MK Makerspace at EMF 2022
Between June the 2nd and the 5th this year, a number of Makerspace members joined almost three thousand other makers,...
We are Milton Keynes Maker Space (a subgroup of Men in Sheds MK). We meet every Monday and Wednesday evening from 6pm until late at Men in Sheds MK at Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes. We like to make things, chat about stuff and other bits and bobs. We are a friendly and inclusive bunch who are looking to meet new people and gain more members. Come visit us!
Our Latest Blog Posts:
Covid-19 Face Shield Production
At the start of the Covid-19 outbreak in March, we were approached by a local GP to see if the...
Environmental monitoring added to the space.
We now have air quality (PM2.5 & PM10), temperature, humidity and pressure monitoring at the shed. There’s an SDS011 and...
Updated SD card speed tests
As some of you may know, Jim and I benchmarked a number of SD cards a couple of years ago....
Hacky Racers!
It is often said you will always have an attachment to your first car, whether it was pristine from the...
Jenny’s talk at CCCamp 2019: The Great British Drone Panic
Jenny gave an interesting talk at the 2019 CCCamp in Germany asking for better standards of official investigation and media...
Jenny gives a talk at EMF Camp about making cider.
Our very own Jenny List gave a really interesting talk at EMF Camp about making cider: A comprehensive description of...
Antiparticles and Geiger counters talk by Chris
One of our esteemed and regular members Chris gave an interesting talk on Antiparticles and geiger counters at EMF Camp...
Testing LED strip
Many people do not realise how much heat is generated by modern high brightness LEDs. An old-fashioned 100W incandescent light...
The Mayor visits the shed.
Last wednesday we had the mayor visit the shed to have a look around. The visit was also documented by...
Jennys article in Hackspace magazine
Our very own Jenny has an article published in the first issue of the new hackspace magazine.
Carl and Jim give a tour of MK Maker Space
Here’s a video shot by Andy and edited by Carl. Take a walk around Men In Sheds MK / MK...
Tronxy X3 3D Printer Build
Here’s a timelapse of Carl and I building a Tronxy X3 3D printer live on youtube. The build took around...
SHA2017 Hacker camp
SHA2017 is a non profit outdoor Hacker camp taking place in The Netherlands in 2017 on August 4th to 8th....
Test circuit and code for a Hewlett Packard HDSP-2490 display
One of the component cabinets I bought for the MakerSpace at the Dunstable Downs Radio Club rally in May turned...
Speed testing cheap Micro SD Cards
At the makerspace we always seem to have a shortage of Micro SD cards for Raspberry Pi’s so I decided...
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