Meetings/FamilyMakers16-02-2013

2013-03-17T12:32:09Z

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= Dates =
'''This meeting:''' Sunday 16th Mar 2013 @ 10:00am 
'''Next meeting:''' ? 

= Attendees =
Steve Upton 
Brian Corteil 
Chris Voth 
Meg Westbury 
Beck Collins 
Ian Colvin 
Ward

= Minutes =
For the benefit of the new attendees we reviewed output from previous meetings.

We then brainstormed on ideas on what we wanted from family makers, these included:
* Educational content
* Easy projects to start with, building to larger ones
* Inclusion in competitive events e.g. Chain reaction
* Overall ethos of sharing and reward of cool and creative ideas
* Formal show and tell or discussion component in each session
 
Finally we came up with a list of the items that we need prior to the first session and decided on a date for the first session.

'''Items needed to start'''
* Overall risk assessment for the group in the space
* Review and enhance risk assessments for specific equipment if required
* Check the Maker Club Playbook for a list of specific safety concerns
* Prepare for projects - equipment, safety equipment, etc.

'''Initial Projects'''
* Paper aeroplanes
* Drop an egg from a metre without breaking it
* Transport an egg 3 metres without breaking it
* Face masks
* Name badges
* Use of laser cutter
* Woodworking
* Trebuchet
* Use of 3D printer
* Basic soldering

'''Start Date'''
14th April 2013

'''Tasks to do before start date'''
* Pull together binders for kids
* Get a notebook to keep the register in
* Need 3 coordinators per day
* Set up a blog to capture (and tell stories) about our activities
* Designate someone to take pictures on each day
* Designate someone to bring snacks/drink each day

Electrical systems

2013-03-10T20:40:56Z

Cannon Fodder: /* Faults */

= '''Electrical Systems''' =

The electrical supplies at Makespace are very confusing, there are at least five distribution boards supplying the circuits in Makespace. The sockets in Makespace are not protected by RCDs; there are plans to address this in the near future.

Over the 2012 Christmas break, a quick survey was done and the following was found:

=== Class room ===

In the class room, circuits are fed from a distribution board located outside of Makespace and were not checked.

=== Corridor ===

In the corridor, circuits are fed from a distribution board located outside of Makespace and were not checked.

=== Main Workshop ===

The main workshop circuits are fed from the two distribution boards located in the workshop. The left-hand board supplies power for the lighting and sockets in the main workshop (lights only), kitchen, quiet room, store room and the right-hand distribution board. The sockets in the main workshop are fed from the right-hand distribution board. The right hand distribution board circuits are protected via an electrical contactor; when any of the red emergency stop buttons in the workshop are operated, the supply to the right hand board is isolated, and therefore any circuits supplied from it will also be isolated.

=== Secure Workshop ===

The secure workshop lights are fed from a distribution board located outside of Makespace and were not checked.

The sockets in the secure workshop are fed from the distribution board located in the secure workshop. The distribution board is protected via an electrical contactor; when any of the red emergency stop buttons in the secure workshop are operated, the supply to the distribution board is isolated, and therefore any circuits supplied from it will also be isolated. The sockets in the secure workshop are split into three circuits. A 32A ring main, 16A circuit control with a switched spur, and a 10A high level socket.

=== Office ===

The office lights and sockets are fed from its own distribution board. This distribution board is over 15 years old; since the office space is not going to be used for making, I don't see the need for the sockets to be RCD protected as long as the equipment used within the office is only IT equipment.

=== Kitchen ===

The kitchen lights and power are fed from the Main Workshop left-hand distribution board.

=== Quiet Room ===

The quiet room lights and power are fed from the Main Workshop left-hand distribution board. The low level and high level sockets are fed from different circuits.

=== Store Room ===

The store room's sockets are fed from the Main Workshop left-hand distribution board. The lights are fed from a distribution board outside of Makespace.

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= '''Faults''' =

If you find a fault with any part of the electrical system at Makespace, stop using it, label it as faulty and please log it via infrastructure <at> makespace.org , and inform Brian Corteil aka 'BrianC', one of the directors, or a trusted member if available.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Electrical Faults

|-
! Date !! Fault !! Fault location !! Reported by !! Reported To !! Actioned !! Completed !! Comments
|-
| 01/01/2013 || Example: Tube blown || Store || A Body || Brian Corteil || 02/01/2013 || Yes || replaced tube
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
|}

= '''Wish List''' =

Please list your requests here.

* For example: 4 new sockets for the new metal working bench in the secure workshop --[[User:Cannon Fodder|Brian Corteil]] 16:01, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Family Makers

2013-02-18T20:25:55Z

Cannon Fodder: /* Links */

Family Makers

2013-02-18T12:57:53Z

Cannon Fodder: /* Potential Projects */

Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013

2013-02-10T23:10:05Z

Cannon Fodder: /* Dates */

= Dates =
'''This meeting:''' Sunday 3rd Feb 2013 
'''Next meeting:''' Sunday 17th Feb 2013 @ 10:00am

= Aim =
The possibility of a maker club for members and their children had been discussed on the group list and this was the first face to face for a more detailed discussion. The aim of this meeting was to start to build a straw man for how this group could be structured, run, funded and what we could do.

= Attendees =
Meg Westbury 
Chris Voth 
Steve Upton 
Brian Corteil 

= Minutes =
It was a great initial discussion but we ended up with a lot of questions that we'll need to answer. Some of these are a bit brief but we covered a lot and this is a first pass. We grouped the discussion points into the following:
 

'''What'''
*Let’s have fun
 

'''Who'''
*Initially members and their kids (<18)
*Potential extension to guests and their kids
 

'''Where'''
*Classroom initially, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop ?
 

'''When'''
*Sunday mornings: 10-12
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week
 

'''Rules'''
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.
 

'''Potential Projects'''
We need to have some level of structure to the sessions, especially at the start, after that attendees may want to do their own things. Some project ideas could be:
*Raspberry Pi
*Basic skills
**Soldering
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit
*Chain reaction
*Competitions
**Catapults
**Cars
**Robots
*Laser cutter demo
*3D print demo
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?
*Sewing
 

'''Legal'''
*What to do to set the club up?
*What do we need to get access?
*Membership for Chris and Meg
*Risk assessments – what needs to be done?
*Weekly register
*Do we need at least one founder in attendance?
 

'''Funding'''
*Initial investment
**Makespace ?
**Founding members?
*Weekly fees
**£2 each non member to cover refreshments and consumables
 

'''Other'''
*Communication – who, when, how?
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages
*Founding families
*Outreach targets ?
*Sources for kits and spares
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?
*Future coordination with other groups?
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially
*How many people interested?
*Who will actively attend?
*Next meeting end of Feb
 
'''Links''' 
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:
*Hacker scouts for kids
*Instructables
*Lego
*Engineering faculty days – Maria Kettle
*Adafruit
*Proto pic
*Gates foundation robotics club - Meg
 
= Actions =
Book the next meeting in a couple of weeks and create a Meetup for it - '''Steve U''' 
Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified - '''Steve U''' 
Talk to Laura about the legal elements - '''Steve U''' 
Contact details for Maria Kettle at Engineering Faculty - '''Meg W''' 
Contact friend at the robotic club for tips on setting up a club - '''Meg'''

Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013

2013-02-10T23:09:21Z

Cannon Fodder: /* Dates */

= Dates =
'''This meeting:''' Sunday 3rd Feb 2013 
'''Next meeting:''' Sunday 17th Feb 2013

= Aim =
The possibility of a maker club for members and their children had been discussed on the group list and this was the first face to face for a more detailed discussion. The aim of this meeting was to start to build a straw man for how this group could be structured, run, funded and what we could do.

= Attendees =
Meg Westbury 
Chris Voth 
Steve Upton 
Brian Corteil 

= Minutes =
It was a great initial discussion but we ended up with a lot of questions that we'll need to answer. Some of these are a bit brief but we covered a lot and this is a first pass. We grouped the discussion points into the following:
 

'''What'''
*Let’s have fun
 

'''Who'''
*Initially members and their kids (<18)
*Potential extension to guests and their kids
 

'''Where'''
*Classroom initially, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop ?
 

'''When'''
*Sunday mornings: 10-12
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week
 

'''Rules'''
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.
 

'''Potential Projects'''
We need to have some level of structure to the sessions, especially at the start, after that attendees may want to do their own things. Some project ideas could be:
*Raspberry Pi
*Basic skills
**Soldering
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit
*Chain reaction
*Competitions
**Catapults
**Cars
**Robots
*Laser cutter demo
*3D print demo
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?
*Sewing
 

'''Legal'''
*What to do to set the club up?
*What do we need to get access?
*Membership for Chris and Meg
*Risk assessments – what needs to be done?
*Weekly register
*Do we need at least one founder in attendance?
 

'''Funding'''
*Initial investment
**Makespace ?
**Founding members?
*Weekly fees
**£2 each non member to cover refreshments and consumables
 

'''Other'''
*Communication – who, when, how?
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages
*Founding families
*Outreach targets ?
*Sources for kits and spares
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?
*Future coordination with other groups?
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially
*How many people interested?
*Who will actively attend?
*Next meeting end of Feb
 
'''Links''' 
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:
*Hacker scouts for kids
*Instructables
*Lego
*Engineering faculty days – Maria Kettle
*Adafruit
*Proto pic
*Gates foundation robotics club - Meg
 
= Actions =
Book the next meeting in a couple of weeks and create a Meetup for it - '''Steve U''' 
Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified - '''Steve U''' 
Talk to Laura about the legal elements - '''Steve U''' 
Contact details for Maria Kettle at Engineering Faculty - '''Meg W''' 
Contact friend at the robotic club for tips on setting up a club - '''Meg'''

Electrical systems

2013-01-18T21:07:43Z

Cannon Fodder: moved User:Cannon Fodder/electrical to Electrical systems

= '''Electrical Systems''' =

The electrical supplies at Makespace are very confusing, there are at least five distribution boards supplying the circuits in Makespace. The sockets in Makespace are not protected by RCDs; there are plans to address this in the near future.

Over the 2012 Christmas break, a quick survey was done and the following was found:

=== Class room ===

In the class room, circuits are fed from a distribution board located outside of Makespace and were not checked.

=== Corridor ===

In the corridor, circuits are fed from a distribution board located outside of Makespace and were not checked.

=== Main Workshop ===

The main workshop circuits are fed from the two distribution boards located in the workshop. The left-hand board supplies power for the lighting and sockets in the main workshop (lights only), kitchen, quiet room, store room and the right-hand distribution board. The sockets in the main workshop are fed from the right-hand distribution board. The right hand distribution board circuits are protected via an electrical contactor; when any of the red emergency stop buttons in the workshop are operated, the supply to the right hand board is isolated, and therefore any circuits supplied from it will also be isolated.

=== Secure Workshop ===

The secure workshop lights are fed from a distribution board located outside of Makespace and were not checked.

The sockets in the secure workshop are fed from the distribution board located in the secure workshop. The distribution board is protected via an electrical contactor; when any of the red emergency stop buttons in the secure workshop are operated, the supply to the distribution board is isolated, and therefore any circuits supplied from it will also be isolated. The sockets in the secure workshop are split into three circuits. A 32A ring main, 16A circuit control with a switched spur, and a 10A high level socket.

=== Office ===

The office lights and sockets are fed from its own distribution board. This distribution board is over 15 years old; since the office space is not going to be used for making, I don't see the need for the sockets to be RCD protected as long as the equipment used within the office is only IT equipment.

=== Kitchen ===

The kitchen lights and power are fed from the Main Workshop left-hand distribution board.

=== Quiet Room ===

The quiet room lights and power are fed from the Main Workshop left-hand distribution board. The low level and high level sockets are fed from different circuits.

=== Store Room ===

The store room's sockets are fed from the Main Workshop left-hand distribution board. The lights are fed from a distribution board outside of Makespace.

----

= '''Faults''' =

If you find a fault with any part of the electrical system at Makespace, stop using it, label it as faulty and please log it via electrics <at> makespace.org (Not yet set up), and inform Brian Corteil aka 'BrianC', one of the directors, or a trusted member if available.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Electrical Faults

|-
! Date !! Fault !! Fault location !! Reported by !! Reported To !! Actioned !! Completed !! Comments
|-
| 01/01/2013 || Example: Tube blown || Store || A Body || Brian Corteil || 02/01/2013 || Yes || replaced tube
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
|}

= '''Wish List''' =

Please list your requests here.

* For example: 4 new sockets for the new metal working bench in the secure workshop --[[User:Cannon Fodder|Brian Corteil]] 16:01, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

User:Cannon Fodder/electrical

2013-01-18T21:07:43Z

Cannon Fodder: moved User:Cannon Fodder/electrical to Electrical systems

#REDIRECT [[Electrical systems]]

Open Evening Jan 2013

2013-01-14T20:21:51Z

Cannon Fodder: /* Monday planning/prep party */

= Projects =

* Jonny - Drawdio
* BrianC - internet connected thermometer
* BrianC - internet aware giraffe
* BrianC - lego model of an idea for the StoreBot.
* DanR - RC plane (maybe, don't know what I'll do with it - can't very well fly it inside!)
* SteveU - 4x4x4 LED cube
* Robert - Visventis - kites for wind energy rig.

= Food =

* Jonny - Cookies
* BrianC - Flak Jacks

= Tour-guides =

* 7:30pm - Jonny
* 8:30pm
* 9:00pm

= Posters/Wall-displays =

= Monday planning/prep party =
Jonny

DanR

Robert

BrianC (2000) sorry unable to make it.

Open Evening Jan 2013

Cannon Fodder:

[[File:BrianC-Avatar.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Brian Corteil]]
== About Me ==
Name: Brian Corteil

Location: St Ives not by the sea.

Been Making for about the last year or so.

== Work ==
Commercial Electrician and Integrated Security Systems Engineer, for the last 26 years since leaving school in the late 80's.

== Interests ==
I have always been interested in computers and robotics, since seeing Star Wars, and James Bond films in the 70's and 80's. There was a large gap between my last 8 bit computer an Acorn Electron and my first PC in the late 90's. Other things I'am interested in are, Lego, blinky LEDs, micro controllers (Arduinos), the Raspberry Pi, programming (learning Python at the moment), physical computing, general electronics and home automation. I'm also like to design and build furniture. and any thing else that grabs my attention.

== Projects ==
Internet Connected Giraffe. In the bread broad stage. I'm using a child's night light as a starting point, fitting some RBG LEDs and a Raspberry Pi to control it.

Internet Connected Thermometer, Working on a bread broad, with an Arduino uno and ethernet shield, BlinkM programmable LED and LCD. This is an improved version of a project from last year. I would like to condensed the design to a single PCB with a nice case.

Hidden Shelf. In the mind storming stage. Basically an bookcase that rises behind a sofa when required, and when closed looks like a low shelf/divider. I was inspired by rising TVs.

File:BrianC-Avatar.jpg

2012-12-23T01:41:33Z

Cannon Fodder: South park Avatar of Brian Corteil

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