SpaceExchange
Objective
Our goal is to learn from other hacker & maker spaces, fablabs, computer clubs and other nerd assemblies of all sorts around the globe. That's why we like to visit those locations whenever we get a chance to while being abroad. Ideally this may lead to a return visit, the exchange of good ideas and lasting friendships. If you're visiting the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main metropolitan region or if you're an exchange student, please consider dropping by. You're also welcome outside the official open space hours, please drop us a line on IRC (#schaffenburg @ irc.hackint.org), Facebook, WhatsApp, E-Mail. We've experienced very warm welcomes, interesting conversations and great hospitality in other spaces and we indend to provide the same! And bring your hackerspace passports :)
Our foreign affairs officer is Fraxinas
Spaces we've visited
Abroad
Brmlab Prague
Visited by: Fraxinas, 2011-10-26
Make Riga
Visited by: Fraxinas, 2017-12-30 Situated in an engineering institute 30 minutes (by tram) outside Riga city center. Very notable activity: A hacking olympics in 2016 which consisted of multiple quests to solve, ranging from theoretical computer science, hacking, amateur radio, mechanical puzzles. Thank arsenijs for the tour!
Hacklab Helsinki
Visited by: Fraxinas, 2018-03-01
Helsinki Hacklab resides in a basement of a crafts business building 20 minutes (by car) outside Helsinki city center. They have 400+ m² which divide into
- a storage area (1 plastic box per member)
- a metal workshop (incl. lathe, drill press, welding equipment, smelting furnace...)
- a big lounge / seminar room with adjacent kitchen
- small library room
- CNC workshop with adjacent paint spraying room
- electronics workshop
- a room sublet for the "Finnish Space Agency" / builders of model rockets
- a very big wood workshop with adjacent sublet workshop for a professional joiner
Hacklab Tampere
Visited by: Fraxinas, 2018-03-02
It is situated in a commercial area 10 minutes (by car) outside Tampere centrum.
- Over 300 members
- 150W laser cutter
- plasma cutter
Entry system by a GSM module which recoginzes caller IDs
Thanks to Ketturi & Otto for the tour!
All the Finish hackerspaces are part of the http://hacklab.fi/ collective. This is a very interesting approach which reminds us a bit of some of the ideas of Chaos Computer Club (CCC) which we are losely associated with. It gives the Finish hackerspaces a concerted voice when it comes to political discussions. This is something that in Germany the CCC raises the claim of, our hacker spaces really aren't really a political discussion partner yet because they lack an umbrella organization.
Altlab Lisboa
NOT visited by: Fraxinas, 2018-05-08
- Altlab is the only Portuguese Hackerspace listed on https://wiki.hackerspaces.org
- supposedly still active, despites few members
- twitters technews compilations on a weekly base
- public open day is tuesday (who would have guessed) 21-23h
- I went there, met 2 other hackers from Germany & Holland in front of the closed door. We waited for >1h, no reply to our twitter message and e-mail (still no reply after a week)
- pretty poor user experience
Robots & Dinosaurs Sydney
Visited by: virengos 2017-10-07