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One Year in Blackpitts

tog-locationThis October bank holiday weekend brings an important milestone for us.  It will be one year since we did the big move from Chancery Lane to Blackpitts. Over the bank holiday of 2015, we cleared out our old space and moved the lot to 22 Blackpitts, just a short distance away.

In the year since then, we’ve done incredible work.  TOG continues to grow. All of our old favourite theme evenings are up and running. We’ve built a fine common room, set up our kitchen, built classroom, electronics/laser cutter room and a general workshop. We’ve welcomed new members, each of whom bring their own unique skills and interests.

November will also be an important month for us as it will mark one year since we set up of our new organisation Tog Hackerspace Designated Activity Company.

 

 

 

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Coder Girl Hack Day

shadow-boxesWe had a great time at Coder Girl Hack Day on Saturday. The girls assembled shadow boxes from laser cut plywood. They got to decorate them and install some LED lights that they soldered together with 9v battery and resistor. The boxes worked great and the girls got to take them home too.

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TOG at Coolest Projects 2016 – RDS Dublin

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TOG will be attending Coolest Projects 2016 at the RDS Dublin on Saturday 18th June. The event runs from 09:30 to 17:30.

*** Note that this is not a TOG event, and that you need to book tickets to attend the event, but these are currently listed as FREE on the Coolest Projects website ***

You can read more about the event and book tickets here… http://coolestprojects.org/

Map link here.

We will be running a show and tell area, soldering workshop area and a bridge building area. There’s lots to see at the event with Coder Dojo groups from all over Ireland showing off their projects.

UPDATE

Check out the photos from the day in our gallery. Below is the winner of the bridge building competition.

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June Open Social

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Well the Earth and Moon have turned once again and another month has passed. That can only mean one thing. It’s time for TOG Open Social.

This months Open Social takes place on Saturday 18th May at 7pm. If you fancy a great alternative Saturday evening in town, why not drop in and see us. We’ll show you around our space and update you on the progress. Saturday will be a busy day for us as we will be attending Coolest Projects in the RDS and we also have an OpenStreetMap Jam in the space at 2PM.

Our Open Social is a great informal way to visit us. You can talk to members and visitors, see what’s going on, or just hang out for the evening. The space stays open until the last member is left……usually the small hours of Sunday morning. The evening is free to attend for members and visitors alike. Our doors will be open from 7pm. No booking is required…. just turn up. You can drop in for 10 minutes, or stay the whole night. We have parking available. Bring beer, food, gadgets! Hope to see you there.

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TOG April Open Social

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Our April Open Social takes place on Sat 16th April at 7pm. If you fancy a great alternative Saturday evening in town, why not drop in and see us. We’ll show you around the space and update you on the progress. Things are moving along nicely. Our workshop walls are going up and we’ve now had our first brewday. We might even have some beer samples for you to try 🙂

The Open Social is a great informal way to visit us. You can talk to members and visitors, see what’s going on, or just hang out for the evening. The space stays open until the last member is left……usually the small hours of Sunday morning. The evening is free to attend for members and visitors alike. Drop in for 10 minutes, or stay the whole evening. We have parking available. Bring beer, food, gadgets! Hope to see you there.