[ELECTRON] Proposed new club + Arduino meet up

[Kieran Wyse]

Hi Blair,

you mention that we could post on an arduino forum. Can you remember which
one?

Thanks

Kieran.

On 30 September 2011 19:31, Kieran Wyse <kieranwyse at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Blair,
>
> Well done on getting your printer to print.
>
> I unfortunately don't think I'll be able to get to the electron club before
> the next meet up to scavenge. If they are still there by next Thursday then
> I'll start with a screw driver.
>
>
> As to modifying the calendar
>
> The username and password for the electron club calendar is
>
>   'electronclub' and the password 'clubcal', and click the 'Login' button.
>
> The full how to is
>
> http://www.electronclub.org/doku.php?id=howto:calendar
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Kieran
>
>
> On 26 September 2011 23:37, Blair Thompson <mail at justblair.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Kieran****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> In terms of the Meeting dates, my diary is free for now FWIW, sounds good.
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> GOSG sounds fine to me.  If the domain is cheap enough then go for it,  If
>> I can help on the website stuff give me a shout.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Reprap wise.  I am happy to contribute in plastic (that’s thermo-plastic)
>> if I can get coax the current love of my life into working.  Had a slight
>> hot end melty melty problem!  Waiting for parts.  I did print a rather
>> fetching plastic moustache!
>>
>> For your component list..  I can help with a list of receipts to whoever
>> is wishing to do the collating…****
>>
>> Top tips though…****
>>
>> Don’t let those old PCs get chucked out from the corner till you have
>> robbed them of their power supplies.  Clip off the molex plugs that the
>> boards connect to as well.  In fact if someone can also harvest the power
>> connectors on the motherboards as well that will be useful.  ****
>>
>> Someone also suggested that they had a modest collection of 8mm threaded
>> rod.  If we pull together that as well I think we could cobble together a
>> lot of the printer without paying out hard cash.****
>>
>> Same could be said for the electronics.  I am sure.  I may have suitable
>> mosfets for heaters etc.  Though stepper motor drivers may be easier to just
>> buy.  I do have plenty of .1’ female pcb connectors and some strip board
>> (though printing pcb is within the skill set of several of us)****
>>
>> For a community device I think we should be aiming for cheap as we can.
>> Those that want to create their own from the first can then spend as little
>> or as much as they feel it is worth to them.****
>>
>> Good luck on the sponsorship front, but I think if we aim to scavenge
>> rather than look for hard cash we can keep the costs down.  I reckon we will
>> probably need to buy the stepper motors unless we get really lucky on the
>> scavenging front.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Regards****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Blair****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> PS my first attempt at sending this mail hit a moderator approval.  Sorry
>> if you all get spammed with a double post****
>>
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