York Hackspace

15/12/2023

Project spotlight: a very silly CPU monitor.
Those of you who frequent makerspace internet may well have seen this already as it's been well watched, but for those that haven't this is Lex's vitally important piece of computer hardware...

Hi, I'm Lex (they/them), I make silly projects.This one is a physical CPU usage display. Kinda like the CPU usage display in task manager, but with a physica...

01/12/2023

Project spotlight: DIY wreath kits!
used the laser cutter to cut these pretty Christmas decorations for their stall at a local craft fair.

24/11/2023

Project spotlight: Blueprinting! An early form of copying hand-drawn diagrams using ammonium ferric citrate, potassium ferricyanide and UV light. Areas exposed to UV light get converted to ferroferricyanide (prussian blue), which is insoluble in water, leaving an inverse image.

The hackspace does also have a photocopier, as well as it's blueprinting compounds!

Project/photos by Joseph

22/11/2023

Broken scissors handle? No problem if you're in the hackspace.

15/11/2023

Hi! Open night is tonight from 8pm onwards so why not pop down, meet some folk, and have a gander at our many many things...
Also, an attempt is being made to have social media presence again! Prepare yourselves for pictures of cool stuff, project showcases, and whatever else takes my fancy.
-R