On Sunday 09 Sep 2012 18:09:18 Benjie Gillam wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> Sounds like you make some very interesting stuff! I'll certainly be sure to
> post here again when we're having a show and tell event if you'd be
> interested in presenting something you've done?
>
> Our intention is to set up a dedicated space where members can come and go
> as they please 24/7 (or as close to that as we can manage) and use any of
> the resources in the space to work on their projects or collaborate with
> other members. Ultimately we'd like the space to have everything you would
> need to create things, for example: welders, sanders, various tools, CNC
> machines, 3D printing/RepRap machines, soldering irons, sewing machines, a
> darkroom, projector, computers, cables, electronic components, etc etc etc.
> What we actually put in the space (if/when we get one) will depend on where
> the interests of the paying members lie, how much money the space has spare
> after rent/bills and what the space itself allows (e.g. ventilation, health
> and safety, etc).
>
> The space is also likely to run events such as you suggest (for members and
> non-members alike), and these events are likely to focus on a wide range of
> topics. It'll be a long time before we have anything comparable to
> Noisebridge in San Francisco (they have the implicit advantage of being
> based in tech/creator heavy San Fran after all!) but you might be
> interested in having a look at their site to imagine what we might offer:
>
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge
>
> Personally, I'm interested in learning to do all sorts of electrical things
> (I don't know much more than my GCSE electronics taught me, and most of
> that I've forgotten) - especially remote control robots and (even better)
> autonomous ones.
>
> You might consider discussing some of your projects on the SoHa mailing
> list - especially the more technical parts that you think might bore
> HantsLUG members ;)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Benjie.
Haha! I thought you'd say that. At the moment a lot of what I'm doing is for
work, so I can't really give a talk on it, unfortunately. Nor could I bring
the kit I've been working on. The hobby stuff will be slow progress on
instrumentation and electrical stuff until I have sorted a few of the existing
airframes. I have a very big project on the drawing board, however, which will
cover many different disciplines (from CAD to CFD/FEA to composite construction
and linux-based instrumentation and control). I will be giving talks about
(some of) the design, control system and instrumentation aspects of this over
the next few years (yes, note the timescale); as well as the systems required
to run these.
I think you have a very good idea, and clearly, many people agree; however, I
would suggest caution as it is easy for eagerness to be misinterpreted, and
there are many people on this list who can (and I'm sure will) contribute, as
they are able. I think that over the next few years, it is going to be
important to share knowledge about technology (as it is now), and even more
important to encourage people to ask questions and get involved in making
things themselves. I don't see this as being the exclusive duty of the LUG or
hackerspace, but I do believe it should be at the core of what we all do.
Cheers,
Tim B.
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