by Mark Osborne | 15 Jul, 2016 | Electronics
I was in Dunedin recently and Ian and Paul from DSpace in Dunedin were kind enough to show me through their space and to talk to me about some of the projects that are happening there. They share their space with a range of different community groups in the North East...
by Mark Osborne | 5 Jul, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recently I was travelling through Masterton for work and was lucky enough to be able to call into Fablab Masterton to have a look around with John Hart, one of the founders. This Fablab is working with local schools and community groups to increase people’s...
by Mark Osborne | 25 Jun, 2016 | Electronics, Kids
There’s nothing like a bit of James Brown and some neon wire to brighten up your making. We recently ran a couple of sessions building what we call ‘Disco Bike’ (although ‘Funk Bike’ is probably closer to the truth. As you can see in the video below we made a...
by Mark Osborne | 10 May, 2016 | Kids, Tutorials
Over two weekends, we ran some workshops for people to build Mother’s Day cards with a bit of a difference- an electronic difference. Paper circuits are made using normal paper and card and conductive copper tape. The tape is adhesive and can be stuck onto the...
by Mark Osborne | 8 May, 2016 | Announcements
TAP:lab is our community makerspace: a joint initiative between the council and the community to foster creativity and develop skills for everyone in Te Atatu. There’s a simple way you can help out our little community of makers, and it won’t cost you a...
