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Some pics from today a video to follow.. eventually #maker #makerfaireuk #scienceatlifenewcastle (at Science at Life)
Ready for #makerfaireuk, I'm pretty sure you can guess which cosplay I will be in lol #selfie #cosplay #nerd
We’re counting down the days until Maker Faire UK 2017, held as always in the Newcastle Life Science Centre on April 1st-2nd. Will we be seeing you there?
Read about it here.
We had a chat with the Centre for Life’s Ian Simmons, the man responsible for bringing the Maker Faire to the UK, about the event, his highlights, and “obscene” pole-dancing robots.
Read the interview here.
It’s (one of) the most wonderful time(s) of the year: we’re on the road, heading to Newcastle for the Maker Faire UK 2016!
Read about it here.
We’re getting ready for Maker Faire UK 2016, and we’re beside ourselves with excitement. If you're attending, track us down on Stand C27 - and if you're not a attending, why ever not?
Read about our plans here.
Maker Faire UK 2015
What is Maker Faire?
“Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. It’s a venue for makers to show examples of their work and interact with others about it.
Maker Faire is primarily designed to be forward-looking, showcasing makers who are exploring new forms and new technologies. But it’s not just for the novel in technical fields; Maker Faire features innovation and experimentation across the spectrum of science, engineering, art, performance and craft”. - Makerfaire.com Here’s my visitor brochure and bracelet. I’m all set and ready to go!
My Experience
I have always heard of Maker Faire from those around me but have never been to one. So today’s my first and I had SO MUCH FUN :)
Being surrounded by Makers/inventors/enthusiasts in their respective fields for approx. eight hours had given me the drive/motivation to “MAKE”. The experience as a whole was truly inspiring!
I’d seen lots of 3D printers today! Some are conventional ones, some made with open design from RepRap Project; some with thermoplastic filament as “ink” while some with CHOCOLATE. I’ve also learned how to solder, how to fold “Project Space Plane”, how to make gloop, etc. basically things that I am not used to doing. I enjoyed every bit of it though :)
Here’s to another Saturday well spent with educational/random/sciency/ “recreational”/ exciting/(out of my lab) activities/event ^_^ Will let the pictures do the talking~! To beat the crowd, I arrived around 9.30am this morning and so I was one of the first few in line waiting for the 10am countdown :)
Spot the Decahex Project (half globe setup)
Behold the very colourful Osmosis Machine at Zone B
3D printer from Maplin Electronics LTD
It’s harder to doodle with a 3D Doodle pen than I thought XD
Chocolate 3D Printer from Velleman
Zoom in view of the printer. What’s better than printing chocolate? :D
Close-up view of the object printed by another 3D printer
Another kind of printer by DIY Segway + Low Cost DIY CNC Plasma Cutter
The masterpiece :)
Awesome looking “Space Hack Machine” by York Hackspace
Nice lanterns by Illuminating Geometry
Upcycling creations: Functional Musical Instruments
Giant Drawing Machine
Gloop making session: Learned how to make Gloop from scratch! All you need is the right ratio of PVA, water and Borax :)
Testing out the properties of Gloop!
Making plastic holder
“Follow Your Dreams!” ~ Yvonne
More Awesome Stuff:
The Making of Glass Beads by Suzanne, the Lampwork Artist
Automatic Drink Prep
Light and Sound Guitar
Sound Vibrations create ripples that looks great!
Beauty by the Geeks (that’s a catchy phrase! haha) They had beauty products ranging from bathbombs, cosmetics to dry shampoo!
Paper Plane by Andy Chipling
Here’s one of the most exciting part of my day! Learning how to make a paper plane, not just an ordinary paper plane, but THE ONE that was designed/made by Andy Chipling!
My Picture with Andy Chipling, the Professor of Paper Planes!
He was involved in paper aircraft design for “Project Space Plane” with Samsung! Guess what, his plane (which is the one that I was taught to fold) flew from 122,000 feet above the earth (launched 22 miles above Germany) and landed in the U.S., Canada, Russia, India, South Africa - and even in Australia, can you believe it?! A paper plane flew approx. 10,000 miles away!! Cool eh! :D
The best part is that I was taught by the expert, himself! I am truly honoured!
He even autographed my plane!! :)
To read more, check out: (http://projectspaceplanes.com/post/1312317076/meet-andy-chipling)
Random appearances of Robots/Star Wars Characters/T-rex
Some pictures of showtime!
Spark!
The Human Machine
Close-up: When ice meets fire!
Bubbleman
Kids are having fun :) Check out the large bubble he made!
Mantis Hexapod!
EepyBird
What I have made :)
My very first soldering attempt! *Proud* LOL
A “I Make Polymer” + “I LOVE CHEMISTRY” badge (2 in 1 haha)
Monster Pancake!
That pretty much concludes my visit to Maker Faire UK 2015! I’m looking forward to the one next year!! I’m definitely gonna be there again next year, maybe as a volunteer/Maker or just a visitor again? Who knows? haha :P
We’re heading to Newcastle for Maker Faire UK 2015 this weekend, and this little lot is coming with us. Let us know if we’ll be seeing you there!
Read more here.