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Author: Steve Gray
Tools at theMakerSpace
We have some cool tools for making, but we need more! here is the current list of tools at theMakerSpace and here is a link for you to add something
What is next?
So what classes are next? We recently asked the question on facebook and generated a lot of traffic, now lets vote. Post by the MakerSpace Foundation. With every MakerSpace class we think it is important that we actually make something together. It’s the best way to learn, and usually the perceived value of the item…
Analogue is the new Black (Digital) – DbnDDay Keynote presentation @5tevegray
I had the privilege of participating in the Durban Digital Day #DbnDDay yesterday. 300ish of Durban’s leading social media peeps came out to learn. My big idea was about unlocking the latent bandwidth in the analogue space, and some ideas on how technology and analogue can make the world a better place. I wore an electronic…
3D Scanning for everyone
First up: Kickstarter is a cool platform (check it out if you haven’t before). 3D scanning is the missing piece in the “new industrial revolution” driven by 3D printing. Occipital has just set the benchmark, coming in at just over 15% of the cost of the makerbot 3D scanner. You see it is all very…
3D printing 101
Quick Guide: Download a 3D file from thingiverse.com Download Cura slicing software Open Cura and set your printer (we have the following printers at the Makerspace: Prusa i3, Makerbot Dual, Printrbot) Set your temperatures according to the plastic you plan to use (PLA: Nozzle 210°C, Bed 50°C; ABS: Nozzle 240°C, Bed 90°C) Set the nozzle size according to…
The need to Make
“…there is something very novel and thrilling to me, to build with wood and stone… I can’t recreate that sense of pleasure online.” I just watched a documentary called “the Startup kids”, which gives a brief overview of young entrepreneurs who have succeeded (and failed) online. They say the same thing all entrepreneurs say: “Just do it.”,…