RUG/UK/Sheffield
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Membership
Membership is open to all, there is currently no membership fee.
You don't have to live in Sheffield to join in. We are open to all who are interested where ever you live.
You may prefer though to look for a RepRap RUG a little closer if the distance you need to travel is inconvenient.
Meetings
Time
TBA, Monthly see The GIST Hub for current dates.
Location
The Sheffield RepRap Users Group meets at The GIST Lab :-
First Floor,
The Workstation,
1 Grinders Hill / Brown Street,
Sheffield,
South Yorkshire,
United Kingdom,
S1 2BX
Getting There
The GIST Lab is located across the road from Sheffield Hallam University's Students Union. This building looks something like 4 large Stainless Steel and Glass, Curling Stones arranged in a square. The Lab is a very short stroll from both of Sheffield's central bus and train station.
If however you prefer to drive and want to brave Sheffield's ring roads, regeneration and one way streets, pay and display parking is available behind the Sheffield Hallam University's Student Union on Brown Street.
Local Colour
Nearest Neighboring RepRap User Groups
Geek Groups Meetups
The GIST Hub and Lab are a Geek community of technologists and host not only the Sheffield RepRap, Arduino and Ruby User groups but other as well.
Local/Nearest FabLab or Techshop
The GIST Lab is located just along the road from Access Space which is a vibrant community of Open Source advocates, Recyclers, technologists and Artists.
Whilst Access Space does not as yet have a workshop hack space they are commited to creating one with help form the community and recycling wherever possible.
Community College with a Machine Shop that people can use?
Despite being located in the centre of Sheffield adjacent to two universitys there is nowhere available to us at this time.
We are however always on the lookout.
If you have somewhere you would like to offer please do not hesitate to contact us at The Gist Hub.
Local Suppliers
Local Shops may be better or worse than buying from online retailers. This depends on your local shops and what you're getting. Stepper motors you'll want to get online, steel rod - perhaps not. Fasteners, it depends. You may want to check your yellow pages to look these up, as opposed to online.
- Hindleys Design and Technology Suppliers.
- Direct PLastics Plastic Sheet and Rod Suppliers.