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!
🎅🎉🎁🔔🎄DoESMas! – DoES Bring & Share Xmas! – Friday 20th December from 4pm 🎅🎉🎁🔔🎄
It’s that time of year – so we’re inviting you again to help make the DoES end-of-year party super special!
Bring (if you can!):
– any friends who love a Xmas do
– some food for the potluck table and something for you to drink
– something small you’ve made (found, borrowed) for our Santa Lucky Dip
Share (if you like!):
– your best or worst of the year
– your hopes or plans for 2025
– your best tunes for our community karaoke
Let us know when you book your free ticket if you’d like to share anything and we’ll allocate a five-minute slot. Slots will also be available on the night. As will karaoke signups.
From 4pm so you can bring your family and friends
Dress like you made it.
Do lets us know if you can make it – https://forms.gle/BKLD4jTdXWfkppHn9
Things of Note
- MCQN Ltd:More catching up on talking about what we’ve been up to. This one is all about bikes! 🚲Bikes, LEDs, soundsystems, and maps!https://mcqn.com/posts/studio-catchup-bikes-bikes-bikes/
#weeknotes #BikeTooter #OpenStreetMap #LED #ESP32 #OSHW #PCB #Kicad #FreeCAD
- Adrian McEwen:Reading @rachelcoldicutt‘s latest Just Enough Internet post reminded me of the “We don’t need another hero” talk I gave to a bunch of teachers a few years agohttps://slides.com/amcewen/we-dont-need-another-heroMore diverse and communal tech efforts please.
- Jackie Pease:A wax melter from the batik class I teach being repaired by Mike G at @DoESLiverpool maker night (using a switch from Chris T’s old line following robot).
Thanks both!
#WeekNotes
- Chris Huffee:Assembled pcb for a microbit aeroplane project. As much experimenting with pcbs as 3d construction material as anything else at this stage, until I actually get the planes flying. It’s been in my head for a good few years so nice to see it fitting together.
#weeknotes #jlcpcb #microbit
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 16 December, 7:00pm-9:00pm | 7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group |
| Wednesday 18 December, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Liverpool Revolutionary Communist Party |
| Thursday 19 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. |
| Friday 20 December, 4pm – late | |
| Sunday 22 December, 2:00pm-5:00pm | Plastic Playgroup (DoES Workshop) – Last one of the year! 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(Bring along a Xmas sweetie tub lid and maybe you’ll be able to laser cut a reindeer…) |
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: 414 open, 1561 closed
5 new issues:
- Run at least 3 courses in 2025
- Bed came adrift on Prints Adam
- No filament coming through the hot end on printer Eddie
- Tony not cutting square
- Doorbot 5 not working
Featured issue: Dispose of paint tins. Can we move this on or close it?
7 issues closed:
- Bed came adrift on Prints Adam
- No filament coming through the hot end on printer Eddie
- Doorbot 5 not working
- Light over Russ’s desk flickering
- Heater in Fibre Arts Room – Tripped Fuse Box
- 2024 compare prices with “similar” spaces
- Oil filled radiator seems to trip the electrics
Thanks amcewen, JackiePease!