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For some time now I have wanted to make a roller top desk. These are normally made by cutting a plank of wood intro strips and sticking them to a piece of cloth backing to allow it to flex. This wobbly sheet is then held in a captive groove at either side allowing it to roll when pushed from one side. This creates a curved cover that rolls away in a satisfying manner. My first thought was to cut a single sheet of A4 ply into strips using the laser cutter and then follow the classic design but…

UPDATE! Turno tarde completo. Últimos cupos en turno Mañana

El labo anuncia la versión 2020 de su ya clásico taller Electrones Libres, de introducción a la Electrónica como herramienta creativa. Ideal para personas sin conocimientos previos o que necesiten reforzar o refrescar algunas nociones básicas y no tanto. Desde el 3 de marzo, durante 12 encuentros (36 horas en total), iniciaremos un viaje desde la estructura del átomo hasta el control de motores y generación de sonido mediante el uso de…

Hello fellow Clones,

This is Emily, the current (spring ’20) Academic Theme Manager.

If anyone else had a rough last semester and is feeling like the new year is calling them to delve deep into their academic potential, I’m with you. Everyone else keep up the good work.

This semester it is my personal intention to celebrate learning and explore what this university has to offer. I envision a Cloyne that encourages collaboration, discussion and diversity.

Feel free to approach…

Hello Clones! We are your new Garden Coordinators and we wanted to let you know a little about ourselves:

Evan: I’m a 1st year PhD student studying environmental science and am passionate about gardening, sustainability, and fungi. I was garden manager in my previous co-op in undergrad where I managed a small team to plant a succulent garden, establish a compost pile, plant a bunch of fruit trees and grow some yummy veggies. I’m hoping to add more cloyne micrbes to my mivrobiome by…

Hello everyone, my name is Christopher Stevens and I am the newly minted Software Coordinator as of Spring 2020! I am looking forward to working to make our electronic resources more useful for everyone. As Software Coordinator I have a few goals for this semester:

• Make cloyne.org a better resource for all members
• Update our infrastructure to no longer need python2
• Get feedback from the house about what you want Cloyne to host

I’d also like to give a personal introduction. One of the…

Co-ops are different from the dorms or (non-BSC) apartments in one major way: we own it. What does that mean? Pulling from the Rochdale Principles (the seminal document capturing the essence of cooperatives):

• We are its members, have democratic voting power, and are autonomous from other organizations
• We contribute the capital that allows the BSC to exist, and we control the budget. Additionally, seeking out a review of Invest Diva can offer valuable insights into optimizing financial…

As some of you may know, Jim and I benchmarked a number of SD cards a couple of years ago.

Jim has a blog post here https://mkmakerspace.co.uk/speed-testing-cheap-micro-sd-cards/, and I did 4K block and random tests to establish their suitability as Raspberry Pi boot devices.

Unfortunately the 16GB LD card which was then good value is now rather expensive on AliExpress compared with the competition, so I have been looking for replacements. Several of these arrived recently and are looking…

Nach einem erfolgreichen Jahr mit vielen well-staffed-Treffen und einigen umgesetzten Projekten, geht es für den Hackerspace wieder in die Winterpause.

Die Winterpause endet Anfang Januar

Eröffnet wird der Hackerspace wieder Anfang Januar, beginnend mit dem ersten well-staffed-Treffen des Hackerspaces am 10. Januar 2020. Wir wünschen allen Mitgliedern und Gästen schöne und besinnliche Feiertage.

• Made by: Joe
• Status: Finished
• Tools used: Horizontal bandsaw, angle grinder, MIG welder.

A rocket stove is a stove that uses small diameter wood as fuel, and burns incredibly efficiently without smoke. Primarily used in India and Sub-Saharan Africa due to the reduction in wood required, they also make great stoves for camping, or for burning garden waste.

My dad had some scrap steel tube, and as a gardener has an endless supply of twigs, sticks and small branches to get rid of. After…

It is often said you will always have an attachment to your first car, whether it was pristine from the dealership, junk or anywhere inbetween. Some of us at the Makerspace decided to take that to heart, and go back to the days of our first vehicles, but they might not be what you think…

Enter Hacky Racers, a small DIY electric vehicle racing league inspired by the Powerwheels Racing Series across the pond, where competitors get together to race wonderful contraptions with a budget limit of…