Thank you to all who took part in our Photography 101 Workshop at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum. It was a good time. Now we want to see you pics! Please email or link us to your pics in the comments!
Category Archive: Events
Apr 11
Six Component (and a handful of screws) Table Design Challenge
Our friends at The Wolfsonian Miami have sent us details for their Six Component (and a handful of screws) Design Challange. Details are as follows: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University has opened a design challenge to solicit submissions for a new table design to be displayed in the museum lobby. The design should complement The Wolfsonian’s …
Mar 18
Macgyver Contest via Instructables
Robert spotted a cool contest for you tinkerers out there experienced in saving the world with nothing more than paperclips and chewing gum. The Instructables Macgyver contest: Create a new Step By Step, Photo, or Video Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the right-hand column. Instructables must be published between Mar 18, 2013 and …
Nov 25
Pics from John’s Furniture Workshop.
Thanks to everyone who came to the furniture workshop, and a special thanks to John for putting together his presentation. It was good to see everybody there and meet a couple of new faces. For those who want to try to put together their own deck chair, we will be posting a PDF of John’s …
Nov 09
Furniture Workshop – Nov. 24, 11:30am at O Cinema
This week John van Houten will be talking about some of the furniture he has designed and built. One particular example is a simple but elegant wooden deck-chair. The plans for this chair will be explained and freely available to all Tinker Tank attendees who are interested in building chairs for themselves. The workshop will …
Oct 18
Got Retro 2: Tube Audio Amp Workshop
Got Retro Part 2: A foray into tube audio amps. Join us and learn the basics of tube audio amplifier restoration, troubleshooting, and some of those mystical mods tube gurus talk about. If you have a vintage piece that’s giving you trouble, or you just want to ask questions, feel free to bring it with …
Sep 06
Tube Radio Workshop – Sat. Sept. 22 at O Cinema
Got Retro? Before the web, Ipods, Cassettes, 8 tracks, and even the 45 RPM record, radio was king. Often times the family radio was the only link to timely news from around the globe. Many old tube radios survive to this day sitting on shelves as decoration or abandoned in attics or barns across the …
Sep 04
Our German Style Ale
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