What Is A FAB-LAB

Welcome

Welcome to fablabs.org.uk a place for news and discussion about various aspects of setting up Fablabs in the U.K.

Some Links

http://www.fablab.is/w/index.php/Main_Page

http://www.fabfoundation.org/

http://fablabbcn.org/fabacademy/

Things to Make and Do

When I was a kid I had a book called "Things to make and do" which would appear on rainy days in the school holidays.

Over the summer I'll be trawling the web for Open Source things to make and do.....

Starting with

http://openfarmtech.org/
and the Life Trac open source tractor

Sheffield Fablab Email List

A list has been set up to discuss setting up a fablab in Sheffield, you can join it using the form below and view the archive here.

U.K.'s First Fab-lab to open in Manchester

Dr. Eddie Kirkby, from the Manufacturing Institute has posted to the forum to say that:

Just to let you know The Manufacturing Institute in partnership with MIT and Manchester City Council will be opening the UK's first Fablab in East Manchester towards the end of this year. We will also be setting up the UK Fab Foundation to provide support and guidance in setting up Fablabs across the country.

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