I wanna !! I also realize that lovely name is prone to disastrous (hilarious, depending on your point of view) spelling mistake transformations. Imagine a “kit to make kids with kits.” This is why they said we shouldn’t do DIY Bio
Sorry @el.fostek just noticed your direct reply. I am not sure how this will pan out but I am glad you are up for helping. I think those handouts will be useful. Loads of people have already replied saying they will bring kits and equipment. We have a few days before Friday to see what we can pull together.
Everyone that is interested in helping with this workshop, lets meet on the stage at 17.15 today and start to get organized.
Ok so, we took stock of our tool supplies and we have 7 tool kits that include soldering irons. We have some extra irons that others have brought along. Something that just occurred to me: @gbathree do we have any helping hands in those tool kits? I will try and buy some blue tack which we could use as a simple holding aide instead.
In terms of kits of things that people can make I will take stock of my kit supplies and report in as I gave a lot of them away at my tabling. We also have components and proto board but no design yet for those components. We have a few odd kits here and there mostly on the through-hole end. @dusjagr wasn’t able to make our little meeting but has brought a lot of components and suggests making some surface-mount designs and etching them over night.
We weren’t able to get any specialist surface mount assembly equipment together but I we can teach surface mount hand assembly using soldering irons.
@el.fostek I didn’t see you at the meeting, are you still up for helping? Did you bring the printouts of soldering is easy?
We have two pair of helping hands, and one full on mini vice. So maybe for a subset of people can use them -
Greg
Cool, I will still try and track down some blue tack then.
I forgot to summarize: we will go for a 1h30 mins session and hopefully with the amount of people up for instructing it will be a relaxed session for everyone involved. I guess there is scope for extending it for another 1h30 mins if there is demand?
Hi @kaspar! Since I didn’t hear back about interest in the print outs before I left for travel, it slipped my mind and I did not bring them. However, I might be able to print a few copies tonight just to have on hand.
Also, sorry to have missed the meet up this eve! I am definitely down to help coordinate. Will you be at the dinner?
Yes, I think we should make some printouts. It’ll be something people can look over if all the instructors are busy. We should print out some of the Spanish version as well.
Indeed, I will be at the dinner/bar tonight and we can speak about it then!
Just remembered another thing I didn’t check specifically: wire snippers. I have one pair. Any in those kits @gbathree?
Have wire snippers, strippers in all kits. Here’s the full contents of each kit -
Awww but that takes all the fun out of me posting “what about…”.
I have blutack… But its not blue, i hope that works.
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