Course: Basics of FreeCAD 3D modelling
Next Tuesday 17.10. we will dive into the world of 3D CAD modelling by familiarising ourselves with the free and open-source CAD software called FreeCAD. We will go through the basics so previous experience...
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Making T-shirt prints with vinyl cutter
This Wednesday we unboxed our heat transfer paper and tested making our own T-shirt prints. Since we do not (yet) have a shirt press, we used a clothes iron to attach the prints to...
Course Report: Basics of Vinyl Cutting
New tools need proper training and courses and that is the reason we had a course yesterday. Basics of vinyl cutting with Roland CAMM-1 GS-24 cutter. Lessons learned: It cuts 600 mm wide It...
Fixing a trailer – one day summer project
The old and beloved 30-year-old trailer is still in good shape but unfortunately the plywood floor of the cargo area was getting a bit worn out. Some holes on the floor and as the...
Hacklab meets Creative Museum
Creative Museum työpaja 2.6.2017 Helsingissä. Hei maker! Haluatko luoda kontakteja museoihin? Tuoda esiin omaan työtäsi ja osaamistasi? Keskustella ja kehitellä yhdessä museoihmisten kanssa uusia ideoita? Tule perjantaina 2.6.2017 Creative Museum -työpajaan Metropolia AMK:n Arabian...
HSF 17½ in progress
Bi-annual Hackerspace Summit Finland is going on at the moment in Helsinki. Yesterday was time to go and see the great Air Show with participants all over the world. The weather was great and...
Things out of concrete
The theme for workshop tomorrow is creating and experimenting different things out of concrete. There will be the actual concrete available and some mixing buckets but come along and bring different forms and ideas...
Course report: Basics of OpenShot video editor
Today we held a course about using OpenShot video editor. It is pretty easy for editing simple videos together and provides few nice advanced features. The editor works on Windows, Linux and MacOS. You...