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Rules Members' Guide

The wiki can be used to document your project. This may be for your own reference or to aid communication on a collaborative project. It can also be helpful and inspiring to other members.

Documenting your Project

If you want to share your project with the world, the wiki is a great place to do just that. A project can be documented in any way you like! There are no hard and fast rules for how a project page should be written; its entirely up to you. If you're unsure where to start we've prepare a "Boiler Plate" that you can start filling in. Simply copy and paste the template onto your new page and away you go!

Some pointers towards writing a good page:

Lots of images are great and can be used to show things that would be hard to write about.
Include details such as where you bought materials from.
If you don't want to write reams, that's not a problem. Just a picture of the finished product is ok.

Current Projects

At any time our members are working on lots of different projects; Many will not be documented on the wiki. Of those that are, these In Progress projects have been updated recently:

Recently changed articles in Category:Projects (in progress)

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Featured Projects

Here are some of our cool projects that have wiki pages! Feel free to add any projects to this gallery by uploading an image and linking to it here :)

See also: :Category:Featured

See also: :Category:Projects (complete)

Skateboard Banjo
BarBot
BigClocks
Cheesoid
Fire Pong
Laser Stamps
Les Plywood
Vending Machines
Robot Badge
Laser Acrylic Shelving
NoteAcceptor
BMO
The cupcake challenge
Han Solo in Carbonite CNC

Adding projects to the wiki

The Project Infobox can be added by following the instructions on the template - Template:Project.

Using the project infobox will sort out all of the categories for you. If you need help with this you can ask in the #wiki channel on Slack.

Projects Looking for Collaborators

Not sure what you want to work on? Need some help getting motivated? Or maybe you have a project that needs multiple participants to be completed. Projects can be tagged using the project template to say they're looking for collaborators.

A full list of projects actively looking for collaboration can be found here: Category:Looking for Collaborators

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-== Current Projects ==
+The wiki can be used to document your project. This may be for your own reference or to aid communication on a collaborative project. It can also be helpful and inspiring to other members.
-The main projects at present are to set up the hackspace, the website, and this wiki.
+==Documenting your Project==
+If you want to share your project with the world, the wiki is a great place to do just that. A project can be documented in any way you like! There are no hard and fast rules for how a project page should be written; its entirely up to you. If you're unsure where to start we've prepare a "Boiler Plate" that you can start filling in. Simply copy and paste the template onto your new page and away you go!
-== Project ideas and proposals ==
+Some pointers towards writing a good page:
+*Lots of images are great and can be used to show things that would be hard to write about.
+*Include details such as where you bought materials from.
+*If you don't want to write reams, that's not a problem. Just a picture of the finished product is ok.
-=== CNC machine build ===
+==Current Projects==
-A CNC machine would be a great addition to the Hackspace. Could be used for: milling/cutting/drilling for loads of stuff. It would be even better to learn about stuff while building one. So I was thinking about starting building one. We need a bit of discussion of ideas and concepts and arrive at a specification on how we could go about it. Then we can try and get hold of the various materials required and get building. This isn't a one evening thing - more of a longer term project. It would be great to get people who have some experience of this to have input into it. I'm wanting to build a robust and user friendly unit which is reliable enough to be used quite a lot.
+At any time our members are working on lots of different projects; Many will not be documented on the wiki. Of those that are, these In Progress projects have been updated recently:
+{{RecentChangesListbox
+|category=Projects (in progress)
+}}
-=== HackCity ===
+==Featured Projects==
-I've been reading an excellent book, Beyond Architecture, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Architecture-Imaginative-Buildings-Fictional/dp/3899552350, featuring artists' imagining and reimagining of real and fictional cities. I'm interested in developing a collaborative project, where we build a city, using all our varying skills and ideas. I imagine it as an ongoing project, where people can contribute as little or as much as they like - someone may build a single building, or an infrastructure for a city-wide lighting system. it could include elements like; City screens - using display screens within the environment Surveillance - remote monitoring through cameras Web-activated buildings - remote checkin switches lights on/off If anyone is interested, I can bring the book in to a Wednesday session to look through, and we could discuss it. I think it would be a good way to encourage collaborative work, and to make good use of a range of skills, interests and concerns.
+Here are some of our cool projects that have wiki pages! Feel free to add any projects to this gallery by uploading an image and linking to it here :)
+{{also|:Category:Featured}}
+{{also|:Category:Projects (complete)}}
+<gallery mode=packed-hover heights=250px>
+File:ProjectX-IMAG2716.jpg|link=Skateboard Banjo|Skateboard Banjo
+File:Barbot Featured.JPG|link=BarBot|BarBot
+File:BigClockTetris.jpg|link=BigClocks|BigClocks
+File:Cheesoid_Project.jpg|link=Cheesoid|Cheesoid
+File:Fire Pong at EMF.PNG|link=Fire Pong|Fire Pong
+File:Rubberstamps small.jpeg|link=Laser Stamps|Laser Stamps
+File:Les Plywood - Installing Hardware (4).jpg|Les Plywood|link=Les Plywood
+File:Westomatic1.jpg|link=Vending Machine|Vending Machines
+File:Robot (22).jpg|link=Robot Badge|Robot Badge
+File:Acrylic-cube-shelves1.png|link=Laser Acrylic Shelving|Laser Acrylic Shelving
+File:Note finished.jpg|link=NoteAcceptor|NoteAcceptor
+File:Bmo-on-stage.png|link=BMO|BMO
+File:Cupcake-tetrahedron.jpg|link=The cupcake challenge|The cupcake challenge
+File:CNCHanSolo-Complete1.jpeg|Han Solo in Carbonite CNC|link=Han Solo in Carbonite
+</gallery>
-=== Processing/Arduino Etch-a-Sketch ===
+==Adding projects to the wiki==
-Hi I really enjoyed Arduino Sundae, and I'd like to suggest an event looking at using Arduino to control drawing in Processing. A simple thing would be an etch a sketch, where potentiometers are used to draw horizontal and vertical lines, and the switch used as a 'shaker' to clear the screen. It would be a good intro to connecting the 2 programs. I'd be happy to run this session, and for those who were at Arduino Sundae, the kit which was used there would be fine for this project!
+The Project Infobox can be added by following the instructions on the template - [[Template:Project]].
+Using the project infobox will sort out all of the categories for you. If you need help with this you can ask in the #wiki channel on [[Slack]].
-=== Radio controlled plane ===
+===Projects Looking for Collaborators===
-Read about this on New Scientists website and thought you might like to have a look. Its a plane made from corrugated plastic. http://brooklynaerodrome.wordpress.com/
+Not sure what you want to work on? Need some help getting motivated? Or maybe you have a project that needs multiple participants to be completed. Projects can be tagged using the project template to say they're looking for collaborators.
-=== Food ===
+A full list of projects actively looking for collaboration can be found here:
+[[:Category:Looking for Collaborators]]
-'''Equipment to assist when decorating biscuits''' -- If you decorate cakes and biscuits using a [[wikipedia:piping bag|piping bag]] you have to apply continuous pressure to the icing by squeezing with one hand.  Doing this regularly for long periods can cause severe RSI.  The idea of this project is to build a device that will assist the biscuit-decorator by supplying a steady stream of icing through a nozle at the touch of a button.  One complication is that this device may have to meet food quality standards to be used in a professional kitchen.
+[[Category:Projects]]
+[[Category:About]]
-=== Knitting ===
-'''Automatic hand-manipulation for a knitting machine''' -- Aim: take the needle bed from a domestic knitting machine and modify it to automate hand-manipulation techniques, which are normally very time consuming (see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X46jSxy4_Y this example video]).  We could use this to knit some awesome fabrics with ease.  See [http://www.brightsparksawards.org.nz/2009/entrants09/17-18-years-1/liam-ellis-2/ this previous attempt using the parts from an old printer].
-'''A high-speed G carriage for a knitting machine''' -- see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dsvr-IBoc8 this video request].
-'''Open source software (with a GUI) to edit knitting patterns and program electronic knitting machines easily.'''  There has already been some work to reverse engineer the Brother interface by [http://www.k2g2.org/wiki:blf The Brother Liberation Front] and [http://www.antitronics.com/ Antitronics], who have also described how to [http://www.antitronics.com/wiki/index.php?title=Electroknit_Technical_Information make a USB data cable for Brother's proprietary connection].  Some existing [https://github.com/adafruit/knitting_machine python scripts are already available on github], as demonstrated in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKpdFIlbqSY this makemagazine video].
-=== Martial Arts ===
-'''A mechanical [[wikipedia:Wing_chun#Wooden_dummy|wing-chun dummy]]''' -- similar to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExHlA0KMH3k&list=SL the one made for this TV programme].  This project will probably require pneumatics, so may be very expensive.
-=== Biohacking ===
-'''Pharma:hack''' -- Having talked about biohacking at the weekend, I just remembered that one way to test pain drugs is you dip your hand in ice and measure how long you can keep your hand submerged. Once we have a measure of that we can then take some over the counter medicine and or/ homeopathy drugs and see what is the best at relieving pain. I can then use that as a jumping off point to talk about experimental design, statistics and neuroscience. A lot of this biohacking requires a lot of equipment but obviously this needs very little and is actually more in my area as well. I call it pharma:hack ;0
-=== Digital Art ===
-Build a digital equivalent of the lava-lamp:
-* http://www.lumisense.com/?page=eightcubed-v2
-* http://www.instructables.com/id/Led-Cube-8x8x8/
-* http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-8x8x8-led-cube-English-version/
-The LEDs may be very expensive, unless they can be ordered direct from Asia on ebay.
-== Learning and Teaching ==
-We could run seminars or evening courses to teach each other new skills.  If you have time to organise some learning materials or events, please list the subjects you can offer and sign your name by typing three tildes (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>) below.
-=== Microprocessors ===
-* Arduino
-* Freescale
-* mbed
-* Renesas H8
-=== CNC, CAE, Fabrication ===
-=== Software Engineering ===
-"I could run evening courses in C, C++ or Java programming to raise funds for the hackspace.  It would take me a while to prepare good quality materials." -- [[User:Marcus|Marcus]]