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
- Zarino Zappia: Some Sunday morning soldering at DoES Liverpool, with help from Doctor Octopus #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/OhWX5DmrNN
- Alex Lennon: Reminds me of some fun I was having with a projector, webcam, OpenGL back in 2010. Maybe I can update my stuff to use this cool idea? #weeknotes twitter.com/LMcUnderwood/s… pic.twitter.com/tjjB77lYv9
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 08 July, 10:00am-3:00pm | Sale Sharks – Private Booking – Events Room |
| Tuesday 09 July, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Wearable Tech Group |
| Thursday 11 July, 9:00am-6:00pm | Jelly Liverpool |
| Thursday 11 July, 7:00pm-10:00pm | Plastic Recycling meeting (George from Transition Towns) |
| Thursday 11 July, 7:00pm-9:30pm | Maker-night |
| Saturday 13 July, 10:00am-5:00pm | Maker Day |
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: 291 open, 883 closed
10 new issues:
- Make a 3D RGB cube
- We need some new polythene boxes for the workshop shelves
- Use Little Printers to explain common items about DoES
- Fit a pegboard for organising commonly used items
- Do we need more calipers?
- Fix downlighting on DoES tower
- Print new advertising hoarding and chimney for DoES Tower
- USB socket is flakey on Sophia
- Get new hoses for the extraction on both laser-cutters
- Horizontal grey banding on prints from the B&W LaserJet Pro M402dn
Featured issue: Set up and commission reflow oven. Can we move this on or close it?
31 issues closed:
- USB socket is flakey on Sophia
- Fabric District Festival 2019
- Investigate obtaining more ladders for use in Tapestry.
- Work out how to secure new lockable coworking area
- Establish a virtual textile bench with everything you need for sewing neat and tidy
- Prints Adam needs a new replacement replacement top head part
- Investigate other Makerspaces that might want to visit us, or have us visit them
- Think About New Big Projects for Future Maker Events
- Design and sew a nice big DoES flag
- Clean (possibly replace) the 0.4mm nozzle
- Efficient way of declaring small debts to DoES
- Document library for important notices
- Send a DoES member on a LibraryOfThings tour and report back as to the potential
- Investigate DoES merchandise for shows
- Determine whether semi-skimmed milk or whole milk is healthier for coffee
- Make polargraph run in better straight lines point to point
- Control the gondola pen up and down remotely
- Finish the single line fonts
- Create a demo that visualises the movement of a person
- Allow users to book desks
- Complete the information for digital infrastructure page
- Room layout drawings and photos
- official book exchange shelf
- Make an adjustable former for the acrylic bender
- Replace bent rod on the Ultimaker 2 extended
- Put some shelves up above the 3D printer bench
- Wall mount our 3D printing filament stocks and samples
- Review procedure for supporting/attending external events
- Recycled 3D printer filament extruder
- Sony HD video camera Firewire connector is faulty
- We need to commission the injection moulding machine
Thanks Sean-anotherone, zarino, DoESsean, amcewen!