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
- DoES Liverpool: We have a date! Our first #childfriendly #coworking session is next Tuesday afternoon, 26/02, from 1:30-5:30.Bring your laptop, business head and little one, and look forward to actually getting some work done. And it’s free! #parenting #workingparent #weeknotes #beepic
- Alex Lennon: Not bad for a first attempt. #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/Yw4ouHSf3m
- Adrian McEwen: The last couple of #weeknotes over on the MCQN Ltd blog… twitter.com/MCQN_Ltd/statu…
- Alex Lennon: Guild of Makers This week following in the footsteps of Helen P Stephens learning how to put together edge-lit signs. Here’s my laser cut acylic in the 3D printed base my daughter and I designed with @OnShape. Also progressing makespacelive with YouTube Ultimaker #Pi0w #Picam streaming #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/DIZKbxyiMN
- DoES Liverpool: Audience participation at @gemmamaylatham’s #iotLiverpool talk, with Zarino and Dan Lynch playing #Hazuki #weeknotes @ DoES Liverpool instagram.com/doesliverpool/…
- Alex Lennon: Had to get up at 6am but I actually managed to get a parking space this morning! #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/IUI31SwWiA
- Adrian McEwen: Ah, I remember recording that. #MakerFaireUKMemories Me talking Museum in a Box and DoES Liverpool #weeknotes twitter.com/EmmaMBearman/s…
- Nate: ‘Week 8’ #weeknotes including user journey mapping and pre-meeting meetings yay medium.com/@nathan_nowinh… #WorkingOutLoud
- Alex Lennon: Hey Andy Stanford-Clark – plans are coming to fruition. #cheerlights edge-lit display on the DoES Liverpool #printercam #weeknotesyoutube.com/watch?v=b08ks3…
- John Cassidy: Sheffield Honey Co. Ian Horsey Pycom DoES Liverpool Tom Barnes The Things Network Garry Keogh JP Meijers ZS1JPM Alex Lennon Fred de Haro Ryan Walmsley Haha I was doing both on two nodes. It looks like the 537km to Delft on SF12 is correct after all.I also hit Ryan Walmsley gateway in Gt Yarmouth at 346km on SF7 and 4 other UK East Coast gateways further. Barham, Ramsgate, Felixstowe and Norwich.Adrian McEwen tuned #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/a26sVYTXdS
- John Cassidy: SF7 reached 346km to Gt Yarmouth and SF12 reached 537km to Delft.4 other gateways hit on the East Cost at over 300km.Two Pycom The Things Network nodes using tuned antennas and short / insulated u.fl to SMA.
Antennas loaned by DoES Liverpool #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/vHBe1VQc5h
- Alex Lennon: Really impressed with how easy OctoPrint 🐙 is to get going. Running a #3DBenchy print with it 😀 #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/3ERVq9X7N0
- Electric Flapjack: It’s #weeknotes time: lots of guitar updates, a new single from a band with one of our guitars, a CNC Router gets a brain swap, and I make a fun pedal case.electricflapjack.com/blog/2019/2/24… pic.twitter.com/AUP2GZSFAA
- Alex Lennon: I printed a test #3DBenchy using #Slic3r with the CR10-S profile from John Cassidy & Daniel Watson (M7ADH) (thanks guys!). Uploaded direct from Slic3er to OctoPrint 🐙 installed on a local Raspberry Pi 3B+ and off it went. And it did me a timelapse video to boot chris huffee #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/C9S6J5g3Bu
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Tuesday 26 February, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Wearables Group |
| Tuesday 26 February, 7:00pm-8:00pm | Ladies that UX (TBC) |
| Wednesday 27 February, 7:00pm-9:00pm | IoT Liverpool |
| Thursday 28 February, 6:30pm-9:00pm | Maker Night |
| Thursday 28 February, 7:00pm-8:00pm | Ladies that UX (TBC) |
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: 299 open, 766 closed
10 new issues:
- Test support for OctoPrint / OctoPi with Ultimaker
- Add some instructions for exporting laser-compatible dxf file from Adobe Illustrator
- Tool: Bandsaw – Startrite 301 S
- Lage Bandsaw Blade Change
- Buy more address labels for the label printer
- Design a weekly green light/red light voting system
- Add an extension cable for presentation/display on the TV in DoeS Dinky
- Fix down carpet edging strips in the main room
- Fit carpet in the floorbox lid in the main room
- Finish off flooring by the fire escape
Featured issue: Floorboard in events room has broken. Can we move this on or close it?
4 issues closed: