Weeknotes

Week 659 – Trains, Repair Cafe

23rd January 2024
"Week 659 – Trains, Repair Cafe"

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!

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 22 January, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Thursday 25 January, 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 28 January, 12:00pm-4:00pmIndependent Legal Observer Training Workshop
Sunday 28 January, 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: 391 open, 1504 closed

2 new issues:

Featured issue: status.doesliverpool.com is down. Can we move this on or close it?

5 issues closed:

Thanks johnmckerrell, Knottyashcreative, amcewen, JackiePease!

Week 658 – Major Tim, Repair Cafe, Radio

15th January 2024
"Week 658 – Major Tim, Repair Cafe, Radio"

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!

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 15 January, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Tuesday 16 January, 6:00pm-9:30pmXR Liverpool
Thursday 18 January, 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 21 January, 11:00am-3:00pmRepair Café – get you 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: 394 open, 1499 closed

2 new issues:

Featured issue: Door handle of Room 29 is wobbly. Can we move this on or close it?

1 issue closed:

Thanks huffeec!

Week 657 – New Lift!

9th January 2024
"Week 657 – New Lift!"

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!

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 08 January, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Thursday 11 January, 9:00am-6:00pmJelly Liverpool
Thursday 11 January, 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)
Friday 12 January, 7:00pm-8:30pmSamir – Anti-Racism Group
Saturday 13 January, 9:00am-5:00pmModel Railway Group
Saturday 13 January, 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 14 January, 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: 393 open, 1498 closed

1 new issue:

Featured issue: We don’t know what signs we need up in the space. Can we move this on or close it?

No issues closed

Week 656 – Happy New Year 2024

1st January 2024
"Week 656 – Happy New Year 2024"

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!

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 01 January, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Tuesday 02 January, 6:30pm-9:30pmHack the Space Evening
Wednesday 03 January, 7:00pm-9:00pmLiverpool Linux User Group
Thursday 04 January, 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)

Thursday 04 January, 7:00pm-11:00pmLivNUG (Liverpool Nix/NixOS User Group)

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: 392 open, 1498 closed

No new issues

Featured issue: Install a great AV setup for the events room. Can we move this on or close it?

No issues closed

Week 655 – ‘Twixtmas

26th December 2023
"Week 655 – ‘Twixtmas"

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!

Christmas Opening

As usual, we’ll be officially closed over the festive period (although you can still get in with Out of Hours access – you’ll have to get in touch in advance if you haven’t got a fob yet).

We’ll be closing on Friday 22nd, reopening on Tuesday 2nd January. Have a great Christmas everyone!

Things of Note

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: 392 open, 1498 closed

No new issues

Featured issue: Sheila not cutting. Can we move this on or close it?

No issues closed

Week 654 – Party Photos

19th December 2023
"Week 654 – Party Photos"

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!

Christmas Opening

As usual, we’ll be officially closed over the festive period (although you can still get in with Out of Hours access – you’ll have to get in touch in advance if you haven’t got a fob yet).

We’ll be closing on Friday 22nd, reopening on Tuesday 2nd January. Have a great Christmas everyone!

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 18 December, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Thursday 21 December, 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)

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: 391 open, 1499 closed

5 new issues:

Featured issue: Loose carpet in the corridor round Room 29 / fire exit. Can we move this on or close it?

2 issues closed:

Thanks huffeec, magman2112!

Week 653 – Shelves, Particle Attractors, Bar Camp

11th December 2023
"Week 653 – Shelves, Particle Attractors, Bar Camp"

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!

Xmas Party

Our Xmas party is this Saturday, at Bridewell Studios on Prescot Street (just up the road from the Tapestry, across the road from the old Hospital). Find out more and get your tickets here

Comet

Jackie is looking for help in getting the comet mobile (on the back of a cargo bike) – details here or ask her

Digital Oscilloscope

We haven’t used a pledge recently to buy equipment for DoES Liverpool. Chris T has seen an interesting digital oscilloscope that might be a useful piece of kit – check out the GitHub issue here to see if it’s something you’d like to put some money towards

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 11 December, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Thursday 14 December, 9:00am-6:00pmJelly Liverpool
Thursday 14 December, 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)

Saturday 16 December, 6:00pm-Sunday 17 December, 1:00amDoES Liverpool Christmas party – Find out more and get your tickets 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: 388 open, 1497 closed

3 new issues:

Featured issue: Apply window film to lower two panes of internal windows. Can we move this on or close it?

2 issues closed:

Thanks JackiePease, amcewen!

Week 652 – Xmas Party, Boost Membership

4th December 2023
"Week 652 – Xmas Party, Boost Membership"

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!

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 04 December, 7:00pm-9:00pm7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group
Tuesday 05 December, 6:30pm-9:30pmHack the Space Evening
Wednesday 06 December, 7:00pm-9:00pmLiverpool Linux User Group
Thursday 07 December, 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)

Thursday 07 December, 7:00pm-11:00pmLivNUG (Liverpool Nix/NixOS User Group)
Saturday 09 December, 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 10 December, 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

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“>Plastic Playgroup (DoES Workshop)

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, 1495 closed

1 new issue:

Featured issue: Find a way to get github to send email notifications to the laser team. Can we move this on or close it?

No issues closed

Week 651 – Tracking Local Civic Democracy

27th 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

21st November 2023
"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!

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