electronics supplies House Rules: All items on our central table are fair game. If you are not willing to part with something, do not put it on the table. Items brought in for the Junk Independence Day are not to be disassembled on site . If you want only part of an item, take it home, and bring the rest back next junk day.

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EGM – 7:30pm 21 Sep 2026

🇬🇧 · Basingstoke Makerspace · Steve Hawtin

An Extraordinary General Meeting was held at 7:30pm on 21 Sep 2026. This passed resolutions to convert the company to a CIC. A notice was issued to all current members about this meeting. If you did not receive this please contact the directors immediately. A private video of […] The post EGM – 7:30pm 21 Sep 2026 appeared first on Basingstoke Makerspace .

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Bench Hook For Bookbinding

🇺🇸 · Crash Space · theron

In bookbinding, you find yourself cutting lots of things – paper, board, cloth, leather – and it helps to be able to cut straight and square. If you ask a dozen bookbinders how they do it, you will probably get a dozen different answers. DAS Bookbinding has a method I like, using a bench hook that has a straightedge against which perpendicular cuts can be made. I want to use this method for my planned bookbinding classes, so I made some. They’re easy to make! The parts needed: 1/4″ MDF cut to 15×20″ (380×510 mm) (Home Depot sells a 2×4′ sheet of 1/4″ MDF for about $16 – which can get you three of these boards) 2x lengths of 3/4″ square hardwood cut to 20″ (510 mm) each (make sure they’re as straight as possible) (Home Depot sells 2′ lengths for $2.50) 5x 3/4″ #6 flat head screws (6g x 19mm) Tools: clamps drill countersink drill bit A pencil, saw, and sandpaper are useful too Home Depot was kind enough to cut the sheets of MDF into multiple boards of the right size. I bought longer lengths of 3/4″ square pine so I aligned them up against the long edge of the MDF and cut it to length. I used sandpaper to clean up the cuts and avoid giving myself splinters. I lined the square piece to the front of the MDF and clamped in in place. (That big stain was sticker residue that I removed with adhesive remover.) I drilled 5 countersunk holes roughly evenly along the edge through the MDF. and used screws to attach the strips. You want the screw heads to be flush or slightly below the board. Repeat on the other side, so you have one strip on the top and one on the bottom. The strip on top of the board (at the back) holds the work piece against a straight edge. The front strip (on the bottom) holds on to the edge of the bench, preventing the board from moving. I actually made two different sizes – the 15×20″ ones for the class and a larger one for my workbench because I don’t have a way of attaching the strip to the workbench itself. The board holds a 12×18″ cutting mat, which is big enough to work with a A3 or 11×17″ sheet of paper. By using a straightedge with a flat edge (like a machinist rule) in conjunction with a square, you can get an accurate 90° cut adjacent to a straight edge placed against the back stop.

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Hacker Happenstance – August Edition

🇺🇸 · HacDC · Mia Albert

Picture this: Planet Earth. Enhance! The United States of America. Enhance! Washington, D.C. Enhance! Columbia Heights. Tivoli Square. 3333 14th St. NW, Suite M110. New main quest unlocked : Welcome to HacDC’s Hacker Happenstance! Ladies, gentlemen, and those in between, otherwise, and elsewhere, welcome to your friendly neighborhood hackerspace’s latest endeavor — A new blog post series! From re-screenings of the 1995 cult classic Hackers to repairs to our server The Gibson , we’ve been quite busy this month! Before we dive in, this is your regularly scheduled reminder that we are an amazing community, and you (yes, you, the reader!) should totally stop by and check us out! Take a look at our calendar to find a time that works for you. We can’t wait to see you there! Without further ado, here’s what we’ve been up to: Hack the planet! On August 10th, at exactly 1786417200 Unix time (7pm EDT that day), we ran a Hackers movie night (again). Sure, we’ve done it before, but it’s such an awesome movie that we did it once more, and certainly not for the last time! We had a pretty good turnout, and we can’t wait for Mike Videopunk to do his live re-scoring if it sometime in September! We offered popcorn and other snacks this time around, so make sure to be there next time around. It was lots of fun! Bringing HOPE to D.C. Several of our members attended the Hackers Of Planet Earth conference in NYC, and they brought home some of the key points and presented them to our community on Monday the 24th. They summarized the talks with their own flair for those who couldn’t make it to HOPE. It was awesome to hear their perspectives on the talks in the Big Apple. It was the next best thing to attending HOPE, so thanks to everyone who presented! Some topics covered were how to avoid repeating work for community-focused tech projects, privacy/security, and using your knowledge of the great information superhighway for the good of your neighbors! Rapid Fire Our 3D printer fleet is ever-expanding. Namely, our largest printer Wrew is now fully operational, and several other Ender 3-based machines are also ready for action! We had some troubles with our Proxmox/AI server rig, but our members got right on the issue, so downtime was minimal. We now have a gaming PC in the space with so much RGB lighting it’ll make your head spin! Lots more is brewing that couldn’t be packed into this article. Remember, HacDC is your hackerspace, so make sure to check us out if you haven’t already. We’re excited to meet you! August nears its end, Autumn approaches us all. “We have no names, man!”

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NSS Supports Proposal to Establish a United States Space Academy

🇺🇸 · Huntsville Alabama L5 Society (HAL5) - Project HALO · National Space Society

The National Space Society (NSS) welcomes the U.S. Administration’s proposal to establish a United States Space Academy, a NASA-led institution meant to prepare the next generation of astronauts, scientists, engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, and civil servants for careers in space. The NSS has pushed for stronger STEM pathways and a deeper aerospace talent pipeline for years. A dedicated Space Academy fits that mission, and the proposal’s stated goal of developing the next generation of space leaders aligns with the NSS’s focus on opening the aperture for increased human participation in space activities. Additionally, during the event it was mentioned that to “explore and settle” space were key directions for the U.S. space program, both of which align with the NSS’s vision and mission. The NSS also knows from long experience that an institution’s success depends on the commitment behind it. The organization encourages Congress and the administration to pair the academy with stable, sustained funding, so the institution can deliver on its full promise from the start. Done right, the academy could expand early STEM exposure, strengthen engineering pipelines, and open real pathways into aerospace careers, civilian, commercial, and national security alike. The NSS also encourages the commission shaping the academy to think about a few open questions: should it include graduate programs from the start rather than leaving advanced study to other institutions, and could a measured number of international students, particularly from Artemis Accords partner nations, strengthen both the academic environment and America’s diplomatic standing in space. By establishing a federal institution dedicated to space education and leadership development, the U.S. would take a historic step toward building the workforce needed to support lunar development, Mars exploration, commercial space stations, in‑space servicing, planetary defense, and the broader space economy. “A Space Academy is exactly the kind of investment we need in the people who will carry humanity into space,” said Grant Henriksen, Chair of the NSS Policy Committee. “The NSS looks forward to working with Congress and the administration to help make sure it’s built on the stable footing it deserves, so this becomes a lasting institution rather than a moment.” The post NSS Supports Proposal to Establish a United States Space Academy first appeared on NSS .

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Draadloze robotbloemen

🇧🇪 · FabLab-Leuven · José de Krosse

Kamiel ontwikkelde draadloze robotbloemen: “Het is de bedoeling dat anderen ze makkelijk kunnen namaken, zo bouwt iedereen verder op elkaar.” Kamiel Debeuckelaere (32) won in 2021 de Vlaamse Scriptieprijs met zijn masterproef. Voor zijn promotor ontwikkelde hij toen draadloze robotbloemen. Intussen gebruikt hij die bloemen ook zelf, als FWO-doctoraatsstudent binnen de divisie Ecologie, Evolutie en… Het bericht Draadloze robotbloemen verscheen eerst op FabLab Leuven .

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Month updates - July & August 2026

🇬🇧 · Sheffield Hardware Hackers and Makers · alifeee

.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 some members have been up to! EMF Camp Radical Pride stall Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 Adam - custom Skadis tool board alifeee - Embroidered EMF Camp Patch alifeee - keyboard dust cover alifeee - GMTK gamejam alifeee - tiny sewing toolkit alifeee - wizard costume Felipe - 1970s computer and emulation drivers jon - exotic wood pens matthew - cat screen matthew - snufkin OJ and Matthew - fixing N64 power supply OJ - 3D printed ground terminal EMF Camp A group picture of a bunch of us from Sheffield Hackspace at EMF Camp 2026! I also wrote more about the festival on my blog :] — https://blog.alifeee.net/emf-2026/ . Radical Pride stall Sheffield Hackspace ran a stall at Sheffield Radical Pride in July! :] We talked to a lot of people, showed off our project book , and ran some activities like finger-loom weaving and lino cutting/printing. Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 In August, there was a solar eclipse . It was total through Iceland and Spain, and something like 91% total from the UK. Many members of the hackspace took pictures or viewed the eclipse from Sheffield :] — here are some methods and pictures that we saw: The classic pinhole in a cereal box for me. I managed to hitchhike to Spain in time to see the eclipse:] … I was thinking of looking through a CD, but in the end found some eclipse glasses. I didn’t take a picture of the total eclipse, but I did take a picture of the people who were looking at the eclipse during totality! I wrote about it more on my blog ;] : https://blog.alifeee.net/solar-eclipse/ . Pinhole in foil on the window onto paper every ten mins until max occlusion Also helped the kid next door with a colender and binocular projection iPhone 16. Greerings front Gdańsk ;D Still the best filter for eclipse photos. I used a colander… Adam - custom Skadis tool board It took me a moment but most of the tools are now living on the new board. A few last ones are waiting for the new holders in the Laser room. As usual, the “let’s use existing models” mantra has failed and I’ve ended up designing parametric holders in OpenSCAD. Resources: wiki page: https://wiki.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk/public/projects#tool_board Skadis board generator: https://cutmaker.co/generators/ikea_skadis Skadis board SVG template for the laser (fits the large acrylic boards available in the space): https://github.com/sheffieldhackspace/skadis/blob/main/svg/590x390.svg Modified Skadis universal hook (snug fit to match the acrylic board thickness): https://github.com/sheffieldhackspace/skadis/blob/main/stl/Universal%20Hook.stl Various STL-s currently used on the board: https://github.com/sheffieldhackspace/skadis/tree/main/stl Source code for the Skadis Screwdriver Shelf Generator: https://github.com/dredzik/models-skadis/blob/main/src/Skadis%20Shelf.scad Source code for the Skadis Tool Holder Generator: https://github.com/dredzik/models-skadis/blob/main/src/Skadis%20Holder.scad alifeee - Embroidered EMF Camp Patch I saw that EMF Camp were selling pin badges, and they had some pictures of them online. I didn’t buy them last time in 2024, but I was sitting next to an embroidery machine, so I thought I’d see if I could make the 2024 version. I copied the design (via autotracing and manual edits) into Inkscape, and set it up for an embroidery run. You can see the stages of making a patch here: tacking stitch, followed by design, followed by a merrow around the edge (also see these on the tutorials on the wiki ). …and the final patch :] alifeee - keyboard dust cover A fairly quick keyboard dust cover using the embroidery machine, sewing machine, and overlocker. For my travel bluetooth keyboard. Wish I ironed it. The design is one of the inbuilt designs from the embroidery machine. alifeee - GMTK gamejam In July, there was a GMTK gamejam. I’ve participated in the gamejam four times now, including this year, with a slightly different team every year. The games we’ve made are on my video games page , or also my Itch.io page . This year, myself and a friend made a very simple game about growing flowers :] — you can play it on PC or phone on the Itch.io page . In total this year, there were 10.5k games made. Our game got got 20 ratings, and we ended up with a nice enough score :] Criteria Rank Score* Raw Score Creativity #1505 3.900 3.900 Artwork #2179 3.650 3.650 Narrative #4807 2.400 2.400 Audio #4916 2.700 2.700 Enjoyment #4958 2.850 2.850 alifeee - tiny sewing toolkit A few years ago, I came across tinytoolk.it , a website showing off some really nice tiny toolkits. Since then, I’ve assembled a tiny sewing kit, so I took some pictures at the hackspace and I now have an entry in the site under alifeee-sewing-kit . alifeee - wizard costume Last time, I talked about making a light-up orb . This was for part of a costume, and I finished it! I was dressing up as one of these wizards from our game Penumbra …so I also sewed together a robe out of a large grey/blue rectangular piece of fabric that I’d gotten from Scrap Dragon . …wait until nighttime, and you have a costume! What do you reckon? Wizard-ish? Felipe - 1970s computer and emulation drivers I am building a 1970s computer in my kitchen 😉 More info at: https://forum.fiozera.com.br/t/historical-preservation-of-the-patinho-feio-computer-usp-1971/94 I have been studying the history and the design of this computer for years! But more recently I actually bough chips and started manufacturing PCBs to rebuild the real thing. The server rack is still pretty much empty. It is fine to show the photo, but there are other complementary images that I think are interesting to show as well, that you can find at https://forum.fiozera.com.br/t/resgate-historico-do-computador-patinho-feio-usp-1971/58 I have also been writing MAME emulation drivers for Technics musical keyboards: https://github.com/mamedev/mame/pull/15878 with a cool YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM5xOidLLn4 jon - exotic wood pens Got a couple of nice pieces of exotic woods so made a few stylus pens and pencils out of some thuya burr and cocobola matthew - cat screen Quick cat screen for the indoor cat. matthew - snufkin a quick painting :) OJ and Matthew - fixing N64 power supply We fixed Matthew’s N64 power supply. It was a blown resistor and subsequent fuse. Had to remove a whole sub board to replace resistor tho! OJ - 3D printed ground terminal Replaced the broken ground terminal on the bench power supply with a 3D printed one. The knurling is slightly ridiculous (made it too small) but my printer with a 0.2mm nozzle has done a really good job. That’s all That’s all for this month! Remember, you can: come and visit the space! https://www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk/ 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 :)

Verkstedet har OPPTAK!

🇳🇴 · Omega Verksted · Hands Sosietetheed Ordhinatioren

Verkstedet har opptak til styret! Hvis du føler kallet for å være med på å drifte verkstedet er det bare å sende inn en søknad til soknad@omegav.no. Trenger man mye forkunnskaper? NEI! Du trenger bare å være motivert, engasjert og ønsker å gjøre morsomme prosjekter! Fristen er 3. september. Dette medfører at verkstedet vil være periodisk stengt den kommende uka (uke 37), og beklager hvis dette medfører noen ulemper.