New filing system
Right! There are a lot of new members in the space, and there are a lot of tools that get picked up, used, and put back somewhere… else. It’s confusing and discourages people from using all the great stuff we …
Author: i-make-robots
What’s going on in the space? Laser update edition!
Richard Sim graciously invested a large part of Wednesday night running test cuts before firing off these perfect parts for a robotic camera gimbal on the laser cutter. This is the biggest thing we’ve cut to date. This just in: …
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Introduction to Arduino, Sunday July 15th 2012
As I write these words 2011 seats are still available. Come to the VHS and find out what these things are all about and what you can do with them. Together we’ll learn the fundamentals of these powerful little boards …
CanDo Robot Day, Saturday July 7
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkowh9we6VM] CanDo is a line following robot developed by yours truly for anyone looking to get started with Arduino and robotics. It requires no soldering, no cutting, and only a small amount of tape. The VHS will be hosting …
Super Happy Hacker House 22
Congratulations to Fredrica for her amazing loofah-like Super Hardy Egg Liability Limiter (SHELL). According to eye witnesses, Fredrica’s AWESOME crochet’d cloud just floated slowly down and went poof on the spot. (If anyone has video, let us know!) For her …
What’s happening at the VHS, April 2012
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=QtGGe0bebnk] Apologies to Rob. Rob! You are a good person and I am a monster for forgetting your name. The Kaizen team last night put up the VHS banner over the lockers, did the dishes, cleaned out all kinds of …
Kaizen Nights
Like all living things the Hackspace needs regular care to keep it healthy. This Wednesday there were no less than 5 people at the space hauling, smashing, hammering, stacking, and disposing. They ripped out the old member storage and installed …
What’s going on in the space, March 2012?
Crazy busy last night at the VHS. I think I sat down a total of 5 minutes to solder something and the rest was flitting about wiring, taping, filming, collaborating, and cleaning. So many faces, new and old. [youtube http://youtube.com/watch?v=Orp8i2m46no] …
DrawBot Night @ VHS
Hosted by VHS and run by West Coast Kits, Drawbot is a gentle introduction to arduino, sheilds, stepper motors, mechanics, machining, and more. There will be a short talk about its development and then we will assemble a drawbot or …
Printed Gear Heart
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRU2ZG2oULU] Stephen says “printed a copy of this screw-less Geared heart found on Thingiverse. It took about 8 hrs to print it. Made it for a birthday for one of my friend. More info http://www.abluestar.com/blog/making-a-gear-heart/“