Due to the holiday, no open house tonight.
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Open House
Manchester Makerspace holds our regular Open House on Mondays from 6PM-8PM.
Reduced power usage achieved!
I don’t think we (or Universal Devices) can take much credit for the ~1% drop in power usage, I’d put that on the milder weather. I’d love to automate our way into lower electric bills, but there are only a few areas where sudden darkness would not pose a safety risk. In the near term, […]
Last hurrah for ISY994
FYI for all @here, our ISY994 automation controller is reaching end-of-support, see https://www.universal-devices.com/finalbye994/ We plan to continue to extend our makerspace automations, perhaps with the new Matter standard. Watch for updates here. Universal Devices (UDI) introduced the first ISY automation controller in 2007. The ISY-99 was a low-cost, embedded, and fully standalone home automation controller that was ahead of […]
Why 3d print?
What Can Be Made Using the Bambu Lab 3D Printer at Manchester Makerspace? The Bambu Lab 3D printer at Manchester Makerspace is a powerful and versatile tool that can be used to create a wide variety of objects. From functional prototypes to decorative pieces, the possibilities are endless. Here are a few ideas for what […]
Automatic setback with Honeywell Thermostats
First floor Honeywell thermostats are deployed (except the textile room where we don’t know what it does). Decision is made by the ISY994 automation controller. Setback happens after +30 minutes without any camera motion events from the Axis cameras. Experimenting with using “webhooks” in the rPi MotionEye software to do the same for Computer Lab heat […]
Manchester Makerspace receives tool donation
DeWALT and WD-40 have each made sizeable in-kind donations to the makerspace. DeWALT donated a beautiful chop saw, while WD-40 contributed a large amount of lubricants, a staple of any maker’s toolkit. We know these tools and supplies will get a lot of use from the membership! The Manchester Makerspace is a nonprofit volunteer run […]
New marquee sign installed
This Saturday a team lead by Christopher Perry installed our new sign. Special thanks to Preston Moulton, Dave Collins, Thaddius Hughes, Will Lynch, Josh Reap, Kevin Kadow, Todd Hanneman. Sign was product from 1/4 inch that was CNC Plasma cut by Chris we will upload a project report Shortly. Special thanks to Christopher Perry for […]
New space for teaching CAD
Thaddeus Hughes and Assistant Preston teaching first CAD class in the new class space upstairs.
Automating our Open House
Thanks to our ISY automation controller from Universal Devices, we’ve been able to automatically prep the HVAC (heat or cool) for our Monday Open House nights. This program automatically pre-sets the thermostat on Monday evening: