Month: November 2023

"Week 651 – Tracking Local Civic Democracy"

Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.

And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!

January 2024 Start Boost Membership

Find out more about our free Boost membership and apply here. Closing date for this round is 11:59pm on Sunday 10th December 2023. Please share with anyone you think might benefit.

DoES Liverpool Christmas Party

This will be on Saturday 16th December – more details in the next few days

Free Desks!

Room 29 is shaping up now that the new desks are in – we’ve still got some of the desks that have been replaced, so get in touch if you want one.

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 27 November, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Wednesday 29 November, 6:30pm-9:30pmIndia’s Puffer Skirt Workshop – get your free ticket here
Thursday 30 November, 9:00am-6:00pmJelly Liverpool
Thursday 30 November, 7:00pm-9:30pmMaker Night
Our free weekly evening meeting where you can find out about our space and all the making equipment in it, get a laser cutter or CNC embroidery machine induction, and work on projects from physical computing and electronics to 3d printing, routing and sewing. Just pay for materials used.
(Accessible courtyard entrance on Constance Street)
Saturday 02 December, 11:00am-4:00pmWirral MakeFest “Relax and Make Christmas Green” Event at Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead – more details here

DoES Liverpool and Plastic Tactics have stands – please get in touch if you’d like to take part

Saturday 02 December, 11:00am-4:00pmLiverpool Synth Meet – get your free ticket here

Somebody Should

The DoES Liverpool to-do list is stored in the issues of our Somebody Should repository on github. Head over there if there’s something you’d like to report, or if you want to help out fixing things.

See all the issues…

Issue counts: 386 open, 1495 closed

No new issues

Featured issue: Networking in laser room is poor. Can we move this on or close it?

1 issue closed:

Thanks amcewen!

"Week 650 – Boost Membership, VR, Puffer Skirt"

Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.

And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here

January 2024 Start Boost Membership

Find out more about our free Boost membership and apply here. Closing date for this round is 11:59pm on Sunday 10th December 2023. Please share with anyone you think might benefit.

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 20 November, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Tuesday 21 November, 6:00pm-8:00pmXR Liverpool
Thursday 23 November, 7:00pm-9:30pmMaker Night

Our free weekly evening meeting where you can find out about our space and all the making equipment in it, get a laser cutter or CNC embroidery machine induction, and work on projects from physical computing and electronics to 3d printing, routing and sewing. Just pay for materials used.
(Accessible courtyard entrance on Constance Street)

Sunday 26 November, 2:00pm-5:00pm

Plastic Playgroup (DoES Workshop)

In a world with mountains of plastic and molehills of play, let’s get our spades out and shift the balance.

Make new things from abandoned plastic with us. Plantpots, purses … pedalos?

Shred plastic. Blend it. Meld scraps together with a heat gun. Make sheets. Laser cut it. CNC it. Stitch potato bags together with soldering iron? Make fabrics with a regular iron? What have we got, what can we make? We don’t know – let’s figure it out!

Two rules:

1. No Objectives – this is an aimless and wandering session.

2. Bring Your Own Initiative – this is an active session and we’ll help you get creative.

Every two weeks on a Sunday afternoon, between 2pm and 5pm.

Facilitated by Plastic Tactics – follow on social for the latest updates, and to see what we make if you can’t be here in person:
http://instagram.com/plastacs
http://twitter.com/plastacs
http://facebook.com/plastictacticsliverpool

Somebody Should

The DoES Liverpool to-do list is stored in the issues of our Somebody Should repository on github. Head over there if there’s something you’d like to report, or if you want to help out fixing things.

See all the issues…

Issue counts: 387 open, 1494 closed

2 new issues:

Featured issue: Sort out Reward Shirts. Can we move this on or close it?

3 issues closed:

Thanks DoESsean, JackiePease!

"First Boost of 2024"

Christmas is a time for giving, and so it’s time again for DoES Liverpool to give a free membership to someone who needs it.

If you already know what you’re doing then head over here to apply otherwise read on for more information about Boost membership.

Apply for Boost Membership

The DoES Liverpool Boost Membership was introduced to celebrate the 10th anniversary of DoES Liverpool – the amazing coworking and shared workshop space in the Fabric District of Liverpool. Boost membership gives two people the opportunity to use the space free of charge for six months either with an allocated desk or by having 24-hour access to the workshop.

As things continue to be difficult for people due to inflation, fuel prices and all the economic woes we’re dealing with at the moment we thought it would be worth pointing out that boost membership is open to anyone, even existing paying members. If 6 months free membership would help you out at the moment then feel free to apply, of course if you’re not already a paying member you are still welcome to apply.

Applications are open until 11:59pm on Sunday 10th December 2023, any applications received after this point will not be considered. We will endeavour to announce the winners as soon as possible afterwards.

We have a dedicated page with lots more information about Boost Membership so if you want to find out more just head over there and take a look!

"Week 649 – Bike Decor, Gingerbread, AirTags"

Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.

And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!

Room 29 Furniture

We’ve got some replacement furniture for Room 29 – thanks Sean J for sourcing and to everyone who helped unload it! Now we’ve just got to come up with a layout and move everything in. If you use Room 29 then check out the discussion on the Git issue here and get involved – we need to move quickly as the new furniture is currently taking up space elsewhere.

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 13 November, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Wednesday 15 November, 7:00pm-9:00pmFreeCAD User Group – See Google Group thread here
Thursday 16 November, 7:00pm-9:30pm

Maker Night

Our free weekly evening meeting where you can find out about our space and all the making equipment in it, get a laser cutter or CNC embroidery machine induction, and work on projects from physical computing and electronics to 3d printing, routing and sewing. Just pay for materials used.
(Accessible courtyard entrance on Constance Street)

Sunday 19 November, 11:00am-3:00pmRepair Café

Somebody Should

The DoES Liverpool to-do list is stored in the issues of our Somebody Should repository on github. Head over there if there’s something you’d like to report, or if you want to help out fixing things.

See all the issues…

Issue counts: 388 open, 1491 closed

2 new issues:

Featured issue: Make doors open more easily for people who have trouble with doors. Can we move this on or close it?

1 issue closed:

Thanks JackiePease!

"Week 648 – TCP/IP Basics, Upcycling"

Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.

And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!

“Relax and Make Christmas Green With Wirral MakeFest” Event – Saturday 2nd December 11am – 4pm

We’re going to have a stall at this event – more details here. Please get in touch if you have something to display with DoES Liverpool. You can sell stuff if you like.

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 06 November, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Thursday 09 November, 9:00am-6:00pmJelly Liverpool
Thursday 09 November, 7:00pm-9:30pmMaker Night

Our free weekly evening meeting where you can find out about our space and all the making equipment in it, get a laser cutter or CNC embroidery machine induction, and work on projects from physical computing and electronics to 3d printing, routing and sewing. Just pay for materials used.
(Accessible courtyard entrance on Constance Street)

Saturday 11 November, 10:00am-5:00pmMaker Day

Our free monthly daytime meeting where you can find out about our space and all the making equipment in it, get a laser cutter or CNC embroidery machine induction, and work on projects from physical computing and electronics to 3d printing, routing and sewing. Just pay for materials used.
(Accessible courtyard entrance on Constance Street)

Sunday 12 November, 2:00pm-5:00pm

Plastic Playgroup (DoES Workshop)

In a world with mountains of plastic and molehills of play, let’s get our spades out and shift the balance.

Make new things from abandoned plastic with us. Plantpots, purses … pedalos?

Shred plastic. Blend it. Meld scraps together with a heat gun. Make sheets. Laser cut it. CNC it. Stitch potato bags together with soldering iron? Make fabrics with a regular iron? What have we got, what can we make? We don’t know – let’s figure it out!

Two rules:

1. No Objectives – this is an aimless and wandering session.

2. Bring Your Own Initiative – this is an active session and we’ll help you get creative.

Every two weeks on a Sunday afternoon, between 2pm and 5pm.

Facilitated by Plastic Tactics – follow on social for the latest updates, and to see what we make if you can’t be here in person:
http://instagram.com/plastacs
http://twitter.com/plastacs
http://facebook.com/plastictacticsliverpool

Somebody Should

The DoES Liverpool to-do list is stored in the issues of our Somebody Should repository on github. Head over there if there’s something you’d like to report, or if you want to help out fixing things.

See all the issues…

Issue counts: 387 open, 1490 closed

1 new issue:

Featured issue: Rear fire escape shutter is dysfunctional, does not close.. Can we move this on or close it?

No issues closed

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