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== Helpful Links ==
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* [https://oxhack.org Back to the main Oxhack web site]
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* [[Joining|How To Join]]
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* [[Tools and Equipment]]
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* [[RFID_Keyfobs_For_All_Members|How To Get an RFID Keyfob]]
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* [https://github.com/OxfordHackspace/HelperWork/issues Tasks Needing Doing Now at Oxhack]
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* [[:Category:Tool Training Signup|Tool Training Signup Pages]]
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* [[Infrastructure_Projects|Hackspace Infrastructure Projects]]
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* [[Roles and Responsibilities]]
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* [[Past_Workshops_%26_Events|Past Workshops & Events]]
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* [[Donations_to_the_Hackspace|Item Donations]]/[[Hackspace_Wishlist|Wishlist]]
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* [[Media_for_Advertising|Media for Advertising the Space]]
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* [[Document_Templates|Document Templates]]
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* [[Welcome and Tours FAQ|Welcoming People & Giving Tours FAQ]]
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* [[Daily activity|Daily Activity Log]]
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* [[Wiki Editing Guide]]
  
= Oxford Hackspace - In creation! =
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We are a group of volunteers working to set up a [[hackspace]] in Oxford, UK - a community space to meet and collaborate on ideas and projects spanning art, technology, science, DIY and beyond. The word "hack" in this context is used to mean creating and combining items in new and delightful ways, often to benefit the public, and the worldwide hacking movement will soon have a home in Oxford! 
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Planning for the city's new Space is in its early stages as of June 2012, and new participants are always very welcome.  Come introduce yourself to the community on the [https://groups.google.com/group/oxford-hackspace mailing list]! Your ideas and enthusiasm are sure to be met with excitement here.
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= Welcome to Oxford Hackspace! =
  
== Oxford: A "Brilliant" Place for a Hackspace ==
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Oxford Hackspace is a '''shared community workshop''', open daily, which aims to give Oxford's diverse, creative and talented maker community a home. Come join us to make, break, and repair our creations, learn, teach, work, socialise and collaborate, inspire and get inspired amongst lovely like-minded people.
  
The City of Oxford has a unique character which makes it perfectly suited to host the grand social, democratic and scientific experiment which is a hackspace.
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'''Members''' and '''visitors''' are welcome to drop in at [http://oxhack.org any time when we're open] to work on their projects, and there is <br>also a weekly public [[Joining|'''social night''']] from 7pm every Thursday.
  
Think about it: as the home of the University of Oxford, the city has been an ancient seat of scholarship going back a thousand years, and during the Second World War it also gave birth to one of the best know poverty-eradication charities in the world, Oxfam International.
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Wherever your interest lies, this is the space to do it--all ideas are exciting to us! &nbsp;Come introduce yourself to the community on the [https://groups.google.com/group/oxford-hackspace mailing list]!
  
It thus has dual traditions of world-leading scholarship and of working for great social good on a worldwide scale.  These represent wonderfully fertile soil for a hackspace. 
 
  
Add to that that the population of the city is one of the youngest in the country due to the students of several schools and universities, and that the network of rivers for punting and 6th century, secret pubs are perfect for incubating the next "eureka!" moment, and you can see how this community would be a goldmine for brilliant creatives.
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= RFID Keyfobs For All Members =
  
We believe that there is a groundswell of ingenuity and goodwill in this city that is just waiting to be tapped by a community hub and startup incubator like the Hackspace!
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Every paid-up member is now entitled to an RFID keyfob to come and go at the hackspace as they please, within the [http://oxhack.org/opening-hours advertised hours of operation] (on the main website).  You'll need a £10 deposit among other things.
  
== Our Members ==
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[[RFID Keyfobs For All Members|Full details here]].
  
Here are some of the things our members are currently interested in:
 
  
'''Crafting''' -            carpentry, embroidery, fabric dyeing, sewing, weaving, welding
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= Director Election 2017 =
  
'''Visual Art''' -          drawing, photography
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A new Director Election for 2017 has been announced, [[2017 June Directors' Elections|details over here]].
  
'''Social''' -              group organizing, physical space optimization
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Historical information about the 2016 election can be found [[2016 May Directors' Elections|here]].
  
'''Human Optimization''' -  polyphasic sleep, productivity and flow models, motivation & procrastination studies, hypnotism
 
  
'''Programming''' -        open source software, physical computing, improving the NHS through building better apps and systems
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= New, Larger Space =
  
'''Electronics''' -        data logging, home automation, open source hardware, resource-tracking, soldering
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As of 24th October 2015, we now have a large and lovely space on New Road in '''central Oxford''', open daily, for the hacking needs of Oxford's maker community. It's a great place for working and socializing with other bright sparks--come join us! Please see the [http://www.oxhack.org Oxhack homepage] for the address and opening times.
  
'''Sciences''' -            DIY (citizen-led) biology, high-altitude ballooning
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This '''10-room, 3,000 sqft.''' space is huge compared to our last one, and the place is filling up fast with workspaces, workshop tools, 3D printed elephants and [[Silvertail_A0 Laser Cutter|enormous laser cutters]]. If you've not dropped in recently, now is an exciting time to come check out what's new, join, and throw in your 2p about how we can help you!
  
'''Unusual Skills''' -      lockpicking, poi dancing 
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Due to our new '''sponsorship''' by The Oxford Trust, the community will now also be operating a daily '''prototyping service''' serving small businesses, startups and individuals. We've employed two technicians in a job share to help with delivering this service, and they are on site 5 days a week to help as well. Please see the [http://www.oxhack.org calendar] for their working hours. The community side of things continues as lively as ever alongside this interesting addition!
  
...and way too much more!
 
  
== Join Us ==
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= Tools & Equipment =
  
* Join the mailing list: https://groups.google.com/group/oxford-hackspace
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Check the [[Tools and Equipment]] page (in progress!) for a list of what's available to Hackspace members.
* Talk to us on IRC: #oxford-hack-space on freenode
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* Meet us in person: we have been meeting on an informal routine of [[Sunday meetups|meeting up at The Jam Factory on Sundays]] Because sunday morning often clashes with people's desires to invest some quality time with their duvets, we are also looking to hold meetings on tuesday evenings. Follow the mailing list for confirmation on specific dates and times.
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* Find us [https://plus.google.com/115309514895166748046/posts on Google+]
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= Current Members' Projects =
* Follow [https://twitter.com/search/realtime/%23oxhack the #oxhack hashtag] on Twitter
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* [[The CyberStick|The CyberStick -- An Intelligent Digital Walking Stick]] <nowiki>***</nowiki>
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* [[Constructing Electrostatic Speakers from the Ground Up]]
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* [[Simon the Robot Skeleton]]
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* [[Project:Dalek|Building a 1:1 ''Dr. Who'' Dalek prop/costume]]
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* [http://nathack.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/cnc-pumpkin-carving-real-faces.html 3D scan selfie to CNC milled pumpkin for self-ish jack-o'-lantern]
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* Sensor networks: river levels, air quality, possible crowdsourcing of data.
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* [[Project:The Octopus|The Octopus - Tube-Based Light Art in the Space]] <nowiki> *** </nowiki>
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* [[Project:UAV|Quadcopter - Finish Oxhack's Flying Machine]] <nowiki> *** </nowiki><br>
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* [[Project:HockeyScoreboard]]
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<nowiki>***</nowiki> = currently seeking participants
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= Joining & Social Night =
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If you are interested in joining, please see our information about how to do so [[Joining|here]].
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Join the mailing list [https://groups.google.com/group/oxford-hackspace here], and explore our other channels, including a chat room, on our website [http://oxhack.org here].
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Lastly, we have a weekly public '''social night every Thursday from 7pm'''--please see the [http://oxhack.org website] for details. We'd love to see you!
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= Our Interests =
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'''Here are some of the things our members are currently interested in:'''
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Arduino, art installations, biocomputing, biohacking, carpentry, chemistry, crafting, cycling, data logging, demoscene, drawing, electro-mechanical interfaces, electronic privacy, electronics, embroidery, fabric dyeing, free software movement, games and gaming, glow-in-the-dark bikes, hardware, high-altitude ballooning, home automation, knitting machine(!), lasers, light and laser shows, light-painting, lighting design, mbed boards, mechanical design, micro:bit, microcontrollers, motors, NHS hackdays and improvements in general, open collaboration, open data, open science, open source ethos, phone apps, photography, public policy and getting the data to influence it, physical computing, robot skeletons, robot musical instruments, robotics, sciences, sensors, sewing, soldering, software design, teacher training, visual art, weaving, welding, women and minorities in science...etc. And so forth.
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'''If you are interested in any of the above or other things entirely, please drop by and share!'''
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 24 June 2017

[edit] Helpful Links

* Back to the main Oxhack web site
* How To Join
* Tools and Equipment
* How To Get an RFID Keyfob
* Tasks Needing Doing Now at Oxhack
* Tool Training Signup Pages
* Hackspace Infrastructure Projects
* Roles and Responsibilities
* Past Workshops & Events
* Item Donations/Wishlist
* Media for Advertising the Space
* Document Templates
* Welcoming People & Giving Tours FAQ
* Daily Activity Log
* Wiki Editing Guide
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[edit] Welcome to Oxford Hackspace!

Oxford Hackspace is a shared community workshop, open daily, which aims to give Oxford's diverse, creative and talented maker community a home. Come join us to make, break, and repair our creations, learn, teach, work, socialise and collaborate, inspire and get inspired amongst lovely like-minded people.

Members and visitors are welcome to drop in at any time when we're open to work on their projects, and there is
also a weekly public social night from 7pm every Thursday.

Wherever your interest lies, this is the space to do it--all ideas are exciting to us!  Come introduce yourself to the community on the mailing list!


[edit] RFID Keyfobs For All Members

Every paid-up member is now entitled to an RFID keyfob to come and go at the hackspace as they please, within the advertised hours of operation (on the main website). You'll need a £10 deposit among other things.

Full details here.


[edit] Director Election 2017

A new Director Election for 2017 has been announced, details over here.

Historical information about the 2016 election can be found here.


[edit] New, Larger Space

As of 24th October 2015, we now have a large and lovely space on New Road in central Oxford, open daily, for the hacking needs of Oxford's maker community. It's a great place for working and socializing with other bright sparks--come join us! Please see the Oxhack homepage for the address and opening times.

This 10-room, 3,000 sqft. space is huge compared to our last one, and the place is filling up fast with workspaces, workshop tools, 3D printed elephants and enormous laser cutters. If you've not dropped in recently, now is an exciting time to come check out what's new, join, and throw in your 2p about how we can help you!

Due to our new sponsorship by The Oxford Trust, the community will now also be operating a daily prototyping service serving small businesses, startups and individuals. We've employed two technicians in a job share to help with delivering this service, and they are on site 5 days a week to help as well. Please see the calendar for their working hours. The community side of things continues as lively as ever alongside this interesting addition!


[edit] Tools & Equipment

Check the Tools and Equipment page (in progress!) for a list of what's available to Hackspace members.


[edit] Current Members' Projects

*** = currently seeking participants

[edit] Joining & Social Night

If you are interested in joining, please see our information about how to do so here.

Join the mailing list here, and explore our other channels, including a chat room, on our website here.

Lastly, we have a weekly public social night every Thursday from 7pm--please see the website for details. We'd love to see you!


[edit] Our Interests

Here are some of the things our members are currently interested in:

Arduino, art installations, biocomputing, biohacking, carpentry, chemistry, crafting, cycling, data logging, demoscene, drawing, electro-mechanical interfaces, electronic privacy, electronics, embroidery, fabric dyeing, free software movement, games and gaming, glow-in-the-dark bikes, hardware, high-altitude ballooning, home automation, knitting machine(!), lasers, light and laser shows, light-painting, lighting design, mbed boards, mechanical design, micro:bit, microcontrollers, motors, NHS hackdays and improvements in general, open collaboration, open data, open science, open source ethos, phone apps, photography, public policy and getting the data to influence it, physical computing, robot skeletons, robot musical instruments, robotics, sciences, sensors, sewing, soldering, software design, teacher training, visual art, weaving, welding, women and minorities in science...etc. And so forth.

If you are interested in any of the above or other things entirely, please drop by and share!

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