HackSpace

Make, Build, Hack, Create.

Welcome to HackSpace magazine

HackSpace

Walnut laptop

Automated chessboard

Cyberdeck

Portable Savonius wind turbine

Brass mouse

Wacky Walker

Objet 3d’art • 3D-printed artwork to bring more beauty into your life

Meet The Maker: Sam Battle aka Look Mum No Computer • A harmonious nightmare machine

Letters

USB to TTL: Complete Plug and Play interface Solution • An easier way to plug into your projects

the COMPUTERS THAT MADE BRITAIN

LENS HACK | MAKE | BUILD | CREATE • Uncover the technology that’s powering the future

BUILD A PLOTTER • Plotters are popular machines for makers. They’re expensive to buy, but simple enough to be easy to build out of commonly available parts

Vertical PLOTTER

Assembling the PLOTTER • Putting it all together

Software • Let’s get everything running

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BUDGET PNEUMATICS AND HYDRAULICS • Using cheap and widely available syringe drivers and some aquarium tubing, let’s create some simple pneumatic and hydraulic system experiments

Interview: Jason Coon • He crafts bits into atoms and photons

CORRUGATED IRON • Ridged and rigid, corrugated iron has a range of practical uses

A CONVERSATION WITH THE SEA

TWO-CAR BACKYARD WORKSHOP

OUTDOOR SHOWER

CORRUGATED IRON MIRROR

RETRO GAMING RASPBERRY PI WITH 2ND EDITION • Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi shows you how to set up a Raspberry Pi to play classic games. Build your own games console or full-size arcade cabinet, install emulation software and download classic arcade games with our step-by-step guides. Want to make games? Learn how to code your own with Python and Pygame Zero.

IN THE WORKSHOP: Making good use of the things left behind • This month we’ve been repairing and upcycling bits and bobs that have fallen into our possession

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FORGE HACK | MAKE | BUILD | CREATE • Improve your skills, learn something new, or just have fun tinkering – we hope you enjoy these hand-picked projects

Guitar games controller • We turn failure into success by re-purposing a failed 3D print

CODE THE CLASSICS VOLUME 1 • This stunning 224-page hardback book not only tells the stories of some of the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, but shows you how to create your own games inspired by them using Python and Pygame Zero, following examples programmed by Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton.

CDP Studio: Trigger LED patterns with a web GUI • Use the low-code, block-based environment of CDP Studio to create and deploy a Raspberry Pi project

Talking lube • Most of the things you ever wanted to know about lube, but were afraid to ask

THE LOWDOWN

VISCOSITY

Communication by light beams • Never one to abide by convention, Mike Bedford spurns his mobile phone in favour of communicating by light. Here, he shows you how

A HISTORY LESSON

Moving beyond the K40 • Running your laser cutter too hot for too long can cause burnout. Let’s explore the best ways to cool it

ELIMINATE ALGAE

TAKE CARE!

Using a Cricut EasyPress 2 with heat-transfer vinyl • Heat-transferable vinyl gives a project a very professional finish… let’s press on!

GIVE IT A SECOND LIFE

GOING OFF-BRAND

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FIELD TEST HACK | MAKE | BUILD | CREATE • Hacker gear poked, prodded, taken apart, and investigated

ONLY THE BEST Tindie Treats • A few of our favourite projects found on Tindie, the marketplace for electronics

RP2040 Stamp vs CircuitMess...