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!
DoES Salon – The many faces of OpenStreetMap
We’re kicking off the new DoES Salon events with a look at the myriad of ways we can use OpenStreetMap to help us make maps, and ways to use the data it holds.
Adrian McEwen will be telling us what OpenStreetMap is, showing the different types of maps you can get from it, and taking a deeper dive into how you can add to it or use the data for more complicated tasks.
Find out more and let us know you’re coming.
Birthday Open Day + Workshops + Party – Saturday, 30th August – Save the Date
We’re celebrating our 14th birthday with a full day of workshops, activities, and a party to celebrate – and, to showcase our members’ talents, ideas, and the community we’ve built together, a mini maker faire. It’s the perfect chance for new faces to experience the energy and creativity in the space. Please save the date !
We’re also looking for stall holders, volunteers, workshop hosts, helpers, and creative ideas to make it all happen. Whether you want to run a session, lend a hand, or just be there to welcome people, we’d love to hear from you!
Let us know how you’d like to get involved here: https://forms.gle/e81GUxDh1B1iDwoW9
A Birthday Boost
Please help us spread the word! If you, or any of your friends, could do with a Boost to get a new idea off the ground (or even just to keep going…), then take a look at our Boost scheme – 6 months free desk or workshop membership here at DoES Liverpool, conveniently situated near the centre of the city. Join our innovative community!
It’s a draw so everyone has an equal chance.
Find out more and apply for Boost Membership here
Things of Note
- MCQN Ltd:Some website and hardware archival work; a lot of bike LED filming; and a trip to Wales to give a talk.https://mcqn.com/posts/weeks-1034-1035-lights-camera-bike-on/
- Adrian McEwen:Today’s #FreeCADFriday task: assembling the 3D printed case that I made the design mods to last Friday.Turned out nicely.
#weeknotes #3DPrinting #ibal249
- Braidbunch:We spent a lovely afternoon at @plastacs Plastic Playground @DoESLiverpool! Not everything went exaactly to plan, but we’re pleased with these kumihimo discs. They’re made from waste 3D printer filament which we heat-pressed and laser cut.#WeekNotes
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 11 August, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Socialist Alternative discussion group |
| Wednesday 13 August, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Liverpool Revolutionary Communist Party |
| Wednesday 13 August, 6:30pm-9:30pm | DoES Salon |
| Thursday 14 August, 9:00am-5:00pm | Jelly Liverpool |
| Thursday 14 August, 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. |
| Friday 15 August, 6:00pm-9:00pm | Fight Racism Fight Imperialism |
| Sunday 17 August, 11:00am-3:00pm | Repair 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.
Issue counts: 439 open, 1631 closed
4 new issues:
- Heat press St. Margaret isn’t heating up
- Please add me to the Github organisation
- The events pages on the website aren’t very useful for people finding out how to register for an event
- Bernie (Overlocker) is not working.
Featured issue: Overhaul Gerald and upgrade to Lightburn. Can we move this on or close it?
3 issues closed:
Thanks LizTaylor404, defnetmedia, JackiePease!
