Author: Tia

  • Come for a free tour of Tinkd Makerspace during the July school holidays in Tauranga

    Come for a free tour of Tinkd Makerspace during the July school holidays in Tauranga

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    What to do with the kids during July school holidays? Come for a free tour of Tinkd Makerspace this July 2024 school holidays at Basestation 148 Durham St, Tauranga. Learn more about how you can get stuck into making with us – We will show you around our Makerspace chock full of equipment for 3D…

  • We need you!

    We need you!

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    Tauranga Repair Cafe has been successfully repairing and fixing items for nearly two years. Due to popular demand we need more volunteers and we need YOUR help! Call for:RepairersTinkerersPassionate Recyclers To join Tauranga’s Repair Café volunteer team. Tauranga Repair Café is a volunteer driven initiative as part of Tinkd Makerspace that aims to reduce waste…

  • Hiring: Makerspace Coordinator

    Hiring: Makerspace Coordinator

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    A fixed term role exists for a makerspace Sessions Coordinator to support and coordinate aspects of Tinkd Makerspace sessions and activities…

  • Christmas Bauble Laser Cutting Session

    Christmas Bauble Laser Cutting Session

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    Sunday 17th December 2023 at 10:30am – $25 per person LIMITED SPACES Are you creative? Do you want to know what Tinkd Makerspace is all about? 🎄 Come join us for an hour long, hands-on taster session where you can personalise and assemble your own Christmas bauble using the Laser Cutter. 🎁 You will decide…

  • Tauranga Repair Café celebrates one year of fixing and repairing

    Tauranga Repair Café celebrates one year of fixing and repairing

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    By Tia Lush – 29 October 2023 This October’s Tauranga Repair Café on Saturday 28th October was rather special as we also celebrated our first birthday. The event was filled with activity and the volunteer repairers were in force in their new branded bright T-shirts (made in Tinkd) and many items were repaired and fixed.…

  • Hiring: Makerspace Sessions Coordinator

    Hiring: Makerspace Sessions Coordinator

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    A fixed term role exists for a makerspace Sessions Coordinator to support and coordinate aspects of Tinkd Makerspace sessions and activities…

  • 3D Printing

    3D Printing

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    What is 3D Printing? 3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control, with material being added together (such as plastics, liquids or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer. Extract from Wikipedia. Our…

  • Laser Cutter

    Laser Cutter

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    What is Laser Cutting? Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to vaporize materials, resulting in a cut edge. The main materials we laser at Tinkd are plywood and acrylic, but there are others that can be used too. You can use the laser cutter to precisely cut or etch your chosen materials to create items…

  • Plotter Cutter Vinyl Decal and HTV

    Plotter Cutter Vinyl Decal and HTV

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    What is a Plotter Cutter? A plotter cutter is a machine that can make signs, stickers or heat transfers (for textiles). Computer designed vector files with patterns and letters are directly cut on the roll of vinyl which is mounted and fed into the plotter cutter. Advertisements seen on automobiles and vans are often made with plotter cut letters using decal vinyl. In…