Bamboo & Banyans: Prototyping – 2023-07-01

Bamboo & Banyans Architectural Prototyping

We started with laser cutting parts for a model of the squatter house ruin visited during our session in May. There were five participants, Simon and his two children as well as Effy and Victoria. Meanwhile I gave an introduction to living architecture and to our site. In the second part of the workshop, participants …

Laser Cutting – 2021-03-20

Update on the 20th of March 2021 Four people showed up. It was great fun! Special thanks go to Nico for the link to the box generator: https://www.festi.info/boxes.py We cut one of the boxes into plywood, then added the name of Andrew’s son and a photo of the two, processed with Gimp’s newsprint filter. . …

Big projects at Dim Sum Labs for 2019

This year at Dim Sum Labs we are going to have one big project every 2 months or so. It already started since last month (February 2019). The schedule is as follow: February: Spider Robot April: Rocket June: CNC Cutter July: Cube Sat September: Laser Cutter November: 3D Printer Unscheduled: IOT Fridge Cam Dynamic Vacuum …

Workshop: Introduction to Inkscape and the Laser Cutter

Laser cut elliptical king box

Aim of the workshop The first aim is to introduce to you the use of the software Inkscape, a free open-source software, available for all platforms (Linux, Mac and Windows). The software is similar in use and functionality to other may be more well known software such as CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator. The second is …

Our customised laser cutter

our laser cutter

Hacking it We are happy with our Laser Cutter, especially once we hacked it a bit by: Adding a webcam inside to view the laser cutting safely from a screen, away from unwanted reflection that might cause damage to skin and/or eye-sight, Adding a switch to stop the laser when the front door is opened, …

Hack your Lantern with Laser #1

Lasers and Lanterns for mid-autumn festival at Dim Sum Labs

The Mid-Autumn Festival must be coming up when mooncakes and lantern specials are all around us. Let’s hack the traditional inspiration by re-imagining the handmade lantern with lasers and LEDs!   Workshop Dates: Sunday, Sep-04 1-3pm Sunday, Sep-11 10-12pm Sunday, Sep-11 1-3pm At this workshop, the children and their parents will hack the traditional Mid-Autumn …

Makers, Hackers and Midnight Tinkerers.. (v1.0)

Roc at Hong Kong PolyU

Since we brought back Maker Monday in February this year, cultivating creative aspirations amongst members and interests in fellow travelers who manage to find us on Meetups – a lot has been going on since. Hopefully, the objective is to showcase our works at the weekly Tuesday HackJam. Members at the labs work mostly during …