Mini Make Day report – Library at The Dock

Mini Make Day report – Library at The Dock

On the 19th of April 2015, Melbourne Library Services held a gathering of the local Melbourne Maker groups at their flagship library, Library at The Dock. This venue was the perfect place for Mini Make Day as it houses City of Melbourne first Makerspace, a place where...
Costume and Prop building at the CCHS

Costume and Prop building at the CCHS

  I have been having discussions with Dave Chater, president of the Community Connected HackSpace  (CCHS) about our interest in film costumes and prop building. We thought about getting a  building day together at the CCHS. As we both have a strong interest in...
Vinyl cutter repaired and testing…

Vinyl cutter repaired and testing…

Almost a year ago, I was lucky enough to purchase a vinyl cutter that was not operational at the time. While the machine had seen better days, it took a little bit of time to get it back up and running. The first problem I had to tackle was to get it powered up, and...
Surface mounted prototypes!

Surface mounted prototypes!

This weekend I went into the CCHS and assembled some prototype boards for a super secret Kickstarter project that will be launched later in the year. These boards are the final step to getting the prototypes online and tested. They are all surface mount assembly; the...