Glasgow Hackerspace - projects

beeg_plotter

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-12T17:16:24+00:00

Beeg Plotter Beeg Plotter is an (approximately) 1500x1500mm wall-mounted plotter, running Klipper. It uses a coreXY construction (two motors to control the movement) and a servo to control pen up/down on the toolhead. The software side is effectively the same as Beeg Plotter's little sister,

doorbell

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-14T20:52:22+00:00

Doorbell The GlasHack Doorbell is a Discord controlled bell intended to alert people inside the hackerspace that someone would like to be let in. Construction The physical device is constructed of the following components: * An IKEA VÄSTANHED photo frame.

meshtastic-node

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-11T00:37:59+00:00

Meshtastic node (ghac) * Model: Lilygo T3 S3 * 3D printed case: LilyGo T3 S3 Case by @peteigel_3441119 with electrical tape temporarily replacing missing M2 screws * Node ID: ghac * Node name: Glasgow Hackerspace How to connect * Download a Meshtastic app * ⚠ Make sure the antenna is screwed-in *

multiboot-minipc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-24T15:34:07+00:00

Multiboot mini-pc (rare OS showcase) The mini-pc is used to showcase rare Operating Systems. It currently hosts: * Chimera Linux: Linux with musl as libc, apk as package manager and FreeBSD userspace utilities * Haiku: Fast operating system written in C++, continuation of

plotter

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-19T13:55:22+00:00

Sketchy (Ender 3 Plotter) Accessible at on the hackspace network. Setting up the plotter * Consider levelling the bed. Currently this is a manual process. * Put a scrap piece of paper on the bed of the plotter. * Set the printer's Z co-ordinate to 0.

spacestatusbot

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-07T16:56:45+00:00

SpaceStatusBot SpaceStatusBot is a switch-operated Raspberry Pi-based bot which indicates the current hackspace open/closed status via Discord. Hardware is a Raspberry Pi 3B, 400V rotary switch, and SSD1306 display via I2C bus indicating IP address. Discord channel and token data are stored in a json file, and the bot uses the discord Python module and autoruns on startup via systemd. Code and hardware/wiring details are available

thermal-printer

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-02T17:48:45+00:00

eposnow 80mm Thermal Printer This is a general purpose thermal printer. A web interface is available from the hackerspace network at: http://paperjam. You can communicate with it via USB, using ESC/POS. There's a good guide for setting it up here and a handy cheatsheet here.

theseus

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-25T19:27:03+00:00

3D Printer (Theseus) About This is the main 3d printer for the space, situated next to the lab computer. It runs Klipper, a 3rd party firmware that allows for print monitoring over the LAN as well as other features. To access it, connect to the LAN

theta

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-10-26T15:34:18+00:00

4 Axis Core R Theta 3D printer Intro This is an experimental 4 axis non-planar 3D printer originally designed by Joshua Bird for use with his S4 non planar slicer. The original design and firmware has been modified a bit by Zoe and Kate F to make it only slightly less difficult to use. It runs RepRap Firmware on a Fly E3 Ultra mainboard with an ESP32 hosting the web frontend at theta.local.