[Noisebridge-discuss] Where's Circuit Monday?

[Alex Buie]

I'd be interested in helping out at CHM in the future, and also fronting
buying some cool kits for people. Anybody have suggestions for places that
have good kits, or specific kits they've had good luck with?

-a


On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Liz Henry <lizhenry at gmail.com> wrote:

> Johny Radio,
>
> That is how I started doing CHM when Mitch, Rolf, or Miloh weren't able to
> do it. People would show up from out of town kind of excited and want to do
> stuff.  So I would sell them kits either that I stocked up on myself, or
> from Mitch's stash of kits, and show them how to solder and go through the
> instructions. Simple enough.  Nearly everyone who shows up has a smartphone
> at least to look up the kit instructions.
>
> It is not too hard to mobilize others in the space to help lay out some
> soldering irons and equipment on Monday afternoon.
>
> When we run out of solder, which we do often, you can take up a collection
> to buy new solder. I have in the past restocked the solder and other
> equipment. It is best to buy a big roll but in a pinch just go by Radio
> Shack.  http://www.mpja.com/ is good for buying solder in bulk.
>
> People sometimes will buy one kit and take turns doing the bits of it. So
> you don't even need that many kits to start off with.  If you don't have
> the money to lay out for $20 kits you can find cheaper, but less exciting
> ones. I really liked having the Maker Faire robot badges since they are
> cheap and easy and give people a taste of what is possible. The last batch
> I got of them for the Burton High kids were not as good for explaining
> circuits though because the instruction sticker covers the printed circuit,
> so you don't see that it is one continuous wire printed on the board.
>
> I never asked Noisebridge to buy the CHM equipment, but sometimes took up
> collections around for specific needs (like the solder).     As long as you
> have solder, and you can access and properly track the kits already in the
> space, you can run CHM without having any capital up front.  I don't think
> that $10 a month is going to help you.  Batteries are in the kits!   Write
> the kits down on a paper and put it in the plastic tubs then email Mitch
> which ones people bought and paypal him the money, or get together with
> someone who can do it.
>
> Most of the irons could use a cleaning with tip tinner and those metal
> brillo things.  There are a bunch of extra tips in the red metal bin on
> wheels.
>
> If you get a lot of people coming to CHM, it is really helpful to sort out
> who has ever soldered before, and pair them up sitting near the people who
> haven't, so they can be helpful!
>
> - Liz
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Johny Radio <johnyradio at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>> there are about 5 peeps here at da Bridge for Circuit Hacking Monday,
>> including a nice lady and her kids visiting from Alaska. They wanna hack.
>> Is somebody leading this?
>> I would run it, but we don't even have known working batteries (well, i
>> asked the membership for $10/month for circuit stuff, but no go).
>> Anyway, is somebody doing Circuit Hacking Monday tonite?
>>
>> Johny Radio
>>
>> Stick It In Your Ear!
>>
>>
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