[sudo-discuss] Someone brought up electronic kits as a funding idea?

[Anthony Di Franco]

Or for the artisanal flavor:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_wrap


On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Hol Gaskill <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:

> Hey Tommy,
>
> I remember writing something on the meeting pad about this.  Components
> are pretty cheap in bulk and lots of people want to get started with
> electronics.  I think we could start by having circuit boards made for us
> with sudo room branding, then eventually gain the capability to make the
> boards ourselves either by etching or by milling (hint: there is already a
> mill in sudo room and a few bags of concetrated etchant) but for now let's
> just say we have them made offsite in bulk.  Or we could just make layout
> stencils ourselves and come up with an ingenious alternative to protoboards
> like pre-bent wires for deadbugging
> https://www.google.com/search?q=dead+bug+circuit+construction&tbm=isch or
> whatever.  I propose spray-stenciling zip-loc bags for packaging.  My early
> electronics experiments involved 555 timers and speakers - could make an
> instrument somewhat easily with a little experimentation on scratch-built
> keys.
>
> A few kits that come to mind:
> -basic 555-based tone generator
> -basic microcontroller
> -sensor modules with power out (DC or AC) for...anything you want, mix and
> match
>
> I really think printing bike-mountable lights or sensors or whatever is a
> good racket...or should i say bracket.
>
> aaaand i'll show myself the door
>
>
> May 16, 2013 10:11:45 AM, tommy.york at gmail.com wrote:
> I can't remember exactly from last week, but maybe you brought this up,
> Marc?
> >I think this is a really great idea, which could bring in revenue (from
> the kits), more revenue (from workshops focusing on building the kits, and
> not necessarily for adults [sudo-kids?]), and members (from people who
> enjoy the workshops thoroughly).
>
> >Though it is currently being done: If I remember correctly, I think
> people in the community - Mitch Altman? - do workshops like this.  And
> though an internet "competitor" exists - Maker Shed's kits (
> http://www.makershed.com/) - and I haven't yet done a significant amount
> of research about the kind of kits that they offer and so forth, I think
> it'd be really neat to purchase the parts, design really fun,
> age-appropriate packaging, sell the kits at some kind of minimal markup
> online, then above and beyond that have donation-suggested workshops where
> we guide people through the process of assembling whatever the kit is. Even
> if other hackerspaces / non-hackerspace entities / for-profit corporations
> are doing a similar concept, we'll have people interested who are
> geographically proximate to Sudoroom.
>
> >Also, we have ideas: the lock picking class brought in great PR (in my
> opinion), and I'm guessing that the listserv would have a bunch of great
> ideas that are quirky, exciting, feasible, etc.
>
> >I've always wanted to build a bunch of modular synthesizer modules, but
> that's kind of a fringe / eccentric interest.
> >It'd be great to use Sudo-fund for this discussion, if people are
> interested.
> >
> -----------------
> >Thomas Riley York (杨德民) 510.926.0510
> >http://www.linkedin.com/in/tommyyork
>
>
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