<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="3.10.0">Jekyll</generator><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2026-05-06T07:59:31+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/feed.xml</id><title type="html">NADHack</title><subtitle>Newbury And District Hackspace</subtitle><author><name>NADHack</name></author><entry><title type="html">New Laser Tube</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/new-laser/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="New Laser Tube" /><published>2025-02-24T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2025-02-24T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/new-laser</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/new-laser/"><![CDATA[<p>After 7 years’ service we decided to upgrade the Laser tube in our Laser Cutter. The new tube has a built-in visible laser diode that allows pinpoint accuracy when aligning the material to be cut.</p>

<p>Here’s a picture of the old tube just after we removed it.</p>

<p><img src="/images/lasertube.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="Hackspace Equipment" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[We recently replaced the tube in our Laser Cutter.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Laser Cut Motorbike Airbox Cover</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/airbox/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Laser Cut Motorbike Airbox Cover" /><published>2025-02-19T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2025-02-19T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/airbox</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/airbox/"><![CDATA[<p>One of our members needed a new cover for their motorbike. They created this with our laser cutter.</p>

<p><img src="/images/airboxcover.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="Members-Project" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[One of our members has created a cover for their motorbike.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Christmas 2024</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/xmas-24/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Christmas 2024" /><published>2024-12-22T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-12-22T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/xmas-24</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/xmas-24/"><![CDATA[<p>Our members have been busy creating projects for Christmas this year.</p>

<p><img src="/images/xmas-24-1.png" alt="" />
<img src="/images/xmas-24-2.png" alt="" />
<img src="/images/xmas-24-3.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="Members-Project" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Our members have been busy creating items for Christmas]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Retro Computing</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/retro-computer/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Retro Computing" /><published>2024-10-12T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-10-12T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/retro-computer</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/retro-computer/"><![CDATA[<p>We held our annual Retro Computer event on the 12th October. Despite the weather, turnout exceeded last year’s numbers. Our members provided an excellent range of computers most of which were working. We also had a room of Games Consoles including some handheld devices. The Hackspace Droid driving course was also available for the visitors to try. For those who prefer physical gaming we had a Battle bots arena.</p>

<p><img src="/images/bbc1.png" alt="" />
<img src="/images/gamesconsoles1.png" alt="" />
<img src="/images/gamesconsoles2.png" alt="" />
<img src="/images/retro/decpdp11.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="External-Event" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hackspace event as part of the Thatcham Town Council 2024 Arts Festival]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Control Tower Model</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/control-tower-model/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Control Tower Model" /><published>2024-08-22T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-08-22T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/control-tower-model</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/control-tower-model/"><![CDATA[<p>One of our member’s created a model of the Control Tower at Greenham Common to display in the vistor centre. The Control Tower is worth a visit if you are out walking on the Common, so be sure to check out the model.</p>

<p><img src="/images/control-tower-model.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="Members-Project" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Model of Greenham Common Control Tower]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Thatcham Family Fun Day</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/family-fun-24/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Thatcham Family Fun Day" /><published>2024-06-29T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-06-29T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/family-fun-24</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/family-fun-24/"><![CDATA[<p>Come and see some of our members projects and have a go at driving a radio controlled Droid, sucessfully complete one circuit and be awarded your Droid driving licence. We will also have a wide selection of items our members have been making with our equipment.</p>

<p><img src="/images/family-fun-23.png" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="/images/minidroid.png#left" alt="" />   <img src="/images/Battlebots.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="External-Event" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Once again this year we attended the Thatcham Family Fun Day on Henwick Worthy Sports Field.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">D Day 80 Greenham Common</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/DDay80-Greenham-Common/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="D Day 80 Greenham Common" /><published>2024-06-06T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-06-06T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/DDay80-Greenham-Common</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/DDay80-Greenham-Common/"><![CDATA[<p>We were invited to put on a small display at the 80th anniversary event organised by the control tower. We had our usual display of projects and also a chance to try out our new banner. There was a constant stream of visitors during the day.</p>

<p><img src="/images/dday80.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="External-Event" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[NadHack Attended the memorial event organised by the volunteers at the control tower.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Fiberglass Workshop</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/fiber-workshop/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Fiberglass Workshop" /><published>2024-04-20T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-04-20T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/fiber-workshop</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/fiber-workshop/"><![CDATA[<p>Nadhack members where shown how to work safely with the chemicals and learn the key techniques in how to apply it.</p>

<p><img src="/images/fibwks.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="Workshop" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Demostration on how to work with fiberglass.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Bat Detector Building</title><link href="http://nadhack.org.uk/build-a-bat-detector-workshop/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Bat Detector Building" /><published>2024-03-10T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-03-10T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://nadhack.org.uk/build-a-bat-detector-workshop</id><content type="html" xml:base="http://nadhack.org.uk/build-a-bat-detector-workshop/"><![CDATA[<p>Bat Detector building workshop using smt.
everyone left with a working detector</p>

<p><img src="/images/batbuild.png" alt="" /></p>]]></content><author><name>NADHack</name></author><category term="Workshop" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Building a bat detector workshop using smt.]]></summary></entry></feed>