http://wiki.makespace.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Ste5euMakespace - User contributions [en]2026-04-16T06:18:52ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.22.6http://wiki.makespace.org/InductionInduction2015-09-29T16:37:09Z<p>Ste5eu: /* Pre induction */</p>
<hr />
<div>This is a temporary induction page, to be replaced by the membership web app under development.<br />
<br />
For more information on membership, see the main website page: [http://makespace.org/membership/ membership information].<br />
<br />
== Pre induction ==<br />
<br />
If you haven’t already, come and see Makespace during one of our open events which happen frequently – choose one on [meetup.makespace.org]. (Note that events where it’s possible to meet Makespace are clearly marked on the Meetup group; you need to attend a public event where there are Members available and willing to show you around, or with an existing member who can show you around. This is important as we want you to know what you’re going to get, and as all members get 24/7 access to Makespace, we need to know who we are giving keys to!<br />
<br />
The next '''See the Space''' is on Tuesday 29th September with Matthew Taylor.<br />
<br />
Once that's done and you've decided you definitely want to join please follow these steps:<br />
# Book an induction using our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app].<br />
# When you attend your induction, please bring:<br />
##Payment debit/credit card if you haven't already paid<br />
##A laptop (if possible)<br />
##A photo (of yourself!)<br />
<br />
== The induction ==<br />
<br />
The next inductions are:<br />
* 19:30 on Thursday 24th September with John Sturdy<br />
* 19:30 on Tuesday 29th September with John Sturdy<br />
<br />
This happens at makespace, and will involve the following:<br />
<br />
# If you've arrived at the induction without yet signing up to our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app] you should first enter your details in to that system.<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/members-safety-briefing/ The safety briefing]<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/membership-rules/ The rules]<br />
# If you have not already done so, set up your [https://makespace.recurly.com/subscribe/makespace-membership-full payment details]. If you are a student, check out if our term-time only student membership is appropriate: [[StudentSociety]]<br />
# Completion of the [http://bit.ly/makespace-induction members safety checklist]<br />
# Completion and signing of the supplied form which includes your [http://makespace.org/index.php/sample-page/membership/membership-agreement/ Membership agreement]<br />
# If you have not verified your address, please write your address on the supplied envelope for address verification purposes.<br />
# You recieve your keyfob<br />
# You are now a full makespace member and have full access to the space! (If you have not yet verified your address, your keyfob will be activated after verification is complete.)</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/InductionInduction2015-09-22T06:03:05Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>This is a temporary induction page, to be replaced by the membership web app under development.<br />
<br />
For more information on membership, see the main website page: [http://makespace.org/membership/ membership information].<br />
<br />
== Pre induction ==<br />
<br />
If you haven’t already, come and see Makespace during one of our open events which happen frequently – choose one on [meetup.makespace.org]. (Note that events where it’s possible to meet Makespace are clearly marked on the Meetup group; you need to attend a public event where there are Members available and willing to show you around, or with an existing member who can show you around. This is important as we want you to know what you’re going to get, and as all members get 24/7 access to Makespace, we need to know who we are giving keys to!<br />
<br />
The next '''See the Space''' is on Thursday 24th September.<br />
<br />
Once that's done and you've decided you definitely want to join please follow these steps:<br />
# Book an induction using our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app].<br />
# When you attend your induction, please bring:<br />
##Payment debit/credit card if you haven't already paid<br />
##A laptop (if possible)<br />
##A photo (of yourself!)<br />
<br />
== The induction ==<br />
<br />
The next inductions are:<br />
* 19:30 on Thursday 24th September with John Sturdy<br />
* 19:30 on Tuesday 29th September with John Sturdy<br />
<br />
This happens at makespace, and will involve the following:<br />
<br />
# If you've arrived at the induction without yet signing up to our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app] you should first enter your details in to that system.<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/members-safety-briefing/ The safety briefing]<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/membership-rules/ The rules]<br />
# If you have not already done so, set up your [https://makespace.recurly.com/subscribe/makespace-membership-full payment details]. If you are a student, check out if our term-time only student membership is appropriate: [[StudentSociety]]<br />
# Completion of the [http://bit.ly/makespace-induction members safety checklist]<br />
# Completion and signing of the supplied form which includes your [http://makespace.org/index.php/sample-page/membership/membership-agreement/ Membership agreement]<br />
# If you have not verified your address, please write your address on the supplied envelope for address verification purposes.<br />
# You recieve your keyfob<br />
# You are now a full makespace member and have full access to the space! (If you have not yet verified your address, your keyfob will be activated after verification is complete.)</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/InductionInduction2015-09-22T06:01:28Z<p>Ste5eu: /* Pre induction */</p>
<hr />
<div>This is a temporary induction page, to be replaced by the membership web app under development.<br />
<br />
== Pre induction ==<br />
<br />
If you haven’t already, come and see Makespace during one of our open events which happen frequently – choose one on [meetup.makespace.org]. (Note that events where it’s possible to meet Makespace are clearly marked on the Meetup group; you need to attend a public event where there are Members available and willing to show you around, or with an existing member who can show you around. This is important as we want you to know what you’re going to get, and as all members get 24/7 access to Makespace, we need to know who we are giving keys to!<br />
<br />
The next '''See the Space''' is on Thursday 24th September.<br />
<br />
Once that's done and you've decided you definitely want to join please follow these steps:<br />
# Book an induction using our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app].<br />
# When you attend your induction, please bring:<br />
##Payment debit/credit card if you haven't already paid<br />
##A laptop (if possible)<br />
##A photo (of yourself!)<br />
<br />
== The induction ==<br />
<br />
The next inductions are:<br />
* 19:30 on Thursday 24th September with John Sturdy<br />
* 19:30 on Tuesday 29th September with John Sturdy<br />
<br />
This happens at makespace, and will involve the following:<br />
<br />
# If you've arrived at the induction without yet signing up to our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app] you should first enter your details in to that system.<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/members-safety-briefing/ The safety briefing]<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/membership-rules/ The rules]<br />
# If you have not already done so, set up your [https://makespace.recurly.com/subscribe/makespace-membership-full payment details]. If you are a student, check out if our term-time only student membership is appropriate: [[StudentSociety]]<br />
# Completion of the [http://bit.ly/makespace-induction members safety checklist]<br />
# Completion and signing of the supplied form which includes your [http://makespace.org/index.php/sample-page/membership/membership-agreement/ Membership agreement]<br />
# If you have not verified your address, please write your address on the supplied envelope for address verification purposes.<br />
# You recieve your keyfob<br />
# You are now a full makespace member and have full access to the space! (If you have not yet verified your address, your keyfob will be activated after verification is complete.)</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/InductionInduction2015-09-22T06:00:49Z<p>Ste5eu: /* The induction */</p>
<hr />
<div>This is a temporary induction page, to be replaced by the membership web app under development.<br />
<br />
== Pre induction ==<br />
<br />
If you haven’t already, come and see Makespace during one of our open events which happen frequently – choose one on [meetup.makespace.org]. (Note that events where it’s possible to meet Makespace are clearly marked on the Meetup group; you need to attend a public event where there are Members available and willing to show you around, or with an existing member who can show you around. This is important as we want you to know what you’re going to get, and as all members get 24/7 access to Makespace, we need to know who we are giving keys to!<br />
<br />
The next '''See the Space''' is Tuesday 15th September with Matthew Taylor.<br />
<br />
Once that's done and you've decided you definitely want to join please follow these steps:<br />
# Book an induction using our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app].<br />
# When you attend your induction, please bring:<br />
##Payment debit/credit card if you haven't already paid<br />
##A laptop (if possible)<br />
##A photo (of yourself!)<br />
<br />
== The induction ==<br />
<br />
The next inductions are:<br />
* 19:30 on Thursday 24th September with John Sturdy<br />
* 19:30 on Tuesday 29th September with John Sturdy<br />
<br />
This happens at makespace, and will involve the following:<br />
<br />
# If you've arrived at the induction without yet signing up to our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app] you should first enter your details in to that system.<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/members-safety-briefing/ The safety briefing]<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/membership-rules/ The rules]<br />
# If you have not already done so, set up your [https://makespace.recurly.com/subscribe/makespace-membership-full payment details]. If you are a student, check out if our term-time only student membership is appropriate: [[StudentSociety]]<br />
# Completion of the [http://bit.ly/makespace-induction members safety checklist]<br />
# Completion and signing of the supplied form which includes your [http://makespace.org/index.php/sample-page/membership/membership-agreement/ Membership agreement]<br />
# If you have not verified your address, please write your address on the supplied envelope for address verification purposes.<br />
# You recieve your keyfob<br />
# You are now a full makespace member and have full access to the space! (If you have not yet verified your address, your keyfob will be activated after verification is complete.)</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/MakespaceMakespace2015-09-15T14:10:31Z<p>Ste5eu: /* How does Makespace work? */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:WIP+Makespace-dan.png|thumb|frameless|400px|Makespace]]<br />
[http://makespace.org Makespace Homepage] / Wiki<br />
<br />
<br />
== New Wiki users ==<br />
<br />
Please request for your account to be activated on the mailing list. Thanks!<br />
<br />
<br />
== <span style="color: red;">Message of the Day</span> ==<br />
<br />
'''We're currently working on defining/acquiring a comprehensive set of hand tools for the space. Your input will be appreciated: [[Shiny New Tool Chests]]<br />
'''<br />
<br />
Tools will be ordered as soon as someone takes charge of the process. :-)<br />
<br />
----<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== What is in Makespace? ==<br />
<br />
* '''[[Equipment|Our Equipment]]'''<br />
* [[Equipment Status]] (experimental page; may not be accurate)<br />
* [[Infrastructure]]<br />
* [[Things and stuff]] --- locator for smaller items<br />
<br />
== How does Makespace work? ==<br />
<br />
The space is great for individuals wanting to experiment, startups or companies wanting access to prototyping equipment, companies in the business who can come and do training and provide services beyond Makespace, and groups that want space to meet. Anyone who could benefit from a shared space focused on making things.<br />
<br />
At its core is a membership-based structure; the price of membership is £40/month inc VAT for full membership for 24/7 RFID access, or £33/month inc VAT for full student membership (no access outside of Cambridge university terms).<br />
<br />
It is a community run space; see:<br />
<br />
* [http://makespace.org Makespace Main Website]<br />
* [[Induction|Membership and inductions]]<br />
* [[Useful makespace info for Members]]<br />
* [[Policies]] - ie how stuff works<br />
* [[Latest member news]] - a great place to start if you want to find out what's been happening lately or what's coming up<br />
* Non-exhaustive [[People|list of people]] currently involved. Members are encouraged to post their details on the wall in the Makespace classroom. See also [[members wall]]<br />
<br />
== Getting involved ==<br />
<br />
If you'd like to express interest in Makespace, keep up to date with how things are going, or find out about upcoming real-world meetings, please join our [http://www.meetup.com/makespace Meetup] group.<br />
<br />
This is our main community list and you can see archive update posts on meetup, or [[Updates|here]].<br />
<br />
We also have a mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/cammakespace. You can email the list at cammakespace@googlegroups.com. Posts from new users may be held for moderation.<br />
<br />
We are also present on IRC. Join #makespace on Freenode. You can also access this via your browser at http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=makespace<br />
<br />
And it doesn't just have to be electronic; here are some extra resources to help you spread the word in the real world:<br />
* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/a5poster.pdf A5 Flyer]<br />
* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/makespace-poster.pdf A4 Poster]<br />
Please post them in offices, clubs, related shops, and anywhere you think will catch the eye of an interested person! (we'll make up to date ones soon!)<br />
<br />
If you'd like to contribute to plans on the wiki, go for it. The [[Currently active and interesting]] page will show you where the action is at the moment. <br />
<br />
Help make sure everyone who should know about Makespace knows about Makespace!<br />
<br />
Various ways of how the Makespace community interacts are listed here: [[Communications]]<br />
<br />
Consider becoming an Owner or Trainer.<br />
A list of equipment owners can be found here [[OwnersPage]]<br />
<br />
== Building Makespace Projects ==<br />
<br />
The founder members are now working on '''how the space should be used''' and the '''projects to make it happen''':<br />
* [[Space layout ideas]]<br />
* [[Storage]]<br />
* [[Kit wishlist]]<br />
* [[Equipment status database]]<br />
* [[Computers]]<br />
* [[Makespace member guidelines]]<br />
* [[How to do stuff for Makespace]]<br />
* [[Layout]]<br />
* [[Cakespace]]<br />
<br />
== Personal and Other Projects ==<br />
<br />
* [[Projects|Makespace projects]]<br />
* [[Arts and crafts]]<br />
* [[Plants]]<br />
<br />
We are also working on outreach activities as follows:<br />
* [[Family Makers]]<br />
* [[Student Society]]<br />
* [[Arduino and Cake]]<br />
<br />
Previous projects:<br />
* [[Engineering Festival 2011]]<br />
<br />
== Social Meetings ==<br />
There are always socials - and meetups and other things! The canonical means of arranging these is via Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Makespace Check out [[Events policy|how to run an event in Makespace]].<br />
<br />
== Formal Meetings ==<br />
There are write-ups of planning and member meetings at [[Makespace/Meetings | Meetings]].<br />
<br />
== Sponsorship and Donations! ==<br />
Makespace is made possible by membership fees and sponsorship, and also support from Ideaspace. We gratefully receive any donations, however small, that can help with developing, running and improving Makespace for everyone.<br />
<br />
Also, we accept donations-in-kind. Head over to [[DonationsWelcome]], where we're tracking the things we need and the things people have that we might need, and read our [[Donations Policy]] about how to donate things.<br />
<br />
Thanks!<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[https://delicious.com/makespace Here] we keep our links and Refs for inspiration, suppliers, other hacker/makerspaces and the daily what. Do not hesitate to chip in.( u and p both = makespace]<br />
<br />
Some information about other groups around the world that may be of interest can be found on the [[Links|Links page]].<br />
<br />
Some projects may need external [[Service Suppliers]] for things we can't do in-house.</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/MakespaceMakespace2015-09-15T14:09:09Z<p>Ste5eu: /* What is in Makespace? */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:WIP+Makespace-dan.png|thumb|frameless|400px|Makespace]]<br />
[http://makespace.org Makespace Homepage] / Wiki<br />
<br />
<br />
== New Wiki users ==<br />
<br />
Please request for your account to be activated on the mailing list. Thanks!<br />
<br />
<br />
== <span style="color: red;">Message of the Day</span> ==<br />
<br />
'''We're currently working on defining/acquiring a comprehensive set of hand tools for the space. Your input will be appreciated: [[Shiny New Tool Chests]]<br />
'''<br />
<br />
Tools will be ordered as soon as someone takes charge of the process. :-)<br />
<br />
----<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== What is in Makespace? ==<br />
<br />
* '''[[Equipment|Our Equipment]]'''<br />
* [[Equipment Status]] (experimental page; may not be accurate)<br />
* [[Infrastructure]]<br />
* [[Things and stuff]] --- locator for smaller items<br />
<br />
== How does Makespace work? ==<br />
<br />
The space is great for individuals wanting to experiment, startups or companies wanting access to prototyping equipment, companies in the business who can come and do training and provide services beyond Makespace, and groups that want space to meet. Anyone who could benefit from a shared space focused on making things.<br />
<br />
At its core is a membership-based structure; the price of membership is £40/month inc VAT for full membership for 24/7 RFID access, or £33/month inc VAT for full student membership (no access outside of Cambridge university terms).<br />
<br />
It is a community run space; see:<br />
<br />
* [http://makespace.org Makespace Main Website]<br />
* [[Useful makespace info for Members]]<br />
* [[Policies]] - ie how stuff works<br />
* [[Latest member news]] - a great place to start if you want to find out what's been happening lately or what's coming up<br />
* Non-exhaustive [[People|list of people]] currently involved. Members are encouraged to post their details on the wall in the Makespace classroom. See also [[members wall]]<br />
<br />
== Getting involved ==<br />
<br />
If you'd like to express interest in Makespace, keep up to date with how things are going, or find out about upcoming real-world meetings, please join our [http://www.meetup.com/makespace Meetup] group.<br />
<br />
This is our main community list and you can see archive update posts on meetup, or [[Updates|here]].<br />
<br />
We also have a mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/cammakespace. You can email the list at cammakespace@googlegroups.com. Posts from new users may be held for moderation.<br />
<br />
We are also present on IRC. Join #makespace on Freenode. You can also access this via your browser at http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=makespace<br />
<br />
And it doesn't just have to be electronic; here are some extra resources to help you spread the word in the real world:<br />
* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/a5poster.pdf A5 Flyer]<br />
* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/makespace-poster.pdf A4 Poster]<br />
Please post them in offices, clubs, related shops, and anywhere you think will catch the eye of an interested person! (we'll make up to date ones soon!)<br />
<br />
If you'd like to contribute to plans on the wiki, go for it. The [[Currently active and interesting]] page will show you where the action is at the moment. <br />
<br />
Help make sure everyone who should know about Makespace knows about Makespace!<br />
<br />
Various ways of how the Makespace community interacts are listed here: [[Communications]]<br />
<br />
Consider becoming an Owner or Trainer.<br />
A list of equipment owners can be found here [[OwnersPage]]<br />
<br />
== Building Makespace Projects ==<br />
<br />
The founder members are now working on '''how the space should be used''' and the '''projects to make it happen''':<br />
* [[Space layout ideas]]<br />
* [[Storage]]<br />
* [[Kit wishlist]]<br />
* [[Equipment status database]]<br />
* [[Computers]]<br />
* [[Makespace member guidelines]]<br />
* [[How to do stuff for Makespace]]<br />
* [[Layout]]<br />
* [[Cakespace]]<br />
<br />
== Personal and Other Projects ==<br />
<br />
* [[Projects|Makespace projects]]<br />
* [[Arts and crafts]]<br />
* [[Plants]]<br />
<br />
We are also working on outreach activities as follows:<br />
* [[Family Makers]]<br />
* [[Student Society]]<br />
* [[Arduino and Cake]]<br />
<br />
Previous projects:<br />
* [[Engineering Festival 2011]]<br />
<br />
== Social Meetings ==<br />
There are always socials - and meetups and other things! The canonical means of arranging these is via Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Makespace Check out [[Events policy|how to run an event in Makespace]].<br />
<br />
== Formal Meetings ==<br />
There are write-ups of planning and member meetings at [[Makespace/Meetings | Meetings]].<br />
<br />
== Sponsorship and Donations! ==<br />
Makespace is made possible by membership fees and sponsorship, and also support from Ideaspace. We gratefully receive any donations, however small, that can help with developing, running and improving Makespace for everyone.<br />
<br />
Also, we accept donations-in-kind. Head over to [[DonationsWelcome]], where we're tracking the things we need and the things people have that we might need, and read our [[Donations Policy]] about how to donate things.<br />
<br />
Thanks!<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[https://delicious.com/makespace Here] we keep our links and Refs for inspiration, suppliers, other hacker/makerspaces and the daily what. Do not hesitate to chip in.( u and p both = makespace]<br />
<br />
Some information about other groups around the world that may be of interest can be found on the [[Links|Links page]].<br />
<br />
Some projects may need external [[Service Suppliers]] for things we can't do in-house.</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/MakespaceMakespace2015-09-15T14:08:41Z<p>Ste5eu: /* What is in Makespace? */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:WIP+Makespace-dan.png|thumb|frameless|400px|Makespace]]<br />
[http://makespace.org Makespace Homepage] / Wiki<br />
<br />
<br />
== New Wiki users ==<br />
<br />
Please request for your account to be activated on the mailing list. Thanks!<br />
<br />
<br />
== <span style="color: red;">Message of the Day</span> ==<br />
<br />
'''We're currently working on defining/acquiring a comprehensive set of hand tools for the space. Your input will be appreciated: [[Shiny New Tool Chests]]<br />
'''<br />
<br />
Tools will be ordered as soon as someone takes charge of the process. :-)<br />
<br />
----<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== What is in Makespace? ==<br />
<br />
* [[Induction|Membership and inductions]]<br />
* '''[[Equipment|Our Equipment]]'''<br />
* [[Equipment Status]] (experimental page; may not be accurate)<br />
* [[Infrastructure]]<br />
* [[Things and stuff]] --- locator for smaller items<br />
<br />
== How does Makespace work? ==<br />
<br />
The space is great for individuals wanting to experiment, startups or companies wanting access to prototyping equipment, companies in the business who can come and do training and provide services beyond Makespace, and groups that want space to meet. Anyone who could benefit from a shared space focused on making things.<br />
<br />
At its core is a membership-based structure; the price of membership is £40/month inc VAT for full membership for 24/7 RFID access, or £33/month inc VAT for full student membership (no access outside of Cambridge university terms).<br />
<br />
It is a community run space; see:<br />
<br />
* [http://makespace.org Makespace Main Website]<br />
* [[Useful makespace info for Members]]<br />
* [[Policies]] - ie how stuff works<br />
* [[Latest member news]] - a great place to start if you want to find out what's been happening lately or what's coming up<br />
* Non-exhaustive [[People|list of people]] currently involved. Members are encouraged to post their details on the wall in the Makespace classroom. See also [[members wall]]<br />
<br />
== Getting involved ==<br />
<br />
If you'd like to express interest in Makespace, keep up to date with how things are going, or find out about upcoming real-world meetings, please join our [http://www.meetup.com/makespace Meetup] group.<br />
<br />
This is our main community list and you can see archive update posts on meetup, or [[Updates|here]].<br />
<br />
We also have a mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/cammakespace. You can email the list at cammakespace@googlegroups.com. Posts from new users may be held for moderation.<br />
<br />
We are also present on IRC. Join #makespace on Freenode. You can also access this via your browser at http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=makespace<br />
<br />
And it doesn't just have to be electronic; here are some extra resources to help you spread the word in the real world:<br />
* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/a5poster.pdf A5 Flyer]<br />
* [http://files.meetup.com/1669256/makespace-poster.pdf A4 Poster]<br />
Please post them in offices, clubs, related shops, and anywhere you think will catch the eye of an interested person! (we'll make up to date ones soon!)<br />
<br />
If you'd like to contribute to plans on the wiki, go for it. The [[Currently active and interesting]] page will show you where the action is at the moment. <br />
<br />
Help make sure everyone who should know about Makespace knows about Makespace!<br />
<br />
Various ways of how the Makespace community interacts are listed here: [[Communications]]<br />
<br />
Consider becoming an Owner or Trainer.<br />
A list of equipment owners can be found here [[OwnersPage]]<br />
<br />
== Building Makespace Projects ==<br />
<br />
The founder members are now working on '''how the space should be used''' and the '''projects to make it happen''':<br />
* [[Space layout ideas]]<br />
* [[Storage]]<br />
* [[Kit wishlist]]<br />
* [[Equipment status database]]<br />
* [[Computers]]<br />
* [[Makespace member guidelines]]<br />
* [[How to do stuff for Makespace]]<br />
* [[Layout]]<br />
* [[Cakespace]]<br />
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== Personal and Other Projects ==<br />
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* [[Projects|Makespace projects]]<br />
* [[Arts and crafts]]<br />
* [[Plants]]<br />
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We are also working on outreach activities as follows:<br />
* [[Family Makers]]<br />
* [[Student Society]]<br />
* [[Arduino and Cake]]<br />
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Previous projects:<br />
* [[Engineering Festival 2011]]<br />
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== Social Meetings ==<br />
There are always socials - and meetups and other things! The canonical means of arranging these is via Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Makespace Check out [[Events policy|how to run an event in Makespace]].<br />
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== Formal Meetings ==<br />
There are write-ups of planning and member meetings at [[Makespace/Meetings | Meetings]].<br />
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== Sponsorship and Donations! ==<br />
Makespace is made possible by membership fees and sponsorship, and also support from Ideaspace. We gratefully receive any donations, however small, that can help with developing, running and improving Makespace for everyone.<br />
<br />
Also, we accept donations-in-kind. Head over to [[DonationsWelcome]], where we're tracking the things we need and the things people have that we might need, and read our [[Donations Policy]] about how to donate things.<br />
<br />
Thanks!<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[https://delicious.com/makespace Here] we keep our links and Refs for inspiration, suppliers, other hacker/makerspaces and the daily what. Do not hesitate to chip in.( u and p both = makespace]<br />
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Some information about other groups around the world that may be of interest can be found on the [[Links|Links page]].<br />
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Some projects may need external [[Service Suppliers]] for things we can't do in-house.</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/InductionInduction2015-09-15T14:07:09Z<p>Ste5eu: /* Pre induction */</p>
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<div>This is a temporary induction page, to be replaced by the membership web app under development.<br />
<br />
== Pre induction ==<br />
<br />
If you haven’t already, come and see Makespace during one of our open events which happen frequently – choose one on [meetup.makespace.org]. (Note that events where it’s possible to meet Makespace are clearly marked on the Meetup group; you need to attend a public event where there are Members available and willing to show you around, or with an existing member who can show you around. This is important as we want you to know what you’re going to get, and as all members get 24/7 access to Makespace, we need to know who we are giving keys to!<br />
<br />
The next '''See the Space''' is Tuesday 15th September with Matthew Taylor.<br />
<br />
Once that's done and you've decided you definitely want to join please follow these steps:<br />
# Book an induction using our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app].<br />
# When you attend your induction, please bring:<br />
##Payment debit/credit card if you haven't already paid<br />
##A laptop (if possible)<br />
##A photo (of yourself!)<br />
<br />
== The induction ==<br />
<br />
This happens at makespace, and will involve the following:<br />
<br />
# If you've arrived at the induction without yet signing up to our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app] you should first enter your details in to that system.<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/members-safety-briefing/ The safety briefing]<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/membership-rules/ The rules]<br />
# If you have not already done so, set up your [https://makespace.recurly.com/subscribe/makespace-membership-full payment details]. If you are a student, check out if our term-time only student membership is appropriate: [[StudentSociety]]<br />
# Completion of the [http://bit.ly/makespace-induction members safety checklist]<br />
# Completion and signing of the supplied form which includes your [http://makespace.org/index.php/sample-page/membership/membership-agreement/ Membership agreement]<br />
# If you have not verified your address, please write your address on the supplied envelope for address verification purposes.<br />
# You recieve your keyfob<br />
# You are now a full makespace member and have full access to the space! (If you have not yet verified your address, your keyfob will be activated after verification is complete.)</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/InductionInduction2014-05-22T16:45:21Z<p>Ste5eu: /* The induction */</p>
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<div>This is a temporary induction page, to be replaced by the membership web app under development.<br />
<br />
== Pre induction ==<br />
<br />
# If you haven’t already, come and see Makespace during one of our open events which happen frequently – choose one on [meetup.makespace.org]. (Note that events where it’s possible to meet Makespace are clearly marked on the Meetup group; you need to attend a public event where there are Members available and willing to show you around, or with an existing member who can show you around. This is important as we want you to know what you’re going to get, and as all members get 24/7 access to Makespace, we need to know who we are giving keys to!<br />
# Book an induction using our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app].<br />
# When you attend your induction, please bring:<br />
##Payment debit/credit card if you haven't already paid<br />
##A laptop (if possible)<br />
##A photo (of yourself!) (if possible)<br />
<br />
<br />
== The induction ==<br />
<br />
This happens at makespace, and will involve the following:<br />
<br />
# If you've arrived at the induction without yet signing up to our [http://makespace-induction.herokuapp.com/ Sign up app] you should first enter your details in to that system.<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/members-safety-briefing/ The safety briefing]<br />
# You read [http://makespace.org/membership/membership-agreement/membership-rules/ The rules]<br />
# If you have not already done so, set up your [https://makespace.recurly.com/subscribe/makespace-membership-full payment details]<br />
# Completion of the [http://bit.ly/makespace-induction members safety checklist]<br />
# Completion and signing of the supplied form which includes your [http://makespace.org/index.php/sample-page/membership/membership-agreement/ Membership agreement]<br />
# If you have not verified your address, please write your address on the supplied envelope for address verification purposes.<br />
# You recieve your keyfob<br />
# You are now a full makespace member and have full access to the space! (If you have not yet verified your address, your keyfob will be activated after verification is complete.)</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family_MakersFamily Makers2014-05-18T07:39:08Z<p>Ste5eu: /* Meetings */</p>
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<div>= Aim =<br />
To enable makers and their families and friends to come together, make things and have fun.<br />
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= Description =<br />
In order to progress and get the club set up quickly and reduce the required legal work this will be for existing members, their families and their guests.<br />
The classroom will be the main location used, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop.<br />
<br />
= Meetings =<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers12-05-2014]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-07-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-04-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-03-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-02-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013]]<br />
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= When =<br />
*Sunday mornings: 10-12<br />
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule 2014]]<br />
<br/><br/>Previous Projects<br><br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List_2013|Project Schedule 2013]]<br />
<br />
= Who =<br />
* Presenter/Facilitator<br />
* Deputy<br />
** Turn up a a bit early to set-up registration, put out registration book to record attendees names and photo consent and meeting fees collection box (£3 per family). The registration book and collection box are stored in the Family Makers box in the storage cupboard.<br />
** Ensure supply of biscuits and squash. These are stored in the Family Makers cupboard (if there are any extra).<br />
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= Rules =<br />
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club<br />
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules<br />
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later<br />
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment<br />
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2<br />
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back<br />
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership<br />
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.<br />
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= Projects =<br />
<br />
Some future project ideas could be:<br />
*Raspberry Pi<br />
*Basic skills<br />
**Soldering<br />
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit<br />
*Competitions<br />
**Cars<br />
**Robots<br />
*Laser cutter demo<br />
*3D print demo<br />
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?<br />
*Sewing/knitting/weaving (by hand and using sewing machines) [beck can facilitate hand sewing/weaving and could help with machine sewing]<br />
*PaperCraft/Origami<br />
**I have a set of PaperCraft designs of locks, combination, cylinder etc, which are interesting to build and result in a working (but fragile) lock, RodW<br />
*Use 123D catch to capture 3D models, possibly heads <br />
*Use 123D Creatures to design 3D monsters and cartoons, then 3d print them.<br />
*Make a timing system for toy cars. BC<br />
*pin hole cameras. BC<br />
*spy stuff - make badges, long distance mic, spy cameras, spy gadgets. BC<br />
*Mask-making<br />
*Kites<br />
*Stamping, printings on paper or fabric<br />
*Jewellery/bead-making (paper, metal, clay, salt dough, etc.)<br />
*Bread animals [beck]<br />
*Baking (cupcakes, muffins, biscuits) [beck]<br />
*Picture taking morning (e.g., [http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/ Forced perspective photography])<br />
*One Pot Electronics Engineering - many projects to choose from [http://ee.onepotcooking.com/syllabus One Pot Electronics Engineering]<br />
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<br />
<br />
Longer Projects<br />
*Create a mold and cast something - low tech by cutting out layers of ply, vacuum mold a heated plastic sheet and cast chocolate. <br />
*Conductive Fabric - Sewing, sensors and simple circuits.<br />
*3D generative programs, create program (in openscad) that will generate 3D models, add parameterisation via thingiverse customizer script, 3D print<br />
*Create a polagraph, draw quirky pictures slowly<br />
*Raid Make magazine, [http://blog.makezine.com/projects/make-33/vinyl-pcb-resist/ Vinyl PCB Resist]encourages custom/artistic circuit diagrams and the process teachs circuit board basics<br />
*build a maze solving robot and enter it in to Competitions. BC<br />
*build 3D printer - maybe a reprap. BC<br />
*[[Family makers electronics sessions]]<br />
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= Legal =<br />
<Todo><br />
<br />
= Funding =<br />
*Initial investment <br />
**Makespace ?<br />
**Founding members?<br />
*Weekly fees<br />
**£3.00 for each member family and £5.00 for a non member family to cover refreshments and consumables<br />
<br/><br />
<br />
= Other =<br />
*Communication – who, when, how?<br />
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages<br />
*Founding families<br />
*Outreach targets ?<br />
*Sources for kits and spares<br />
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks<br />
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?<br />
*Future coordination with other groups?<br />
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially<br />
*How many people interested?<br />
*Who will actively attend?<br />
*Next meeting end of Feb<br />
<br />
= Links =<br />
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:<br />
* [http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/ Hacker Scouts]<br />
*Instructables<br />
*Lego<br />
*Engineering faculty days – [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] <br />
*Adafruit<br />
*Proto pic<br />
* [http://www.theroboticist.org/ The Roboticist] (Seattle-based robot club for young kids)<br />
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Play book] link to a document about setting up a maker club for older children.<br />
* [http://youngmakers.org/ Young Makers website] the site where I found the above play book.<br />
* [http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/ Mindsets Online]<br />
* AccessArt http://www.accessart.org.uk/<br />
* Things To Make And Do http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/index.html<br />
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= Notes from Discussion with Maria Kettle =<br />
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<br />
These are notes from my (MW) email discussion with Maria Kettle, Outreach Officer for Cambridge University Engineering Department. CUED hosts events for kids and their parents/guardians every other month, with projects and concerns very similar to Makespace's Family Makers.<br />
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<br />
'''What projects have worked well and what haven't?'''<br />
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* Electrical things usually go OK and can be split into a minimum needed for success (build a hovercraft) plus an extension (put a skirt on your hovercraft, decorate a jitterbug). They are expensive in terms of components, batteries etc. <br />
* Rolled paper tube structures are cheap but hard to complete in 1 1/2 hours for a small team. Also, people seem to think that cranes, bridges, towers and boats are all the same - rolled paper tubes. <br />
* Strangely, the electrical things, hovercraft, jitterbugs, crazy kit cars are not the same, even though they are all based on a battery box wired to a motor...<br />
* My only disaster was making gliders, the 2nd event I did. The gliders were fine and people had fun but some kids had the bright idea of launching their gliders from the mezzanine floor of engineering reception. The uprights that support the handrail around this floor are 1950's spec - very widely spaced. A kid could launch itself through them very easily, a H&S nightmare. I now put "No Entry" signs at the bottom of the main building stairs.<br />
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<br />
'''Might it be possible to reuse any of your projects?'''<br />
<br />
* Hunt about here and see if you can find anything useful:<br />
[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/Project-resources/Links-to-resources1.html CUED Outreach Resources] and here: [http://www.stemclubs.net/activity Stem Clubs Activities]<br />
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<br />
'''How do you source funding?'''<br />
<br />
* Outreach at Engineering is funded by some big wedges of cash from industrialists who have a vested interest in increasing the numbers going into the profession at all levels. The University brand helps massively here. At family events, I put out a bucket and ask for suggested donations of £5. The actual amount I get is very variable but overall it covers the cost of sandwich lunches for the volunteers. <br />
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<br />
'''Were there any legal challenges to setting up the programme?'''<br />
<br />
* We don't have event insurance. Instead, all the volunteers are STEM Ambassadors. This gives them personal liability insurance if they are at an event that is notified to our local STEMNET organization, STEM TEAM East, in advance. You can find out more about becoming a STEM Ambassador here: [http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/CUED-students-and-staff/STEM-Ambassador-Application/Links-to-instructions.html STEM Ambassador Application]. The activities we do are not very dangerous.<br />
* We ask for signed photo consent from the responsible adults. I tell people that I use the photos to decorate my website, to decorate reports to sponsors and to decorate applications for cash. The wording of the form is much more wide open than this and I once had a solicitor parent refuse to sign it on grounds of its wideness. I have now decided that if this ever happens again, I will ask the lawyer-parent to help me draft something more realistic but I missed that opportunity. However, if someone refuses photo consent, don't ask why and don't take any photos. <br />
* The rules around maintaining the anonymity of adopted kids are VERY tight for good but horrid reasons. A photo of an adoptee at your event would tie the kid to a geographical location and could have very nasty consequences, kids are not lightly put up for adoption. Birth parents may not have seen the child for many years but they are usually sent carefully de-localised photos and news a couple of time per year so they could recognise a child on your website. Don't go there.<br />
* Also, in future, I'll tell people about photo consent in the information email I send out to confirm a booking. I had a mum reluctant to sign consent for her son's mate without asking mate's mum first.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What did you do about formulating a set of rules?'''<br />
<br />
Trial and error! The rules we use are minimal and relate to<br />
* 1) All groups must have a responsible adult. <br />
* 2) Event volunteers only interact with kids professionally, that is, we are all in a room with lots of other people. We don't take kids to the loos, that is the job of a responsible adult if necessary. Stickers are handed to kids for them to stick onto themselves. This seems very paranoid as I write it but it is standard school practice. There is a CUED policy on working with children and vulnerable adults that covers this stuff in detail, I've attached a copy [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eimyJha_YYYBaMdDhtRRvO_T6T3pQLk3sQQrBUxESmc/edit?usp=sharing link to document]].<br />
* 3) Rules to stop kid A accidentally trashing kid B's hovercraft/boat or kid C's rubber band powered helicopter getting mashed into kid D's hair. We have testing areas, and all testing must be done there.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What adult/child/teacher ratios to you recommend?'''<br />
<br />
* At least 1 responsible adult per group and don't have more kids in that group than the adult can cope with. This is flexible to allow for bigger groups of more experienced participants and smaller groups of younger kids. I recruit as many volunteers as possible, having too many is never an issue, sadly. The extra help they provide becomes an icing on the cake for family groups. I have a balloon powered bus activity that is mostly colouring to offer to very young children who arrive on the coat tails of older siblings.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Are you aware of external sources of funding for children/technology programmes?'''<br />
<br />
* No.<br />
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= Notes from the Maker Club Playbook =<br />
<br />
These are notes that I (MW) have taken on the [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Playbook] (see the Links section above). The Playbook is a guide for setting up maker groups with older kids (ages 12-18) to get projects ready for Maker Faires. Even though we will not be preparing projects for Maker Faires (not yet, at least!), and there will be younger kids in our group, there is a lot from the Playbook that is helpful and relevant. Below I pull out what I think is most useful (but another person to scour the Playbook and find other important points would be good). In particular, I want to pay attention to the sections on philosophy and documentation: Ensuring our group has the right attitudes and making sure that we document our ideas and accomplishments is crucial. All is up for discussion, of course!<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Philosophy/Approach''' (p. 5): <br />
* "Makers believe that if you can imagine it, you can make it. We see ourselves as more than consumers--we are productive; we are creative. Everyone is a Maker, and our world is what we make it."<br />
* "Makers comprise a community of crative and technical people that help one another do better. They are open, inclusive, encouraging and generous in spirit."<br />
* "Makers celebrate other Makers -- what they make, how they make it and the enthusiasm and passion that drives them."<br />
* "Maker Clubs are about exhibition, not competition. We don't see Makers pitting themselves against each other. We hope each Maker gets useful feedback on what they exhibit, and that the feedback is offered in a spirit of generosity and received with similar openess and magnanimity."<br />
* And from p. 7: "...[T]here are no winners or losers -- anything that's cool is fair game. It's not a competition and there aren't prizes, so there are no judges deciding who has succeeded and who has failed. ... [M]ost importantly, we notice that all Makers are curious and motivated people."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Starter Projects''' (pp. 8-9)<br />
* "We recommend that you make something [simple] together to get your feet we and see what it's like to work together"<br />
* The Playbook recommends many websites for finding starter projects including Make:Projects, simpler Instructables projects and Build Howtoons projects. [We should see also the links that Maria Kettle from CUED has suggested.]<br />
* "When choosing a starter project, consider the diverse interests and skill sets of the members of your club, and make sure that the project you choose is open-ended enough to welcome all kinds of budding Makers into the culture."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Plussing''' (p. 11)<br />
* "Pixar uses the term 'plussing' to men finding what's good about an idea and making it even better. In the Young Makers program, plussing sessions provide an opportunity for project teams to share their ideas, progress, challenges and next steps with the participants..."<br />
* "Through the Young Makers program we are modeling and sustaining a collaborative culture, and having highly interactive plussing plays a key role in reaching that goal. Admittedly the adult mentors and volunteers tend to have the most to say during the plussing sessions. It takes a lot of work to get kids to comment on one another's projects, but it is critical you put the effort into encouraging the kids to plus too."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Documenting''' (pp. 12-13)<br />
<br />
I (MW) am keen that we start documenting the Family Maker mornings early on and have a plan for how we'd like to present what we do there. It will be important for record keeping and later on for outreach. Minimally we need (I think) project notebooks for each kid or family group and someone designated to take pictures at each session.<br />
* "It's not enough to just make something--it's also important to be able to tell others about the projects and why they are great. To tell their stories better, your club's project teams will want to think ahead to make sure they have the tools they need to document their processes and their final project."<br />
* "Documentation could take many forms, but whatever medium the members choose to tell their story, the important thing is that it captures why and how they made what they made." This could include:<br />
* "Notebooks, blogs, project binders, photos, posters, how-to's (to contribute back to the larger Maker community), slideshows, videos, digital stories, project books.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Designing creative environments''' (p. 16)<br />
* "Make a variety of materials available, but also visible and easy-to-find. You might use clear or mesh containers that members can scan visually when they're looking for something specific or letting their imagination wander as they have Maker's Block. Keep something like an 'idea rummage box' in the space, where members can throw in cool clippings and clever projects they think could inspire others. Choose well-placed shelves and wall space for showcasing examples of past projects and current activities to seed ideas and inspiration."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Safety and Training''' (pp. 18-19)<br />
<br />
There is a lot of useful information in this section (that cannot be summed up in a few quotes) such as "avoid using a table saw when you can," "aim away from yourself," "secure your work when using hand or power tools" and "don't touch a bare wire, or cut any wire, until you're sure where the other end goes." It's worth going through all of the points in the Playbook to make sure we've considered everything.<br />
* A good rhyme: "Protect. Double-check. Aim away. Clamp it. Focus. Never play."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Mentors''' (pp. 20-21)<br />
<br />
As the kids start to develop ideas and projects of their own, we might want to find mentors to help (especially if the parents are not knowledgeable enough to help). The mentoring section of the Playbook is very good and worth a close read. <br />
* "Mentors are adults who are interested in working with youth and who may be experienced in one or more forms of making. Mentors answer technical questions, address supply issues, pass on their knowledge of tool usage and safety, and help mange realistic project-build schedules. Along the way, mentors might exploit 'teachable moments' to explain underlying math, science and engineering concepts."<br />
* "We have gleaned a number of tips from effective mentors who have participated in the Young Makers program [each one of these is fully fleshed out in the Playbook]: Help define scope; Help define schedules; Nurture note taking; Embrace failure and keep it safe; Avoid empty praise; Use your down-time well."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Setup a website and/or a blog''' (p. 27)<br />
* "''We strongly urge all clubs to create a website''. We also encourage every project team within a club to maintain a blog to track their project's progress. A website is a great tool to use to connect to your club members, as well as connecting to other blggs, and the greater community of Young Maker supporters... You can use it to document project made by your club, to recruit new members, and to maintain a schedule of build sessions."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Come up with an identity''' (p. 27)<br />
* "One advantage of a club is the opportunity to create a shared identity. Such things as adopting a mascot, designing a logo, having T-shirts made, having a website and picking a fun name can all help to create a sense of shared purpose and belonging. You'll probably want to pick an identity with member input, but don't spend too much valuable meeting time word-smithing your group's name. Then, in true Young Maker spirit, ask one of your Young Makers to create the logo and perhaps even manage the website. Some project teams may want to create a T-shirt to wear when they exhibit or present their work."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Kick it off''' (pp. 29-30)<br />
* "...[A]t the first meeting of the season, we have started with some low-key initiations: very brief introductions, then a little bit of making, and we end the gathering by giving all the new Young Makers brand new Maker's Notebooks where they can start jotting notes, making sketches and diagrams and recording things they find inspiring. We also ask that members sign an agreement that spells out the things they should expect of their experience and the commitments they've made. See the Resources section for a sample Participant Agreement."<br />
* "You might also start your session with some ways to break the ice and also dig up helpful data."<br />
* "Some goals for the kickoff meeting: 1) Introduce everyone; 2) Distribute notebooks or ask members to start them; 3) Get a sense of who is in the group, their skill level, and whether they have a project picked out; 4) Ask all participants to sign participation agreements."<br />
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= Actions =<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Action<br />
!Owner<br />
!Expected Date<br />
!Comments<br />
|-<br />
|Create a Meetup for the next meeting<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Talk to Laura about the legal elements<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Contact details for [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] at Engineering Faculty<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - notes above<br />
|-<br />
|Contact friend at the [http://www.theroboticist.org/ Seattle kids' robotics club] for tips on setting up a club<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - waiting for reply<br />
|-<br />
|Define the steps to set the club up<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Define what we need to get access to the Makespace classroom<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Membership for Chris, Meg and Rod<br />
|Chris V, Meg W, Rod W<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Risk assessments – what needs to be done?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Do we need at least one founder in attendance?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Meetings/FamilyMakers12-05-2014Meetings/FamilyMakers12-05-20142014-05-18T07:38:24Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Attendees'''<br />
Nigel<br />
Brian<br />
Steve<br />
Rick<br />
Rod<br />
<br />
'''Agenda'''<br />
*Organisation<br />
*Advertising<br />
*Projects<br />
*AoB<br />
<br />
'''Organisation'''<br />
*Event coordinator<br />
We have projects for this month but after that we will again run out. Since Christmas Brian and Steve have been working to populate the calendar but this could be a role in itself. This person wouldnt need to run all of the sessions but would be responsible for chasing others to rrange sessions and for following up with people identified outside of family Makers to schedule sessions. Role to be posted on the google group for volunteers.<br />
<br />
*We should use meetup for announcements of events as this is open and has a wider audience than the google group.<br />
<br />
*Page on the makespace.org site<br />
We should have a page on the main website but depending on how this is structured we may need to link to our own site.<br />
<br />
*Family Makers website<br />
Only if we need to as it will require administration<br />
<br />
*Meetup does a list of scheduled Family Maker events but currently they all just say 'Family Makers'. If possible we need to change the title of each to include details. On the description the first part of the visible text should contain the details of the session, rather than the same text for every week.<br />
<br />
*The Makespace page should have a link to a Meetup view of all pending projects<br />
*It's currently difficult to upload photos after a session we need a shared area for easily uploading photos<br />
*We should have a blog on which we write up sessions<br />
*As far as possible we need these systems to require minimal administration<br />
*We should check RSVPs for contact details of attendees, as previous attendees are more likely to return if they know what's coming up<br />
*Can we create a mailing list for announcements that we add all collected email addresses to<br />
*Monthy committee session to keep ourselves organised<br />
*Wiki is a hassle to maintain and the calendar currently duplicates what is on meetup<br />
*Google groups not allowing email response is a pain<br />
*We should write how to's for all of our processes so that anyone who wants to help has access to the details of how to do things<br />
*We may need to split sessions by age in order to keep older children interested<br />
*We now have a bank account to which Steve and Brian both have access<br />
*Should we reconsider sponsorship?<br />
**This could fund equipment for more complex sessions: Lego Mindstorms, Raspberry Pi sets<br />
**We should document our current restrictions and why can't we do certain things?<br />
**Build a portfolio to show what we have done and the benefits<br />
*We could organise a paid project event weekend to make some money, or maybe maker sessions in the science centre<br />
**Water rockets<br />
**Cardboard helmets<br />
**Lollipop sticks and glue guns<br />
**Eggs<br />
**Reuse previous successful projects<br />
**LED badges<br />
<br />
'''Advertising'''<br />
*We could have a poster and possibly some sample projects in the Science Centre<br />
*People who have attended are likely to return so we should make use of the email addresses we capture<br />
*Update the register format to better capture email addresses<br />
*Quarterly newsletter<br />
**Key highlights<br />
**Listed calendar of key events for the year<br />
**Links to meetup and photo pages<br />
*Business cards<br />
*Posters<br />
*A table at Makefaires is an option but we decided it would be too much at this point. However maybe we could organise a group trip to the next one.<br />
<br />
'''Projects'''<br />
*Rod will schedule 2 sessions in the next couple of months<br />
*Other project ideas were:<br />
**Shadow puppets<br />
**Some form of small chain reaction<br />
**Chain reaction this year - do a table not a complex machine. possibly do one figurehead piece<br />
**OOBB<br />
**Screen printing<br />
***T Shirts<br />
***Polystyrene tiles<br />
**Line following robots - Adrian<br />
**Chocolate names<br />
**Mindcraft<br />
***Code modifications<br />
***GPIO interaction on RPi<br />
**Working volcano<br />
**Hacking nightlites<br />
**Rubber stamps<br />
**Origami lamps with LEDs<br />
**Paper skulls<br />
**Laser cutter based projects<br />
**3D object design and print<br />
**Papier mache or plaster molds<br />
**Pneumatic robot tentacle<br />
**Vacuum formed masks</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Meetings/FamilyMakers12-05-2014Meetings/FamilyMakers12-05-20142014-05-18T07:31:40Z<p>Ste5eu: Created page with "''Agenda'' - Organisation - Advertising - Projects Organisation - Event coordinator We have projects for this month but after that we will again run out. Since Christmas Bria..."</p>
<hr />
<div>''Agenda''<br />
- Organisation<br />
- Advertising<br />
- Projects<br />
<br />
Organisation<br />
- Event coordinator<br />
We have projects for this month but after that we will again run out. Since Christmas Brian and Steve have been working to populate the calendar but this could be a role in itself. This person wouldnt need to run all of the sessions but would be responsible for chasing others to rrange sessions and for following up with people identified outside of family Makers to schedule sessions. Role to be posted on the google group for volunteers.<br />
<br />
- We should use meetup for announcements of events as this is open and has a wider audience than the google group.<br />
<br />
- Page on the makespace.org site<br />
We should have a page on the main website but depending on how this is structured we may need to link to our own site.<br />
<br />
- Family Makers website - only if we need to as it will require administration<br />
<br />
- Meetup does a list of scheduled Family Maker events but currently they all just say 'Family Makers'. If possible we need to change the title of each to include details. On the description the first part of the visible text should contain the details of the session, rather than the same text for every week.<br />
<br />
- The Makespace page should have a link to a Meetup view of all pending projects<br />
- It's currently difficult to upload photos after a session we need a shared area for easily uploading photos<br />
- We should have a blog on which we write up sessions<br />
- As far as possible we need these systems to require minimal administration<br />
- We should check RSVPs for contact details of attendees, as previous attendees are more likely to return if they know what's coming up<br />
- Can we create a mailing list for announcements that we add all collected email addresses to<br />
- Monthy committee session to keep ourselves organised<br />
- Wiki is a hassle to maintain and the calendar currently duplicates what is on meetup<br />
- Google groups not allowing email response is a pain<br />
- We should write how to's for all of our processes so that anyone who wants to help has access to the details of how to do things<br />
<br />
- We may need to split sessions by age in order to keep older children interested<br />
- We now have a bank account to which Steve and Brian both have access<br />
- Should we reconsider sponsorship?<br />
- This could fund equipment for more complex sessions: Lego Mindstorms, Raspberry Pi sets<br />
<br />
- We should document our current restrictions and why can't we do certain things?<br />
- Build a portfolio to show what we have done and the benefits<br />
- We could organise a paid project event weekend to make some money, or maybe maker sessions in the science centre<br />
- Water rockets<br />
- Cardboard helmets<br />
- Lollipop sticks and glue guns<br />
- Eggs<br />
- Reuse previous successful projects<br />
- LED badges<br />
<br />
Advertising<br />
- We could have a poster and possibly some sample projects in the Science Centre<br />
- People who have attended are likely to return so we should make use of the email addresses we capture<br />
- Update the register format to better capture email addresses<br />
- Quarterly newsletter<br />
- Key highlights<br />
- Listed calendar of key events for the year<br />
- Links to meetup and photo pages<br />
- Business cards<br />
- Posters<br />
- A table at Makefaires is an option but we decided it would be too much at this point. However maybe we could organise a group trip to the next one.<br />
<br />
Projects<br />
- Rod will schedule 2 sessions in the next couple of months<br />
- Other project ideas were:<br />
- Shadow puppets<br />
- Some form of small chain reaction<br />
- Chain reaction this year - do a table not a complex machine. possibly do one figurehead piece<br />
- OOBB<br />
- Screen printing<br />
- T Shirts<br />
- Polystyrene tiles<br />
- Line following robots - Adrian<br />
- Chocolate names<br />
- Mindcraft<br />
- Code modifications<br />
- GPIO interaction on RPi<br />
- Working volcano<br />
- Hacking nightlites<br />
- Rubber stamps<br />
- Origami lamps with LEDs<br />
- Paper skulls<br />
- Laser cutter based projects<br />
- 3D object design and print<br />
- Papier mache or plaster molds<br />
- Pneumatic robot tentacle<br />
- Vacuum formed masks</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-04-10T09:00:58Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Personal Projects / General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve<br />
|<!--topic--> <br />
'''Lego Robots'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Laser engraved badages'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 1'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 2'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Impossible Machines with Martin Raynsford''' - come and build an impossible machine. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine of £15 per kit. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No=Steve<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Family Makers - One Year Party !!! - Personal Projects / General Making''' - bring along your personal project, or start a new one!<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No = Brian, Steve<br />
|(UK maker faire)<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|4 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No = Steve<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Jedi Pencils''' - Alex will be doing a session building sonic pencils but we are limited to 8 kits so it will be first come first served. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|11 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 1''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|18 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 2''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|25 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No=Steve<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|1 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Spagetti Bridges''' - Nigel<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|8 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No=Steve<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|15 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|22 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|29 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No=Steve<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|3 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|10 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No=Steve<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|17 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No=Steve<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|24 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|31 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No=Steve<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|28 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|5 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|12 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|19 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|26 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-03-23T12:15:10Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Personal Projects / General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve<br />
|<!--topic--> <br />
'''Lego Robots'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Laser engraved badages'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 1'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 2'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Impossible Machines with Martin Raynsford''' - come and build an impossible machine. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine of £15 per kit. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Family Makers - One Year Party !!! - Personal Projects / General Making''' - bring along your personal project, or start a new one!<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No = Brian<br />
|(UK maker faire)<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|4 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Jedi Pencils''' - Alex will be doing a session building sonic pencils but we are limited to 8 kits so it will be first come first served. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|11 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 1''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|18 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 2''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|25 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|1 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Spagetti Bridges''' - Nigel<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|8 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|15 June<br />
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|22 June<br />
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|29 June<br />
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|6 July<br />
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|13 July<br />
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|20 July<br />
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|27 July<br />
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|3 August<br />
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|10 August<br />
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|17 August<br />
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|24 August<br />
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|31 August<br />
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|7 Sept<br />
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|14 Sept<br />
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|21 Sept<br />
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|28 Sept<br />
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|5 Oct<br />
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|12 Oct<br />
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|19 Oct<br />
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|26 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|2 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|9 Nov<br />
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|16 Nov<br />
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|23 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|30 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|-<br />
|7 Dec<br />
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|<!--deputy--><br />
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|14 Dec<br />
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|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--deputy--><br />
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|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-03-23T12:10:16Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Personal Projects / General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve<br />
|<!--topic--> <br />
'''Lego Robots'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Laser engraved badages'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 1'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 2'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Impossible Machines with Martin Raynsford''' - come and build an impossible machine. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine of £15 per kit. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Personal Projects / General Making''' - bring along your personal project, or start a new one!<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No = Brian<br />
|(UK maker faire)<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|4 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Jedi Pencils''' - Alex will be doing a session building sonic pencils but we are limited to 8 kits so it will be first come first served. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|11 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 1''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|18 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 2''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|25 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|1 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Spagetti Bridges''' - Nigel<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|8 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|15 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|22 June<br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|29 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|-<br />
|6 July<br />
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|-<br />
|13 July<br />
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|-<br />
|20 July<br />
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|-<br />
|27 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|3 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|-<br />
|10 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|17 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|24 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|-<br />
|31 August<br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|7 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|14 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|21 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|-<br />
|28 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|5 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|-<br />
|12 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|19 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|26 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|2 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-03-23T12:04:12Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Personal Projects / General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve<br />
|<!--topic--> <br />
'''Lego Robots'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Laser engraved badages'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 1'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 2'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Impossible Machines with Martin Raynsford''' - come and build an impossible machine. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine of £15 per kit. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Personal Projects / General Making''' - bring along your personal project, or start a new one!<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No = Brian<br />
|(UK maker faire)<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|4 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Jedi Pencils''' - Alex will be doing a session building sonic pencils but we are limited to 8 kits so it will be first come first served.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|11 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 1''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|18 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 2''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|25 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|1 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Spagetti Bridges''' - Nigel<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|8 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|15 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|22 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
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|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|29 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|3 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|10 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
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|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|17 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|24 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|31 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|28 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|5 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|12 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|19 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|26 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-03-23T12:02:55Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Personal Projects / General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve<br />
|<!--topic--> <br />
'''Lego Robots'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Laser engraved badages'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 1'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 2'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Impossible Machines with Martin Raynsford''' - come and build an impossible machine. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine of £15 per kit. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Personal Projects / General Making''' - bring along your personal project, or start a new one!<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No = Brian<br />
|(UK maker faire)<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|4 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Jedi Pencils''' - Alex will be doing a session building sonic pencils but we are limited to 8 kits so it will be first come first served.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|11 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 1''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|18 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 2''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|25 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Spagetti Bridges''' - Nigel<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|1 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|8 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|15 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|22 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|29 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|3 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|10 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|17 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|24 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|31 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|28 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|5 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|12 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|19 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|26 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-03-23T11:58:03Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Personal Projects / General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve<br />
|<!--topic--> <br />
'''Lego Robots'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Laser engraved badages'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 1'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Printing part 2'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Matt<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Impossible Machines with Martin Raynsford''' - come and build an impossible machine. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine of £15 per kit. <br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Personal Projects / General Making''' - bring along your personal project, or start a new one!<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
No = Brian<br />
|(UK maker faire)<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|4 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Jedi Pencils''' - Alex will be doing a session building sonic pencils but we are limited to 8 kits so it will be first come first served.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|11 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 1''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|18 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
'''Raspberry Pi stuff Part 2''' with Rachel the Raspberry Pi artist-in-residence.<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
Brian<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|25 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|1 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|8 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|15 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|22 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|29 June<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|6 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|13 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|20 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|27 July<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|3 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|10 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|17 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|24 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|31 August<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|28 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|5 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|12 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|19 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|26 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|7 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|14 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-03-23T11:57:39Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Personal Projects / General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
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|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family_MakersFamily Makers2014-02-25T10:42:52Z<p>Ste5eu: /* When */</p>
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<div>= Aim =<br />
To enable makers and their families and friends to come together, make things and have fun.<br />
<br />
= Description =<br />
In order to progress and get the club set up quickly and reduce the required legal work this will be for existing members, their families and their guests.<br />
The classroom will be the main location used, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop.<br />
<br />
= Meetings =<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-07-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-04-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-03-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-02-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013]]<br />
<br />
= When =<br />
*Sunday mornings: 10-12<br />
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule 2014]]<br />
<br/><br/>Previous Projects<br><br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List_2013|Project Schedule 2013]]<br />
<br />
= Who =<br />
* Presenter/Facilitator<br />
* Deputy<br />
** Turn up a a bit early to set-up registration, put out registration book to record attendees names and photo consent and meeting fees collection box (£3 per family). The registration book and collection box are stored in the Family Makers box in the storage cupboard.<br />
** Ensure supply of biscuits and squash. These are stored in the Family Makers cupboard (if there are any extra).<br />
<br />
= Rules =<br />
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club<br />
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules<br />
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later<br />
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment<br />
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2<br />
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back<br />
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership<br />
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.<br />
<br />
= Projects =<br />
<br />
Some future project ideas could be:<br />
*Raspberry Pi<br />
*Basic skills<br />
**Soldering<br />
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit<br />
*Competitions<br />
**Cars<br />
**Robots<br />
*Laser cutter demo<br />
*3D print demo<br />
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?<br />
*Sewing/knitting/weaving (by hand and using sewing machines) [beck can facilitate hand sewing/weaving and could help with machine sewing]<br />
*PaperCraft/Origami<br />
**I have a set of PaperCraft designs of locks, combination, cylinder etc, which are interesting to build and result in a working (but fragile) lock, RodW<br />
*Use 123D catch to capture 3D models, possibly heads <br />
*Use 123D Creatures to design 3D monsters and cartoons, then 3d print them.<br />
*Make a timing system for toy cars. BC<br />
*pin hole cameras. BC<br />
*spy stuff - make badges, long distance mic, spy cameras, spy gadgets. BC<br />
*Mask-making<br />
*Kites<br />
*Stamping, printings on paper or fabric<br />
*Jewellery/bead-making (paper, metal, clay, salt dough, etc.)<br />
*Bread animals [beck]<br />
*Baking (cupcakes, muffins, biscuits) [beck]<br />
*Picture taking morning (e.g., [http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/ Forced perspective photography])<br />
*One Pot Electronics Engineering - many projects to choose from [http://ee.onepotcooking.com/syllabus One Pot Electronics Engineering]<br />
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<br />
Longer Projects<br />
*Create a mold and cast something - low tech by cutting out layers of ply, vacuum mold a heated plastic sheet and cast chocolate. <br />
*Conductive Fabric - Sewing, sensors and simple circuits.<br />
*3D generative programs, create program (in openscad) that will generate 3D models, add parameterisation via thingiverse customizer script, 3D print<br />
*Create a polagraph, draw quirky pictures slowly<br />
*Raid Make magazine, [http://blog.makezine.com/projects/make-33/vinyl-pcb-resist/ Vinyl PCB Resist]encourages custom/artistic circuit diagrams and the process teachs circuit board basics<br />
*build a maze solving robot and enter it in to Competitions. BC<br />
*build 3D printer - maybe a reprap. BC<br />
*[[Family makers electronics sessions]]<br />
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= Legal =<br />
<Todo><br />
<br />
= Funding =<br />
*Initial investment <br />
**Makespace ?<br />
**Founding members?<br />
*Weekly fees<br />
**£3.00 for each member family and £5.00 for a non member family to cover refreshments and consumables<br />
<br/><br />
<br />
= Other =<br />
*Communication – who, when, how?<br />
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages<br />
*Founding families<br />
*Outreach targets ?<br />
*Sources for kits and spares<br />
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks<br />
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?<br />
*Future coordination with other groups?<br />
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially<br />
*How many people interested?<br />
*Who will actively attend?<br />
*Next meeting end of Feb<br />
<br />
= Links =<br />
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:<br />
* [http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/ Hacker Scouts]<br />
*Instructables<br />
*Lego<br />
*Engineering faculty days – [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] <br />
*Adafruit<br />
*Proto pic<br />
* [http://www.theroboticist.org/ The Roboticist] (Seattle-based robot club for young kids)<br />
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Play book] link to a document about setting up a maker club for older children.<br />
* [http://youngmakers.org/ Young Makers website] the site where I found the above play book.<br />
* [http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/ Mindsets Online]<br />
* AccessArt http://www.accessart.org.uk/<br />
* Things To Make And Do http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/index.html<br />
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= Notes from Discussion with Maria Kettle =<br />
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These are notes from my (MW) email discussion with Maria Kettle, Outreach Officer for Cambridge University Engineering Department. CUED hosts events for kids and their parents/guardians every other month, with projects and concerns very similar to Makespace's Family Makers.<br />
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'''What projects have worked well and what haven't?'''<br />
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* Electrical things usually go OK and can be split into a minimum needed for success (build a hovercraft) plus an extension (put a skirt on your hovercraft, decorate a jitterbug). They are expensive in terms of components, batteries etc. <br />
* Rolled paper tube structures are cheap but hard to complete in 1 1/2 hours for a small team. Also, people seem to think that cranes, bridges, towers and boats are all the same - rolled paper tubes. <br />
* Strangely, the electrical things, hovercraft, jitterbugs, crazy kit cars are not the same, even though they are all based on a battery box wired to a motor...<br />
* My only disaster was making gliders, the 2nd event I did. The gliders were fine and people had fun but some kids had the bright idea of launching their gliders from the mezzanine floor of engineering reception. The uprights that support the handrail around this floor are 1950's spec - very widely spaced. A kid could launch itself through them very easily, a H&S nightmare. I now put "No Entry" signs at the bottom of the main building stairs.<br />
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'''Might it be possible to reuse any of your projects?'''<br />
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* Hunt about here and see if you can find anything useful:<br />
[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/Project-resources/Links-to-resources1.html CUED Outreach Resources] and here: [http://www.stemclubs.net/activity Stem Clubs Activities]<br />
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'''How do you source funding?'''<br />
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* Outreach at Engineering is funded by some big wedges of cash from industrialists who have a vested interest in increasing the numbers going into the profession at all levels. The University brand helps massively here. At family events, I put out a bucket and ask for suggested donations of £5. The actual amount I get is very variable but overall it covers the cost of sandwich lunches for the volunteers. <br />
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'''Were there any legal challenges to setting up the programme?'''<br />
<br />
* We don't have event insurance. Instead, all the volunteers are STEM Ambassadors. This gives them personal liability insurance if they are at an event that is notified to our local STEMNET organization, STEM TEAM East, in advance. You can find out more about becoming a STEM Ambassador here: [http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/CUED-students-and-staff/STEM-Ambassador-Application/Links-to-instructions.html STEM Ambassador Application]. The activities we do are not very dangerous.<br />
* We ask for signed photo consent from the responsible adults. I tell people that I use the photos to decorate my website, to decorate reports to sponsors and to decorate applications for cash. The wording of the form is much more wide open than this and I once had a solicitor parent refuse to sign it on grounds of its wideness. I have now decided that if this ever happens again, I will ask the lawyer-parent to help me draft something more realistic but I missed that opportunity. However, if someone refuses photo consent, don't ask why and don't take any photos. <br />
* The rules around maintaining the anonymity of adopted kids are VERY tight for good but horrid reasons. A photo of an adoptee at your event would tie the kid to a geographical location and could have very nasty consequences, kids are not lightly put up for adoption. Birth parents may not have seen the child for many years but they are usually sent carefully de-localised photos and news a couple of time per year so they could recognise a child on your website. Don't go there.<br />
* Also, in future, I'll tell people about photo consent in the information email I send out to confirm a booking. I had a mum reluctant to sign consent for her son's mate without asking mate's mum first.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What did you do about formulating a set of rules?'''<br />
<br />
Trial and error! The rules we use are minimal and relate to<br />
* 1) All groups must have a responsible adult. <br />
* 2) Event volunteers only interact with kids professionally, that is, we are all in a room with lots of other people. We don't take kids to the loos, that is the job of a responsible adult if necessary. Stickers are handed to kids for them to stick onto themselves. This seems very paranoid as I write it but it is standard school practice. There is a CUED policy on working with children and vulnerable adults that covers this stuff in detail, I've attached a copy [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eimyJha_YYYBaMdDhtRRvO_T6T3pQLk3sQQrBUxESmc/edit?usp=sharing link to document]].<br />
* 3) Rules to stop kid A accidentally trashing kid B's hovercraft/boat or kid C's rubber band powered helicopter getting mashed into kid D's hair. We have testing areas, and all testing must be done there.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What adult/child/teacher ratios to you recommend?'''<br />
<br />
* At least 1 responsible adult per group and don't have more kids in that group than the adult can cope with. This is flexible to allow for bigger groups of more experienced participants and smaller groups of younger kids. I recruit as many volunteers as possible, having too many is never an issue, sadly. The extra help they provide becomes an icing on the cake for family groups. I have a balloon powered bus activity that is mostly colouring to offer to very young children who arrive on the coat tails of older siblings.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Are you aware of external sources of funding for children/technology programmes?'''<br />
<br />
* No.<br />
<br />
= Notes from the Maker Club Playbook =<br />
<br />
These are notes that I (MW) have taken on the [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Playbook] (see the Links section above). The Playbook is a guide for setting up maker groups with older kids (ages 12-18) to get projects ready for Maker Faires. Even though we will not be preparing projects for Maker Faires (not yet, at least!), and there will be younger kids in our group, there is a lot from the Playbook that is helpful and relevant. Below I pull out what I think is most useful (but another person to scour the Playbook and find other important points would be good). In particular, I want to pay attention to the sections on philosophy and documentation: Ensuring our group has the right attitudes and making sure that we document our ideas and accomplishments is crucial. All is up for discussion, of course!<br />
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'''Philosophy/Approach''' (p. 5): <br />
* "Makers believe that if you can imagine it, you can make it. We see ourselves as more than consumers--we are productive; we are creative. Everyone is a Maker, and our world is what we make it."<br />
* "Makers comprise a community of crative and technical people that help one another do better. They are open, inclusive, encouraging and generous in spirit."<br />
* "Makers celebrate other Makers -- what they make, how they make it and the enthusiasm and passion that drives them."<br />
* "Maker Clubs are about exhibition, not competition. We don't see Makers pitting themselves against each other. We hope each Maker gets useful feedback on what they exhibit, and that the feedback is offered in a spirit of generosity and received with similar openess and magnanimity."<br />
* And from p. 7: "...[T]here are no winners or losers -- anything that's cool is fair game. It's not a competition and there aren't prizes, so there are no judges deciding who has succeeded and who has failed. ... [M]ost importantly, we notice that all Makers are curious and motivated people."<br />
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'''Starter Projects''' (pp. 8-9)<br />
* "We recommend that you make something [simple] together to get your feet we and see what it's like to work together"<br />
* The Playbook recommends many websites for finding starter projects including Make:Projects, simpler Instructables projects and Build Howtoons projects. [We should see also the links that Maria Kettle from CUED has suggested.]<br />
* "When choosing a starter project, consider the diverse interests and skill sets of the members of your club, and make sure that the project you choose is open-ended enough to welcome all kinds of budding Makers into the culture."<br />
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<br />
'''Plussing''' (p. 11)<br />
* "Pixar uses the term 'plussing' to men finding what's good about an idea and making it even better. In the Young Makers program, plussing sessions provide an opportunity for project teams to share their ideas, progress, challenges and next steps with the participants..."<br />
* "Through the Young Makers program we are modeling and sustaining a collaborative culture, and having highly interactive plussing plays a key role in reaching that goal. Admittedly the adult mentors and volunteers tend to have the most to say during the plussing sessions. It takes a lot of work to get kids to comment on one another's projects, but it is critical you put the effort into encouraging the kids to plus too."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Documenting''' (pp. 12-13)<br />
<br />
I (MW) am keen that we start documenting the Family Maker mornings early on and have a plan for how we'd like to present what we do there. It will be important for record keeping and later on for outreach. Minimally we need (I think) project notebooks for each kid or family group and someone designated to take pictures at each session.<br />
* "It's not enough to just make something--it's also important to be able to tell others about the projects and why they are great. To tell their stories better, your club's project teams will want to think ahead to make sure they have the tools they need to document their processes and their final project."<br />
* "Documentation could take many forms, but whatever medium the members choose to tell their story, the important thing is that it captures why and how they made what they made." This could include:<br />
* "Notebooks, blogs, project binders, photos, posters, how-to's (to contribute back to the larger Maker community), slideshows, videos, digital stories, project books.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Designing creative environments''' (p. 16)<br />
* "Make a variety of materials available, but also visible and easy-to-find. You might use clear or mesh containers that members can scan visually when they're looking for something specific or letting their imagination wander as they have Maker's Block. Keep something like an 'idea rummage box' in the space, where members can throw in cool clippings and clever projects they think could inspire others. Choose well-placed shelves and wall space for showcasing examples of past projects and current activities to seed ideas and inspiration."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Safety and Training''' (pp. 18-19)<br />
<br />
There is a lot of useful information in this section (that cannot be summed up in a few quotes) such as "avoid using a table saw when you can," "aim away from yourself," "secure your work when using hand or power tools" and "don't touch a bare wire, or cut any wire, until you're sure where the other end goes." It's worth going through all of the points in the Playbook to make sure we've considered everything.<br />
* A good rhyme: "Protect. Double-check. Aim away. Clamp it. Focus. Never play."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Mentors''' (pp. 20-21)<br />
<br />
As the kids start to develop ideas and projects of their own, we might want to find mentors to help (especially if the parents are not knowledgeable enough to help). The mentoring section of the Playbook is very good and worth a close read. <br />
* "Mentors are adults who are interested in working with youth and who may be experienced in one or more forms of making. Mentors answer technical questions, address supply issues, pass on their knowledge of tool usage and safety, and help mange realistic project-build schedules. Along the way, mentors might exploit 'teachable moments' to explain underlying math, science and engineering concepts."<br />
* "We have gleaned a number of tips from effective mentors who have participated in the Young Makers program [each one of these is fully fleshed out in the Playbook]: Help define scope; Help define schedules; Nurture note taking; Embrace failure and keep it safe; Avoid empty praise; Use your down-time well."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Setup a website and/or a blog''' (p. 27)<br />
* "''We strongly urge all clubs to create a website''. We also encourage every project team within a club to maintain a blog to track their project's progress. A website is a great tool to use to connect to your club members, as well as connecting to other blggs, and the greater community of Young Maker supporters... You can use it to document project made by your club, to recruit new members, and to maintain a schedule of build sessions."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Come up with an identity''' (p. 27)<br />
* "One advantage of a club is the opportunity to create a shared identity. Such things as adopting a mascot, designing a logo, having T-shirts made, having a website and picking a fun name can all help to create a sense of shared purpose and belonging. You'll probably want to pick an identity with member input, but don't spend too much valuable meeting time word-smithing your group's name. Then, in true Young Maker spirit, ask one of your Young Makers to create the logo and perhaps even manage the website. Some project teams may want to create a T-shirt to wear when they exhibit or present their work."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Kick it off''' (pp. 29-30)<br />
* "...[A]t the first meeting of the season, we have started with some low-key initiations: very brief introductions, then a little bit of making, and we end the gathering by giving all the new Young Makers brand new Maker's Notebooks where they can start jotting notes, making sketches and diagrams and recording things they find inspiring. We also ask that members sign an agreement that spells out the things they should expect of their experience and the commitments they've made. See the Resources section for a sample Participant Agreement."<br />
* "You might also start your session with some ways to break the ice and also dig up helpful data."<br />
* "Some goals for the kickoff meeting: 1) Introduce everyone; 2) Distribute notebooks or ask members to start them; 3) Get a sense of who is in the group, their skill level, and whether they have a project picked out; 4) Ask all participants to sign participation agreements."<br />
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= Actions =<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Action<br />
!Owner<br />
!Expected Date<br />
!Comments<br />
|-<br />
|Create a Meetup for the next meeting<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Talk to Laura about the legal elements<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Contact details for [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] at Engineering Faculty<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - notes above<br />
|-<br />
|Contact friend at the [http://www.theroboticist.org/ Seattle kids' robotics club] for tips on setting up a club<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - waiting for reply<br />
|-<br />
|Define the steps to set the club up<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Define what we need to get access to the Makespace classroom<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Membership for Chris, Meg and Rod<br />
|Chris V, Meg W, Rod W<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Risk assessments – what needs to be done?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Do we need at least one founder in attendance?<br />
|<br />
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|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family_MakersFamily Makers2014-02-10T11:12:55Z<p>Ste5eu: /* Projects */</p>
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<div>= Aim =<br />
To enable makers and their families and friends to come together, make things and have fun.<br />
<br />
= Description =<br />
In order to progress and get the club set up quickly and reduce the required legal work this will be for existing members, their families and their guests.<br />
The classroom will be the main location used, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop.<br />
<br />
= Meetings =<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-07-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-04-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-03-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-02-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013]]<br />
<br />
= When =<br />
*Sunday mornings: 10-12<br />
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule 2014]]<br />
<br/><br/>Previous Projects<br><br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule 2013]]<br />
<br />
= Who =<br />
* Presenter/Facilitator<br />
* Deputy<br />
** Turn up a a bit early to set-up registration, put out registration book to record attendees names and photo consent and meeting fees collection box (£3 per family). The registration book and collection box are stored in the Family Makers box in the storage cupboard.<br />
** Ensure supply of biscuits and squash. These are stored in the Family Makers cupboard (if there are any extra).<br />
<br />
= Rules =<br />
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club<br />
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules<br />
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later<br />
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment<br />
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2<br />
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back<br />
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership<br />
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.<br />
<br />
= Projects =<br />
<br />
Some future project ideas could be:<br />
*Raspberry Pi<br />
*Basic skills<br />
**Soldering<br />
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit<br />
*Competitions<br />
**Cars<br />
**Robots<br />
*Laser cutter demo<br />
*3D print demo<br />
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?<br />
*Sewing/knitting/weaving (by hand and using sewing machines) [beck can facilitate hand sewing/weaving and could help with machine sewing]<br />
*PaperCraft/Origami<br />
**I have a set of PaperCraft designs of locks, combination, cylinder etc, which are interesting to build and result in a working (but fragile) lock, RodW<br />
*Use 123D catch to capture 3D models, possibly heads <br />
*Use 123D Creatures to design 3D monsters and cartoons, then 3d print them.<br />
*Make a timing system for toy cars. BC<br />
*pin hole cameras. BC<br />
*spy stuff - make badges, long distance mic, spy cameras, spy gadgets. BC<br />
*Mask-making<br />
*Kites<br />
*Stamping, printings on paper or fabric<br />
*Jewellery/bead-making (paper, metal, clay, salt dough, etc.)<br />
*Bread animals [beck]<br />
*Baking (cupcakes, muffins, biscuits) [beck]<br />
*Picture taking morning (e.g., [http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/ Forced perspective photography])<br />
*One Pot Electronics Engineering - many projects to choose from [http://ee.onepotcooking.com/syllabus One Pot Electronics Engineering]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Longer Projects<br />
*Create a mold and cast something - low tech by cutting out layers of ply, vacuum mold a heated plastic sheet and cast chocolate. <br />
*Conductive Fabric - Sewing, sensors and simple circuits.<br />
*3D generative programs, create program (in openscad) that will generate 3D models, add parameterisation via thingiverse customizer script, 3D print<br />
*Create a polagraph, draw quirky pictures slowly<br />
*Raid Make magazine, [http://blog.makezine.com/projects/make-33/vinyl-pcb-resist/ Vinyl PCB Resist]encourages custom/artistic circuit diagrams and the process teachs circuit board basics<br />
*build a maze solving robot and enter it in to Competitions. BC<br />
*build 3D printer - maybe a reprap. BC<br />
*[[Family makers electronics sessions]]<br />
<br />
= Legal =<br />
<Todo><br />
<br />
= Funding =<br />
*Initial investment <br />
**Makespace ?<br />
**Founding members?<br />
*Weekly fees<br />
**£3.00 for each member family and £5.00 for a non member family to cover refreshments and consumables<br />
<br/><br />
<br />
= Other =<br />
*Communication – who, when, how?<br />
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages<br />
*Founding families<br />
*Outreach targets ?<br />
*Sources for kits and spares<br />
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks<br />
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?<br />
*Future coordination with other groups?<br />
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially<br />
*How many people interested?<br />
*Who will actively attend?<br />
*Next meeting end of Feb<br />
<br />
= Links =<br />
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:<br />
* [http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/ Hacker Scouts]<br />
*Instructables<br />
*Lego<br />
*Engineering faculty days – [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] <br />
*Adafruit<br />
*Proto pic<br />
* [http://www.theroboticist.org/ The Roboticist] (Seattle-based robot club for young kids)<br />
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Play book] link to a document about setting up a maker club for older children.<br />
* [http://youngmakers.org/ Young Makers website] the site where I found the above play book.<br />
* [http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/ Mindsets Online]<br />
* AccessArt http://www.accessart.org.uk/<br />
* Things To Make And Do http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/index.html<br />
<br />
= Notes from Discussion with Maria Kettle =<br />
<br />
<br />
These are notes from my (MW) email discussion with Maria Kettle, Outreach Officer for Cambridge University Engineering Department. CUED hosts events for kids and their parents/guardians every other month, with projects and concerns very similar to Makespace's Family Makers.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What projects have worked well and what haven't?'''<br />
<br />
* Electrical things usually go OK and can be split into a minimum needed for success (build a hovercraft) plus an extension (put a skirt on your hovercraft, decorate a jitterbug). They are expensive in terms of components, batteries etc. <br />
* Rolled paper tube structures are cheap but hard to complete in 1 1/2 hours for a small team. Also, people seem to think that cranes, bridges, towers and boats are all the same - rolled paper tubes. <br />
* Strangely, the electrical things, hovercraft, jitterbugs, crazy kit cars are not the same, even though they are all based on a battery box wired to a motor...<br />
* My only disaster was making gliders, the 2nd event I did. The gliders were fine and people had fun but some kids had the bright idea of launching their gliders from the mezzanine floor of engineering reception. The uprights that support the handrail around this floor are 1950's spec - very widely spaced. A kid could launch itself through them very easily, a H&S nightmare. I now put "No Entry" signs at the bottom of the main building stairs.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Might it be possible to reuse any of your projects?'''<br />
<br />
* Hunt about here and see if you can find anything useful:<br />
[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/Project-resources/Links-to-resources1.html CUED Outreach Resources] and here: [http://www.stemclubs.net/activity Stem Clubs Activities]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''How do you source funding?'''<br />
<br />
* Outreach at Engineering is funded by some big wedges of cash from industrialists who have a vested interest in increasing the numbers going into the profession at all levels. The University brand helps massively here. At family events, I put out a bucket and ask for suggested donations of £5. The actual amount I get is very variable but overall it covers the cost of sandwich lunches for the volunteers. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Were there any legal challenges to setting up the programme?'''<br />
<br />
* We don't have event insurance. Instead, all the volunteers are STEM Ambassadors. This gives them personal liability insurance if they are at an event that is notified to our local STEMNET organization, STEM TEAM East, in advance. You can find out more about becoming a STEM Ambassador here: [http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/CUED-students-and-staff/STEM-Ambassador-Application/Links-to-instructions.html STEM Ambassador Application]. The activities we do are not very dangerous.<br />
* We ask for signed photo consent from the responsible adults. I tell people that I use the photos to decorate my website, to decorate reports to sponsors and to decorate applications for cash. The wording of the form is much more wide open than this and I once had a solicitor parent refuse to sign it on grounds of its wideness. I have now decided that if this ever happens again, I will ask the lawyer-parent to help me draft something more realistic but I missed that opportunity. However, if someone refuses photo consent, don't ask why and don't take any photos. <br />
* The rules around maintaining the anonymity of adopted kids are VERY tight for good but horrid reasons. A photo of an adoptee at your event would tie the kid to a geographical location and could have very nasty consequences, kids are not lightly put up for adoption. Birth parents may not have seen the child for many years but they are usually sent carefully de-localised photos and news a couple of time per year so they could recognise a child on your website. Don't go there.<br />
* Also, in future, I'll tell people about photo consent in the information email I send out to confirm a booking. I had a mum reluctant to sign consent for her son's mate without asking mate's mum first.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What did you do about formulating a set of rules?'''<br />
<br />
Trial and error! The rules we use are minimal and relate to<br />
* 1) All groups must have a responsible adult. <br />
* 2) Event volunteers only interact with kids professionally, that is, we are all in a room with lots of other people. We don't take kids to the loos, that is the job of a responsible adult if necessary. Stickers are handed to kids for them to stick onto themselves. This seems very paranoid as I write it but it is standard school practice. There is a CUED policy on working with children and vulnerable adults that covers this stuff in detail, I've attached a copy [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eimyJha_YYYBaMdDhtRRvO_T6T3pQLk3sQQrBUxESmc/edit?usp=sharing link to document]].<br />
* 3) Rules to stop kid A accidentally trashing kid B's hovercraft/boat or kid C's rubber band powered helicopter getting mashed into kid D's hair. We have testing areas, and all testing must be done there.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What adult/child/teacher ratios to you recommend?'''<br />
<br />
* At least 1 responsible adult per group and don't have more kids in that group than the adult can cope with. This is flexible to allow for bigger groups of more experienced participants and smaller groups of younger kids. I recruit as many volunteers as possible, having too many is never an issue, sadly. The extra help they provide becomes an icing on the cake for family groups. I have a balloon powered bus activity that is mostly colouring to offer to very young children who arrive on the coat tails of older siblings.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Are you aware of external sources of funding for children/technology programmes?'''<br />
<br />
* No.<br />
<br />
= Notes from the Maker Club Playbook =<br />
<br />
These are notes that I (MW) have taken on the [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Playbook] (see the Links section above). The Playbook is a guide for setting up maker groups with older kids (ages 12-18) to get projects ready for Maker Faires. Even though we will not be preparing projects for Maker Faires (not yet, at least!), and there will be younger kids in our group, there is a lot from the Playbook that is helpful and relevant. Below I pull out what I think is most useful (but another person to scour the Playbook and find other important points would be good). In particular, I want to pay attention to the sections on philosophy and documentation: Ensuring our group has the right attitudes and making sure that we document our ideas and accomplishments is crucial. All is up for discussion, of course!<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Philosophy/Approach''' (p. 5): <br />
* "Makers believe that if you can imagine it, you can make it. We see ourselves as more than consumers--we are productive; we are creative. Everyone is a Maker, and our world is what we make it."<br />
* "Makers comprise a community of crative and technical people that help one another do better. They are open, inclusive, encouraging and generous in spirit."<br />
* "Makers celebrate other Makers -- what they make, how they make it and the enthusiasm and passion that drives them."<br />
* "Maker Clubs are about exhibition, not competition. We don't see Makers pitting themselves against each other. We hope each Maker gets useful feedback on what they exhibit, and that the feedback is offered in a spirit of generosity and received with similar openess and magnanimity."<br />
* And from p. 7: "...[T]here are no winners or losers -- anything that's cool is fair game. It's not a competition and there aren't prizes, so there are no judges deciding who has succeeded and who has failed. ... [M]ost importantly, we notice that all Makers are curious and motivated people."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Starter Projects''' (pp. 8-9)<br />
* "We recommend that you make something [simple] together to get your feet we and see what it's like to work together"<br />
* The Playbook recommends many websites for finding starter projects including Make:Projects, simpler Instructables projects and Build Howtoons projects. [We should see also the links that Maria Kettle from CUED has suggested.]<br />
* "When choosing a starter project, consider the diverse interests and skill sets of the members of your club, and make sure that the project you choose is open-ended enough to welcome all kinds of budding Makers into the culture."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Plussing''' (p. 11)<br />
* "Pixar uses the term 'plussing' to men finding what's good about an idea and making it even better. In the Young Makers program, plussing sessions provide an opportunity for project teams to share their ideas, progress, challenges and next steps with the participants..."<br />
* "Through the Young Makers program we are modeling and sustaining a collaborative culture, and having highly interactive plussing plays a key role in reaching that goal. Admittedly the adult mentors and volunteers tend to have the most to say during the plussing sessions. It takes a lot of work to get kids to comment on one another's projects, but it is critical you put the effort into encouraging the kids to plus too."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Documenting''' (pp. 12-13)<br />
<br />
I (MW) am keen that we start documenting the Family Maker mornings early on and have a plan for how we'd like to present what we do there. It will be important for record keeping and later on for outreach. Minimally we need (I think) project notebooks for each kid or family group and someone designated to take pictures at each session.<br />
* "It's not enough to just make something--it's also important to be able to tell others about the projects and why they are great. To tell their stories better, your club's project teams will want to think ahead to make sure they have the tools they need to document their processes and their final project."<br />
* "Documentation could take many forms, but whatever medium the members choose to tell their story, the important thing is that it captures why and how they made what they made." This could include:<br />
* "Notebooks, blogs, project binders, photos, posters, how-to's (to contribute back to the larger Maker community), slideshows, videos, digital stories, project books.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Designing creative environments''' (p. 16)<br />
* "Make a variety of materials available, but also visible and easy-to-find. You might use clear or mesh containers that members can scan visually when they're looking for something specific or letting their imagination wander as they have Maker's Block. Keep something like an 'idea rummage box' in the space, where members can throw in cool clippings and clever projects they think could inspire others. Choose well-placed shelves and wall space for showcasing examples of past projects and current activities to seed ideas and inspiration."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Safety and Training''' (pp. 18-19)<br />
<br />
There is a lot of useful information in this section (that cannot be summed up in a few quotes) such as "avoid using a table saw when you can," "aim away from yourself," "secure your work when using hand or power tools" and "don't touch a bare wire, or cut any wire, until you're sure where the other end goes." It's worth going through all of the points in the Playbook to make sure we've considered everything.<br />
* A good rhyme: "Protect. Double-check. Aim away. Clamp it. Focus. Never play."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Mentors''' (pp. 20-21)<br />
<br />
As the kids start to develop ideas and projects of their own, we might want to find mentors to help (especially if the parents are not knowledgeable enough to help). The mentoring section of the Playbook is very good and worth a close read. <br />
* "Mentors are adults who are interested in working with youth and who may be experienced in one or more forms of making. Mentors answer technical questions, address supply issues, pass on their knowledge of tool usage and safety, and help mange realistic project-build schedules. Along the way, mentors might exploit 'teachable moments' to explain underlying math, science and engineering concepts."<br />
* "We have gleaned a number of tips from effective mentors who have participated in the Young Makers program [each one of these is fully fleshed out in the Playbook]: Help define scope; Help define schedules; Nurture note taking; Embrace failure and keep it safe; Avoid empty praise; Use your down-time well."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Setup a website and/or a blog''' (p. 27)<br />
* "''We strongly urge all clubs to create a website''. We also encourage every project team within a club to maintain a blog to track their project's progress. A website is a great tool to use to connect to your club members, as well as connecting to other blggs, and the greater community of Young Maker supporters... You can use it to document project made by your club, to recruit new members, and to maintain a schedule of build sessions."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Come up with an identity''' (p. 27)<br />
* "One advantage of a club is the opportunity to create a shared identity. Such things as adopting a mascot, designing a logo, having T-shirts made, having a website and picking a fun name can all help to create a sense of shared purpose and belonging. You'll probably want to pick an identity with member input, but don't spend too much valuable meeting time word-smithing your group's name. Then, in true Young Maker spirit, ask one of your Young Makers to create the logo and perhaps even manage the website. Some project teams may want to create a T-shirt to wear when they exhibit or present their work."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Kick it off''' (pp. 29-30)<br />
* "...[A]t the first meeting of the season, we have started with some low-key initiations: very brief introductions, then a little bit of making, and we end the gathering by giving all the new Young Makers brand new Maker's Notebooks where they can start jotting notes, making sketches and diagrams and recording things they find inspiring. We also ask that members sign an agreement that spells out the things they should expect of their experience and the commitments they've made. See the Resources section for a sample Participant Agreement."<br />
* "You might also start your session with some ways to break the ice and also dig up helpful data."<br />
* "Some goals for the kickoff meeting: 1) Introduce everyone; 2) Distribute notebooks or ask members to start them; 3) Get a sense of who is in the group, their skill level, and whether they have a project picked out; 4) Ask all participants to sign participation agreements."<br />
<br />
= Actions =<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Action<br />
!Owner<br />
!Expected Date<br />
!Comments<br />
|-<br />
|Create a Meetup for the next meeting<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Talk to Laura about the legal elements<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Contact details for [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] at Engineering Faculty<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - notes above<br />
|-<br />
|Contact friend at the [http://www.theroboticist.org/ Seattle kids' robotics club] for tips on setting up a club<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - waiting for reply<br />
|-<br />
|Define the steps to set the club up<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Define what we need to get access to the Makespace classroom<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Membership for Chris, Meg and Rod<br />
|Chris V, Meg W, Rod W<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Risk assessments – what needs to be done?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Do we need at least one founder in attendance?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-10T11:02:35Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Personal Projects / General Making'''<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve, Brian<br />
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|16 March<br />
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|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|6 April<br />
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|20 April<br />
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|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|4 May<br />
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|18 May<br />
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|25 May<br />
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|22 June<br />
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|29 June<br />
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|20 July<br />
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|27 July<br />
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|3 August<br />
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|10 August<br />
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|17 August<br />
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|24 August<br />
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|31 August<br />
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|7 Sept<br />
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|14 Sept<br />
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|21 Sept<br />
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|28 Sept<br />
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|5 Oct<br />
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|12 Oct<br />
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|19 Oct<br />
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|26 Oct<br />
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|2 Nov<br />
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|9 Nov<br />
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|16 Nov<br />
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|23 Nov<br />
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|7 Dec<br />
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|14 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-10T11:02:15Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|Personal Projects / General Making<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve, Brian<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|6 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|13 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|-<br />
|20 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|-<br />
|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|(UK maker faire)<br />
|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|4 May<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|-<br />
|11 May<br />
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|18 May<br />
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|25 May<br />
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|1 June<br />
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|8 June<br />
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|15 June<br />
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|22 June<br />
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|29 June<br />
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|6 July<br />
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|13 July<br />
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|20 July<br />
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|27 July<br />
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|3 August<br />
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|10 August<br />
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|17 August<br />
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|24 August<br />
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|31 August<br />
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|7 Sept<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|14 Sept<br />
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|21 Sept<br />
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|28 Sept<br />
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|5 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|12 Oct<br />
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|19 Oct<br />
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|26 Oct<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|2 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|16 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|23 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|30 Nov<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|-<br />
|7 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|-<br />
|14 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-10T11:01:31Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve, Brian<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
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|6 April<br />
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|13 April<br />
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|20 April<br />
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|27 April<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|(UK maker faire)<br />
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|4 May<br />
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|3 August<br />
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|10 August<br />
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|17 August<br />
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!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|No = Steve, Brian<br />
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|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
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|30 March<br />
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines''' - We will have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br/><br />
There will be a further session in the afternoon for those who can't make the morning and we will be advertising both sessions to the wider Makespace audience.<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
|<Yes = <br/><br />
No = Steve, Brian<br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|-<br />
|16 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|30 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|21 Dec<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--meetup--><br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-10T10:46:14Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|<!--topic--><br />
|<!--owner--><br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines (provisional)''' - Date to be confirmed but we hope to have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
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|9 March<br />
|<Yes = <br/><br />
No = Steve, Brian<br />
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|23 March<br />
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|'''Arduinos''' - Building and programming a dice using an Arduino. From easy to follow plans on breadboard for complete beginners, to soldering your own on stripboard for the more advanced.<br />
|Steve U<br />
|Brian C<br />
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|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-09T12:02:26Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
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|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|16 Feb<br />
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|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|23 Feb<br />
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|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines (provisional)''' - Date to be confirmed but we hope to have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
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|9 March<br />
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|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-09T11:58:26Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1''' - Creation of puppets for out 'Puppet theatre', created from conversion of our Chain Reaction machine. The first part will be creation of the puppet heads using papier mache.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 2''' - The second part of the puppet creation, once the glue has dried from last week.<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|23 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
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|<!--owner--><br />
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|-<br />
|2 March<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Marble Machines (provisional)''' - Date to be confirmed but we hope to have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br />
|Steve U/Martin Raynsford<br />
|Brian C<br />
|<!--meetup--><br />
|-<br />
|9 March<br />
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|Beck<br />
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|16 Feb<br />
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|'''Marble Machines (provisional)''' - Date to be confirmed but we hope to have Martin here to help us build his marble machines. There will be an additional cost for this session to cover the costs of each machine. Machines are £10 and the motor option is an additional £5. Details on his website here: [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-1 Machine-1] [http://msraynsford.myshopify.com/collections/marble-machines/products/marble-machine-4 Machine-4]<br />
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!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1'''<br />
|Beck<br />
|<!--deputy--><br />
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|16 Feb<br />
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!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
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|09 Feb<br />
|<!--avail--><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1'''<br />
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|<!--deputy--><br />
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|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-09T11:19:37Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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|'''Puppets, Part 1'''<br />
|Beck<br />
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|16 Feb<br />
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|11 May<br />
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|9/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Chain-reaction machine planning''' the day started with a small demo, with four elements. A countdown programmed in scratch, with photos taken by Billy, who also programmed the countdown. Which fired a nerf gun. The dart hit a target, pushed a toy car(with a little help) that that knocked over some dominos. We made marble run machines that knocked over dominos. At the end we linked two of the machines together. Dave and Rosie from the Cambridge science centre came in to give a talk about the chain reaction and let us test drive one of their new activities.<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157634113380875/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Arduino 101'''<br />
This session started with the setup of the Arduino software on a laptop and then connection to an Arduino and downloading a simple sketch. The first sketch was a simple blink of the onboard LED. This then progressed to wiring in an external LED and a pair of LEDs, to reproduce the electronics 'flip-flop' from a few weeks ago. We then moved on to a traffic light sequence and for the more advanced decoding a numeric keypad and use of an ultrasonic distance sensor.<br/><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633892849827/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Salt dough fun'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633800758113/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Beck<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''3D-modeling with cardboard and glue guns''' - This session is in two parts: the first, crafting with hand-cut corrugated cardboard to make hats, helmets and masks, the main points are shaping structure from flat sheets, reinforcement and ease of major modifications; the second, assembling a number of precut models, to show that a 3D model represented in a computer can be produced with different construction techniques, layered slices, radial slices. Finally, the attendees saw the laser cutter cutting one of the models, to show its just a quicker/more accurate scissiors. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633555023308/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Basic electrical circuits''' - This week's challenge was to build a circuit that flashes two LEDs on and off. The children were provided with breadboards, resistors, capacitors, transistors, wires and battery packs. A circuit diagram was provided, but the children had to figure out how to map the circuit diagram to pins on the breadboard. Most families succeeded in the challenge though some of the younger children had fun just getting LEDs to light up in simpler circuits. One family went on to solder their circuit, make use of the soldering station available at Makespace while others connected their circuits to oscilloscopes. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633477369011/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Nigel<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|5/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper cranes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633430008732/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Chris<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|21/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Egg drop''' - The idea of this project is protect a raw egg from a 2 meter drop, with the supplied materials. The materials used were bubble wrap, card, paper, tape, plastic shopping bags and glue<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633333368813/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|14/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper aeroplanes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633246156559/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-09T11:18:20Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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|'''Puppets, Part 1'''<br />
|Beck<br />
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|9/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Chain-reaction machine planning''' the day started with a small demo, with four elements. A countdown programmed in scratch, with photos taken by Billy, who also programmed the countdown. Which fired a nerf gun. The dart hit a target, pushed a toy car(with a little help) that that knocked over some dominos. We made marble run machines that knocked over dominos. At the end we linked two of the machines together. Dave and Rosie from the Cambridge science centre came in to give a talk about the chain reaction and let us test drive one of their new activities.<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157634113380875/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Arduino 101'''<br />
This session started with the setup of the Arduino software on a laptop and then connection to an Arduino and downloading a simple sketch. The first sketch was a simple blink of the onboard LED. This then progressed to wiring in an external LED and a pair of LEDs, to reproduce the electronics 'flip-flop' from a few weeks ago. We then moved on to a traffic light sequence and for the more advanced decoding a numeric keypad and use of an ultrasonic distance sensor.<br/><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633892849827/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Salt dough fun'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633800758113/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Beck<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''3D-modeling with cardboard and glue guns''' - This session is in two parts: the first, crafting with hand-cut corrugated cardboard to make hats, helmets and masks, the main points are shaping structure from flat sheets, reinforcement and ease of major modifications; the second, assembling a number of precut models, to show that a 3D model represented in a computer can be produced with different construction techniques, layered slices, radial slices. Finally, the attendees saw the laser cutter cutting one of the models, to show its just a quicker/more accurate scissiors. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633555023308/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Basic electrical circuits''' - This week's challenge was to build a circuit that flashes two LEDs on and off. The children were provided with breadboards, resistors, capacitors, transistors, wires and battery packs. A circuit diagram was provided, but the children had to figure out how to map the circuit diagram to pins on the breadboard. Most families succeeded in the challenge though some of the younger children had fun just getting LEDs to light up in simpler circuits. One family went on to solder their circuit, make use of the soldering station available at Makespace while others connected their circuits to oscilloscopes. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633477369011/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Nigel<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|5/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper cranes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633430008732/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Chris<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|21/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Egg drop''' - The idea of this project is protect a raw egg from a 2 meter drop, with the supplied materials. The materials used were bubble wrap, card, paper, tape, plastic shopping bags and glue<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633333368813/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|14/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper aeroplanes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633246156559/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-09T11:16:29Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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|09 Feb<br />
|(avail)<br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1'''<br />
|Beck<br />
|<deputy><br />
|<meetup><br />
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|16 Feb<br />
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|11 May<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Chain-reaction machine planning''' the day started with a small demo, with four elements. A countdown programmed in scratch, with photos taken by Billy, who also programmed the countdown. Which fired a nerf gun. The dart hit a target, pushed a toy car(with a little help) that that knocked over some dominos. We made marble run machines that knocked over dominos. At the end we linked two of the machines together. Dave and Rosie from the Cambridge science centre came in to give a talk about the chain reaction and let us test drive one of their new activities.<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157634113380875/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Arduino 101'''<br />
This session started with the setup of the Arduino software on a laptop and then connection to an Arduino and downloading a simple sketch. The first sketch was a simple blink of the onboard LED. This then progressed to wiring in an external LED and a pair of LEDs, to reproduce the electronics 'flip-flop' from a few weeks ago. We then moved on to a traffic light sequence and for the more advanced decoding a numeric keypad and use of an ultrasonic distance sensor.<br/><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633892849827/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Salt dough fun'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633800758113/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Beck<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''3D-modeling with cardboard and glue guns''' - This session is in two parts: the first, crafting with hand-cut corrugated cardboard to make hats, helmets and masks, the main points are shaping structure from flat sheets, reinforcement and ease of major modifications; the second, assembling a number of precut models, to show that a 3D model represented in a computer can be produced with different construction techniques, layered slices, radial slices. Finally, the attendees saw the laser cutter cutting one of the models, to show its just a quicker/more accurate scissiors. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633555023308/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Basic electrical circuits''' - This week's challenge was to build a circuit that flashes two LEDs on and off. The children were provided with breadboards, resistors, capacitors, transistors, wires and battery packs. A circuit diagram was provided, but the children had to figure out how to map the circuit diagram to pins on the breadboard. Most families succeeded in the challenge though some of the younger children had fun just getting LEDs to light up in simpler circuits. One family went on to solder their circuit, make use of the soldering station available at Makespace while others connected their circuits to oscilloscopes. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633477369011/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Nigel<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|5/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper cranes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633430008732/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Chris<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|21/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Egg drop''' - The idea of this project is protect a raw egg from a 2 meter drop, with the supplied materials. The materials used were bubble wrap, card, paper, tape, plastic shopping bags and glue<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633333368813/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|14/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper aeroplanes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633246156559/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2014-02-09T11:14:09Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|09 Feb<br />
|<avail><br />
|'''Puppets, Part 1'''<br />
|Beck<br />
|<deputy><br />
|<meetup><br />
|-<br />
|16 Feb<br />
|<avail><br />
|<topic><br />
|<owner><br />
|<deputy><br />
|<meetup><br />
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|23 Feb<br />
|<br />
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|16 March<br />
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|30 March<br />
|<br />
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|20 April<br />
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|<br />
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|-<br />
|11 May<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Chain-reaction machine planning''' the day started with a small demo, with four elements. A countdown programmed in scratch, with photos taken by Billy, who also programmed the countdown. Which fired a nerf gun. The dart hit a target, pushed a toy car(with a little help) that that knocked over some dominos. We made marble run machines that knocked over dominos. At the end we linked two of the machines together. Dave and Rosie from the Cambridge science centre came in to give a talk about the chain reaction and let us test drive one of their new activities.<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157634113380875/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Arduino 101'''<br />
This session started with the setup of the Arduino software on a laptop and then connection to an Arduino and downloading a simple sketch. The first sketch was a simple blink of the onboard LED. This then progressed to wiring in an external LED and a pair of LEDs, to reproduce the electronics 'flip-flop' from a few weeks ago. We then moved on to a traffic light sequence and for the more advanced decoding a numeric keypad and use of an ultrasonic distance sensor.<br/><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633892849827/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Salt dough fun'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633800758113/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Beck<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''3D-modeling with cardboard and glue guns''' - This session is in two parts: the first, crafting with hand-cut corrugated cardboard to make hats, helmets and masks, the main points are shaping structure from flat sheets, reinforcement and ease of major modifications; the second, assembling a number of precut models, to show that a 3D model represented in a computer can be produced with different construction techniques, layered slices, radial slices. Finally, the attendees saw the laser cutter cutting one of the models, to show its just a quicker/more accurate scissiors. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633555023308/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Basic electrical circuits''' - This week's challenge was to build a circuit that flashes two LEDs on and off. The children were provided with breadboards, resistors, capacitors, transistors, wires and battery packs. A circuit diagram was provided, but the children had to figure out how to map the circuit diagram to pins on the breadboard. Most families succeeded in the challenge though some of the younger children had fun just getting LEDs to light up in simpler circuits. One family went on to solder their circuit, make use of the soldering station available at Makespace while others connected their circuits to oscilloscopes. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633477369011/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Nigel<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|5/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper cranes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633430008732/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Chris<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|21/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Egg drop''' - The idea of this project is protect a raw egg from a 2 meter drop, with the supplied materials. The materials used were bubble wrap, card, paper, tape, plastic shopping bags and glue<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633333368813/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|14/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper aeroplanes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633246156559/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-List_2013Family-Makers-Projects-List 20132014-02-09T10:58:22Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|15/09/13<br />
|<br />
|'''RubberBand Helicopters''' - If possible please bring a hotglue gun. This session will be to build rubberband powered helicopters and an automated launch mechanism. The session is in two parts: building the copters followed by a competion for best decorated, maximum flight hight and most effective release mechanism. A variety of propellers will be available and for the younger participants there will be preconstructed drive system (prop, hearing, tension bar and band). The helicopeters will be made of, straws, lolly pop sticks, wooden dowls, rubber bands, card and copious amounts of hot glue. If possible please bring a hotglue gun. <br /><br />
[ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|08/09/13<br />
|<br />
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|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|01/09/13<br />
|<br />
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|-<br />
|25/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18/08/13<br />
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|11/08/13<br />
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|04/08/13<br />
|<br />
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|Steve, Beck, Brian<br />
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|21/7/13<br />
|Beck, Brian<br />
|'''Chain-reaction machine planning, how to make switches, and triggers events''' lets start planning what our machine is going to look like, and how to make basic switches and then trigger an event.<br />
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|14/7/13<br />
|Steve, Brian, Beck<br />
|'''Water Rockets''' Stephen is coming in to talk about rockets and bring some of his to look at. we will also be making water rockets and launching them in a local park. This session could be a extend session due to the building and launching of the rockets, maybe best to bring a picnic along?<br />
|Stephen Woolhead<br />
|Brian Corteil<br />
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|7/7/13<br />
|Beck<br />
|'''Banner planning''' - This session will be based around trying out some designs and augmentation ideas for the proposed Family Makers banner. I'll bring the banner fabric, flipchart paper (for practice designs) and some pens. I think it would also be useful to spend a short section of time discussing as a group how we might want to add to the banner with LEDs, 3D additions, e.g. sample makes built in previous sessions, etc.<br />
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|'''Hydraulic Judo Bots''' - This session on building mechanical robots with hydraulic controls, followed by a competition to find the most effective design. The robots will be built using experience gained in the projectile launchers session and also include bearings and hydraulic pistons. There are examples of designs and videos of example competitions at [http://www.instructables.com/id/Hydraulic-JudoBots/?ALLSTEPS Instructables]. <br /><br />
[ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
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|'''Projectile launchers''' - This session will involve building 2 different types of projectile launchers, cork disks and drinking straw darts. The launchers will be make of lolly pop sticks, wood blocks, rubber bands and copious amounts of hot glue, the designs are from [http://www.instructables.com/id/Cork-Shooter/?ALLSTEPS Cork-Shooter] and [http://www.instructables.com/id/Slingshot-Dart-Shooter/?ALLSTEPS Slingshot-Dart-Shooter] <br /><br />
[ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
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|'''Open day: bring your own project to work on + show & tell'''<br />
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|'''Chain-reaction machine planning''' the day started with a small demo, with four elements. A countdown programmed in scratch, with photos taken by Billy, who also programmed the countdown. Which fired a nerf gun. The dart hit a target, pushed a toy car(with a little help) that that knocked over some dominos. We made marble run machines that knocked over dominos. At the end we linked two of the machines together. Dave and Rosie from the Cambridge science centre came in to give a talk about the chain reaction and let us test drive one of their new activities.<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157634113380875/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
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|2/6/13<br />
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|'''Arduino 101'''<br />
This session started with the setup of the Arduino software on a laptop and then connection to an Arduino and downloading a simple sketch. The first sketch was a simple blink of the onboard LED. This then progressed to wiring in an external LED and a pair of LEDs, to reproduce the electronics 'flip-flop' from a few weeks ago. We then moved on to a traffic light sequence and for the more advanced decoding a numeric keypad and use of an ultrasonic distance sensor.<br/><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633892849827/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
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|26/5/13<br />
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|'''Salt dough fun'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633800758113/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Beck<br />
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|'''3D-modeling with cardboard and glue guns''' - This session is in two parts: the first, crafting with hand-cut corrugated cardboard to make hats, helmets and masks, the main points are shaping structure from flat sheets, reinforcement and ease of major modifications; the second, assembling a number of precut models, to show that a 3D model represented in a computer can be produced with different construction techniques, layered slices, radial slices. Finally, the attendees saw the laser cutter cutting one of the models, to show its just a quicker/more accurate scissiors. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633555023308/ Photos from the day]<br />
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|'''Basic electrical circuits''' - This week's challenge was to build a circuit that flashes two LEDs on and off. The children were provided with breadboards, resistors, capacitors, transistors, wires and battery packs. A circuit diagram was provided, but the children had to figure out how to map the circuit diagram to pins on the breadboard. Most families succeeded in the challenge though some of the younger children had fun just getting LEDs to light up in simpler circuits. One family went on to solder their circuit, make use of the soldering station available at Makespace while others connected their circuits to oscilloscopes. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633477369011/ Photos from the day]<br />
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|'''Paper aeroplanes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633246156559/ Photos from the day]<br />
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<div>= Aim =<br />
To enable makers and their families and friends to come together, make things and have fun.<br />
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= Description =<br />
In order to progress and get the club set up quickly and reduce the required legal work this will be for existing members, their families and their guests.<br />
The classroom will be the main location used, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop.<br />
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= Meetings =<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-07-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-04-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-03-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-02-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013]]<br />
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= When =<br />
*Sunday mornings: 10-12<br />
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule 2014]]<br />
<br/><br/>Previous Projects<br><br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule 2013]]<br />
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= Who =<br />
* Presenter/Facilitator<br />
* Deputy<br />
** Turn up a a bit early to set-up registration, put out registration book to record attendees names and photo consent and meeting fees collection box (£3 per family). The registration book and collection box are stored in the Family Makers box in the storage cupboard.<br />
** Ensure supply of biscuits and squash. These are stored in the Family Makers cupboard (if there are any extra).<br />
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= Rules =<br />
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club<br />
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules<br />
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later<br />
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment<br />
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2<br />
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back<br />
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership<br />
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.<br />
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= Projects =<br />
The current [http://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-List project schedule]<br />
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Some future project ideas could be:<br />
*Raspberry Pi<br />
*Basic skills<br />
**Soldering<br />
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit<br />
*Chain reaction<br />
*Competitions<br />
**Catapults<br />
**Cars<br />
**Robots<br />
*Laser cutter demo<br />
*3D print demo<br />
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?<br />
*Sewing/knitting/weaving (by hand and using sewing machines) [beck can facilitate hand sewing/weaving and could help with machine sewing]<br />
*PaperCraft/Origami<br />
**I have a set of PaperCraft designs of locks, combination, cylinder etc, which are interesting to build and result in a working (but fragile) lock, RodW<br />
** Build hats and helmets with cardboard and hot glue<br />
*Use 123D catch to capture 3D models, possibly heads <br />
*Use 123D Creatures to design 3D monsters and cartoons, then 3d print them.<br />
*Egg dropping - create an enclosure/system to protect an uncooked egg when dropped from a set height, or fired from a catapult. BC<br />
*Water rockets - build an water rocket from a soda bottle, and launch them (may need to be a 2 week project, build rockets one week and launch them the next week) BC<br />
*Make a timing system for toy cars. BC<br />
*pin hole cameras. BC<br />
*spy stuff - make badges, long distance mic, spy cameras, spy gadgets. BC<br />
*Mask-making<br />
*Kites<br />
*Puppet-making - marionettes and hand-puppets [beck]<br />
*Stamping, printings on paper or fabric<br />
*Jewellery/bead-making (paper, metal, clay, salt dough, etc.)<br />
*Bread animals [beck]<br />
*Salt dough modelling [beck]<br />
*Baking (cupcakes, muffins, biscuits) [beck]<br />
*Painted mural (e.g. on calico) [beck]<br />
*Modelling, e.g. with plasticine (to use for making casts, e.g. papier mache puppet heads) [beck]<br />
*Picture taking morning (e.g., [http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/ Forced perspective photography])<br />
*One Pot Electronics Engineering - many projects to choose from [http://ee.onepotcooking.com/syllabus One Pot Electronics Engineering]<br />
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Longer Projects<br />
*Create a mold and cast something - low tech by cutting out layers of ply, vacuum mold a heated plastic sheet and cast chocolate. <br />
*Conductive Fabric - Sewing, sensors and simple circuits.<br />
*3D generative programs, create program (in openscad) that will generate 3D models, add parameterisation via thingiverse customizer script, 3D print<br />
*Create a polagraph, draw quirky pictures slowly<br />
*Raid Make magazine, [http://blog.makezine.com/projects/make-33/vinyl-pcb-resist/ Vinyl PCB Resist]encourages custom/artistic circuit diagrams and the process teachs circuit board basics<br />
*build a maze solving robot and enter it in to Competitions. BC<br />
*build 3D printer - maybe a reprap. BC<br />
*[[Family makers electronics sessions]]<br />
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= Legal =<br />
<Todo><br />
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= Funding =<br />
*Initial investment <br />
**Makespace ?<br />
**Founding members?<br />
*Weekly fees<br />
**£3.00 for each member family and £5.00 for a non member family to cover refreshments and consumables<br />
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= Other =<br />
*Communication – who, when, how?<br />
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages<br />
*Founding families<br />
*Outreach targets ?<br />
*Sources for kits and spares<br />
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks<br />
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?<br />
*Future coordination with other groups?<br />
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially<br />
*How many people interested?<br />
*Who will actively attend?<br />
*Next meeting end of Feb<br />
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= Links =<br />
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:<br />
* [http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/ Hacker Scouts]<br />
*Instructables<br />
*Lego<br />
*Engineering faculty days – [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] <br />
*Adafruit<br />
*Proto pic<br />
* [http://www.theroboticist.org/ The Roboticist] (Seattle-based robot club for young kids)<br />
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Play book] link to a document about setting up a maker club for older children.<br />
* [http://youngmakers.org/ Young Makers website] the site where I found the above play book.<br />
* [http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/ Mindsets Online]<br />
* AccessArt http://www.accessart.org.uk/<br />
* Things To Make And Do http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/index.html<br />
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= Notes from Discussion with Maria Kettle =<br />
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These are notes from my (MW) email discussion with Maria Kettle, Outreach Officer for Cambridge University Engineering Department. CUED hosts events for kids and their parents/guardians every other month, with projects and concerns very similar to Makespace's Family Makers.<br />
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'''What projects have worked well and what haven't?'''<br />
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* Electrical things usually go OK and can be split into a minimum needed for success (build a hovercraft) plus an extension (put a skirt on your hovercraft, decorate a jitterbug). They are expensive in terms of components, batteries etc. <br />
* Rolled paper tube structures are cheap but hard to complete in 1 1/2 hours for a small team. Also, people seem to think that cranes, bridges, towers and boats are all the same - rolled paper tubes. <br />
* Strangely, the electrical things, hovercraft, jitterbugs, crazy kit cars are not the same, even though they are all based on a battery box wired to a motor...<br />
* My only disaster was making gliders, the 2nd event I did. The gliders were fine and people had fun but some kids had the bright idea of launching their gliders from the mezzanine floor of engineering reception. The uprights that support the handrail around this floor are 1950's spec - very widely spaced. A kid could launch itself through them very easily, a H&S nightmare. I now put "No Entry" signs at the bottom of the main building stairs.<br />
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'''Might it be possible to reuse any of your projects?'''<br />
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* Hunt about here and see if you can find anything useful:<br />
[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/Project-resources/Links-to-resources1.html CUED Outreach Resources] and here: [http://www.stemclubs.net/activity Stem Clubs Activities]<br />
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'''How do you source funding?'''<br />
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* Outreach at Engineering is funded by some big wedges of cash from industrialists who have a vested interest in increasing the numbers going into the profession at all levels. The University brand helps massively here. At family events, I put out a bucket and ask for suggested donations of £5. The actual amount I get is very variable but overall it covers the cost of sandwich lunches for the volunteers. <br />
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'''Were there any legal challenges to setting up the programme?'''<br />
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* We don't have event insurance. Instead, all the volunteers are STEM Ambassadors. This gives them personal liability insurance if they are at an event that is notified to our local STEMNET organization, STEM TEAM East, in advance. You can find out more about becoming a STEM Ambassador here: [http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/CUED-students-and-staff/STEM-Ambassador-Application/Links-to-instructions.html STEM Ambassador Application]. The activities we do are not very dangerous.<br />
* We ask for signed photo consent from the responsible adults. I tell people that I use the photos to decorate my website, to decorate reports to sponsors and to decorate applications for cash. The wording of the form is much more wide open than this and I once had a solicitor parent refuse to sign it on grounds of its wideness. I have now decided that if this ever happens again, I will ask the lawyer-parent to help me draft something more realistic but I missed that opportunity. However, if someone refuses photo consent, don't ask why and don't take any photos. <br />
* The rules around maintaining the anonymity of adopted kids are VERY tight for good but horrid reasons. A photo of an adoptee at your event would tie the kid to a geographical location and could have very nasty consequences, kids are not lightly put up for adoption. Birth parents may not have seen the child for many years but they are usually sent carefully de-localised photos and news a couple of time per year so they could recognise a child on your website. Don't go there.<br />
* Also, in future, I'll tell people about photo consent in the information email I send out to confirm a booking. I had a mum reluctant to sign consent for her son's mate without asking mate's mum first.<br />
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'''What did you do about formulating a set of rules?'''<br />
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Trial and error! The rules we use are minimal and relate to<br />
* 1) All groups must have a responsible adult. <br />
* 2) Event volunteers only interact with kids professionally, that is, we are all in a room with lots of other people. We don't take kids to the loos, that is the job of a responsible adult if necessary. Stickers are handed to kids for them to stick onto themselves. This seems very paranoid as I write it but it is standard school practice. There is a CUED policy on working with children and vulnerable adults that covers this stuff in detail, I've attached a copy [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eimyJha_YYYBaMdDhtRRvO_T6T3pQLk3sQQrBUxESmc/edit?usp=sharing link to document]].<br />
* 3) Rules to stop kid A accidentally trashing kid B's hovercraft/boat or kid C's rubber band powered helicopter getting mashed into kid D's hair. We have testing areas, and all testing must be done there.<br />
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'''What adult/child/teacher ratios to you recommend?'''<br />
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* At least 1 responsible adult per group and don't have more kids in that group than the adult can cope with. This is flexible to allow for bigger groups of more experienced participants and smaller groups of younger kids. I recruit as many volunteers as possible, having too many is never an issue, sadly. The extra help they provide becomes an icing on the cake for family groups. I have a balloon powered bus activity that is mostly colouring to offer to very young children who arrive on the coat tails of older siblings.<br />
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'''Are you aware of external sources of funding for children/technology programmes?'''<br />
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* No.<br />
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= Notes from the Maker Club Playbook =<br />
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These are notes that I (MW) have taken on the [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Playbook] (see the Links section above). The Playbook is a guide for setting up maker groups with older kids (ages 12-18) to get projects ready for Maker Faires. Even though we will not be preparing projects for Maker Faires (not yet, at least!), and there will be younger kids in our group, there is a lot from the Playbook that is helpful and relevant. Below I pull out what I think is most useful (but another person to scour the Playbook and find other important points would be good). In particular, I want to pay attention to the sections on philosophy and documentation: Ensuring our group has the right attitudes and making sure that we document our ideas and accomplishments is crucial. All is up for discussion, of course!<br />
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'''Philosophy/Approach''' (p. 5): <br />
* "Makers believe that if you can imagine it, you can make it. We see ourselves as more than consumers--we are productive; we are creative. Everyone is a Maker, and our world is what we make it."<br />
* "Makers comprise a community of crative and technical people that help one another do better. They are open, inclusive, encouraging and generous in spirit."<br />
* "Makers celebrate other Makers -- what they make, how they make it and the enthusiasm and passion that drives them."<br />
* "Maker Clubs are about exhibition, not competition. We don't see Makers pitting themselves against each other. We hope each Maker gets useful feedback on what they exhibit, and that the feedback is offered in a spirit of generosity and received with similar openess and magnanimity."<br />
* And from p. 7: "...[T]here are no winners or losers -- anything that's cool is fair game. It's not a competition and there aren't prizes, so there are no judges deciding who has succeeded and who has failed. ... [M]ost importantly, we notice that all Makers are curious and motivated people."<br />
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'''Starter Projects''' (pp. 8-9)<br />
* "We recommend that you make something [simple] together to get your feet we and see what it's like to work together"<br />
* The Playbook recommends many websites for finding starter projects including Make:Projects, simpler Instructables projects and Build Howtoons projects. [We should see also the links that Maria Kettle from CUED has suggested.]<br />
* "When choosing a starter project, consider the diverse interests and skill sets of the members of your club, and make sure that the project you choose is open-ended enough to welcome all kinds of budding Makers into the culture."<br />
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'''Plussing''' (p. 11)<br />
* "Pixar uses the term 'plussing' to men finding what's good about an idea and making it even better. In the Young Makers program, plussing sessions provide an opportunity for project teams to share their ideas, progress, challenges and next steps with the participants..."<br />
* "Through the Young Makers program we are modeling and sustaining a collaborative culture, and having highly interactive plussing plays a key role in reaching that goal. Admittedly the adult mentors and volunteers tend to have the most to say during the plussing sessions. It takes a lot of work to get kids to comment on one another's projects, but it is critical you put the effort into encouraging the kids to plus too."<br />
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'''Documenting''' (pp. 12-13)<br />
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I (MW) am keen that we start documenting the Family Maker mornings early on and have a plan for how we'd like to present what we do there. It will be important for record keeping and later on for outreach. Minimally we need (I think) project notebooks for each kid or family group and someone designated to take pictures at each session.<br />
* "It's not enough to just make something--it's also important to be able to tell others about the projects and why they are great. To tell their stories better, your club's project teams will want to think ahead to make sure they have the tools they need to document their processes and their final project."<br />
* "Documentation could take many forms, but whatever medium the members choose to tell their story, the important thing is that it captures why and how they made what they made." This could include:<br />
* "Notebooks, blogs, project binders, photos, posters, how-to's (to contribute back to the larger Maker community), slideshows, videos, digital stories, project books.<br />
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'''Designing creative environments''' (p. 16)<br />
* "Make a variety of materials available, but also visible and easy-to-find. You might use clear or mesh containers that members can scan visually when they're looking for something specific or letting their imagination wander as they have Maker's Block. Keep something like an 'idea rummage box' in the space, where members can throw in cool clippings and clever projects they think could inspire others. Choose well-placed shelves and wall space for showcasing examples of past projects and current activities to seed ideas and inspiration."<br />
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'''Safety and Training''' (pp. 18-19)<br />
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There is a lot of useful information in this section (that cannot be summed up in a few quotes) such as "avoid using a table saw when you can," "aim away from yourself," "secure your work when using hand or power tools" and "don't touch a bare wire, or cut any wire, until you're sure where the other end goes." It's worth going through all of the points in the Playbook to make sure we've considered everything.<br />
* A good rhyme: "Protect. Double-check. Aim away. Clamp it. Focus. Never play."<br />
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'''Mentors''' (pp. 20-21)<br />
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As the kids start to develop ideas and projects of their own, we might want to find mentors to help (especially if the parents are not knowledgeable enough to help). The mentoring section of the Playbook is very good and worth a close read. <br />
* "Mentors are adults who are interested in working with youth and who may be experienced in one or more forms of making. Mentors answer technical questions, address supply issues, pass on their knowledge of tool usage and safety, and help mange realistic project-build schedules. Along the way, mentors might exploit 'teachable moments' to explain underlying math, science and engineering concepts."<br />
* "We have gleaned a number of tips from effective mentors who have participated in the Young Makers program [each one of these is fully fleshed out in the Playbook]: Help define scope; Help define schedules; Nurture note taking; Embrace failure and keep it safe; Avoid empty praise; Use your down-time well."<br />
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'''Setup a website and/or a blog''' (p. 27)<br />
* "''We strongly urge all clubs to create a website''. We also encourage every project team within a club to maintain a blog to track their project's progress. A website is a great tool to use to connect to your club members, as well as connecting to other blggs, and the greater community of Young Maker supporters... You can use it to document project made by your club, to recruit new members, and to maintain a schedule of build sessions."<br />
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'''Come up with an identity''' (p. 27)<br />
* "One advantage of a club is the opportunity to create a shared identity. Such things as adopting a mascot, designing a logo, having T-shirts made, having a website and picking a fun name can all help to create a sense of shared purpose and belonging. You'll probably want to pick an identity with member input, but don't spend too much valuable meeting time word-smithing your group's name. Then, in true Young Maker spirit, ask one of your Young Makers to create the logo and perhaps even manage the website. Some project teams may want to create a T-shirt to wear when they exhibit or present their work."<br />
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'''Kick it off''' (pp. 29-30)<br />
* "...[A]t the first meeting of the season, we have started with some low-key initiations: very brief introductions, then a little bit of making, and we end the gathering by giving all the new Young Makers brand new Maker's Notebooks where they can start jotting notes, making sketches and diagrams and recording things they find inspiring. We also ask that members sign an agreement that spells out the things they should expect of their experience and the commitments they've made. See the Resources section for a sample Participant Agreement."<br />
* "You might also start your session with some ways to break the ice and also dig up helpful data."<br />
* "Some goals for the kickoff meeting: 1) Introduce everyone; 2) Distribute notebooks or ask members to start them; 3) Get a sense of who is in the group, their skill level, and whether they have a project picked out; 4) Ask all participants to sign participation agreements."<br />
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= Actions =<br />
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!Action<br />
!Owner<br />
!Expected Date<br />
!Comments<br />
|-<br />
|Create a Meetup for the next meeting<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Talk to Laura about the legal elements<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Contact details for [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] at Engineering Faculty<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - notes above<br />
|-<br />
|Contact friend at the [http://www.theroboticist.org/ Seattle kids' robotics club] for tips on setting up a club<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - waiting for reply<br />
|-<br />
|Define the steps to set the club up<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Define what we need to get access to the Makespace classroom<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Membership for Chris, Meg and Rod<br />
|Chris V, Meg W, Rod W<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Risk assessments – what needs to be done?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Do we need at least one founder in attendance?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family_MakersFamily Makers2014-02-09T10:55:09Z<p>Ste5eu: /* When */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Aim =<br />
To enable makers and their families and friends to come together, make things and have fun.<br />
<br />
= Description =<br />
In order to progress and get the club set up quickly and reduce the required legal work this will be for existing members, their families and their guests.<br />
The classroom will be the main location used, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop.<br />
<br />
= Meetings =<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-07-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-04-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-03-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-02-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013]]<br />
<br />
= When =<br />
*Sunday mornings: 10-12<br />
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule 2014]]<br />
Previous Projects<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule 2013]]<br />
<br />
= Who =<br />
* Presenter/Facilitator<br />
* Deputy<br />
** Turn up a a bit early to set-up registration, put out registration book to record attendees names and photo consent and meeting fees collection box (£3 per family). The registration book and collection box are stored in the Family Makers box in the storage cupboard.<br />
** Ensure supply of biscuits and squash. These are stored in the Family Makers cupboard (if there are any extra).<br />
<br />
= Rules =<br />
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club<br />
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules<br />
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later<br />
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment<br />
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2<br />
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back<br />
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership<br />
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.<br />
<br />
= Projects =<br />
The current [http://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-List project schedule]<br />
<br />
Some future project ideas could be:<br />
*Raspberry Pi<br />
*Basic skills<br />
**Soldering<br />
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit<br />
*Chain reaction<br />
*Competitions<br />
**Catapults<br />
**Cars<br />
**Robots<br />
*Laser cutter demo<br />
*3D print demo<br />
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?<br />
*Sewing/knitting/weaving (by hand and using sewing machines) [beck can facilitate hand sewing/weaving and could help with machine sewing]<br />
*PaperCraft/Origami<br />
**I have a set of PaperCraft designs of locks, combination, cylinder etc, which are interesting to build and result in a working (but fragile) lock, RodW<br />
** Build hats and helmets with cardboard and hot glue<br />
*Use 123D catch to capture 3D models, possibly heads <br />
*Use 123D Creatures to design 3D monsters and cartoons, then 3d print them.<br />
*Egg dropping - create an enclosure/system to protect an uncooked egg when dropped from a set height, or fired from a catapult. BC<br />
*Water rockets - build an water rocket from a soda bottle, and launch them (may need to be a 2 week project, build rockets one week and launch them the next week) BC<br />
*Make a timing system for toy cars. BC<br />
*pin hole cameras. BC<br />
*spy stuff - make badges, long distance mic, spy cameras, spy gadgets. BC<br />
*Mask-making<br />
*Kites<br />
*Puppet-making - marionettes and hand-puppets [beck]<br />
*Stamping, printings on paper or fabric<br />
*Jewellery/bead-making (paper, metal, clay, salt dough, etc.)<br />
*Bread animals [beck]<br />
*Salt dough modelling [beck]<br />
*Baking (cupcakes, muffins, biscuits) [beck]<br />
*Painted mural (e.g. on calico) [beck]<br />
*Modelling, e.g. with plasticine (to use for making casts, e.g. papier mache puppet heads) [beck]<br />
*Picture taking morning (e.g., [http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/ Forced perspective photography])<br />
*One Pot Electronics Engineering - many projects to choose from [http://ee.onepotcooking.com/syllabus One Pot Electronics Engineering]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Longer Projects<br />
*Create a mold and cast something - low tech by cutting out layers of ply, vacuum mold a heated plastic sheet and cast chocolate. <br />
*Conductive Fabric - Sewing, sensors and simple circuits.<br />
*3D generative programs, create program (in openscad) that will generate 3D models, add parameterisation via thingiverse customizer script, 3D print<br />
*Create a polagraph, draw quirky pictures slowly<br />
*Raid Make magazine, [http://blog.makezine.com/projects/make-33/vinyl-pcb-resist/ Vinyl PCB Resist]encourages custom/artistic circuit diagrams and the process teachs circuit board basics<br />
*build a maze solving robot and enter it in to Competitions. BC<br />
*build 3D printer - maybe a reprap. BC<br />
*[[Family makers electronics sessions]]<br />
<br />
= Legal =<br />
<Todo><br />
<br />
= Funding =<br />
*Initial investment <br />
**Makespace ?<br />
**Founding members?<br />
*Weekly fees<br />
**£3.00 for each member family and £5.00 for a non member family to cover refreshments and consumables<br />
<br/><br />
<br />
= Other =<br />
*Communication – who, when, how?<br />
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages<br />
*Founding families<br />
*Outreach targets ?<br />
*Sources for kits and spares<br />
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks<br />
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?<br />
*Future coordination with other groups?<br />
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially<br />
*How many people interested?<br />
*Who will actively attend?<br />
*Next meeting end of Feb<br />
<br />
= Links =<br />
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:<br />
* [http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/ Hacker Scouts]<br />
*Instructables<br />
*Lego<br />
*Engineering faculty days – [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] <br />
*Adafruit<br />
*Proto pic<br />
* [http://www.theroboticist.org/ The Roboticist] (Seattle-based robot club for young kids)<br />
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Play book] link to a document about setting up a maker club for older children.<br />
* [http://youngmakers.org/ Young Makers website] the site where I found the above play book.<br />
* [http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/ Mindsets Online]<br />
* AccessArt http://www.accessart.org.uk/<br />
* Things To Make And Do http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/index.html<br />
<br />
= Notes from Discussion with Maria Kettle =<br />
<br />
<br />
These are notes from my (MW) email discussion with Maria Kettle, Outreach Officer for Cambridge University Engineering Department. CUED hosts events for kids and their parents/guardians every other month, with projects and concerns very similar to Makespace's Family Makers.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What projects have worked well and what haven't?'''<br />
<br />
* Electrical things usually go OK and can be split into a minimum needed for success (build a hovercraft) plus an extension (put a skirt on your hovercraft, decorate a jitterbug). They are expensive in terms of components, batteries etc. <br />
* Rolled paper tube structures are cheap but hard to complete in 1 1/2 hours for a small team. Also, people seem to think that cranes, bridges, towers and boats are all the same - rolled paper tubes. <br />
* Strangely, the electrical things, hovercraft, jitterbugs, crazy kit cars are not the same, even though they are all based on a battery box wired to a motor...<br />
* My only disaster was making gliders, the 2nd event I did. The gliders were fine and people had fun but some kids had the bright idea of launching their gliders from the mezzanine floor of engineering reception. The uprights that support the handrail around this floor are 1950's spec - very widely spaced. A kid could launch itself through them very easily, a H&S nightmare. I now put "No Entry" signs at the bottom of the main building stairs.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Might it be possible to reuse any of your projects?'''<br />
<br />
* Hunt about here and see if you can find anything useful:<br />
[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/Project-resources/Links-to-resources1.html CUED Outreach Resources] and here: [http://www.stemclubs.net/activity Stem Clubs Activities]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''How do you source funding?'''<br />
<br />
* Outreach at Engineering is funded by some big wedges of cash from industrialists who have a vested interest in increasing the numbers going into the profession at all levels. The University brand helps massively here. At family events, I put out a bucket and ask for suggested donations of £5. The actual amount I get is very variable but overall it covers the cost of sandwich lunches for the volunteers. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Were there any legal challenges to setting up the programme?'''<br />
<br />
* We don't have event insurance. Instead, all the volunteers are STEM Ambassadors. This gives them personal liability insurance if they are at an event that is notified to our local STEMNET organization, STEM TEAM East, in advance. You can find out more about becoming a STEM Ambassador here: [http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/CUED-students-and-staff/STEM-Ambassador-Application/Links-to-instructions.html STEM Ambassador Application]. The activities we do are not very dangerous.<br />
* We ask for signed photo consent from the responsible adults. I tell people that I use the photos to decorate my website, to decorate reports to sponsors and to decorate applications for cash. The wording of the form is much more wide open than this and I once had a solicitor parent refuse to sign it on grounds of its wideness. I have now decided that if this ever happens again, I will ask the lawyer-parent to help me draft something more realistic but I missed that opportunity. However, if someone refuses photo consent, don't ask why and don't take any photos. <br />
* The rules around maintaining the anonymity of adopted kids are VERY tight for good but horrid reasons. A photo of an adoptee at your event would tie the kid to a geographical location and could have very nasty consequences, kids are not lightly put up for adoption. Birth parents may not have seen the child for many years but they are usually sent carefully de-localised photos and news a couple of time per year so they could recognise a child on your website. Don't go there.<br />
* Also, in future, I'll tell people about photo consent in the information email I send out to confirm a booking. I had a mum reluctant to sign consent for her son's mate without asking mate's mum first.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What did you do about formulating a set of rules?'''<br />
<br />
Trial and error! The rules we use are minimal and relate to<br />
* 1) All groups must have a responsible adult. <br />
* 2) Event volunteers only interact with kids professionally, that is, we are all in a room with lots of other people. We don't take kids to the loos, that is the job of a responsible adult if necessary. Stickers are handed to kids for them to stick onto themselves. This seems very paranoid as I write it but it is standard school practice. There is a CUED policy on working with children and vulnerable adults that covers this stuff in detail, I've attached a copy [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eimyJha_YYYBaMdDhtRRvO_T6T3pQLk3sQQrBUxESmc/edit?usp=sharing link to document]].<br />
* 3) Rules to stop kid A accidentally trashing kid B's hovercraft/boat or kid C's rubber band powered helicopter getting mashed into kid D's hair. We have testing areas, and all testing must be done there.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What adult/child/teacher ratios to you recommend?'''<br />
<br />
* At least 1 responsible adult per group and don't have more kids in that group than the adult can cope with. This is flexible to allow for bigger groups of more experienced participants and smaller groups of younger kids. I recruit as many volunteers as possible, having too many is never an issue, sadly. The extra help they provide becomes an icing on the cake for family groups. I have a balloon powered bus activity that is mostly colouring to offer to very young children who arrive on the coat tails of older siblings.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Are you aware of external sources of funding for children/technology programmes?'''<br />
<br />
* No.<br />
<br />
= Notes from the Maker Club Playbook =<br />
<br />
These are notes that I (MW) have taken on the [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Playbook] (see the Links section above). The Playbook is a guide for setting up maker groups with older kids (ages 12-18) to get projects ready for Maker Faires. Even though we will not be preparing projects for Maker Faires (not yet, at least!), and there will be younger kids in our group, there is a lot from the Playbook that is helpful and relevant. Below I pull out what I think is most useful (but another person to scour the Playbook and find other important points would be good). In particular, I want to pay attention to the sections on philosophy and documentation: Ensuring our group has the right attitudes and making sure that we document our ideas and accomplishments is crucial. All is up for discussion, of course!<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Philosophy/Approach''' (p. 5): <br />
* "Makers believe that if you can imagine it, you can make it. We see ourselves as more than consumers--we are productive; we are creative. Everyone is a Maker, and our world is what we make it."<br />
* "Makers comprise a community of crative and technical people that help one another do better. They are open, inclusive, encouraging and generous in spirit."<br />
* "Makers celebrate other Makers -- what they make, how they make it and the enthusiasm and passion that drives them."<br />
* "Maker Clubs are about exhibition, not competition. We don't see Makers pitting themselves against each other. We hope each Maker gets useful feedback on what they exhibit, and that the feedback is offered in a spirit of generosity and received with similar openess and magnanimity."<br />
* And from p. 7: "...[T]here are no winners or losers -- anything that's cool is fair game. It's not a competition and there aren't prizes, so there are no judges deciding who has succeeded and who has failed. ... [M]ost importantly, we notice that all Makers are curious and motivated people."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Starter Projects''' (pp. 8-9)<br />
* "We recommend that you make something [simple] together to get your feet we and see what it's like to work together"<br />
* The Playbook recommends many websites for finding starter projects including Make:Projects, simpler Instructables projects and Build Howtoons projects. [We should see also the links that Maria Kettle from CUED has suggested.]<br />
* "When choosing a starter project, consider the diverse interests and skill sets of the members of your club, and make sure that the project you choose is open-ended enough to welcome all kinds of budding Makers into the culture."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Plussing''' (p. 11)<br />
* "Pixar uses the term 'plussing' to men finding what's good about an idea and making it even better. In the Young Makers program, plussing sessions provide an opportunity for project teams to share their ideas, progress, challenges and next steps with the participants..."<br />
* "Through the Young Makers program we are modeling and sustaining a collaborative culture, and having highly interactive plussing plays a key role in reaching that goal. Admittedly the adult mentors and volunteers tend to have the most to say during the plussing sessions. It takes a lot of work to get kids to comment on one another's projects, but it is critical you put the effort into encouraging the kids to plus too."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Documenting''' (pp. 12-13)<br />
<br />
I (MW) am keen that we start documenting the Family Maker mornings early on and have a plan for how we'd like to present what we do there. It will be important for record keeping and later on for outreach. Minimally we need (I think) project notebooks for each kid or family group and someone designated to take pictures at each session.<br />
* "It's not enough to just make something--it's also important to be able to tell others about the projects and why they are great. To tell their stories better, your club's project teams will want to think ahead to make sure they have the tools they need to document their processes and their final project."<br />
* "Documentation could take many forms, but whatever medium the members choose to tell their story, the important thing is that it captures why and how they made what they made." This could include:<br />
* "Notebooks, blogs, project binders, photos, posters, how-to's (to contribute back to the larger Maker community), slideshows, videos, digital stories, project books.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Designing creative environments''' (p. 16)<br />
* "Make a variety of materials available, but also visible and easy-to-find. You might use clear or mesh containers that members can scan visually when they're looking for something specific or letting their imagination wander as they have Maker's Block. Keep something like an 'idea rummage box' in the space, where members can throw in cool clippings and clever projects they think could inspire others. Choose well-placed shelves and wall space for showcasing examples of past projects and current activities to seed ideas and inspiration."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Safety and Training''' (pp. 18-19)<br />
<br />
There is a lot of useful information in this section (that cannot be summed up in a few quotes) such as "avoid using a table saw when you can," "aim away from yourself," "secure your work when using hand or power tools" and "don't touch a bare wire, or cut any wire, until you're sure where the other end goes." It's worth going through all of the points in the Playbook to make sure we've considered everything.<br />
* A good rhyme: "Protect. Double-check. Aim away. Clamp it. Focus. Never play."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Mentors''' (pp. 20-21)<br />
<br />
As the kids start to develop ideas and projects of their own, we might want to find mentors to help (especially if the parents are not knowledgeable enough to help). The mentoring section of the Playbook is very good and worth a close read. <br />
* "Mentors are adults who are interested in working with youth and who may be experienced in one or more forms of making. Mentors answer technical questions, address supply issues, pass on their knowledge of tool usage and safety, and help mange realistic project-build schedules. Along the way, mentors might exploit 'teachable moments' to explain underlying math, science and engineering concepts."<br />
* "We have gleaned a number of tips from effective mentors who have participated in the Young Makers program [each one of these is fully fleshed out in the Playbook]: Help define scope; Help define schedules; Nurture note taking; Embrace failure and keep it safe; Avoid empty praise; Use your down-time well."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Setup a website and/or a blog''' (p. 27)<br />
* "''We strongly urge all clubs to create a website''. We also encourage every project team within a club to maintain a blog to track their project's progress. A website is a great tool to use to connect to your club members, as well as connecting to other blggs, and the greater community of Young Maker supporters... You can use it to document project made by your club, to recruit new members, and to maintain a schedule of build sessions."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Come up with an identity''' (p. 27)<br />
* "One advantage of a club is the opportunity to create a shared identity. Such things as adopting a mascot, designing a logo, having T-shirts made, having a website and picking a fun name can all help to create a sense of shared purpose and belonging. You'll probably want to pick an identity with member input, but don't spend too much valuable meeting time word-smithing your group's name. Then, in true Young Maker spirit, ask one of your Young Makers to create the logo and perhaps even manage the website. Some project teams may want to create a T-shirt to wear when they exhibit or present their work."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Kick it off''' (pp. 29-30)<br />
* "...[A]t the first meeting of the season, we have started with some low-key initiations: very brief introductions, then a little bit of making, and we end the gathering by giving all the new Young Makers brand new Maker's Notebooks where they can start jotting notes, making sketches and diagrams and recording things they find inspiring. We also ask that members sign an agreement that spells out the things they should expect of their experience and the commitments they've made. See the Resources section for a sample Participant Agreement."<br />
* "You might also start your session with some ways to break the ice and also dig up helpful data."<br />
* "Some goals for the kickoff meeting: 1) Introduce everyone; 2) Distribute notebooks or ask members to start them; 3) Get a sense of who is in the group, their skill level, and whether they have a project picked out; 4) Ask all participants to sign participation agreements."<br />
<br />
= Actions =<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Action<br />
!Owner<br />
!Expected Date<br />
!Comments<br />
|-<br />
|Create a Meetup for the next meeting<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Talk to Laura about the legal elements<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Contact details for [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] at Engineering Faculty<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - notes above<br />
|-<br />
|Contact friend at the [http://www.theroboticist.org/ Seattle kids' robotics club] for tips on setting up a club<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - waiting for reply<br />
|-<br />
|Define the steps to set the club up<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Define what we need to get access to the Makespace classroom<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Membership for Chris, Meg and Rod<br />
|Chris V, Meg W, Rod W<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Risk assessments – what needs to be done?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Do we need at least one founder in attendance?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family_MakersFamily Makers2013-09-15T19:02:37Z<p>Ste5eu: /* Potential Projects */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Aim =<br />
To enable makers and their families and friends to come together, make things and have fun.<br />
<br />
= Description =<br />
In order to progress and get the club set up quickly and reduce the required legal work this will be for existing members, their families and their guests.<br />
The classroom will be the main location used, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop.<br />
<br />
= Meetings =<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-07-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-04-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-03-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-02-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013]]<br />
<br />
= When =<br />
*Sunday mornings: 10-12<br />
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule]]<br />
<br />
= Who =<br />
* Presenter/Facilitator<br />
* Deputy<br />
** Turn up a a bit early to set-up registration, put out registration book to record attendees names and photo consent and meeting fees collection box (£3 per family). The registration book and collection box are stored in the Family Makers box in the storage cupboard.<br />
** Ensure supply of biscuits and squash. These are stored in the Family Makers cupboard (if there are any extra).<br />
<br />
= Rules =<br />
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club<br />
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules<br />
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later<br />
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment<br />
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2<br />
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back<br />
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership<br />
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.<br />
<br />
= Projects =<br />
The current [http://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-List project schedule]<br />
<br />
Some future project ideas could be:<br />
*Raspberry Pi<br />
*Basic skills<br />
**Soldering<br />
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit<br />
*Chain reaction<br />
*Competitions<br />
**Catapults<br />
**Cars<br />
**Robots<br />
*Laser cutter demo<br />
*3D print demo<br />
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?<br />
*Sewing/knitting/weaving (by hand and using sewing machines) [beck can facilitate hand sewing/weaving and could help with machine sewing]<br />
*PaperCraft/Origami<br />
**I have a set of PaperCraft designs of locks, combination, cylinder etc, which are interesting to build and result in a working (but fragile) lock, RodW<br />
** Build hats and helmets with cardboard and hot glue<br />
*Use 123D catch to capture 3D models, possibly heads <br />
*Use 123D Creatures to design 3D monsters and cartoons, then 3d print them.<br />
*Egg dropping - create an enclosure/system to protect an uncooked egg when dropped from a set height, or fired from a catapult. BC<br />
*Water rockets - build an water rocket from a soda bottle, and launch them (may need to be a 2 week project, build rockets one week and launch them the next week) BC<br />
*Make a timing system for toy cars. BC<br />
*pin hole cameras. BC<br />
*spy stuff - make badges, long distance mic, spy cameras, spy gadgets. BC<br />
*Mask-making<br />
*Kites<br />
*Puppet-making - marionettes and hand-puppets [beck]<br />
*Stamping, printings on paper or fabric<br />
*Jewellery/bead-making (paper, metal, clay, salt dough, etc.)<br />
*Bread animals [beck]<br />
*Salt dough modelling [beck]<br />
*Baking (cupcakes, muffins, biscuits) [beck]<br />
*Painted mural (e.g. on calico) [beck]<br />
*Modelling, e.g. with plasticine (to use for making casts, e.g. papier mache puppet heads) [beck]<br />
*Picture taking morning (e.g., [http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/ Forced perspective photography])<br />
*One Pot Electronics Engineering - many projects to choose from [http://ee.onepotcooking.com/syllabus One Pot Electronics Engineering]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Longer Projects<br />
*Create a mold and cast something - low tech by cutting out layers of ply, vacuum mold a heated plastic sheet and cast chocolate. <br />
*Conductive Fabric - Sewing, sensors and simple circuits.<br />
*3D generative programs, create program (in openscad) that will generate 3D models, add parameterisation via thingiverse customizer script, 3D print<br />
*Create a polagraph, draw quirky pictures slowly<br />
*Raid Make magazine, [http://blog.makezine.com/projects/make-33/vinyl-pcb-resist/ Vinyl PCB Resist]encourages custom/artistic circuit diagrams and the process teachs circuit board basics<br />
*build a maze solving robot and enter it in to Competitions. BC<br />
*build 3D printer - maybe a reprap. BC<br />
<br />
= Legal =<br />
<Todo><br />
<br />
= Funding =<br />
*Initial investment <br />
**Makespace ?<br />
**Founding members?<br />
*Weekly fees<br />
**£3.00 for each member family and £5.00 for a non member family to cover refreshments and consumables<br />
<br/><br />
<br />
= Other =<br />
*Communication – who, when, how?<br />
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages<br />
*Founding families<br />
*Outreach targets ?<br />
*Sources for kits and spares<br />
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks<br />
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?<br />
*Future coordination with other groups?<br />
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially<br />
*How many people interested?<br />
*Who will actively attend?<br />
*Next meeting end of Feb<br />
<br />
= Links =<br />
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:<br />
* [http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/ Hacker Scouts]<br />
*Instructables<br />
*Lego<br />
*Engineering faculty days – [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] <br />
*Adafruit<br />
*Proto pic<br />
* [http://www.theroboticist.org/ The Roboticist] (Seattle-based robot club for young kids)<br />
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Play book] link to a document about setting up a maker club for older children.<br />
* [http://youngmakers.org/ Young Makers website] the site where I found the above play book.<br />
* [http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/ Mindsets Online]<br />
* AccessArt http://www.accessart.org.uk/<br />
* Things To Make And Do http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/index.html<br />
<br />
= Notes from Discussion with Maria Kettle =<br />
<br />
<br />
These are notes from my (MW) email discussion with Maria Kettle, Outreach Officer for Cambridge University Engineering Department. CUED hosts events for kids and their parents/guardians every other month, with projects and concerns very similar to Makespace's Family Makers.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What projects have worked well and what haven't?'''<br />
<br />
* Electrical things usually go OK and can be split into a minimum needed for success (build a hovercraft) plus an extension (put a skirt on your hovercraft, decorate a jitterbug). They are expensive in terms of components, batteries etc. <br />
* Rolled paper tube structures are cheap but hard to complete in 1 1/2 hours for a small team. Also, people seem to think that cranes, bridges, towers and boats are all the same - rolled paper tubes. <br />
* Strangely, the electrical things, hovercraft, jitterbugs, crazy kit cars are not the same, even though they are all based on a battery box wired to a motor...<br />
* My only disaster was making gliders, the 2nd event I did. The gliders were fine and people had fun but some kids had the bright idea of launching their gliders from the mezzanine floor of engineering reception. The uprights that support the handrail around this floor are 1950's spec - very widely spaced. A kid could launch itself through them very easily, a H&S nightmare. I now put "No Entry" signs at the bottom of the main building stairs.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Might it be possible to reuse any of your projects?'''<br />
<br />
* Hunt about here and see if you can find anything useful:<br />
[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/Project-resources/Links-to-resources1.html CUED Outreach Resources] and here: [http://www.stemclubs.net/activity Stem Clubs Activities]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''How do you source funding?'''<br />
<br />
* Outreach at Engineering is funded by some big wedges of cash from industrialists who have a vested interest in increasing the numbers going into the profession at all levels. The University brand helps massively here. At family events, I put out a bucket and ask for suggested donations of £5. The actual amount I get is very variable but overall it covers the cost of sandwich lunches for the volunteers. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Were there any legal challenges to setting up the programme?'''<br />
<br />
* We don't have event insurance. Instead, all the volunteers are STEM Ambassadors. This gives them personal liability insurance if they are at an event that is notified to our local STEMNET organization, STEM TEAM East, in advance. You can find out more about becoming a STEM Ambassador here: [http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/CUED-students-and-staff/STEM-Ambassador-Application/Links-to-instructions.html STEM Ambassador Application]. The activities we do are not very dangerous.<br />
* We ask for signed photo consent from the responsible adults. I tell people that I use the photos to decorate my website, to decorate reports to sponsors and to decorate applications for cash. The wording of the form is much more wide open than this and I once had a solicitor parent refuse to sign it on grounds of its wideness. I have now decided that if this ever happens again, I will ask the lawyer-parent to help me draft something more realistic but I missed that opportunity. However, if someone refuses photo consent, don't ask why and don't take any photos. <br />
* The rules around maintaining the anonymity of adopted kids are VERY tight for good but horrid reasons. A photo of an adoptee at your event would tie the kid to a geographical location and could have very nasty consequences, kids are not lightly put up for adoption. Birth parents may not have seen the child for many years but they are usually sent carefully de-localised photos and news a couple of time per year so they could recognise a child on your website. Don't go there.<br />
* Also, in future, I'll tell people about photo consent in the information email I send out to confirm a booking. I had a mum reluctant to sign consent for her son's mate without asking mate's mum first.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What did you do about formulating a set of rules?'''<br />
<br />
Trial and error! The rules we use are minimal and relate to<br />
* 1) All groups must have a responsible adult. <br />
* 2) Event volunteers only interact with kids professionally, that is, we are all in a room with lots of other people. We don't take kids to the loos, that is the job of a responsible adult if necessary. Stickers are handed to kids for them to stick onto themselves. This seems very paranoid as I write it but it is standard school practice. There is a CUED policy on working with children and vulnerable adults that covers this stuff in detail, I've attached a copy [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eimyJha_YYYBaMdDhtRRvO_T6T3pQLk3sQQrBUxESmc/edit?usp=sharing link to document]].<br />
* 3) Rules to stop kid A accidentally trashing kid B's hovercraft/boat or kid C's rubber band powered helicopter getting mashed into kid D's hair. We have testing areas, and all testing must be done there.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''What adult/child/teacher ratios to you recommend?'''<br />
<br />
* At least 1 responsible adult per group and don't have more kids in that group than the adult can cope with. This is flexible to allow for bigger groups of more experienced participants and smaller groups of younger kids. I recruit as many volunteers as possible, having too many is never an issue, sadly. The extra help they provide becomes an icing on the cake for family groups. I have a balloon powered bus activity that is mostly colouring to offer to very young children who arrive on the coat tails of older siblings.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Are you aware of external sources of funding for children/technology programmes?'''<br />
<br />
* No.<br />
<br />
= Notes from the Maker Club Playbook =<br />
<br />
These are notes that I (MW) have taken on the [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Playbook] (see the Links section above). The Playbook is a guide for setting up maker groups with older kids (ages 12-18) to get projects ready for Maker Faires. Even though we will not be preparing projects for Maker Faires (not yet, at least!), and there will be younger kids in our group, there is a lot from the Playbook that is helpful and relevant. Below I pull out what I think is most useful (but another person to scour the Playbook and find other important points would be good). In particular, I want to pay attention to the sections on philosophy and documentation: Ensuring our group has the right attitudes and making sure that we document our ideas and accomplishments is crucial. All is up for discussion, of course!<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Philosophy/Approach''' (p. 5): <br />
* "Makers believe that if you can imagine it, you can make it. We see ourselves as more than consumers--we are productive; we are creative. Everyone is a Maker, and our world is what we make it."<br />
* "Makers comprise a community of crative and technical people that help one another do better. They are open, inclusive, encouraging and generous in spirit."<br />
* "Makers celebrate other Makers -- what they make, how they make it and the enthusiasm and passion that drives them."<br />
* "Maker Clubs are about exhibition, not competition. We don't see Makers pitting themselves against each other. We hope each Maker gets useful feedback on what they exhibit, and that the feedback is offered in a spirit of generosity and received with similar openess and magnanimity."<br />
* And from p. 7: "...[T]here are no winners or losers -- anything that's cool is fair game. It's not a competition and there aren't prizes, so there are no judges deciding who has succeeded and who has failed. ... [M]ost importantly, we notice that all Makers are curious and motivated people."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Starter Projects''' (pp. 8-9)<br />
* "We recommend that you make something [simple] together to get your feet we and see what it's like to work together"<br />
* The Playbook recommends many websites for finding starter projects including Make:Projects, simpler Instructables projects and Build Howtoons projects. [We should see also the links that Maria Kettle from CUED has suggested.]<br />
* "When choosing a starter project, consider the diverse interests and skill sets of the members of your club, and make sure that the project you choose is open-ended enough to welcome all kinds of budding Makers into the culture."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Plussing''' (p. 11)<br />
* "Pixar uses the term 'plussing' to men finding what's good about an idea and making it even better. In the Young Makers program, plussing sessions provide an opportunity for project teams to share their ideas, progress, challenges and next steps with the participants..."<br />
* "Through the Young Makers program we are modeling and sustaining a collaborative culture, and having highly interactive plussing plays a key role in reaching that goal. Admittedly the adult mentors and volunteers tend to have the most to say during the plussing sessions. It takes a lot of work to get kids to comment on one another's projects, but it is critical you put the effort into encouraging the kids to plus too."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Documenting''' (pp. 12-13)<br />
<br />
I (MW) am keen that we start documenting the Family Maker mornings early on and have a plan for how we'd like to present what we do there. It will be important for record keeping and later on for outreach. Minimally we need (I think) project notebooks for each kid or family group and someone designated to take pictures at each session.<br />
* "It's not enough to just make something--it's also important to be able to tell others about the projects and why they are great. To tell their stories better, your club's project teams will want to think ahead to make sure they have the tools they need to document their processes and their final project."<br />
* "Documentation could take many forms, but whatever medium the members choose to tell their story, the important thing is that it captures why and how they made what they made." This could include:<br />
* "Notebooks, blogs, project binders, photos, posters, how-to's (to contribute back to the larger Maker community), slideshows, videos, digital stories, project books.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Designing creative environments''' (p. 16)<br />
* "Make a variety of materials available, but also visible and easy-to-find. You might use clear or mesh containers that members can scan visually when they're looking for something specific or letting their imagination wander as they have Maker's Block. Keep something like an 'idea rummage box' in the space, where members can throw in cool clippings and clever projects they think could inspire others. Choose well-placed shelves and wall space for showcasing examples of past projects and current activities to seed ideas and inspiration."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Safety and Training''' (pp. 18-19)<br />
<br />
There is a lot of useful information in this section (that cannot be summed up in a few quotes) such as "avoid using a table saw when you can," "aim away from yourself," "secure your work when using hand or power tools" and "don't touch a bare wire, or cut any wire, until you're sure where the other end goes." It's worth going through all of the points in the Playbook to make sure we've considered everything.<br />
* A good rhyme: "Protect. Double-check. Aim away. Clamp it. Focus. Never play."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Mentors''' (pp. 20-21)<br />
<br />
As the kids start to develop ideas and projects of their own, we might want to find mentors to help (especially if the parents are not knowledgeable enough to help). The mentoring section of the Playbook is very good and worth a close read. <br />
* "Mentors are adults who are interested in working with youth and who may be experienced in one or more forms of making. Mentors answer technical questions, address supply issues, pass on their knowledge of tool usage and safety, and help mange realistic project-build schedules. Along the way, mentors might exploit 'teachable moments' to explain underlying math, science and engineering concepts."<br />
* "We have gleaned a number of tips from effective mentors who have participated in the Young Makers program [each one of these is fully fleshed out in the Playbook]: Help define scope; Help define schedules; Nurture note taking; Embrace failure and keep it safe; Avoid empty praise; Use your down-time well."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Setup a website and/or a blog''' (p. 27)<br />
* "''We strongly urge all clubs to create a website''. We also encourage every project team within a club to maintain a blog to track their project's progress. A website is a great tool to use to connect to your club members, as well as connecting to other blggs, and the greater community of Young Maker supporters... You can use it to document project made by your club, to recruit new members, and to maintain a schedule of build sessions."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Come up with an identity''' (p. 27)<br />
* "One advantage of a club is the opportunity to create a shared identity. Such things as adopting a mascot, designing a logo, having T-shirts made, having a website and picking a fun name can all help to create a sense of shared purpose and belonging. You'll probably want to pick an identity with member input, but don't spend too much valuable meeting time word-smithing your group's name. Then, in true Young Maker spirit, ask one of your Young Makers to create the logo and perhaps even manage the website. Some project teams may want to create a T-shirt to wear when they exhibit or present their work."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Kick it off''' (pp. 29-30)<br />
* "...[A]t the first meeting of the season, we have started with some low-key initiations: very brief introductions, then a little bit of making, and we end the gathering by giving all the new Young Makers brand new Maker's Notebooks where they can start jotting notes, making sketches and diagrams and recording things they find inspiring. We also ask that members sign an agreement that spells out the things they should expect of their experience and the commitments they've made. See the Resources section for a sample Participant Agreement."<br />
* "You might also start your session with some ways to break the ice and also dig up helpful data."<br />
* "Some goals for the kickoff meeting: 1) Introduce everyone; 2) Distribute notebooks or ask members to start them; 3) Get a sense of who is in the group, their skill level, and whether they have a project picked out; 4) Ask all participants to sign participation agreements."<br />
<br />
= Actions =<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Action<br />
!Owner<br />
!Expected Date<br />
!Comments<br />
|-<br />
|Create a Meetup for the next meeting<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Talk to Laura about the legal elements<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Contact details for [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] at Engineering Faculty<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - notes above<br />
|-<br />
|Contact friend at the [http://www.theroboticist.org/ Seattle kids' robotics club] for tips on setting up a club<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - waiting for reply<br />
|-<br />
|Define the steps to set the club up<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Define what we need to get access to the Makespace classroom<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Membership for Chris, Meg and Rod<br />
|Chris V, Meg W, Rod W<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Risk assessments – what needs to be done?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Do we need at least one founder in attendance?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-20132013-09-15T08:00:37Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Minutes from Meeting September 5, 2013'''<br />
<br />
We met for one final time before our first official Family Makers meeting April 14th.<br />
<br />
'''Attendees'''<br />
* Brian Corteil<br />
* Anne Harrison<br />
* Steve Upton<br />
* Rod Williams<br />
* Adrian Westbury<br />
<br />
'''Minutes'''<br />
<br />
* Ideas<br />
We considered some ideas for future projects:<br />
** Bags from jeans<br />
*** Would give an introduction to crafts and sewing<br />
*** Could support multiple age groups with younger members being guided and older ones working on their own designs<br />
*** Could support multiple interests with some building bags and others adding flashing lights etc.<br />
** Planes and helicopters<br />
*** Easily constructed models using elastic band power<br />
*** Rod to organise a session<br />
<br />
** Line following robot<br />
*** Could be used in Chain reaction<br />
<br />
** Potato Projects<br />
*** Using electricity to power things<br />
<br />
** String Racer<br />
*** Build a vehicle to travel along a string<br />
*** More complex requirement could be for it to return back along the string once it reaches the far end<br />
<br />
<br />
* Chain Reaction<br />
We brainstormed some ideas for what we could do:<br />
** Repeatable - they want to be a ble to re-run ours as a demo for others<br />
** Durable - if it is to be reused it needs to be durable. Also it could be on long term display in Makespace after the event<br />
** Theme - Circus theme is still popular and includes a number of elements we could use.<br />
** Skeleton - we need to get one together soon so that we have a frame to work to (Discussed in subsequent session on Sunday 8th Sept 2013) <br />
** Bold - we want to stand out and be seen<br />
** Family Makers banner - To be displayed in the hall<br />
** Music - we could have a theme running throughout the operation of our device, along the circus theme<br />
** Possible elements Clown car<br />
*** High diver<br />
*** Trapeze<br />
*** Carousel<br />
** We could get the kids playing with components from last year, the ones that CSC provided to construct components for the chain reaction, to see what they come up with<br />
** Marble rollercoaster<br />
** Next Action: - Discuss what we're going to do on Sunday<br />
<br />
* Publicity<br />
At Chain Reaction we are likely to get a lot of visibility and publicity, how do we handle that?<br />
** Currently we are only open to Makespace members and their friends<br />
** We could look to start one Sunday a month as an open session for anyone to come along<br />
** With Christmas we could do one session in December and based on take up decide what we want to do in the new year<br />
** We'll need posters/flyers<br />
** Before the session we may want to do a tidy up of the space<br />
** We should update the Makespace Website<br />
** We should set up a FamilyMakers email group<br />
** We would only do a maximum of a 4 hour session<br />
** We would need to decide on pricing but it could be comparable to a half day at summer school<br />
** What age ranges would we cater to?<br />
<br />
AoB<br />
** Cambridge Science Centre have asked if we could make an earthquake table for them<br />
** Brian would like to organise a summer school for kids next year</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-20132013-09-15T07:54:56Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Minutes from Meeting September 5, 2013'''<br />
<br />
We met for one final time before our first official Family Makers meeting April 14th.<br />
<br />
'''Attendees'''<br />
* Brian Corteil<br />
* Anne Harrison<br />
* Steve Upton<br />
* Rod Williams<br />
* Adrian Westbury<br />
<br />
'''Minutes'''<br />
<br />
* Ideas<br />
We considered some ideas for future projects:<br />
** Bags from jeans<br />
*** Would give an introduction to crafts and sewing<br />
*** Could support multiple age groups with younger members being guided and older ones working on their own designs<br />
*** Could support multiple interests with some building bags and others adding flashing lights etc.<br />
** Planes and helicopters<br />
*** Easily constructed models using elastic band power<br />
*** Rod to organise a session<br />
<br />
** Line following robot<br />
*** Could be used in Chain reaction<br />
<br />
** Potato Projects<br />
*** Using electricity to power things<br />
<br />
** String Racer<br />
*** Build a vehicle to travel along a string<br />
*** More complex requirement could be for it to return back along the string once it reaches the far end<br />
<br />
<br />
* Chain Reaction<br />
** Brainstorm thoughts<br />
*** Discuss what we're going to do on Sunday<br />
*** Durable<br />
*** Repeatable<br />
*** Theme<br />
*** Skeleton together soon<br />
*** Bold<br />
*** Family Makers banner<br />
*** Music<br />
*** Clown car<br />
*** High diver<br />
*** Trapeze<br />
*** Carousel<br />
*** Kids playing with components from last year<br />
*** Marble rollercoaster<br />
<br />
* Publicity<br />
At Chain Reaction we are likely to get a lot of visibility and publicity, how do we handle that?<br />
** Currently we are only open to Makespace members and their friends<br />
** We could look to start one Sunday a month as an open session for anyone to come along<br />
** With Christmas we could do one session in December and based on take up decide what we want to do in the new year<br />
** We'll need posters/flyers<br />
** Before the session we may want to do a tidy up of the space<br />
** We should update the Makespace Website<br />
** We should set up a FamilyMakers email group<br />
** We would only do a maximum of a 4 hour session<br />
** We would need to decide on pricing but it could be comparable to a half day at summer school<br />
** What age ranges would we cater to?<br />
<br />
AoB<br />
** Cambridge Science Centre have asked if we could make an earthquake table for them<br />
** Brian would like to organise a summer school for kids next year</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family_MakersFamily Makers2013-09-15T07:41:39Z<p>Ste5eu: /* Meetings */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Aim =<br />
To enable makers and their families and friends to come together, make things and have fun.<br />
<br />
= Description =<br />
In order to progress and get the club set up quickly and reduce the required legal work this will be for existing members, their families and their guests.<br />
The classroom will be the main location used, possibly making use of the kitchen and maybe demonstrating some of the equipment in the workshop.<br />
<br />
= Meetings =<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-07-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers04-04-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-03-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers17-02-2013]]<br/><br />
[[Meetings/FamilyMakers03-02-2013]]<br />
<br />
= When =<br />
*Sunday mornings: 10-12<br />
*Weekly to enable access for as many as possible, as people will be away and unable to attend every week<br />
[[Family-Makers-Projects-List|Project Schedule]]<br />
<br />
= Who =<br />
* Presenter/Facilitator<br />
* Deputy<br />
** Turn up a a bit early to set-up registration, put out registration book to record attendees names and photo consent and meeting fees collection box (£3 per family). The registration book and collection box are stored in the Family Makers box in the storage cupboard.<br />
** Ensure supply of biscuits and squash. These are stored in the Family Makers cupboard (if there are any extra).<br />
<br />
= Rules =<br />
*We should have a committee of at least 3 members to organise and administer the club<br />
*We should have a set of club rules, on top of the Makespace membership rules<br />
*Parents are required to attend, it won't be possible to drop of kids and collect them later<br />
*Full control of children is required as Makespace has potentially dangerous equipment<br />
*Number of kids dependent on behaviour, typically up to 2 as we already have a majority of parents with 2<br />
*Three strikes rule on behaviour, three bad behaviour instances and the child will not be permitted back<br />
*Repeated ‘guests’ need to consider membership<br />
*A committee member should attend each day, be there 15 mins early and organise refreshments and projects plus ensure clear up afterwards.<br />
<br />
= Potential Projects =<br />
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:<br />
*Raspberry Pi<br />
*Basic skills<br />
**Soldering<br />
*Standard kits e.g. Adafruit<br />
*Chain reaction<br />
*Competitions<br />
**Catapults<br />
**Cars<br />
**Robots<br />
*Laser cutter demo<br />
*3D print demo<br />
*Educational component – e.g. what is this resistor doing?<br />
*Sewing/knitting/weaving (by hand and using sewing machines) [beck can facilitate hand sewing/weaving and could help with machine sewing]<br />
*PaperCraft/Origami<br />
**I have a set of PaperCraft designs of locks, combination, cylinder etc, which are interesting to build and result in a working (but fragile) lock, RodW<br />
** Build hats and helmets with cardboard and hot glue<br />
*Use 123D catch to capture 3D models, possibly heads <br />
*Use 123D Creatures to design 3D monsters and cartoons, then 3d print them.<br />
*Egg dropping - create an enclosure/system to protect an uncooked egg when dropped from a set height, or fired from a catapult. BC<br />
*Water rockets - build an water rocket from a soda bottle, and launch them (may need to be a 2 week project, build rockets one week and launch them the next week) BC<br />
*Make a timing system for toy cars. BC<br />
*pin hole cameras. BC<br />
*spy stuff - make badges, long distance mic, spy cameras, spy gadgets. BC<br />
*Mask-making<br />
*Kites<br />
*Puppet-making - marionettes and hand-puppets [beck]<br />
*Stamping, printings on paper or fabric<br />
*Jewellery/bead-making (paper, metal, clay, salt dough, etc.)<br />
*Bread animals [beck]<br />
*Salt dough modelling [beck]<br />
*Baking (cupcakes, muffins, biscuits) [beck]<br />
*Painted mural (e.g. on calico) [beck]<br />
*Modelling, e.g. with plasticine (to use for making casts, e.g. papier mache puppet heads) [beck]<br />
*Picture taking morning (e.g., [http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/ Forced perspective photography])<br />
*One Pot Electronics Engineering - many projects to choose from [http://ee.onepotcooking.com/syllabus One Pot Electronics Engineering]<br />
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Longer Projects<br />
*Create a mold and cast something - low tech by cutting out layers of ply, vacuum mold a heated plastic sheet and cast chocolate. <br />
*Conductive Fabric - Sewing, sensors and simple circuits.<br />
*3D generative programs, create program (in openscad) that will generate 3D models, add parameterisation via thingiverse customizer script, 3D print<br />
*Create a polagraph, draw quirky pictures slowly<br />
*Raid Make magazine, [http://blog.makezine.com/projects/make-33/vinyl-pcb-resist/ Vinyl PCB Resist]encourages custom/artistic circuit diagrams and the process teachs circuit board basics<br />
*build a maze solving robot and enter it in to Competitions. BC<br />
*build 3D printer - maybe a reprap. BC<br />
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= Legal =<br />
<Todo><br />
<br />
= Funding =<br />
*Initial investment <br />
**Makespace ?<br />
**Founding members?<br />
*Weekly fees<br />
**£3.00 for each member family and £5.00 for a non member family to cover refreshments and consumables<br />
<br/><br />
<br />
= Other =<br />
*Communication – who, when, how?<br />
*Wiki page, web page, twitter, calendar, meetup pages<br />
*Founding families<br />
*Outreach targets ?<br />
*Sources for kits and spares<br />
*Refreshments: Squash, snacks<br />
*Are two members needed for each club event so that one can escort non members through the space if required?<br />
*Future coordination with other groups?<br />
*Committee meetings – how frequently? Monthly initially<br />
*How many people interested?<br />
*Who will actively attend?<br />
*Next meeting end of Feb<br />
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= Links =<br />
Some links that could have useful information for us going forward:<br />
* [http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/ Hacker Scouts]<br />
*Instructables<br />
*Lego<br />
*Engineering faculty days – [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] <br />
*Adafruit<br />
*Proto pic<br />
* [http://www.theroboticist.org/ The Roboticist] (Seattle-based robot club for young kids)<br />
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Play book] link to a document about setting up a maker club for older children.<br />
* [http://youngmakers.org/ Young Makers website] the site where I found the above play book.<br />
* [http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/ Mindsets Online]<br />
* AccessArt http://www.accessart.org.uk/<br />
* Things To Make And Do http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/index.html<br />
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= Notes from Discussion with Maria Kettle =<br />
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<br />
These are notes from my (MW) email discussion with Maria Kettle, Outreach Officer for Cambridge University Engineering Department. CUED hosts events for kids and their parents/guardians every other month, with projects and concerns very similar to Makespace's Family Makers.<br />
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<br />
'''What projects have worked well and what haven't?'''<br />
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* Electrical things usually go OK and can be split into a minimum needed for success (build a hovercraft) plus an extension (put a skirt on your hovercraft, decorate a jitterbug). They are expensive in terms of components, batteries etc. <br />
* Rolled paper tube structures are cheap but hard to complete in 1 1/2 hours for a small team. Also, people seem to think that cranes, bridges, towers and boats are all the same - rolled paper tubes. <br />
* Strangely, the electrical things, hovercraft, jitterbugs, crazy kit cars are not the same, even though they are all based on a battery box wired to a motor...<br />
* My only disaster was making gliders, the 2nd event I did. The gliders were fine and people had fun but some kids had the bright idea of launching their gliders from the mezzanine floor of engineering reception. The uprights that support the handrail around this floor are 1950's spec - very widely spaced. A kid could launch itself through them very easily, a H&S nightmare. I now put "No Entry" signs at the bottom of the main building stairs.<br />
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<br />
'''Might it be possible to reuse any of your projects?'''<br />
<br />
* Hunt about here and see if you can find anything useful:<br />
[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/Project-resources/Links-to-resources1.html CUED Outreach Resources] and here: [http://www.stemclubs.net/activity Stem Clubs Activities]<br />
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<br />
'''How do you source funding?'''<br />
<br />
* Outreach at Engineering is funded by some big wedges of cash from industrialists who have a vested interest in increasing the numbers going into the profession at all levels. The University brand helps massively here. At family events, I put out a bucket and ask for suggested donations of £5. The actual amount I get is very variable but overall it covers the cost of sandwich lunches for the volunteers. <br />
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'''Were there any legal challenges to setting up the programme?'''<br />
<br />
* We don't have event insurance. Instead, all the volunteers are STEM Ambassadors. This gives them personal liability insurance if they are at an event that is notified to our local STEMNET organization, STEM TEAM East, in advance. You can find out more about becoming a STEM Ambassador here: [http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/outreach/CUED-students-and-staff/STEM-Ambassador-Application/Links-to-instructions.html STEM Ambassador Application]. The activities we do are not very dangerous.<br />
* We ask for signed photo consent from the responsible adults. I tell people that I use the photos to decorate my website, to decorate reports to sponsors and to decorate applications for cash. The wording of the form is much more wide open than this and I once had a solicitor parent refuse to sign it on grounds of its wideness. I have now decided that if this ever happens again, I will ask the lawyer-parent to help me draft something more realistic but I missed that opportunity. However, if someone refuses photo consent, don't ask why and don't take any photos. <br />
* The rules around maintaining the anonymity of adopted kids are VERY tight for good but horrid reasons. A photo of an adoptee at your event would tie the kid to a geographical location and could have very nasty consequences, kids are not lightly put up for adoption. Birth parents may not have seen the child for many years but they are usually sent carefully de-localised photos and news a couple of time per year so they could recognise a child on your website. Don't go there.<br />
* Also, in future, I'll tell people about photo consent in the information email I send out to confirm a booking. I had a mum reluctant to sign consent for her son's mate without asking mate's mum first.<br />
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<br />
'''What did you do about formulating a set of rules?'''<br />
<br />
Trial and error! The rules we use are minimal and relate to<br />
* 1) All groups must have a responsible adult. <br />
* 2) Event volunteers only interact with kids professionally, that is, we are all in a room with lots of other people. We don't take kids to the loos, that is the job of a responsible adult if necessary. Stickers are handed to kids for them to stick onto themselves. This seems very paranoid as I write it but it is standard school practice. There is a CUED policy on working with children and vulnerable adults that covers this stuff in detail, I've attached a copy [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eimyJha_YYYBaMdDhtRRvO_T6T3pQLk3sQQrBUxESmc/edit?usp=sharing link to document]].<br />
* 3) Rules to stop kid A accidentally trashing kid B's hovercraft/boat or kid C's rubber band powered helicopter getting mashed into kid D's hair. We have testing areas, and all testing must be done there.<br />
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<br />
'''What adult/child/teacher ratios to you recommend?'''<br />
<br />
* At least 1 responsible adult per group and don't have more kids in that group than the adult can cope with. This is flexible to allow for bigger groups of more experienced participants and smaller groups of younger kids. I recruit as many volunteers as possible, having too many is never an issue, sadly. The extra help they provide becomes an icing on the cake for family groups. I have a balloon powered bus activity that is mostly colouring to offer to very young children who arrive on the coat tails of older siblings.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Are you aware of external sources of funding for children/technology programmes?'''<br />
<br />
* No.<br />
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= Notes from the Maker Club Playbook =<br />
<br />
These are notes that I (MW) have taken on the [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9esWAj9mpBLNmRlMWYxZjUtZjJjMi00NTdhLThmNjUtMmM5ZDk5NTZmMzBh/preview Maker Club Playbook] (see the Links section above). The Playbook is a guide for setting up maker groups with older kids (ages 12-18) to get projects ready for Maker Faires. Even though we will not be preparing projects for Maker Faires (not yet, at least!), and there will be younger kids in our group, there is a lot from the Playbook that is helpful and relevant. Below I pull out what I think is most useful (but another person to scour the Playbook and find other important points would be good). In particular, I want to pay attention to the sections on philosophy and documentation: Ensuring our group has the right attitudes and making sure that we document our ideas and accomplishments is crucial. All is up for discussion, of course!<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Philosophy/Approach''' (p. 5): <br />
* "Makers believe that if you can imagine it, you can make it. We see ourselves as more than consumers--we are productive; we are creative. Everyone is a Maker, and our world is what we make it."<br />
* "Makers comprise a community of crative and technical people that help one another do better. They are open, inclusive, encouraging and generous in spirit."<br />
* "Makers celebrate other Makers -- what they make, how they make it and the enthusiasm and passion that drives them."<br />
* "Maker Clubs are about exhibition, not competition. We don't see Makers pitting themselves against each other. We hope each Maker gets useful feedback on what they exhibit, and that the feedback is offered in a spirit of generosity and received with similar openess and magnanimity."<br />
* And from p. 7: "...[T]here are no winners or losers -- anything that's cool is fair game. It's not a competition and there aren't prizes, so there are no judges deciding who has succeeded and who has failed. ... [M]ost importantly, we notice that all Makers are curious and motivated people."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Starter Projects''' (pp. 8-9)<br />
* "We recommend that you make something [simple] together to get your feet we and see what it's like to work together"<br />
* The Playbook recommends many websites for finding starter projects including Make:Projects, simpler Instructables projects and Build Howtoons projects. [We should see also the links that Maria Kettle from CUED has suggested.]<br />
* "When choosing a starter project, consider the diverse interests and skill sets of the members of your club, and make sure that the project you choose is open-ended enough to welcome all kinds of budding Makers into the culture."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Plussing''' (p. 11)<br />
* "Pixar uses the term 'plussing' to men finding what's good about an idea and making it even better. In the Young Makers program, plussing sessions provide an opportunity for project teams to share their ideas, progress, challenges and next steps with the participants..."<br />
* "Through the Young Makers program we are modeling and sustaining a collaborative culture, and having highly interactive plussing plays a key role in reaching that goal. Admittedly the adult mentors and volunteers tend to have the most to say during the plussing sessions. It takes a lot of work to get kids to comment on one another's projects, but it is critical you put the effort into encouraging the kids to plus too."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Documenting''' (pp. 12-13)<br />
<br />
I (MW) am keen that we start documenting the Family Maker mornings early on and have a plan for how we'd like to present what we do there. It will be important for record keeping and later on for outreach. Minimally we need (I think) project notebooks for each kid or family group and someone designated to take pictures at each session.<br />
* "It's not enough to just make something--it's also important to be able to tell others about the projects and why they are great. To tell their stories better, your club's project teams will want to think ahead to make sure they have the tools they need to document their processes and their final project."<br />
* "Documentation could take many forms, but whatever medium the members choose to tell their story, the important thing is that it captures why and how they made what they made." This could include:<br />
* "Notebooks, blogs, project binders, photos, posters, how-to's (to contribute back to the larger Maker community), slideshows, videos, digital stories, project books.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Designing creative environments''' (p. 16)<br />
* "Make a variety of materials available, but also visible and easy-to-find. You might use clear or mesh containers that members can scan visually when they're looking for something specific or letting their imagination wander as they have Maker's Block. Keep something like an 'idea rummage box' in the space, where members can throw in cool clippings and clever projects they think could inspire others. Choose well-placed shelves and wall space for showcasing examples of past projects and current activities to seed ideas and inspiration."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Safety and Training''' (pp. 18-19)<br />
<br />
There is a lot of useful information in this section (that cannot be summed up in a few quotes) such as "avoid using a table saw when you can," "aim away from yourself," "secure your work when using hand or power tools" and "don't touch a bare wire, or cut any wire, until you're sure where the other end goes." It's worth going through all of the points in the Playbook to make sure we've considered everything.<br />
* A good rhyme: "Protect. Double-check. Aim away. Clamp it. Focus. Never play."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Mentors''' (pp. 20-21)<br />
<br />
As the kids start to develop ideas and projects of their own, we might want to find mentors to help (especially if the parents are not knowledgeable enough to help). The mentoring section of the Playbook is very good and worth a close read. <br />
* "Mentors are adults who are interested in working with youth and who may be experienced in one or more forms of making. Mentors answer technical questions, address supply issues, pass on their knowledge of tool usage and safety, and help mange realistic project-build schedules. Along the way, mentors might exploit 'teachable moments' to explain underlying math, science and engineering concepts."<br />
* "We have gleaned a number of tips from effective mentors who have participated in the Young Makers program [each one of these is fully fleshed out in the Playbook]: Help define scope; Help define schedules; Nurture note taking; Embrace failure and keep it safe; Avoid empty praise; Use your down-time well."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Setup a website and/or a blog''' (p. 27)<br />
* "''We strongly urge all clubs to create a website''. We also encourage every project team within a club to maintain a blog to track their project's progress. A website is a great tool to use to connect to your club members, as well as connecting to other blggs, and the greater community of Young Maker supporters... You can use it to document project made by your club, to recruit new members, and to maintain a schedule of build sessions."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Come up with an identity''' (p. 27)<br />
* "One advantage of a club is the opportunity to create a shared identity. Such things as adopting a mascot, designing a logo, having T-shirts made, having a website and picking a fun name can all help to create a sense of shared purpose and belonging. You'll probably want to pick an identity with member input, but don't spend too much valuable meeting time word-smithing your group's name. Then, in true Young Maker spirit, ask one of your Young Makers to create the logo and perhaps even manage the website. Some project teams may want to create a T-shirt to wear when they exhibit or present their work."<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Kick it off''' (pp. 29-30)<br />
* "...[A]t the first meeting of the season, we have started with some low-key initiations: very brief introductions, then a little bit of making, and we end the gathering by giving all the new Young Makers brand new Maker's Notebooks where they can start jotting notes, making sketches and diagrams and recording things they find inspiring. We also ask that members sign an agreement that spells out the things they should expect of their experience and the commitments they've made. See the Resources section for a sample Participant Agreement."<br />
* "You might also start your session with some ways to break the ice and also dig up helpful data."<br />
* "Some goals for the kickoff meeting: 1) Introduce everyone; 2) Distribute notebooks or ask members to start them; 3) Get a sense of who is in the group, their skill level, and whether they have a project picked out; 4) Ask all participants to sign participation agreements."<br />
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= Actions =<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Action<br />
!Owner<br />
!Expected Date<br />
!Comments<br />
|-<br />
|Create a Meetup for the next meeting<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Start separate discussions on the Google group for the areas that need to be clarified<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Talk to Laura about the legal elements<br />
|Steve U<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Contact details for [mailto:outreach-officer@eng.cam.ac.uk Maria Kettle] at Engineering Faculty<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - notes above<br />
|-<br />
|Contact friend at the [http://www.theroboticist.org/ Seattle kids' robotics club] for tips on setting up a club<br />
|Meg W<br />
|<br />
|(MW) done - waiting for reply<br />
|-<br />
|Define the steps to set the club up<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Define what we need to get access to the Makespace classroom<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Membership for Chris, Meg and Rod<br />
|Chris V, Meg W, Rod W<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Risk assessments – what needs to be done?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Do we need at least one founder in attendance?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
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|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-20132013-09-12T20:16:31Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>'''Minutes from Meeting September 5, 2013'''<br />
<br />
We met for one final time before our first official Family Makers meeting April 14th.<br />
<br />
'''Attendees'''<br />
* Brian Corteil<br />
* Anne Harrison<br />
* Steve Upton<br />
* Rod Williams<br />
* Adrian Westbury<br />
<br />
'''Minutes'''<br />
<br />
* Ideas<br />
** Bags from jeans<br />
** Planes and helicopters<br />
** Line following robot<br />
** Potato Projects<br />
** String Racer<br />
<br />
* Chain Reaction<br />
** Brainstorm thoughts<br />
*** Discuss what we're going to do on Sunday<br />
*** Durable<br />
*** Repeatable<br />
*** Theme<br />
*** Skeleton together soon<br />
*** Bold<br />
*** Family Makers banner<br />
*** Music<br />
*** Clown car<br />
*** High diver<br />
*** Trapeze<br />
*** Carousel<br />
*** Kids playing with components from last year<br />
*** Marble rollercoaster<br />
<br />
* Publicity</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-2013Meetings/FamilyMakers05-09-20132013-09-12T19:44:09Z<p>Ste5eu: Created page with "'''Minutes from Meeting September 5, 2013''' We met for one final time before our first official Family Makers meeting April 14th. '''Attendees''' * Brian Corteil * Anne Harris..."</p>
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<div>'''Minutes from Meeting September 5, 2013'''<br />
<br />
We met for one final time before our first official Family Makers meeting April 14th.<br />
<br />
'''Attendees'''<br />
* Brian Corteil<br />
* Anne Harrison<br />
* Steve Upton<br />
* Rod Williams<br />
* Adrian Westbury<br />
<br />
'''Minutes'''<br />
<br />
* Ideas<br />
<br />
* Chain Reaction<br />
<br />
* Publicity</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Things_and_stuffThings and stuff2013-08-02T10:39:06Z<p>Ste5eu: /* North */</p>
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==The corridor==<br />
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* Coats<br />
* Lost property<br />
* [[Infrastructure/Member Personal Storage|Personal storage boxes]]<br />
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==The classroom==<br />
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* Computers<br />
* Sewing machine<br />
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==The space==<br />
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===North===<br />
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On the left as you go in:<br />
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* Capacitors<br />
* Resistors<br />
* 74nn ICs (7400 series)<br />
* Wire<br />
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====Electronics benches====<br />
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* Insulating tape<br />
* Wire strippers<br />
* Pliers<br />
* Needle files<br />
* Screwdrivers<br />
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=====Shelves over electronics benches=====<br />
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* BNC connectors, aerial connectors<br />
* More wire<br />
* Screwdrives<br />
* Solder suckers<br />
* Voltmeters<br />
* Soldering iron tips<br />
* PSUs (Power Supply Units)<br />
* Nabaztags (rabbits)<br />
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* Breadboards<br />
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====2D printer area====<br />
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* Paper<br />
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====3D printer area====<br />
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* Printer thread<br />
* Vinyl cutter supplies<br />
* Plates for model mill<br />
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====Sink area====<br />
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* Soap<br />
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====Shelves beyond workshop doors====<br />
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=====Rack above left-hand shelves=====<br />
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* Zip ties<br />
* Ziplock bags<br />
* Rawlplugs<br />
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=====Left-hand shelves=====<br />
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* PPE (goggles etc)<br />
* Electric screwdriver<br />
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* Pipe glands<br />
* Cold packs<br />
* Screwdrivers<br />
* Allen keys (Hex keys)<br />
* Torx keys (Star screwdrivers)<br />
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* Shelving parts<br />
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=====Middle shelves=====<br />
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* Drawing pins<br />
* Labels<br />
* Glue gun<br />
* Craft knives (Stanley knives)<br />
* Rambolts (expansion bolts, masonry fixing bolts)<br />
* Nuts and bolts, machine screws<br />
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* Corks<br />
* PAT testing queue<br />
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* OLPC, lamp (in a box, might be personal storage)<br />
* Wacom tablet (in a box, might be personal storage)<br />
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=====Right-hand shelves=====<br />
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* Network parts<br />
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* Scissors, glue, sticky tape, click counter<br />
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* Bin bags<br />
* Pens<br />
* Laminator<br />
* Rulers (30cm or less)<br />
* Makespace signs<br />
* Mains n-way extension<br />
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* Tool catalogues<br />
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===South===<br />
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On the right as you go in:<br />
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====Bookshelves====<br />
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* Books<br />
* Magazines<br />
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====[[Equipment/Fine_metalwork_bench | Fine metalwork bench]]====<br />
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See its own page for details and for more stuff.<br />
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* Dustbuster (small vacuum cleaner)<br />
* Flexible shaft tool<br />
* Scriber<br />
* Centre punch<br />
* Digital calipers (micrometer)<br />
* Flat Stake<br />
* Round triblet (for forming rings and suchlike)<br />
* Planishing Hammer (a polished-surface hammer for surface finishing and work-hardening)<br />
* Rawhide mallet (for hitting things without marking the surface)<br />
* Generic ball-pean hammer (a non-polished hammer for hitting punches etc.)<br />
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====Submezzanine areas====<br />
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====Glasswork bench====<br />
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====Rolltop cabinet by stairs====<br />
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* Computer parts<br />
* Clamp ammeter<br />
* Hub puller<br />
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==The workshop==<br />
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===West side===<br />
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On the left as you go in:<br />
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* Belt and disc sander<br />
* Springs<br />
* Nuts and bolts, machine screws<br />
* Flat pencils<br />
* Battery charger<br />
* Vacuum cleaner (Henry)<br />
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===Central island===<br />
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* Steel rules, rulers, straight edges<br />
* Set squares<br />
* Spirit level<br />
* Circular saw<br />
* Jigsaw<br />
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===East side===<br />
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On the right as you go in:<br />
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* Hammers<br />
* Clamps<br />
* Pop rivets and rivet tool<br />
* Files<br />
* Screwdrivers<br />
* Allen keys (Hex keys)<br />
* Torx keys (Star screwdrivers)<br />
* Drill bits<br />
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==The treasure trove==<br />
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* Capacitors<br />
* Resistors<br />
* Various electrical connections and fittings<br />
* Electrical cables selection<br />
* Multi-way mains extensions<br />
* Sledgehammer (broken handle, belongs to Visventis)<br />
<br />
==The kitchen (Cakespace)==<br />
<br />
* Kettle<br />
* Oven<br />
* Microwave<br />
* Drinks<br />
* Snacks<br />
* Liquid soap<br />
* Cleaning materials<br />
<br />
==The cafe (Cakespace)==<br />
<br />
* Table<br />
* Chairs<br />
* Lego<br />
<br />
==Unknown location==<br />
<br />
If you know where the things in this section are, please move their names to the appropriate section.</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Things_and_stuffThings and stuff2013-08-02T10:38:47Z<p>Ste5eu: /* North */</p>
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<div>For larger items, see the [[Equipment]] page.<br />
<br />
This page is to help you to find smaller items, and to help you to put them back in the right place so others can find them. (Use the in-page search in your browser.)<br />
<br />
Some items have extra names in brackets after their usual name; please include all names that people might use to search for a particular item.<br />
<br />
==The corridor==<br />
<br />
* Coats<br />
* Lost property<br />
* [[Infrastructure/Member Personal Storage|Personal storage boxes]]<br />
<br />
==The classroom==<br />
<br />
* Computers<br />
* Sewing machine<br />
<br />
==The space==<br />
<br />
===North===<br />
<br />
On the left as you go in:<br />
<br />
* Capacitors<br />
* Resistors<br />
* 74nn ICs (7400 series)<br />
* Wire<br />
* Breadboards<br />
<br />
====Electronics benches====<br />
<br />
* Insulating tape<br />
* Wire strippers<br />
* Pliers<br />
* Needle files<br />
* Screwdrivers<br />
<br />
=====Shelves over electronics benches=====<br />
<br />
* BNC connectors, aerial connectors<br />
* More wire<br />
* Screwdrives<br />
* Solder suckers<br />
* Voltmeters<br />
* Soldering iron tips<br />
* PSUs (Power Supply Units)<br />
* Nabaztags (rabbits)<br />
<br />
* Breadboards<br />
<br />
====2D printer area====<br />
<br />
* Paper<br />
<br />
====3D printer area====<br />
<br />
* Printer thread<br />
* Vinyl cutter supplies<br />
* Plates for model mill<br />
<br />
====Sink area====<br />
<br />
* Soap<br />
<br />
====Shelves beyond workshop doors====<br />
<br />
=====Rack above left-hand shelves=====<br />
<br />
* Zip ties<br />
* Ziplock bags<br />
* Rawlplugs<br />
<br />
=====Left-hand shelves=====<br />
<br />
* PPE (goggles etc)<br />
* Electric screwdriver<br />
<br />
* Pipe glands<br />
* Cold packs<br />
* Screwdrivers<br />
* Allen keys (Hex keys)<br />
* Torx keys (Star screwdrivers)<br />
<br />
* Shelving parts<br />
<br />
=====Middle shelves=====<br />
<br />
* Drawing pins<br />
* Labels<br />
* Glue gun<br />
* Craft knives (Stanley knives)<br />
* Rambolts (expansion bolts, masonry fixing bolts)<br />
* Nuts and bolts, machine screws<br />
<br />
* Corks<br />
* PAT testing queue<br />
<br />
* OLPC, lamp (in a box, might be personal storage)<br />
* Wacom tablet (in a box, might be personal storage)<br />
<br />
=====Right-hand shelves=====<br />
<br />
* Network parts<br />
<br />
* Scissors, glue, sticky tape, click counter<br />
<br />
* Bin bags<br />
* Pens<br />
* Laminator<br />
* Rulers (30cm or less)<br />
* Makespace signs<br />
* Mains n-way extension<br />
<br />
* Tool catalogues<br />
<br />
===South===<br />
<br />
On the right as you go in:<br />
<br />
====Bookshelves====<br />
<br />
* Books<br />
* Magazines<br />
<br />
====[[Equipment/Fine_metalwork_bench | Fine metalwork bench]]====<br />
<br />
See its own page for details and for more stuff.<br />
<br />
* Dustbuster (small vacuum cleaner)<br />
* Flexible shaft tool<br />
* Scriber<br />
* Centre punch<br />
* Digital calipers (micrometer)<br />
* Flat Stake<br />
* Round triblet (for forming rings and suchlike)<br />
* Planishing Hammer (a polished-surface hammer for surface finishing and work-hardening)<br />
* Rawhide mallet (for hitting things without marking the surface)<br />
* Generic ball-pean hammer (a non-polished hammer for hitting punches etc.)<br />
<br />
====Submezzanine areas====<br />
<br />
====Glasswork bench====<br />
<br />
====Rolltop cabinet by stairs====<br />
<br />
* Computer parts<br />
* Clamp ammeter<br />
* Hub puller<br />
<br />
==The workshop==<br />
<br />
===West side===<br />
<br />
On the left as you go in:<br />
<br />
* Belt and disc sander<br />
* Springs<br />
* Nuts and bolts, machine screws<br />
* Flat pencils<br />
* Battery charger<br />
* Vacuum cleaner (Henry)<br />
<br />
===Central island===<br />
<br />
* Steel rules, rulers, straight edges<br />
* Set squares<br />
* Spirit level<br />
* Circular saw<br />
* Jigsaw<br />
<br />
===East side===<br />
<br />
On the right as you go in:<br />
<br />
* Hammers<br />
* Clamps<br />
* Pop rivets and rivet tool<br />
* Files<br />
* Screwdrivers<br />
* Allen keys (Hex keys)<br />
* Torx keys (Star screwdrivers)<br />
* Drill bits<br />
<br />
==The treasure trove==<br />
<br />
* Capacitors<br />
* Resistors<br />
* Various electrical connections and fittings<br />
* Electrical cables selection<br />
* Multi-way mains extensions<br />
* Sledgehammer (broken handle, belongs to Visventis)<br />
<br />
==The kitchen (Cakespace)==<br />
<br />
* Kettle<br />
* Oven<br />
* Microwave<br />
* Drinks<br />
* Snacks<br />
* Liquid soap<br />
* Cleaning materials<br />
<br />
==The cafe (Cakespace)==<br />
<br />
* Table<br />
* Chairs<br />
* Lego<br />
<br />
==Unknown location==<br />
<br />
If you know where the things in this section are, please move their names to the appropriate section.</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/ProjectsProjects2013-07-22T08:54:23Z<p>Ste5eu: /* Here we will add our projects */</p>
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<div><!-- [[File:makespace2.png|frameless|center|322x298px|Makespace Logo]] --><br />
<!-- <div style="float: right; width: 300px; border: 1px dashed gray; padding: 4px; "> --><br />
<!-- <span style="font-size: 1.5em">Current status</span> --><br />
<br />
<!-- [[File:makespace2.png|frameless|center|322x298px|Makespace Logo]] --><br />
<!-- <div style="float: right; width: 300px; border: 1px dashed gray; padding: 4px; "> --><br />
<!-- <span style="font-size: 1.5em">Current status</span> --><br />
<br />
== Here we will add our projects ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Project name<br />
! Status<br />
! People<br />
! Tell me more about it<br />
|-<br />
| Roll and jump music generator<br />
| Planned<br />
| [[User:Dadabit|Dadabit]]<br />
| This is a wearable with gyro and accelerometer. I will connect to ableton and/or maxmsp. So in initial phase. Also if there is anyone who did mapping, desperately in need to learn.<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mechanical computing]]<br />
| Working but unreliable<br />
| [[User:JimM|JimM]]<br />
| Turing machines and other computers built without any electric components using ball bearings as memory. https://github.com/jmacarthur/millihertz<br />
|-<br />
| FleetFoot<br />
| Planned<br />
| [[User:Brice|Brice]]<br />
| clojurescript + processing.js + webgl = Awesome!<br />
|-<br />
| Magicsphere<br />
| Development<br />
| [[User:Brice|Brice]]<br />
| Secret Volumetric POV project<br />
|-<br />
| Lispator<br />
| Concept<br />
| [[User:Brice|Brice]]<br />
| Complete Lisp machine implemented in FPGA.<br />
|-<br />
| MetaWatch automation<br />
| Concept / Improvements<br />
| [[User:Benjymous|Rich M]]<br />
| Expanding the MetaWatch software for more "Internet of Things" integration - watch notifications when the doorbell rings, Turn lights on from your wrist, that sort of thing!<br />
|-<br />
| shapeshifting fabric<br />
| design/development<br />
| [[User:Dadabit|Dadabit]]<br />
| well I got some sma wire, currently able to drive it, Now trying to make the machanical to actually end up in some coordinated movements. I need 3D modeling may be. Ping me if yo can help me with 3d modeling with the movement. I will thank you forever. (how long is forever can be negotiated)<br />
|-<br />
| Solr Logr<br />
| Development/Refinement<br />
| [[User:Elsmorian|Chris Elsmore]]<br />
| Data logger, display and controller for my off-grid solar installation, and investigation into other alternative energy sources like building wind turbines.<br />
|-<br />
| Vehicle tracker / remote command receiver<br />
| Progressing slowly<br />
| [[User:JCGS|JCGS]]<br />
| I have started to build a vehicle tracker based on the GM862 GPS/GSM/GPRS module.<br />
|-<br />
| ASR33 (Teletype) restoration<br />
| Waiting<br />
| [[User:JCGS|JCGS]]<br />
| I have an old ASR33 that I plan to restore sometime. Some mechanical work is needed, including fabricating missing parts; also tracing and testing the circuitry, and interfacing it to a modern computer.<br />
|-<br />
| Vehicle motor controller<br />
| Thinking about it<br />
| [[User:JCGS|JCGS]]<br />
| Once I've finished stretching my Land Rover to three axles, I'll start working on making the third axle electrically driven, with regenerative braking. I plan to make the controller myself, with big IGBTs and probably an mbed to control them.<br />
|-<br />
| Makespace OpenGL Visualisation<br />
| Planned<br />
| [[User:Wojciech|Wojciech]]<br />
| A quick 3D mock up of procedurally generated Makespace.<br />
|-<br />
| Visventis (kites for wind energy)<br />
| In process<br />
| [[User:RobCopcutt|Robert Copcutt]]<br />
| Poor people need electricity to learn to lift themselves out of poverty. A cheap way to generate electricity is therefore required. At visventis.org[http://visventis.org] we believe that kites are 1 way to do that. A device to support a flying kite has already been built. We now need to add reels for the tethers, a generator and electronics to control that generator. This could be the start of something big and all help is appreciated.<br />
|-<br />
| Motor/generator<br />
| Advanced concept<br />
| [[User:RobCopcutt|Robert Copcutt]]<br />
| Small electric motors can be made over 98% efficient, and cheap, by following a few fundamental principles. Keep the air-gap speed high by using a large diameter. Eliminate the iron core and use just air. Use fine wire for the coils to keep eddy current losses down. Such machines would be ideal for many projects including Visventis and electric vehicles. Tools such as good laser cutters and CNC mills are important for making some of the parts. Let's talk. <br />
|-<br />
| Gauss meter<br />
| Concept<br />
| [[User:RobCopcutt|Robert Copcutt]]<br />
| This should be a quick project to aid the motor/generator project above. Gauss meters are expensive but the sensors are not. Anyone interested to help build a simple meter to measure magnetic fields? <br />
|-<br />
| LED strip lights<br />
| Concept<br />
| [[User:RobCopcutt|Robert Copcutt]]<br />
| LED lights have numerous advantages except for cost. I am interested to make replacements for fluorescent tubes, but buying LEDs in the quantity to build 1 is not economical. If I design one it makes sense to share the learning and build 20. As soon as we have sufficient interest the LEDs can be ordered and construction can begin.<br />
|-<br />
| Home power monitoring<br />
| In process<br />
| [[User:SimonS|Simon Stirley]]<br />
| Monitoring of home mains power usage by current clamp. The clamp circuit is wired to an Arduino which monitors the current and totals up energy usage. Data is sent to a remote server via an ethernet shield every five minutes ([http://pvoutput.org/intraday.jsp?id=3214&sid=2484 live data])<br />
The system also monitors PV generation and temperature. Future plans include adding logging to an SD card for finer analysis, integration with home-automation system.<br />
|-<br />
| Big-Mod-Trak<br />
| In process<br />
| [[User:SimonS|Simon Stirley]]<br />
| After a 'new' BigTrak failed with not enough power, the circuits were ripped out and an Arduino with motor shield replaced. It currently has a very simple drive via either a Wii Nunchuk or an automatic mode using a distance sensor for very simple collision avoidance.<br />
More plans include using a wireless Nunchuk, more sensors, and implementing some kind of programming mode. And a rocker launcher - of course.<br />
|-<br />
| Coat rack<br />
| Complete<br />
| [[User:ste5eu|Steve Upton]]<br />
| When we opened the space we needed somewhere to hang our coats and I thought it would better to make than buy. More details on my blog here: [http://www.ste5eu.com/blog/2013/5/12/project-makespace-coat-rack.html coat rack]<br />
|-<br />
| OfficeHAL<br />
| In process<br />
| [[User:ste5eu|Steve Upton]]<br />
| A Raspberri Pi based controller for my garden office (it is NOT a shed). My intention is to provide monitoring and control of the office environment via the web and physical controls on the device. As the rest of my office is styled on a steampunk theme OfficeHAL will be too. He currently has a wooden frame, brass porthole for an 'eye', and I'm working on a mechanical iris. <br />
Features will include:<br />
* Indoor temperature monitoring and control<br />
* Outdoor weather monitoring: temp, humidity, wind speed<br />
* Motion sensing camera<br />
* COSM feed<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Communal projects ==<br />
<br />
[[WorkbenchLinks|Workbenches]]- we need a horizontal surface to make things on, and people are keen to start making the makespace by building benches. See some suggestions for DIY workbench designs.<br />
<br />
[[AutomatedStorageProposals|Automated storage/retrieval]]- a long-term crazy idea to build some sort of storage robot in the half-height storage area under the kitchen which will retrieve a member's storage box when they swipe their RFID tag. If you have a fleshed-out idea for how it ought to work, write up your proposal and link it from this page.<br />
<br />
[[AncientMachines|Restoration / Fiddling with 'ancient' computers]] - a page to document the current status and work required on the old machines we have been gifted.<br />
<br />
== Communal projects ==<br />
<br />
[[WorkbenchLinks|Workbenches]]- we need a horizontal surface to make things on, and people are keen to start making the makespace by building benches. See some suggestions for DIY workbench designs.<br />
<br />
[[AutomatedStorageProposals|Automated storage/retrieval]]- a long-term crazy idea to build some sort of storage robot in the half-height storage area under the kitchen which will retrieve a member's storage box when they swipe their RFID tag. If you have a fleshed-out idea for how it ought to work, write up your proposal and link it from this page.<br />
<br />
[[AncientMachines|Restoration / Fiddling with 'ancient' computers]] - a page to document the current status and work required on the old machines we have been gifted.</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2013-06-21T07:30:55Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
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<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|01/09/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|04/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28/6/13<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21/7/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14/7/13<br />
|Steve, Brian<br />
|Water Rockets<br />
|Stephen Woolhead<br />
|Brian Corteil<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7/7/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|30/6/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|23/6/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Open day: bring your own project to work on + show & tell'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Chain-reaction machine planning'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157634113380875/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Arduino 101'''<br />
This session started with the setup of the Arduino software on a laptop and then connection to an Arduino and downloading a simple sketch. The first sketch was a simple blink of the onboard LED. This then progressed to wiring in an external LED and a pair of LEDs, to reproduce the electronics 'flip-flop' from a few weeks ago. We then moved on to a traffic light sequence and for the more advanced decoding a numeric keypad and use of an ultrasonic distance sensor.<br/><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633892849827/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Salt dough fun'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633800758113/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Beck<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''3D-modeling with cardboard and glue guns''' - This session is in two parts: the first, crafting with hand-cut corrugated cardboard to make hats, helmets and masks, the main points are shaping structure from flat sheets, reinforcement and ease of major modifications; the second, assembling a number of precut models, to show that a 3D model represented in a computer can be produced with different construction techniques, layered slices, radial slices. Finally, the attendees saw the laser cutter cutting one of the models, to show its just a quicker/more accurate scissiors. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633555023308/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Basic electrical circuits''' - This week's challenge was to build a circuit that flashes two LEDs on and off. The children were provided with breadboards, resistors, capacitors, transistors, wires and battery packs. A circuit diagram was provided, but the children had to figure out how to map the circuit diagram to pins on the breadboard. Most families succeeded in the challenge though some of the younger children had fun just getting LEDs to light up in simpler circuits. One family went on to solder their circuit, make use of the soldering station available at Makespace while others connected their circuits to oscilloscopes. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633477369011/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Nigel<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|5/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper cranes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633430008732/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Chris<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|21/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Egg drop''' - The idea of this project is protect a raw egg from a 2 meter drop, with the supplied materials. The materials used were bubble wrap, card, paper, tape, plastic shopping bags and glue<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633333368813/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|14/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper aeroplanes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633246156559/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|}</div>Ste5euhttp://wiki.makespace.org/Family-Makers-Projects-ListFamily-Makers-Projects-List2013-06-21T07:26:56Z<p>Ste5eu: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Date<br />
!Available?<br />
!Topic<br />
!Owner<br />
!Deputy<br />
!Meetup (y/n)<br />
|-<br />
|01/09/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|25/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|18/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|11/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|04/08/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|28/6/13<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|21/7/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|14/7/13<br />
|Steve, Brian<br />
|Water Rockets<br />
|Stephen Woolhead<br />
|Brian Corteil<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|7/7/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|30/6/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|23/6/13<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|16/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Open day: bring your own project to work on + show & tell'''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Chain-reaction machine planning'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157634113380875/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2/6/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Arduino 101'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633892849827/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|26/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Salt dough fun'''<br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633800758113/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Beck<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|19/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''3D-modeling with cardboard and glue guns''' - This session is in two parts: the first, crafting with hand-cut corrugated cardboard to make hats, helmets and masks, the main points are shaping structure from flat sheets, reinforcement and ease of major modifications; the second, assembling a number of precut models, to show that a 3D model represented in a computer can be produced with different construction techniques, layered slices, radial slices. Finally, the attendees saw the laser cutter cutting one of the models, to show its just a quicker/more accurate scissiors. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633555023308/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Rod<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|12/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Basic electrical circuits''' - This week's challenge was to build a circuit that flashes two LEDs on and off. The children were provided with breadboards, resistors, capacitors, transistors, wires and battery packs. A circuit diagram was provided, but the children had to figure out how to map the circuit diagram to pins on the breadboard. Most families succeeded in the challenge though some of the younger children had fun just getting LEDs to light up in simpler circuits. One family went on to solder their circuit, make use of the soldering station available at Makespace while others connected their circuits to oscilloscopes. <br /><br />
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633477369011/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Nigel<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|5/5/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Paper cranes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633430008732/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Chris<br />
|<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|21/4/13<br />
|<br />
|'''Egg drop''' - The idea of this project is protect a raw egg from a 2 meter drop, with the supplied materials. The materials used were bubble wrap, card, paper, tape, plastic shopping bags and glue<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633333368813/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Brian<br />
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|14/4/13<br />
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|'''Paper aeroplanes'''<br />[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwestbury/sets/72157633246156559/ Photos from the day]<br />
|Steve<br />
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|y<br />
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