Hackerspaces are community-run spaces where people can gather to work on projects using tools and resources that may not be accessible to individuals. This document discusses what a hackerspace is and provides details about the Post Tenebras Lab hackerspace in Geneva, including the resources and tools available, such as 3D printers, laser cutters, electronics equipment, and more. It explains that the goals of Post Tenebras Lab are to create an open community for creating, sharing, and collaborating, as well as spreading knowledge to others. Typical activities at the space include workshops, classes, and open nights every Tuesday for community members to work on projects together.

1. Hackerspaces
Causerie de Jeudi
17 Octobre 2013
@LaMuse
Paul Bristow
Post Tenebras Lab

2. What is a Hackerspace?
Clue: not a place for this

3. Hacking and Making
Make:
form (something) by putting parts together or
combining substances; construct;
Hack:
make or modify something roughly and/or
quickly
Hackerspace/Makerspace:
place where people make or hack stuff

4. What’s in a name?
Alone in
a Garage
HackerSpace MakerSpace
FabLab
Co-
working
Incubator
Factory
Tiers-Lieux

5. All over the world

6. In our region...

7. In Geneva
Geneva-based hackerspace “Post Tenebras Lab” was officially created in
2009 at its constitutive general assembly.
Our objectives:
Create an open community of hackers, artists, and open source/hardware
enthusiasts to create, share, learn, and collaborate.
Help spread knowledge to the larger community, especially in the areas
of technology, DIY, security, and privacy.
Provide a space for creating, collaborations, workshops, and classes.
Provide resources (hardware, tools, materials, access, knowledge) to
members and the community.
Assist other groups that share similar objectives.
Seek to enable others, and others' projects; to help break down barriers; and
to avoid erecting barriers

8. 100m2 in Carouge
Conference Room
Electronics Benches
Machine Shop
Kitchen
Internet, Wi-Fi
Laptops
A Swiss Association

9. Open to all every Tuesday
It's Tuesday, time for an open evening
@posttenebraslab - Geneva Hackerspace.
Drop by as an engineer, artist, designer,
musician, whatever
C'est mardi, notre soirée ouverte
@posttenebraslab - Genève Hackerspace.
Venez comme ingénieur, artiste,
concepteur, musicien, quel que soit

10. Open Source Hardware

11. Arduino
Arduino is an open-source
electronics prototyping platform
based on flexible, easy-to-use
hardware and software.
It’s intended for artists,
designers, hobbyists and anyone
interested in creating interactive
objects or enviroments
www.arduino.cc

12. Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card
sized computer that plugs into your
TV and a keyboard.
It’s a capable little PC which can
be used for many of the things that
your desktop PC does, like
spreadsheets, word-processing and
games.
It also plays high-definition video.
We want to see it being used by
kids all over the world to learn
programming.
www.raspberrypi.org

13. Electronics & Software
Breadboards, Components
Resistors, LEDs etc
Soldering Stations
Laptops with Linux
Preloaded with Arduino
devlopment environment
Arduino boards

14. 3D Printers
Download objects and print them out
Design new objects and print them out
Variable precision / repeatability
Filaments in ABS and PLA
Soon: Plastic Recycling
No wasted material

15. Laser Cutter
Engraving & Cutting
Very precise (laser focus)
Engrave wood
Cut Paper, Cloth, thin
plastic
Cut wood to ~5mm
Very square cuts

16. 3 axis CNC
Engraving, cutting & milling
Very precise ~10 microns
Very repeatable
Engrave: wood metal, glass,
PCBs
Cut & Mill: wood,
aluminium, metals, stone
Rotating tool, so round cuts

17. Digital Fabrication
Idea -> CAD -> 2D or 3D Model
2D Model -> Lasercutter or CNC
3D Model -> 3D Printer or CNC
In a short time, you go from an idea in
your head to your idea in your hand!

18. A metal beermat
Also in:
CNC’d wood
Lasercut wood
3D Printed plastic
(didn’t work)

19. Kitchen Gadget
Idea to 1st prototype:
2 hours 15 minutes

20. DIY? no! DIT
Do it together

21. Looking forward
Co-
ops
Renewable Energy
Local Materials
Recycled Materials
MakerSpaces
1
10
100
Transport & Asian Labour Costs
Local Fabrication Costs

22. Combinations/networks?
Alone in
a Garage
HackerSpace
MakerSpace
/micro
factory
FabLab
Co-
working
Incubator
Factory
Tiers-Lieux

23. Usually we have a communal meal
posttenebraslab.ch
facebook.com/ptl.ch
@PostTenebrasLab
youtube.com/user/PostTenebrasLab
@makegeneve
paul@paulbristow.net
Open N ight: Tuesday > 19h00