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East Essex Hackspace
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East Essex Hackspace is a charity hackerspace in Hawkwell, Essex, UK: a community-run workshop where people come to share tools and knowledge.
Less fun was 'peeling' the heatsink designed for a front to back cooled server chassis so a more conventional cooling fan could be attached. Once that was done a fan shroud was printed and Steve was able to install Bazzite Linux on the SSD he'd fitted. Next job will be to make a case at the 'space.
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Another popular item: table lamps.
June 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
One of our members brought a project, this glass decoration they've made that needed the mount threading.
June 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Soldering the watering can.
June 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This petrol strimmer wasn't starting due to an HT lead fault but now it's going.
June 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The spout stay on this watering can has detached making the spout fragile. Thin to weld and it's galvanised so we're going to try soldering it.
June 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Ah, fan heaters another repair you see a lot.
June 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This pressure washer failed with no obvious fault so might need a little investigation.
June 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Broken portable vacuum cleaners always seem to be a Repair Café staple, here's today's first.
June 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This clock has a broken battery box that needs sorting.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM