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Happy Holidays!
by Nicholas D on Dec.24, 2014, under Uncategorized
Some folks are at the lab eating Christmas Curry and Axis Of Evil Cookies, listening to secular christmas music and debating whether we want to subject ourselves to Seth Rogen’s The Interview. There’s quite a bit of hackery happening, and vegan hot chocolate has been enjoyed by all.
Whatever you’re doing this holiday season, we hope you’re having as much fun as we are.
Happy Hackmas from everyone at the lab!
Reminder: Op amps and Analog Circuits Intro
by elmood on Oct.25, 2014, under Uncategorized
Just a reminder that the first class at the new Hacklab space will be presented on Monday! Come out and see our new classroom and learn about analog circuits!
Where: Hacklab Toronto Classroom – 1266 Queen Street West, Suite 12
When: Monday October 27, 2014 at 7:30-9:00pm
Who: Anyone is welcome to attend, and there is no fee. We ask for a donation to help us pay rent and keep the lights on.
Welcome to Hacklab 2.0
by Dan Fraser on Aug.20, 2014, under Uncategorized
Here is a little video tour of our new space, on our fancy new YouTube channel!
Moar Laser
by mrericboyd on May.13, 2014, under Uncategorized
Thanks to chillinbeta.
Photo of the week. Hackmass Printing.
by Adam Evenden on Feb.16, 2014, under 3D Printing, Uncategorized
During the holiday break in December, I was able to print the below bracelet at the lab as a gift. The interesting aspect about this bracelet is that it is generated on-line allowing some customization and sizing for the individual. There is minimal clean up of the object once printed and the hinges work with no effort of cracking them or working them in. The hinges are quite an interesting design shaped in an oblong cylinder with corners that resemble chamfered ends. This shape provides contact to the printer bed without the use of support material and does not exceed the maximum print angle of an additive printer by a large margin. If you are interested in getting one of these visit n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com to customize your own bracelet.
Hacklab Soldering Workshop
by Jeff Conley on Dec.12, 2013, under Uncategorized
Hacklab Soldering Workshop (for beginners, free but RSVP required)
Monday December 16th, 2013, 7pm-9pm
Want to learn how circuits are assembled? We’ll show you how to solder, the process of using a hot iron to place parts permanently unto circuit boards. Many easy to assemble and cool kits to choose from!
Hacklab Propaganda Booth @ Waterloo Mini Maker Faire
by mrericboyd on Jun.16, 2013, under Uncategorized
Hacklab had a booth at the Waterloo Mini Maker Faire, ironically held at Kitchener City Hall. We talked to hundreds of people about our tech community here in Kensington Market, and gave away a lot of stickers, buttons, and inspiration. Check out my flickr gallery of the faire, or read the posts I made at Toronto Maker Faire blog and my personal blog digitalcrusader.ca.
Hacklab Pi Day Party: Friday March 15th 6pm onward
by mrericboyd on Mar.12, 2013, under Uncategorized
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by mrericboyd on Mar.12, 2013, under Uncategorized
Over the past couple of months, Hacklab has been having conversations with the Toronto Public Library, especially people at the Toronto Reference Library and the Digital Design Studio. A lot of us LOVE the TPL, it’s one of the largest public library systems in North America, and I personally get a lot of use from it – probably a new book every 2 weeks or so, through their hold system, which wonderfully moves the book from whichever of the 98 branches it’s current at to your branch :-).
A few weeks ago, about a dozen employees of the library visited hacklab for a tour of our space. You can read their wonderful hacklab blog post where they talk about the visit. They peppered us with questions about our 3D printer, the workshops that we run, the philosophy and operation of the space, etc. A good time was had by all!
More recently, they invited us to tour the Toronto Reference Library, one of the largest branches of the Toronto Public Library. You can see a few of the shots I took here: Toronto Reference Library Flickr Set. Sadly of course I don’t have any photos of the awesome view from the transparent elevators! We got to see a lot of the behind-the-scenes places in the library, including the printing room, the preservation and digitization area, and an archival area. We also saw some of their computer classroom areas, the really nifty TD Gallery, currently showing a Sherlock Holmes exhibit (including very cool Sherlock Holmes chess set!), and the all-glass study pods.
They are interested in having some kind of “makerspace” area in at least one of the branches, and so they are touring lots of related things in and around Toronto. Hacklab was pleased to help them out, and if you think this is something the Toronto Public Library should do, I’m sure they’d love to hear your support!
Free Vegan Dinners
by Christopher Olah on Feb.14, 2013, under Uncategorized
For the last few months, I’ve prepared free vegan food for Hacklab on Tuesdays: Eggplant bhartas, spring rolls, tofu in spicy peanut sauce, boc choy in garlic sauce, curries…