Workshops 2013
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This is a list of the proposed workshops and activities for the year 2013. We are trying to run workshops on the first and third Thursday of each month or for longer workshops, at the weekend. The workshops will generally start at 7.00pm and involve some activity or skill share. The Hackspace does not charge to run a workshop and you generally don't need to ask for permission, although a donation is suggested if you intend to charge to attend.
We can help sort out the materials and logistics. This is YOUR hackspace. It relies upon YOU to get involved and make this work. If you have an idea for a workshop or are willing to run a workshop but are looking for advice, do post on the group or email the trustees_at_notttinghack.org!
These workshops are open to everyone, so please spread the word.
Dates are listed below along with some details.
Upcoming events
| Date | Day | Workshop | Who? | Cost | Confirmed?
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th October | Thursday 7pm onwards | Make a PCB workshop - build a circuit board to convert an ATX PSU into a power supply. | Matt Little | £10 | Y |
| 9th November | Saturday 11am-4pm | Introduction to Arduino: How to use electronics to make your projects better! | James Fowkes & Ian Dickinson | £10 | Y |
| 21st November | Thursday | Laser-cut Marquetry | Michelle Strickland | £10 | N |
Event requests
- How to use the Knitting machines
- How to use sewing machines
- Introduction to sewing
- Use of electronics in sraftworking (conductive thread, LEDs, conductive paint etc)
- Working with EL wire
- Introduction to using fibreglass
- Pattern making/using (textiles)
- Welding
- Using the Myford metal lathe
- Using the Bridgeport metal mill
- advanced/further arduino
- Bicycle maintenance
- software workshops (e.g. installing OS, photoshop/gimp, graphic design, office tools...)
- Wireless communications modules for microcontrollers
- Internet connectivity for microcontrollers
- Knots, ropework and rigging
Proposed Events
| Idea | Notes | Who? | Cost | Potential Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoetropes | Gareth Howell | |||
| Homebrewing beer | Takes a whole day | Matt Little | ||
| Beginners guide to wax inlay | Approx 2-3hrs, evening. Weekend on request | Michelle Strickland | £10 (TBC) | Nov/Dec 2013 |
| Build a solar phone charger | Matt Little | |||
| LEDs and EL wire | Matt Little | |||
| Misc. Build-a-circuit | Evening | Matt Little | ||
| Surface-mount soldering | Roger Light | |||
| How to set up Linux/Apache/mySQL/PHP server/Wordpress | Ben Waymark | |||
| Leatherworking | Jake Howe | |||
| Screen printing | Matt Little | |||
| Electric metal-etching | Robert Miles | |||
| Brewing Wine | Michelle Strickland | |||
| Making wine from supermarket ingredients | Rob Haywood | |||
| How to make Sourdough | Rob Haywood | |||
| Basic woodworking | Box | Jake Howe | ||
| EL Wire | Adam Froggatt | |||
| Spork making | Dominic Morrow | |||
| Laser-cut Marquetry | Personalised coaster. Approx 3 hrs, evening. Weekend on request | Michelle Strickland | £10 | Nov 2013 |
| PCB milling | Using a CNC machine to mill PCBs | Matt Little | ||
| Advanced Soldering Techniques (inc SMD soldering) | Roger Light | |||
| Sourdough bread baking | John Higham | |||
| fruit tree grafting | John Higham | |||
| composting in general | John Higham | |||
| worm composting and building worm bins | John Higham | |||
| forest gardening | John Higham | |||
| easy/self-sowing veg and salads | John Higham | |||
| Arduino | Weekends | |||
| RGB LED shield | Matt Little | |||
| Crypto Party | James Hayward / Marcus? | |||
| Useless Machine | Martin Raynesford's ideas | Martin Raynesford | ||
| Git Basics | James Hayward, Mouse, Marcus? | |||
| Kite Photography | Dominic Morrow | |||
| Getting the most from your Camera | Jake Howe? David Hayward? | |||
| Joule Thief | Matt Little | |||
| CAD Inkscape/Draftsight | James Hayward? David Hayward? | |||
| Model Rocketry | James Fowkes | |||
| Beam Robots/Solarbotics | Matt Little / James Hayward | |||
| PCB making workshop | Matt Little | |||
| Solar power weekend | Matt Little |
Talks/Lectures
| Title | Subject | Convenor/Speaker | Cost | Potential Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talks | Short interesting talks | James Hayward | ||
| Jet Engines | Dominic Morrow | |||
| Stirling Engines | Michael M |
Past events
These were awesome. You missed out.
| Date | Day | Workshop | Who? | Cost | Confirmed? | Number of Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th October 2013 | Monday 7-10pm | Laser-cut Marquetry | Michelle Strickland | £10 | Y | 4 |
| 5th Jan | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 17th Jan | Thursday | Screen Printing Basics Skill Share | Matt Little | £5 (max 10 people) | ||
| 2nd Feb | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 7th Feb | Thursday | Lights a go-go
Fun with El wire, LEDs and Lasers all to head out on Nottinghams light night |
Matt Little | Freee! | Y | |
| 8th Feb | Friday | Light Night in Nottingham Centre | ||||
| 21st Feb | Thursday 7-9pm | Make a rubber stamp workshop | Matt Little | £5 - including all materials to make a rubber stamp from your own image file | ||
| 23rd Feb | Sat | Leathermaking workshop | Jake Howe | |||
| 2nd March | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 2nd 3rd March | Saturday 10-6pm Sunday 1-5pm | Timestreams Hackday | http://ai.timestreams.org/ | Limited numbers | ||
| 7th Mar | Thursday 7-9pm | Surface mount soldering | Roger Light | £7 | ||
| 9th Mar | Sat 11-4pm | ARDUINO 101 | James Fowkes/Ian Dickinson | £10 | Y | |
| 15th-24th Mar | Mon - Sun | National Science and Engineering Week | ||||
| 21st Mar | Thursday | Producing basic PCBs | Matt Little | £5 - including materials to take home an Arduino circuit board. | Y | |
| 23rd Mar | Saturday | Science in the Park at Wollaton Hall | ||||
| 6th April | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 7th April | Sunday | Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire | ||||
| 10th April | POSTPONED to 28th May | Design and make a clock (kids workshop!) | James Hebron | £8 | Postponed | |
| 11th April | POSTPONED to 29th May | Design and build a toy car (kids workshop!) | James Hebron | £15 | Postponed | |
| 27th 28th April | Sat Sun | UK MakerFaire | ||||
| 2nd May | Thursday 7-10pm | Build a Bat Listener | Matt Little | £20 | ||
| 4th May | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 28th May | Tuesday 10-4 (drop in) | Design and make a clock (kids workshop!) | James Hebron | £8 | Y | |
| 29th May | Wednesday 10-4 (drop in) | Design and build a toy car (kids workshop!) | James Hebron | £15 | Y | |
| 1st June | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 8th June | Saturday 11am-4pm | Introduction to Arduino: How to use electronics to make your projects better! | James Fowkes & Ian Dickinson | £10 | Y | |
| 15th June | Saturday | Ant build and racing, child friendly workshop | Rob Haywood with Kitronik | £10 | Y | |
| 4th July | Thursday | Instructables Build Night - Sugru | Jake Howe | Free | ||
| 6th July | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 27th July | Sat | Build a solar power system
Get off grid and survive the apocalypse. |
Matt Little | £60 including 10Wp solar panel and all parts for a 12V off grid system | ||
| 3rd August | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 7th September | Saturday 1-5pm | Lockpicking | Warren Rockley | £5 | Y | |
| 28th Sept | Saturday 11am-4pm | Introduction to Arduino: How to use electronics to make your projects better! | James Fowkes & Ian Dickinson | £10 | Y |