Sounds good. I won't be there for the middle weekend, but I should be there
for the other two. Here's what I think we should talk about at the planning
meeting:
-- Logistics for acquiring enough kits, including enough spare bits to make
up for reasonable wastage of parts.
-- Tools & test equipment, both for the boarduinos and future plans
-- Electronics workspaces, both for the boarduinos and future plans
-p
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Lion Kimbro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Great!
>
> I just called Jon Dugan;
>
> He said he'll post something by Thursday about dates & ordering;
> I've penciled in the 20th, 27th, and 4th (following 3 Saturday Houses.)
>
>
> Does anyone know how to add calendar entries to the Giraffe Labs calendar?
> Or perhaps we should make a Saturday House calendar?
>
> I'd like to add:
> * the tentative Boarduino dates (20th, 27th, Oct 4th)
> * the Sacred Books time (12-2 Saturday)
>
> Take care,
> Lion {:)}=
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 3:51 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > So do I. :) So let's make it happen -- how about a planning session
> > after the sacred books this saturday?
> >
> > -p
> >
> > On 9/9/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I hope this starts soon. My daughter's been wanting to learn electronix
> for
> >> a while, but she'll be doing ballet on sat starting in oct. I'll be
> there
> >> regardless :)
> >>
> >> --- Original Message ---
> >> From:"Lion Kimbro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Sent:Mon 9-8-08 5:06 pm
> >> To:[email protected] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Subj:[saturdayhouse] Re: electronics expansion
> >>
> >>
> >> Right now, we're talking about bringing in soldering gear, buying
> >> Boarduino kits, and soldering them together.
> >>
> >> Robert Eickmann & Jon Dugan sort of jointly & independently came
> >> up with the basic idea of doing something with electronics.
> >>
> >> Jon Dugan is estimating $25 for a Boarduino kit, $35 for kit +
> >> breadboard & stuff, and then $50 for kit + breadboard + soldering
> >> iron.
> >>
> >> That said, we have soldering irons amongst us, as well. I would
> >> say $25 is what's really needed for someone to participate, since
> >> it's mostly soldering work.
> >>
> >> I think the idea is that we would be doing this over 2-3 Saturday
> >> Houses.
> >>
> >> The work is light, fun, interesting, different, and you can talk
> >> while you're doing it, though it might mean you might need to ask
> >> Jon Dugan to unsolder something for you because you used the wrong
> >> capacitor. {;)}=
> >>
> >> Take care,
> >> Lion Kimbro {:)}=
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Pierce Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I've heard talk both here and at saturday house about an expansion
> >>> into electronics. I personally am interested in that, and I know at
> >>> least one person who might be interested in joining if the group moves
> >>> in that direction. What is the current status of those plans? What
> >>> type of equipment/facilities are people thinking of?
> >>>
> >>> -p
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>>
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