Tagtool MX is a project developed by Mauricio Gomez Tagtool “Maw” (@ magopo) and designed by Jim Catan (@ Chemical_burn) of Cholula hackerspaces.

It is a local proposal inserted into a global movement (hackerspaces.org) that seeks to generate alternatives to consumer culture, betting on a way to acquire knowledge, goods and services based on reciprocity, transitivity and solidarity with an open, integrated, which gives a synergy of different people doing different things.

Hackerspaces are community-operated physical places, where people can meet and work on their projects.

James “Jim” Catan: Inventor, photographer and addicted to Lego

A graduate of Chemical Engineering Processes with immense degree thesis: “Development of simulation software and atmospheric dispersion of pollutants in the subsurface three-dimensional surface generation of concentration.” Diploma in Photography Black and White in 2000 by Eastman Kodak. It takes 11 years documenting events and 24 playing with Lego robots.

Mauricio “Maw” Gomez Hackergeek, ping pongnero and lover of the tools.

Best known among friends as the Lord of the Arduino. Electronics and Computer Engineer since 2010 as a thesis by a telemetry system, using SMS, for vending machines. The term “pure inventions yours” is not foreign to him. Blog is the editor of Make: Spanish (es.makezine.com) since 2009. There are only two things that can de-stress: welding circuits and baking pies. Thirsty for developing new devices.
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Take a look at the music video “Maloqueiro sem Futuro” by Mundo Cao with Ricardo Ramos performing live on the Tagtool.

He has also sent us a picture of his first Tagtool Mini built into a treasure box. It definitely got some gambiologically brazilian roots.

Plumm from Czech Republic has been inspired by Eddie Van Halen and his Frankenstrat which is the name of his most famous guitar with black and white stripes.

Here is the link to the Photoset

Cast aluminum housing, front plate + CNC machined, button illuminated vandal resistant and blue, green power LED, top right, Neutrik Pro USB connector

Dima has just finished making me this super powerful new All-in-one Tagtool (and it’s left handed of course!). I’m so pleased with it that I thought I’d do a posting showing how he made it. With the lid on it measures 52.5 x 77.5 x 27.5 cms and is made using the Adam Hall Easy Case System.
The computer fits inside this flight case and the Wacom tablet and Tagtool are attached underneath the (removable) drawing surface that fits inside the lid. There is enough space under the drawing surface next to the computer to store all the cables and also the projector – and even with all this inside I can still lift it by myself (just!)

Fitting together all the components for the computer – the part of the process that I know Dima likes best! He decided to use a very cheap (and therefore light) computer case for this.

Next came the measuring and cutting of the material for the flight case – a much less less exciting task and very important to do accurately!

Then all the parts just had to be slotted together and riveted in place.

The photos below show how we fitted the Wacom tablet into the work surface – and fortunately there was just enough of the aluminium strips left over from making the case to make the two ‘rails’ (which fitted perfectly!) to hold the tablet in place.

The next task was to make the back so that the drawing surface would be sloping when in use.
(The hinge came off an old mirror that we found on a rubbish dump…as usual, no project of ours is complete without a bit of recycling!)

After that Dima drilled and cut this plastic work surface in order to fit the sliders, arduino and the big red button for the Tagtool.

Then it was time to solder all the wires for the Tagtool – another tricky operation requiring patience and concentration!

Below is a view of the interior of the flight case showing the luggage straps that secure the computer in position inside.

This photo shows the finished case all packed up and ready to go. It is lockable, has extra side handles for easy carrying and air vents in the base for the fans when the computer is running.

I’m really looking forward to using it – and as we have two performances in Prague this week, at DOX Gallery on Wednesday evening and at the Meetfactory on Saturday night as part of the Lunchmeat Festival, Dima has finished my new Tagtool just in time!

Richardo wrote:

NanoKontrol the experiment using a korg instead of an arduino in my tagtool. fine thing;)

Last year Derby Quad asked me to help them build a mini Tagtool for their Gleam Festival. Although Quad abandoned the project, I’d already done my research and decided this was easily achievable and would be a useful tool in my visual arsenal, so I put together my own.

The soundtrack is Northern Soul Dance Floor by Stereo Lifter, so big thanks to them for letting me use it.

The two-day event at York Theatre Royal is backed by funding from organisations including Arts Council England, City of York Council,Science City York and 4ip. It will feature guest speakers representing international creative and digital media companies on site and via the Internet.

Christian Dergarabedian was born in Buenos Aires and has been doing noise, collage, improvisation, tricky pop and electroacoustic music since 1991 in differents groups. He sent us pictures of his new mini setup and also some links of his performances.

This is the second video of the album “cosas que suceden” of FRED LORCA. Song title: “ya te lo dije”. The Video was created by Kim Gomez using the tagtool for the first time.