μMeet 7.30pm Thursday 8th October 2015

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Im not sure yet if I can make it myself this week.
But theres nothing stopping you working on your projects this Thursday…

Its a night where you can work on your microcontroller or electronics projects with others and share your knowledge. If theres anything in particular you are interested in post your suggestions and we can see what we can do.

All levels of experience are welcome. If your stuck ask for some help, If youve got something to show and attendees are interested please feel free to show off.

The μMeet box of bits has components and tools for members to use.
Including a basic arduino kit to use.
We are slowly building the collection up.
Recently weve added DHT22 and Neopixels for members to try. These bits are missing in action at the moment.

If you have an idea for a more formal show and tell or demonstration, get in touch and we can arrange a date and time for it to happen.

As I may not be able to be there this week.
If you havnt yet been given access to the entry system please make sure someone with access is able to let you in. Use this forum or slack to arrange access.

Gordon

I’ll be heading up there on Thursday as well as tonight plan to ask someone for help on accessing the space tonight. I hope to meet a lot of people on Thursday that are interested in electronics.

Edit: Stupid Swift keyboard. When will there be another android phone with a physical keyboard again.

I am intending to be there.

Sorry i cant be there tonight.

Would either of you like to take over sending the weekly call to arms email reminding members about the evening?

Im not able to attend now and Im leaving the group.
So we need someone to send the reminder at the very least.
Im not suggesting running the group just sending the reminder once a week.

Gordon

I plan to be there tonight if anyone wants to pick mt brain .

I’ll be heading there tonight. Will hate to see this meeting dissolve. plan on making Thursdays a regular thing for me.

:disappointed: Oh dear, Family affairs have cropped up need to help my daughter with some school work tonight before I can head through. Will try head through a little later.

Someone suggested that i put together a series of talks on the subject of electronics on Thursday nights . Would anyone be interested in a introduction toelectronics and electronic craft.

The plan would be to cover everything you need to get started making things.

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Sounds like a great idea.

Joe’s taking over from me for now.
Im sure hes got plenty of knowledge to share.

Gordon

I will do my best, but i still don’t know shit about C …

It will be fine , i hope…

I think its a great idea. As long as it didn’t preclude other people doing their thing.
Is it fair to declare no power tools etc. (laser cutter) on a Thursday night though?

I think it is if there’s a talk going on. That laser cutter sound like a small jet engine!

Won’t be so much of a problem once the laser is moved into phase 2.

I am confident that I can make myself herd over thenoise . .

I’ve arranged with my wife that Thursday’s I’ve booked to micromeet so plan to make good use of the space on Thursday night’s. What ever inductions are necessary to use the electronic equipment I would like to get signed off on soonest.

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As far as I know, no induction is needed!

We should write a risk assessment for the soldering iron, plus go ahead and order a fume extractor for it.

Can do risk first draft tonight.

Plus consider other risks from current/voltage/heat/sharp things…

We can simply ban high voltage and high power rf stuff , as for soldiering low risk but extract would be good as it is 2015 . Its just a fan, pipe and hole in the wall

And then we can get started

Yes this is the key thing that it should be proper extraction, not just a black box with a carbon filter to make it look like there are no fumes… We should also use Lead Free/Rosin Free Solder that will help some.

I am writing a risk assessment for soldering at work anyways so we can use that.

Lead free soldier is a bit shit… and people will be repring old equipment.

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