How to get donations the easy way!
http://tinkerlog.com/2012/03/30/the-2-euros-machine/ Ideas like this would be a great way to fund a hackerspace. What other small exhibits could you build that would provide entertainment in exchange for a quarter?
Power over ethernet, sorta
So we’re still busy decking out the new facility and one of the things we wanted to get up and running is some cheap surplus ethernet cameras to … keep an eye on things and check out whats going on remotely. So I thought I’d go ahead and set these guys up. First thing […] Read more
Roly Kit – Amazing Retro Storage for Makers
The Roly Kit storage box. I vaguely remember seeing these things from my childhood, sometime in the 80’s, but that was a long time ago. I think I had totally abolished these things from memory…until a year or two ago, when one of our members brought one to hack night filled with lots and lots […] Read more
PCB Copper Weight / Thickness Chart
The copper layer thickness in a printed circuit board (PCB) is rated in ounces (also called the copper weight) or in mils (also called the copper thickness.) Both units of measurement are relaying the same information just in a slightly different format. For example, 1 oz. of copper is equivalent to 1 square foot of […] Read more
New Hackerspace facility in Baltimore, MD
We recently moved into a 1250 square foot facility and are in the process of renovating it to suit our needs. The space is located at: 6410 Landay Ave Baltimore, MD 21237 The floors were looking pretty bad when we moved in, so we gave them a vigorous cleansing using a floor buffer and a power […] Read more