User:Robert

Hi, my name is Robert, you'll probably find me in the electronics area or playing with a 3D printer but I like to get involved with most things.

I'm originally from Birmingham and was involved with Birmingham Hackerspace (fizzPOP) for a while before I moved up to Nottingham due to work.

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Areas of Interest

These are some of my interests and areas of expertise, feel free to ask me about them.

• Programming
  • Java (Spring Framework, Hibernate, Maven)
  • JavaScript (jQuery, jQuery UI, Sencha ExtJS)
  • Python
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Big Data Technologies (would love to learn more)
  • Agile Methodology

• Electronics
  • PCB Design (Eagle)
  • PCB Etching
  • Soldering
  • Arduino
• 3D Printing
  • I have 2.5 3D printers and it might be getting out of hand (see below for me details).
• Cycling
  • Nothing serious, I cycle about 8km a day to get to and from the station for work
  • I have a hybrid bike and would be interested in learning more about repair and maintenance
• Photography
  • I'm not really into professional photography with DSLRs or anything, I just like playing with cameras.
  • I would be interested in projects involving cameras attached to multirotors or balloons.
  • I have a timelapse camera which is a small point and shoot running the custom CHDK firmware and I can bring it along to the space/events if required. Here is a timelapse I recorded of pet gerbils.

• Computers
  • Comfortable working with Windows/Linux/OS X
  • Built and repaired computers in the past and am interested in the concept of a "Steam Box"

Projects

Floppy Drive Orchestra

I noticed there was quite a surplus of old floppy disk drives lying around the space so I decided to put them to good use. After seeing various versions of floppy drive music on YouTube I decided to create my own. Below is a video of mine in action playing Daft Punk's Aerodynamic. I took it along to the UK Maker Faire 2013 in Newcastle and it prove quite popular.

Squirrel Feeder

I found some plans for a squirrel feeder online and decided to build one.

Home heating control and temperature monitor

Work in progress, a Raspberry Pi with a custom Arduino expansion board that can read from 5 Dallas DS18B20 sensors and turn on the heating via a relay.

3D Printers

Ultimaker (Printer #3)

eMaker Huxley (Printer #2)

This is #20 in the original Indiegogo project and I started working on it in August 2011. It's not far off completion but I haven't had the time to finish it yet.

MakerBot Thing-O-Matic (Printer #1)

Needs some TLC to get it back up and running reliably.

It printed a full set of RepRap Wallace parts in red ABS without too much trouble so it's quite a capable printer. These set of parts were for a member of Birmingham Hackapace (fizzPOP), I'm not sure if it's been completed yet.