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Apr 13th 2010 at reMake Lounge

• Chris showed his MUNI Light 
• Jeff talked about the Minimalduino which has Eagle files you can download
• Portland Dorkbot has a monthly PCB order 
• We did our 2nd Temperature Clock mini-project
• Check out the photos 

 

Apr 6th 2010 at Tech Liminal

• We premiered the Temperature Clock mini-project

   

   

Mar 9th 2010 at reMake Lounge 

• Steve showed off his Rock, Paper, Scissors Playing Glove 
• Hermes showed is running light
• Jorden told us about his idea for Space Invader Masker  
• We made Drawdios using these nice instructions
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Mar 2nd 2010 at Tech Liminal

• Esperanza Pallana spoke about urban farming. She blogs about her experiences at Pluck and Feather
• We made Drawdios using these nice instructions

 

Feb 9th 2010 at reMake Lounge

• John - recycled art cards
• Jeff - Princess and the Pea Alarm Clock
• Steve - Brainstorm robot
• Voice recorders
• Photos

 

Feb 2nd 2010 at Tech Liminal

• Meeting Recap
• Demoed: Crank LED Keychain and a Peltier Can Cooler
• MakerBeam
• KickStarter
• Art Cards 
• Voice recorders

 

Jan 12th 2009 at reMake Lounge

• Bristle Bot Race via evilmadscientist
• Meeting Recap

 

• Bristle Bot Race via evilmadscientist
• Meeting  (Photos & Video)

 

Dec 8th 2009 at reMake Lounge

• Meeting 

 

Dec 1st 2009 at Tech Liminal

• Meeting

 

Nov 10th 2009 at reMake Lounge

• Meeting

 

• Meeting 

 

Oct 13th 2009 at reMake Lounge

• Meeting (Photos)

 

Oct 6th 2009 at Tech Liminal - Electroween!

• Meeting (Photos)

 

May 30th-31st 2009 see you at Maker Faire

 

May 14th 2009 at Instructables HQ

to come...

 

May 3rd 2009 at Techshop

• Book Form Factor - Using false books as a CPU case mod
• Talked about UV POV with glow in the dark paper http://brightec.com/ it comes in sheets or huge rolls.
• Visitors from Brighton Robotics http://robotbrighton.ning.com
• Mentioned these cool prototyping kits from Japan: Gekkan http://www.flickr.com/photos/collinmel/sets/72157606076986985/
• Talked about littleBits which just launched
• Meeting (Photos)

 

April 14th 2009 at Instructables HQ

• Cootie Cage - a charlieplexed 4x4x4 led array controlled by a MiniPOV3 board.
• Video at http://www.flickr.com/photos/23003427@N08/3438938382/
• avr-gcc source and Makefile at http://theEntropyWorks.googlecode.com/files/cootiecage.zip
• Meeting (Photos)

 

March 1st 2009 at TechShop

• Talked about Persistence of Vision projects
• SpokePOV http://www.ladyada.net/make/spokepov/
• Nick Sears http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/nick_sears_demos_the_orb.html
• Cool thread on ciruit board asthetics http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1233175463
• Talked about how where to find a glass sphere
• Andrew Milmoe had these made by a college chemistry department glassblower

  http://milmoe.com/pc2journal.htm#photos

• Maxime Beauchemin (AKA Mister Crunch) http://mistercrunch.blogspot.com/
• LED Helmet http://ledhelmet.com
• Garret Mace pointed us to these great addressable LED Lighting Strips on EBay (Link may die)
• http://cgi.ebay.com/Wireless-Dream-color-RGB-5050-Scan-200-LED-Strip-System_W0QQitemZ110352082491QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Electronic_Components
• Here is the EBay store of the seller http://stores.ebay.com/demosworld-Special-Sale
• And of course Shiftbright... http://www.macetech.com/store/
• Meeting (Photos)

 

February 10th 2009 at Instructables HQ

• Del Hatch
• Mendocino Solar Motor -(Photos) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3NU22KxDaQ (example of similar motor)
• Robert Hermes
• Time Lapse photography with CHDK and a $100 Canon A590IS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTqrEFzpC50
• Jeff Keyzer
• Custom PID Regulated Soldering Hot Plate - http://mightyohm.com/blog/2009/01/diy-pid-controlled-soldering-hotplate/
• Binocular Microscope for Soldering - http://mightyohm.com/blog/2009/01/new-stereo-zoom-microscope/
• Break out boards for SMD components - http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php?c=20
• MAKE: Magazine - Upcoming Maker Faire information, Q&A
• Sherry Huss, Director of Maker Faire - Email her with suggestions Sherry (at) orielly (dot) com
• Garrett Mace
• GPS Synchronized Clock - http://www.flickr.com/photos/macetech/3240182267/
• Super Happy Dev House - http://superhappydevhouse.org/
• Cheap Solder Paste - http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4711 or http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7952

 

 

February 8th 2009 at TechShop

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• Meeting (Photos)
• Oomlaut SERB robot - http://oomlout.com/serb.html

 

 

January 13th 2009 at Instructables HQ

• Del Hatch - Chess Playing Robot
• Robert Hermes - Bluetooth Phone Glove (talk to the hand) and Electric Toothbrush reanimation
• Randofo - "Joystick" interface to retro Atari
• Unknown Maker - Home made Zebrawood laptop briefcase (with tape measure spring steel latches!)
• Meeting (Photos)

 

 

January 4th 2009 at TechShop

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• Laser cut Laptop Stand
• Meeting (Photos)

 

 

December 16th 2008 at Instructables HQ

• (Presented and don't see your name, project or link? Add it below. Thanks!)
• jmsaltzman - (Coffee Grinder Timer) (Photos)
• Jeff Keyzer - (Bluetooth Handset) - http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/11/bluetooth-handset-hack/
• Bobby - (Brainmachine Hack) - http://forums.ladyada.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=6688
• Chris James (Replica R2-D2) - www.artoo-detoo.net (Photos)
• (IR LED bikelight)
• Michael Kelsey (Modified Crib) - http://www.instructables.com/id/Modified_Crib_for_Parent_with_Disability/

 

 

December 2nd 2008 at TechShop

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• Andrew Milmoe (Cracked open a "Cube World" module) - (Photo)
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November 2nd at TechShop

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October 5th 2008 at TechShop

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September 7th 2008 at TechShop

• Jeff Keyzer -( PIC 16F628 microcontroller Space Invader RGB video output) (Photos)
• Chris James (Replica R2-D2) - www.artoo-detoo.net (Photos)

 

July 20th at Instructables HQ

 

August 3rd 2008 at TechShop | Meeting Photos

 

Soldering Workshop & July TechShop Meeting

July 6th at TechShop | Meeting Photos

• Soldering Workshop (Game of Life kit) - http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=24&products_id=89
• Don French (Automate pan/tilt controller) - http://thegadgetworks.com/products.html

 

 

June 22nd 2008 at Instructables HQ (in San Francisco)

• Presenters, add your notes here!

   

 

June 1st 2008 at TechShop | Meeting Photos

• Garrett Mace http://macetech.com (Shifty LED VU Meter) - http://www.macetech.com/blog/node/58

 

 

March 2nd 2008 at TechShop | Meeting Photos

• Ira Chayut (Folding wooden chair) -
• Chuck McManis (Propeller chip laser show) - http://www.parallax.com/Default.aspx?tabid=407

             http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/first_look_at_parallaxs_propel.html

• Randy Sarafan (Removing digital photo's signature) -
• Chris Myer (Palm Pilot robot/laser cut tentacle) -
• Ugobe Pleo - http://ugobe.com/

 

 

February 21st 2008 at Mars Bar

• Pleo - http://ugobe.com/

 

 

February 10th 2008 at TechShop |  Meeting Photos

• Shape Lock (Prototyping material)- http://shapelock.com/       
• Abel Allison (Laser/water sound instrument) - 
• Eric (Copper Bracelet) - makerp.pdf
• Garrett Mace (Tilt Control USB Airplane Interface) -

 

 

January 6th 2008 at TechShop |  Meeting Photos

• Chris Myer (Hacked Roomba Red Robot) - http://www.isopoddesign.com/7.html
• Alison Chaiken (Water Bottle System) -
• Andrew Milmoe (Sonic Pong) - http://www.milmoe.com/artprojects/sonicpong/sonicpong.htm