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

[Ryan Bethencourt]

A Sudo room micro-controller would be pretty cool and I'm guessing it would
sell well :)


On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Anthony Di Franco <di.franco at gmail.com>wrote:

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