Free event at Bridge Rectifier – all welcome . . . . Fancy learning a new skill? Want access to a high quality laser-cutter? No previous experience needed. Come along to a free workshop at Bridge Rectifier to learn basic computer-aided design & laser-cutting. Laser-cutting can be used for: artwork, attractive cases, mechanical components, special
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Thanks partly to a generous grant from Hebden Royd Town Council, Bridge Rectifier’s new laser-cutter was installed today by HPC Laser Ltd of Elland. Bridge Rectifier will train some of its members shortly, and then develop a programme of open days and ‘introduction to laser-cutting days’ open to all. Watch out for further details.
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Hebden Royd Town Council has just awarded a grant of £3,000 towards the purchase of a laser-cutter. The total project costs total nearly £5,000, with the remainder being met from Bridge Rectifier reserves and donations. Bridge Rectifier will run a series of open days in 2017 to raise awareness of CAD/ CAM for laser-cutting, and
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Got any ideas about art projects we could pursue with community organisations? A recent project for Todmorden Lamplighter went well, so what next? Hebden Bridge Art Festival’s theme next summer is ‘water’ – chosen before the Boxing Day floods! What could Bridge Rectifier do as visual art, or even transforming wave patterns etc into sound/
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It’s nearly time – Saturday 19th November. Bridge Rectifier has been working with primary school children from Year 5 of Todmorden CE School, creating a series of ‘string drawings’ on the theme of ‘Mythical Fire Creatures’. These are being transcribed in electroluminescent wire for display in the large upstairs windows of Central Methodist Church. Check
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The Bridge Rectifier Annual General meeting will be held at the space on Saturday 19th November 2016, at 1pm. All members are invited to attend. Provision will be made for those who can’t be physically present but who wish to vote electronically on items on the agenda.
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Come along to our Art & Technology session on Tues 4th October at 7 to 9pm. Let’s have a go at painting on a smartphone or tablet. We’ll be using the ArtRage app for Android/ Apple. So, pre-install the free or paid for version, and I’ll guide you through its capabilities. Here’s a painting I
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09th, 10th and 11th October 2015 Artist Martin Howse will introduce participants to the field of psychogeophysics and take participants through a range of guided, electrochemical experimental activities. This three day Earth Coding workshop, organised by Derek Hales for hackerspace Bridge Rectifier actively explores links between contemporary technology and the earth. This event is a
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Well, it has taken a while since the first events and workshops back in 2013 and the various spaces bridge rectifier has used in its past, but we recently reconstituted bridgerectifier as a new and cooperatively constituted organisation. We are now located at Hebble End Works and we start our new programme of public and members
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Welcome to the website of the Bridge Rectifier hackerspace group! We’re in the process of organising a series of events that we hope will act as a catalyst for setting up a permanent hackerspace in Hebden Bridge. For dates and basic info see the calendar, and more detailed information along with links to registration will
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