We’ve posted before about our tinkering around with Ebikes. One of our members had a faulty Ebike battery. Opening it up, the battery management circuit was found to be toast. We sourced a new one online from China, fitted it, and the battery is back up and running. We are thinking of making some spare batteries from old laptop batteries. We’re also thinking of having a TOG loaner Ebike. If you have any old laptop batteries that you could donate to us, we’d be interested. If you’d like to take a look at our Ebike works, drop in to our regular Monday evening Electronics night.
Dublin Maker 2017 Open Call
Summer is coming, that means our favorite event is only months away. Dublin Maker is community run event, which will be held on Saturday July 22nd, 2017 in Merrion Square, Dublin. It takes the form of a festival style showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning. Now is your chance to take part, they have a call for all sorts of projects and ideas on their website.
To get an idea of whats it all about check out the playlist below from last year.
WHO AM I Screening at the IFI
The Goethe-Institut´s regional project Fading Memories are hosting a special screening of “Who am I” by Baran bo Odar in the IFI. Following the screening there will be a panel discussion with Renate Samson, Chief Executive of Big Brother Watch (London), Una Mullally, journalist and columnist with The Irish Times and William McLoughlin from TOG Dublin Hackerspace.
The screening will take place on Wednesday 5th April 2017. For tickets visit the IFI website.
Next Two Weeks at TOG
Hello everyone,
Here are some upcoming events in TOG,
Coding Night, Monday 3rd from 7pm
Lock Picking, Tuesday 4th from 7.30pm
Craft Night, Wednesday 5th from 7pm
Cad/Electronics, Monday 10th from 7pm
Open Social, Saturday 15th from 7pm
Free Events at TOG, Coding, Lock Picking, Crafting, CAD, Electronics
Hope you had a good Paddy’s Day,
Events @ TOG
Monday 20th, 7pm, Coding Night
Tuesday 21st, 7.30pm, Lock Picking Night
Wednesday 22nd, 7pm, Craft Night
Monday 27th, 7pm, CAD and Electronics Nigh
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Engineers Week – Night of Talks
As part of Engineers Week we are running a Night of Short Talks in TOG on Thursday 9th of March kicking off at 7:30pm. The night will be made up of a number of talks on a range of topics.
Title: Car Computer Hacking
Speaker: Daniel Cussen
Many people are afraid to meddle with their cars often due to the fear of a complicated computer running under the hood with no easy way to see what the computer is thinking or doing. We unveil the computer and show low cost interfaces and easy ways to diagnose and repair faults along with modifications and DIY servicing and upgrades. Take the fear out of automotive repair and avoid costly dealer maintenance and repair all using free apps and Bluetooth and USB interfaces. We will also discuss diesel-gate and emissions monitoring.
Title: Google Tango Technology
Speaker: Gleb Lebedev
An overview on Google Tango technology – how it works and what applications it may have. As an example I’ll show a game I made for the Global Game Jam 2017 that uses Tango for positional tracking.
Title :A Maker journey – From The Start
Speaker: Peter Knief
A collage of the objects that Peter has created and how he developed his personal maker skills and experience with no budget.
Title : The power of Maths when making 3D Designs
Speaker: Izabela Siudak