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Mitch wants to teach a soldering workshop, and Mikael wants to carve pumpkins.
Mitch wants to teach a soldering workshop
 
== Time and Place ==
 
Saturday, 25 October, 3:00pm<br>
at Noisebridge, 83C Wiese (near 16th St. & Mission)


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
[[Image:happy_soldering.jpg|thumb|left|People happily soldering away at the workshop]]
[[Image:Audrey_braintripping.jpg|thumb|right|Audrey tripping on her brainwaves at the workshop]]


You can learn to solder!  Anyone can.  Soldering is a basic skill for just about all electronics projects.  If you've never soldered before, this workshop will give you the confidence to solder in less than two hours.  If you want to learn how to solder better, this workshop will show you how.  If you have soldered before, this workshop will teach you to solder surface mount parts with confidence.
You can learn to solder!  Anyone can.  Soldering is a basic skill for just about all electronics projects.  If you've never soldered before, this workshop will give you the confidence to solder in less than two hours.  If you want to learn how to solder better, this workshop will show you how.  If you have soldered before, this workshop will teach you to solder surface mount parts with confidence.
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[http://www.tvbgone.com/cfe_mfaire.php Trippy RGB Waves project], a trippy, fun mood light using Red, Green, and Blue LEDs that has sensors on it to create waves of colors if you put a few of them together (scroll down from the link for more info).  For more experienced people I will have a surface mount project (yet TBD -- but it will be fun!).  You will be able to take your completed project home with you.  If you prefer, feel free to bring your own soldering project.
[http://www.tvbgone.com/cfe_mfaire.php Trippy RGB Waves project], a trippy, fun mood light using Red, Green, and Blue LEDs that has sensors on it to create waves of colors if you put a few of them together (scroll down from the link for more info).  For more experienced people I will have a surface mount project (yet TBD -- but it will be fun!).  You will be able to take your completed project home with you.  If you prefer, feel free to bring your own soldering project.


Once you're done with your project, wouldn't it be awesome to fit your newly created functional LED thingie into a pumpkin? Making it reactive to ambient light? This way, you could have your own Jack-O-Lantern that only glows when glowing brings anything. So join in the pumpkin hackin' part too - with a light-sensitive LED circuit that'll take care of your pumpkin lightin' woes.
== Cost ==


== Cost ==
My teaching time is free of charge, but the Trippy RGB Waves kits cost $10 each (which is what they cost me), and the surface mount kits will probably cost about $20 each.  Feel free to bring your own soldering project if you prefer (no charge for this).


Mitch's teaching time is free of charge, but the Trippy RGB Waves kits cost $10 each (which is what they cost me), and the surface mount kits will probably cost about $20 each.  Feel free to bring your own soldering project if you prefer (no charge for this).
== Time and Place ==


As for the pumpkins, Mikael'll organize a pumpkin shoppin' trip on Saturday, and as long as you get requests through by then, you'll have a pumpkin. Charges for that: the price of your pumpkin, rounded up a bit to fund the cutting tools. Depending on size, anything from $2 to $15 (numbers are wild and unsubstantiated guesses).
Saturday, 25 October, 3:00pm<br>
at Noisebridge, 83C Wiese (near 16th St. & Mission)


== Trippy RGB Waves lighting project ==
== Trippy RGB Waves lighting project ==
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[http://www.tvbgone.com/cfe_mfaire.php www.CornfieldElectronics.com]<br>
[http://www.tvbgone.com/cfe_mfaire.php www.CornfieldElectronics.com]<br>
(scroll down till you see the section for Trippy RGB Waves kit).
(scroll down till you see the section for Trippy RGB Waves kit).
== Light sensitive pumpkin lighters ==
With a pair of LEDs, a transistor and a photocell, and some wires, resistors and cabling, your pumpkin will react to ambient light and light up when the photocell detects darkness. It's a reasonably easy beginners project - with no more than 15 solder points altogether, and a total cost around $5, including a battery and a battery holder to drive the whole assembly.


== Expressions of Interest ==
== Expressions of Interest ==


Add your name to the list here if you'd be interested in participating! Don't worry — we won't hold you to it.
Add your name to the list here if you'd be interested in participating! Don't worry — we won't hold you to it.
Soldering:


* [[User:maltman23|Mitch Altman]] (instructor)
* [[User:maltman23|Mitch Altman]] (instructor)
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* [[User:rachel|rachel]] - I also have a technique I worked out for soldering crimping beads to SMD parts to let them be sew-able... happy to show this off if there is interest. Great sadness - unable to come, friend's wedding. [[User:Rachel|Rachel]] 17:46, 23 October 2008 (PDT)
* [[User:rachel|rachel]] - I also have a technique I worked out for soldering crimping beads to SMD parts to let them be sew-able... happy to show this off if there is interest. Great sadness - unable to come, friend's wedding. [[User:Rachel|Rachel]] 17:46, 23 October 2008 (PDT)
* [[nila]]
* [[nila]]
* [[John]]
* [[Zaga]]
* [[User:scmurray|Scott Murray]]
* [[User:scmurray|Scott Murray]]
* [[User:mtbf0|bobby]]
* [[User:mtbf0|bobby]]
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* Steve - the one who juggles fire
* Steve - the one who juggles fire
* Jeffrey Malone
* Jeffrey Malone
* [[User:Johnm|John Magolske]]
* Lloyd Droppers
* Lloyd Droppers
* [[User:Kripto|MarkC]] I'll bring a soldering iron. (like the one we have in the fishbowl)
* [[User:Kripto|MarkC]]
* Jeff Trull - I'm an EE, and I can't solder.  How sad is that?
* [[User:Enki|Enki]] ohai!
* [[User:PraveenSinha|Praveen]]
 
Pumpkins:
 
 
*[[User:Michiexile|Mikael Vejdemo Johansson]]
*[[User:Mediapathic|Steen]]
*[[User:Endenizen|Brian Ferrell]]
* mollybee
*[[User:Daniela |Daniela Steinsapir]]


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