From sharon at swansea.hackspace.org.uk Thu Dec 3 22:55:21 2015 From: sharon at swansea.hackspace.org.uk (Sharon Mitchell) Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 22:55:21 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Instructables.com Tech Contest Message-ID: <20151203225521.0a32b86a@picobox.apathetic.discordia.org.uk> Dear All, If you have an Instructables.com account may I ask you lend me a vote for this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Project-Hier-An-SMS-alerting-GeoFence-for-the-Medi/ I need the HobbyKing credit. Thank you! From richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk Fri Dec 4 09:13:58 2015 From: richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk (Richard Morgan) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:13:58 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Instructables.com Tech Contest In-Reply-To: <20151203225521.0a32b86a@picobox.apathetic.discordia.org.uk> References: <20151203225521.0a32b86a@picobox.apathetic.discordia.org.uk> Message-ID: Hi Sharon, I've favorited it - does that count as a 'vote' or do I need to do something else? Cheers, Richard On 3 December 2015 at 22:55, Sharon Mitchell < sharon at swansea.hackspace.org.uk> wrote: > Dear All, > > If you have an Instructables.com account may I ask you lend me a > vote for this: > > > http://www.instructables.com/id/Project-Hier-An-SMS-alerting-GeoFence-for-the-Medi/ > > I need the HobbyKing credit. > > Thank you! > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > -- Kind regards, Richard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From em at preseli.com Fri Dec 4 09:20:19 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:20:19 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Instructables.com Tech Contest In-Reply-To: References: <20151203225521.0a32b86a@picobox.apathetic.discordia.org.uk> Message-ID: vote is top right of the web page Richard :-) you will see what looks like a medieval banner hanging down with the word 'vote' on it Rgds E On 4 December 2015 at 09:13, Richard Morgan wrote: > Hi Sharon, > I've favorited it - does that count as a 'vote' or do I need to do > something else? > > Cheers, > > Richard > > > On 3 December 2015 at 22:55, Sharon Mitchell < > sharon at swansea.hackspace.org.uk> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> If you have an Instructables.com account may I ask you lend me a >> vote for this: >> >> >> http://www.instructables.com/id/Project-Hier-An-SMS-alerting-GeoFence-for-the-Medi/ >> >> I need the HobbyKing credit. >> >> Thank you! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace >> > > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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From richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk Fri Dec 4 09:41:40 2015 From: richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk (Richard Morgan) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:41:40 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend Message-ID: Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... Cheers, Richard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From em at preseli.com Fri Dec 4 09:46:58 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:46:58 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: if you want to buy it as a prezzie for the hackspace for us all to use then I don't think anybody will stop you Richard ;-) PS looks awesome - spotted it a few weeks back and went <3 <3 <3 as soon as I saw it On 4 December 2015 at 09:41, Richard Morgan wrote: > Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? > > http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend > > Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... > > Cheers, > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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On 4 December 2015 at 09:41, Justin Mitchell wrote: > On Fri, 2015-12-04 at 09:26 +0000, Emyr Morris wrote: > > Am I correct in thinking that these are the correct drivers for the > > small USB - TTL Serial adapter that is available in the hackspace? > > > > https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx > > > > It's either those, or it is a PL2303HX > http://prolificusa.com/pl-2303hx-drivers/ > > I have bought both kinds in the past, and dont recall which ones i left > in the space. > > NB: Those sites contain both Windows and MacOS X drivers, linux does not > require you to install any. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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URL: From gerrit.niezen at gmail.com Fri Dec 4 09:54:06 2015 From: gerrit.niezen at gmail.com (Gerrit Niezen) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:54:06 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> For a moment I thought ?RGB full colour? meant it mixes and actually prints in full colour, but on closer inspection it looks like you can just print in three colours at once? > On 4 Dec 2015, at 09:41, Richard Morgan wrote: > > Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? > > http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend > > Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... > > Cheers, > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From em at preseli.com Fri Dec 4 10:00:35 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:00:35 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend In-Reply-To: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> References: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> Message-ID: in the description it mentions 'small mixing chamber' On 4 December 2015 at 09:54, Gerrit Niezen wrote: > For a moment I thought ?RGB full colour? meant it mixes and actually > prints in full colour, but on closer inspection it looks like you can just > print in three colours at once? > > On 4 Dec 2015, at 09:41, Richard Morgan > wrote: > > Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? > > http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend > > Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... > > Cheers, > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd hwy atynt yn unig. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk Fri Dec 4 10:05:41 2015 From: richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk (Richard Morgan) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:05:41 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend In-Reply-To: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> References: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> Message-ID: Yes, it does print in full colour - it will mix the filament from three reels so you could do 10% Red, 50% Blue and 20% Green etc.... Not sure how you G-code it to feed the filament though using Slic3r and if there's more RAMPS wiring needed.... P.S. Emyr - you're such a hoot ;-) On 4 December 2015 at 09:54, Gerrit Niezen wrote: > For a moment I thought ?RGB full colour? meant it mixes and actually > prints in full colour, but on closer inspection it looks like you can just > print in three colours at once? > > On 4 Dec 2015, at 09:41, Richard Morgan > wrote: > > Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? > > http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend > > Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... > > Cheers, > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > -- Kind regards, Richard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrit.niezen at gmail.com Fri Dec 4 10:20:26 2015 From: gerrit.niezen at gmail.com (Gerrit Niezen) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:20:26 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend In-Reply-To: References: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> Message-ID: Sorry guys, I tend to disagree. In none of the prints shown are there more than three colours used. I have difficulty imagining how filament can be mixed to produce accurate colours. Even in their Kickstarter campaign, they call it ?multi-color? printing. I?ll be happy to be proved wrong though! ;) The ?mixing chamber? is specifically called ?small" so that it can switch quickly from one colour to another: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wr3d/the-diamond-hotend-single-nozzle-multi-color-3d-pr/description > On 4 Dec 2015, at 10:05, Richard Morgan wrote: > > Yes, it does print in full colour - it will mix the filament from three reels so you could do 10% Red, 50% Blue and 20% Green etc.... > > Not sure how you G-code it to feed the filament though using Slic3r and if there's more RAMPS wiring needed.... > > P.S. Emyr - you're such a hoot ;-) > > On 4 December 2015 at 09:54, Gerrit Niezen > wrote: > For a moment I thought ?RGB full colour? meant it mixes and actually prints in full colour, but on closer inspection it looks like you can just print in three colours at once? > >> On 4 Dec 2015, at 09:41, Richard Morgan > wrote: >> >> Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? >> >> http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend >> >> Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Richard >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk Fri Dec 4 10:21:42 2015 From: richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk (Richard Morgan) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:21:42 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend In-Reply-To: References: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> Message-ID: Might well be 'limited' but the video definitely shows 'mixing' of colours.... On 4 December 2015 at 10:20, Gerrit Niezen wrote: > Sorry guys, I tend to disagree. In none of the prints shown are there more > than three colours used. I have difficulty imagining how filament can be > mixed to produce accurate colours. Even in their Kickstarter campaign, they > call it ?multi-color? printing. I?ll be happy to be proved wrong though! ;) > > The ?mixing chamber? is specifically called ?small" so that it can switch > quickly from one colour to another: > > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wr3d/the-diamond-hotend-single-nozzle-multi-color-3d-pr/description > > > On 4 Dec 2015, at 10:05, Richard Morgan > wrote: > > Yes, it does print in full colour - it will mix the filament from three > reels so you could do 10% Red, 50% Blue and 20% Green etc.... > > Not sure how you G-code it to feed the filament though using Slic3r and if > there's more RAMPS wiring needed.... > > P.S. Emyr - you're such a hoot ;-) > > On 4 December 2015 at 09:54, Gerrit Niezen > wrote: > >> For a moment I thought ?RGB full colour? meant it mixes and actually >> prints in full colour, but on closer inspection it looks like you can just >> print in three colours at once? >> >> On 4 Dec 2015, at 09:41, Richard Morgan >> wrote: >> >> Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? >> >> http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend >> >> Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Richard >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace >> >> > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > -- Kind regards, Richard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Emyr - you're such a hoot ;-) > > On 4 December 2015 at 09:54, Gerrit Niezen > wrote: > >> For a moment I thought ?RGB full colour? meant it mixes and actually >> prints in full colour, but on closer inspection it looks like you can just >> print in three colours at once? >> >> On 4 Dec 2015, at 09:41, Richard Morgan >> wrote: >> >> Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? >> >> http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend >> >> Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Richard >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace >> >> > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Richard > -- Kind regards, Richard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justin at discordia.org.uk Fri Dec 4 10:35:27 2015 From: justin at discordia.org.uk (Justin Mitchell) Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2015 10:35:27 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend In-Reply-To: References: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1449225327.31678.12.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> Yeah the kickstarter blurb seems quite clear on it just being a single nozzled multi-extruder, not any kind of full-colour attempt. There is an interesting report on the problems of trying to make a full colour extruder on the reprap website, istr the conclusion was that you need some kind of active stirrer in there to get any kind of uniformity. http://reprap.org/wiki/Mixer_extruder Also three colours of filament would not give you a very good range of colours. its a subtractive process like paint and you would need to at least also have a white filament. Curiously apple have just filed for a patent on a full colour 3d printer, their design uses one nozzle for the plastic, and a separate 'colouring' nozzle. how thats meant to work is anyones guess. On Fri, 2015-12-04 at 10:20 +0000, Gerrit Niezen wrote: > Sorry guys, I tend to disagree. In none of the prints shown are there > more than three colours used. I have difficulty imagining how filament > can be mixed to produce accurate colours. Even in their Kickstarter > campaign, they call it ?multi-color? printing. I?ll be happy to be > proved wrong though! ;) > > > The ?mixing chamber? is specifically called ?small" so that it can > switch quickly from one colour to another: > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wr3d/the-diamond-hotend-single-nozzle-multi-color-3d-pr/description > > > On 4 Dec 2015, at 10:05, Richard Morgan > > wrote: > > > > Yes, it does print in full colour - it will mix the filament from > > three reels so you could do 10% Red, 50% Blue and 20% Green etc.... > > > > > > Not sure how you G-code it to feed the filament though using Slic3r > > and if there's more RAMPS wiring needed.... > > > > > > P.S. Emyr - you're such a hoot ;-) > > > > On 4 December 2015 at 09:54, Gerrit Niezen > > wrote: > > For a moment I thought ?RGB full colour? meant it mixes and > > actually prints in full colour, but on closer inspection it > > looks like you can just print in three colours at once? > > > > > On 4 Dec 2015, at 09:41, Richard Morgan > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full > > > colour hotend? > > > > > > > > > http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend > > > > > > > > > Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any > > > good... > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Richard > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Hackspace mailing list > > > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > > > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hackspace mailing list > > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Kind regards, > > > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > > Hackspace mailing list > > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace From gerrit.niezen at gmail.com Fri Dec 4 10:35:38 2015 From: gerrit.niezen at gmail.com (Gerrit Niezen) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:35:38 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Diamond RGB Hotend In-Reply-To: References: <0FB5EF2E-FF82-42F7-B931-EF4E659D6413@gmail.com> Message-ID: <3A17FED1-87AB-4498-985E-9D3374F86180@gmail.com> OK, I?ve found some more videos with crude colour mixing (as in, look, mixing 50% green with 50% blue gives us something that looks kind of purple in the right light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saryph9t9L8 ), but no evidence of full colour printing yet. It is cool, but I?m still hoping for something that can make prints like these cheaper: > On 4 Dec 2015, at 10:10, Richard Morgan wrote: > > Watch this short Youtube Video showing the colour printing... > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi_DfvyTIYs > > On 4 December 2015 at 10:05, Richard Morgan > wrote: > Yes, it does print in full colour - it will mix the filament from three reels so you could do 10% Red, 50% Blue and 20% Green etc.... > > Not sure how you G-code it to feed the filament though using Slic3r and if there's more RAMPS wiring needed.... > > P.S. Emyr - you're such a hoot ;-) > > On 4 December 2015 at 09:54, Gerrit Niezen > wrote: > For a moment I thought ?RGB full colour? meant it mixes and actually prints in full colour, but on closer inspection it looks like you can just print in three colours at once? > >> On 4 Dec 2015, at 09:41, Richard Morgan > wrote: >> >> Anyone got any views or experience with the RGB full colour hotend? >> >> http://reprap.org/wiki/Diamond_Hotend >> >> Christmas is coming and I was wondering if it's any good... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Richard >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Richard > > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk Mon Dec 7 11:08:28 2015 From: justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk (Justin Mitchell) Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:08:28 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1449486508.21219.8.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 10:16 +0000, Emyr Morris wrote: > Was one of the things on the pixie board of suggestions a mame / > arcade cabinet project for the hackspace? It's been a long term wishlist of mine to have a MAME arcade machine, but i've never really done anything about it. > What do we need to move that project along? > Is there a list of things we need? There are a lot of choices in how to implement it, first of all is the size. I feel that one of the most challenging parts is going to be building a suitable cabinet for it. There are open source plans for full sized cabinets, but we dont have a cnc or other machines big enough to make one that way so it would have to be done by hand. http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/draw.htm There are smaller designs, that would fit in the laser cutter for example. http://spritesmods.com/?art=rpi_arcade&f=yt electronics wise... any pc motherboard, or a RPi a monitor of suitable size (needs to be HDMI if RPi) buttons and joysticks a usb interface to those buttons e.g. UnoJoy https://code.google.com/p/unojoy/ From dick at acm.org Mon Dec 7 11:29:19 2015 From: dick at acm.org (Dick Porter) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 11:29:19 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: <1449486508.21219.8.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> (sfid-20151207_110850_198766_EC6FC4CC) References: <1449486508.21219.8.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> (sfid-20151207_110850_198766_EC6FC4CC) Message-ID: On 7 Dec 2015, at 11:08 am, Justin Mitchell wrote: > electronics wise... > any pc motherboard, or a RPi > a monitor of suitable size (needs to be HDMI if RPi) > buttons and joysticks > a usb interface to those buttons e.g. UnoJoy > https://code.google.com/p/unojoy/ Some possible inspiration for hardware: https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/picade (and its Kickstarter, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pimoroni/picade-the-arcade-cabinet-kit-for-your-raspberry-p) - Dick From em at preseli.com Mon Dec 7 12:57:04 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 12:57:04 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: <1449486508.21219.8.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> References: <1449486508.21219.8.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> Message-ID: I'll ask my father if he would be up for ripping up some sheets for us I guess we need to decide on what hardware we want to put in it suitable plans to suit above hardware what type of wood (finish) I guess we will need some funds to finance this... pledge fund? something to look forward to for the new year/spring? Em On 7 December 2015 at 11:08, Justin Mitchell < justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 10:16 +0000, Emyr Morris wrote: > > Was one of the things on the pixie board of suggestions a mame / > > arcade cabinet project for the hackspace? > > It's been a long term wishlist of mine to have a MAME arcade machine, > but i've never really done anything about it. > > > What do we need to move that project along? > > > Is there a list of things we need? > > There are a lot of choices in how to implement it, first of all is the > size. I feel that one of the most challenging parts is going to be > building a suitable cabinet for it. > > There are open source plans for full sized cabinets, but we dont have a > cnc or other machines big enough to make one that way so it would have > to be done by hand. > http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/draw.htm > > There are smaller designs, that would fit in the laser cutter for > example. http://spritesmods.com/?art=rpi_arcade&f=yt > > electronics wise... > any pc motherboard, or a RPi > a monitor of suitable size (needs to be HDMI if RPi) > buttons and joysticks > a usb interface to those buttons e.g. UnoJoy > https://code.google.com/p/unojoy/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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Special clothes, clothes for incorporating wearable technology. curtains, wall hangings, upholstery and covers for special projects where the design could be enhanced with fabric. This site is rather cheap and is useful http://www.spoonflower.com And this is more specialised and expensive. http://www.first2print.com/ Neil From justin at discordia.org.uk Mon Dec 7 15:28:57 2015 From: justin at discordia.org.uk (Justin Mitchell) Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:28:57 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: References: <1449486508.21219.8.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> Message-ID: <1449502137.21219.14.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 12:57 +0000, Emyr Morris wrote: > I'll ask my father if he would be up for ripping up some sheets for us > what type of wood (finish) from the stories i have heard in work (a few of them used to work in the gaming industry) the proper cabinets are mdf or chipboard, painted and vinyls applied. i have a hand held router and jigsaw if we want to do it old style. i remember graham was talking about getting a -big- cnc router, but i'm not sure if he did, and he hasn't been around much lately. It could be a good group project for a few people to work on if we all chip in on the costs. From em at preseli.com Mon Dec 7 15:38:53 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:38:53 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: <1449502137.21219.14.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> References: <1449486508.21219.8.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> <1449502137.21219.14.camel@justin.llw.rokcorp.com> Message-ID: yep agreed... a steady hand and a bit of patience is all it takes. If we clamp the two pieces of board together with g-clamps we should get a nice matching 'pair' for the sides in one hit There isn't really a need to go down the CNC route I could possibly borrow a circular saw from the old man (better for straight lines than a jig-saw) It would be a great project for the hackspace... one that everybody who wants to get involved with it, can get involved. There are so many aspects to the job that require such a broad range of skills that there really is something for everyone. I'm happy to chip in with the costs Emyr On 7 December 2015 at 15:28, Justin Mitchell wrote: > On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 12:57 +0000, Emyr Morris wrote: > > I'll ask my father if he would be up for ripping up some sheets for us > > what type of wood (finish) > > from the stories i have heard in work (a few of them used to work in the > gaming industry) the proper cabinets are mdf or chipboard, painted and > vinyls applied. > > i have a hand held router and jigsaw if we want to do it old style. > > i remember graham was talking about getting a -big- cnc router, but i'm > not sure if he did, and he hasn't been around much lately. > > > It could be a good group project for a few people to work on if we all > chip in on the costs. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd hwy atynt yn unig. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From punkaled at yahoo.co.uk Tue Dec 8 11:51:38 2015 From: punkaled at yahoo.co.uk (Aled) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 11:51:38 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet References: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Just saw these now these emails are going onto my spam folder somehow, Veneered chipboard is the stuff, - like what you get in cheap Argos furniture, or MDF but sawing up MDF is probably a bad idea unless it's done outside the dust from it is really nasty stuff. Circular saw for the straight cuts and a jigsaw for the curves, I can bring in a circular saw if need help, my jigsaw has gone missing though. I can also bring a pocket hole jig which would be ideal for putting the thing together, and some big woodworking cramps. CNC seems like overkill, you could probably do it quicker with just some handsaws and elbow grease :) -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 7/12/15, Justin Mitchell wrote: Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet To: hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk Date: Monday, 7 December, 2015, 15:28 On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 12:57 +0000, Emyr Morris wrote: > I'll ask my father if he would be up for ripping up some sheets for us > what type of wood (finish) from the stories i have heard in work (a few of them used to work in the gaming industry) the proper cabinets are mdf or chipboard, painted and vinyls applied. i have a hand held router and jigsaw if we want to do it old style. i remember graham was talking about getting a -big- cnc router, but i'm not sure if he did, and he hasn't been around much lately. It could be a good group project for a few people to work on if we all chip in on the costs. _______________________________________________ Hackspace mailing list Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace From neil at aurinia.co.uk Tue Dec 8 12:03:28 2015 From: neil at aurinia.co.uk (Neil Jones) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:03:28 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> References: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5666C710.9000301@aurinia.co.uk> On 08/12/15 11:51, Aled wrote: > Just saw these now these emails are going onto my spam folder somehow, > > Veneered chipboard is the stuff, - like what you get in cheap Argos furniture, or MDF but sawing up MDF is probably a bad idea unless it's done outside the dust from it is really nasty stuff. > MDF Can I reiterate this SAWING UP MDF is not a good idea! It is quite well-known! Please see this article which compares the danger to asbestos. http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1997/sep/21/antonybarnett.theobserver > Circular saw for the straight cuts and a jigsaw for the curves, I can bring in a circular saw if need help, my jigsaw has gone missing though. I can also bring a pocket hole jig which would be ideal for putting the thing together, and some big woodworking cramps. > > CNC seems like overkill, you could probably do it quicker with just some handsaws and elbow grease :) > > -------------------------------------------- > On Mon, 7/12/15, Justin Mitchell wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet > To: hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > Date: Monday, 7 December, 2015, 15:28 > > On Mon, 2015-12-07 at > 12:57 +0000, Emyr Morris wrote: > > > I'll ask my father if he would be up for ripping up some > sheets for us > > what type of wood > (finish) > > from the stories i > have heard in work (a few of them used to work in the > gaming industry) the proper cabinets are mdf or > chipboard, painted and > vinyls applied. > > i have a hand held router and > jigsaw if we want to do it old style. > > i remember graham was talking about getting a > -big- cnc router, but i'm > not sure if he > did, and he hasn't been around much lately. > > > It could be a > good group project for a few people to work on if we all > chip in on the costs. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > From em at preseli.com Tue Dec 8 12:05:27 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:05:27 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> References: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: yeh I was wondering about veneered chipboard, like the stuff kitchen cabinets are made from... black would be nice! :-) a pal was given an ikea style arcade cabinet kit for christmas last year (by his wife!) it looked impressibe but probably took out a lot of the fun of the making :-/ E On 8 December 2015 at 11:51, Aled wrote: > Just saw these now these emails are going onto my spam folder somehow, > > Veneered chipboard is the stuff, - like what you get in cheap Argos > furniture, or MDF but sawing up MDF is probably a bad idea unless it's done > outside the dust from it is really nasty stuff. > > Circular saw for the straight cuts and a jigsaw for the curves, I can > bring in a circular saw if need help, my jigsaw has gone missing though. I > can also bring a pocket hole jig which would be ideal for putting the > thing together, and some big woodworking cramps. > > CNC seems like overkill, you could probably do it quicker with just some > handsaws and elbow grease :) > > -------------------------------------------- > On Mon, 7/12/15, Justin Mitchell wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet > To: hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > Date: Monday, 7 December, 2015, 15:28 > > On Mon, 2015-12-07 at > 12:57 +0000, Emyr Morris wrote: > > > I'll ask my father if he would be up for ripping up some > sheets for us > > what type of wood > (finish) > > from the stories i > have heard in work (a few of them used to work in the > gaming industry) the proper cabinets are mdf or > chipboard, painted and > vinyls applied. > > i have a hand held router and > jigsaw if we want to do it old style. > > i remember graham was talking about getting a > -big- cnc router, but i'm > not sure if he > did, and he hasn't been around much lately. > > > It could be a > good group project for a few people to work on if we all > chip in on the costs. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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URL: From alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Tue Dec 8 12:46:15 2015 From: alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:46:15 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: <5666C710.9000301@aurinia.co.uk> References: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> <5666C710.9000301@aurinia.co.uk> Message-ID: <20151208124615.6c77b5d8@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:03:28 +0000 Neil Jones wrote: > > > On 08/12/15 11:51, Aled wrote: > > Just saw these now these emails are going onto my spam folder somehow, > > > > Veneered chipboard is the stuff, - like what you get in cheap Argos furniture, or MDF but sawing up MDF is probably a bad idea unless it's done outside the dust from it is really nasty stuff. > > MDF > Can I reiterate this SAWING UP MDF is not a good idea! It is quite > well-known! > Please see this article which compares the danger to asbestos. > > http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1997/sep/21/antonybarnett.theobserver Why not just read the official guidance not a nearly 20 years old newspaper story. Especially as the materials themselves have changed rather a lot in that time! http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/faq-mdf.htm Alan From nhackett1 at gmail.com Tue Dec 8 12:53:48 2015 From: nhackett1 at gmail.com (Nathan Hackett) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:53:48 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: <20151208124615.6c77b5d8@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> References: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> <5666C710.9000301@aurinia.co.uk> <20151208124615.6c77b5d8@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> Message-ID: I'll take the carcinogenic hit and cut the MDF in my shed, if someone provides the schematics. ;-) On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Alan Cox wrote: > On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:03:28 +0000 > Neil Jones wrote: > > > > > > > On 08/12/15 11:51, Aled wrote: > > > Just saw these now these emails are going onto my spam folder somehow, > > > > > > Veneered chipboard is the stuff, - like what you get in cheap Argos > furniture, or MDF but sawing up MDF is probably a bad idea unless it's done > outside the dust from it is really nasty stuff. > > > MDF > > Can I reiterate this SAWING UP MDF is not a good idea! It is quite > > well-known! > > Please see this article which compares the danger to asbestos. > > > > http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1997/sep/21/antonybarnett.theobserver > > Why not just read the official guidance not a nearly 20 years old > newspaper story. Especially as the materials themselves have changed > rather a lot in that time! > > http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/faq-mdf.htm > > Alan > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From em at preseli.com Tue Dec 8 14:16:14 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 14:16:14 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: References: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> <5666C710.9000301@aurinia.co.uk> <20151208124615.6c77b5d8@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> Message-ID: LOL On 8 December 2015 at 12:53, Nathan Hackett wrote: > I'll take the carcinogenic hit and cut the MDF in my shed, if someone > provides the schematics. ;-) > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Alan Cox > wrote: > >> On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:03:28 +0000 >> Neil Jones wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > On 08/12/15 11:51, Aled wrote: >> > > Just saw these now these emails are going onto my spam folder somehow, >> > > >> > > Veneered chipboard is the stuff, - like what you get in cheap Argos >> furniture, or MDF but sawing up MDF is probably a bad idea unless it's done >> outside the dust from it is really nasty stuff. >> > > MDF >> > Can I reiterate this SAWING UP MDF is not a good idea! It is quite >> > well-known! >> > Please see this article which compares the danger to asbestos. >> > >> > http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1997/sep/21/antonybarnett.theobserver >> >> Why not just read the official guidance not a nearly 20 years old >> newspaper story. Especially as the materials themselves have changed >> rather a lot in that time! >> >> http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/faq-mdf.htm >> >> Alan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd hwy atynt yn unig. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk Tue Dec 8 19:56:04 2015 From: richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk (Richard Morgan) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 19:56:04 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: References: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> <5666C710.9000301@aurinia.co.uk> <20151208124615.6c77b5d8@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> Message-ID: Proper old school making! Next thing - you'll be rolling tobbaco into a stick and smoking it !!!! On Tuesday, 8 December 2015, Nathan Hackett wrote: > I'll take the carcinogenic hit and cut the MDF in my shed, if someone > provides the schematics. ;-) > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Alan Cox > wrote: > >> On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:03:28 +0000 >> Neil Jones > > wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > On 08/12/15 11:51, Aled wrote: >> > > Just saw these now these emails are going onto my spam folder somehow, >> > > >> > > Veneered chipboard is the stuff, - like what you get in cheap Argos >> furniture, or MDF but sawing up MDF is probably a bad idea unless it's done >> outside the dust from it is really nasty stuff. >> > > MDF >> > Can I reiterate this SAWING UP MDF is not a good idea! It is quite >> > well-known! >> > Please see this article which compares the danger to asbestos. >> > >> > http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1997/sep/21/antonybarnett.theobserver >> >> Why not just read the official guidance not a nearly 20 years old >> newspaper story. Especially as the materials themselves have changed >> rather a lot in that time! >> >> http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/faq-mdf.htm >> >> Alan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hackspace mailing list >> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >> >> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace >> > > -- Kind regards, Richard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From em at preseli.com Tue Dec 8 20:01:50 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:01:50 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] mame/arcade cabinet In-Reply-To: References: <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2142367924.28032576.1449575498056.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> <5666C710.9000301@aurinia.co.uk> <20151208124615.6c77b5d8@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> Message-ID: I've stopped doing that On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, Richard Morgan wrote: > Proper old school making! > > Next thing - you'll be rolling tobbaco into a stick and smoking it !!!! > > On Tuesday, 8 December 2015, Nathan Hackett > wrote: > >> I'll take the carcinogenic hit and cut the MDF in my shed, if someone >> provides the schematics. ;-) >> >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Alan Cox >> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:03:28 +0000 >>> Neil Jones wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > On 08/12/15 11:51, Aled wrote: >>> > > Just saw these now these emails are going onto my spam folder >>> somehow, >>> > > >>> > > Veneered chipboard is the stuff, - like what you get in cheap Argos >>> furniture, or MDF but sawing up MDF is probably a bad idea unless it's done >>> outside the dust from it is really nasty stuff. >>> > > MDF >>> > Can I reiterate this SAWING UP MDF is not a good idea! It is quite >>> > well-known! >>> > Please see this article which compares the danger to asbestos. >>> > >>> > http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1997/sep/21/antonybarnett.theobserver >>> >>> Why not just read the official guidance not a nearly 20 years old >>> newspaper story. Especially as the materials themselves have changed >>> rather a lot in that time! >>> >>> http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/faq-mdf.htm >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Hackspace mailing list >>> Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk >>> http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace >>> >> >> > > -- > Kind regards, > > Richard > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd hwy atynt yn unig. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrit.niezen at gmail.com Tue Dec 8 20:31:29 2015 From: gerrit.niezen at gmail.com (Gerrit Niezen) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:31:29 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Welsh translation of BBC Micro Bit docs Message-ID: <59CE9FDF-28DA-41F5-8B96-F3A2177F9590@gmail.com> Hi there, Is any of our Welsh-speaking members up for helping to translate parts of the BBC Micro Bit documentation? See: https://twitter.com/ntoll/status/674255987725987841 Cheers, Gerrit From alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Tue Dec 8 20:58:31 2015 From: alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:58:31 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Welsh translation of BBC Micro Bit docs In-Reply-To: <59CE9FDF-28DA-41F5-8B96-F3A2177F9590@gmail.com> References: <59CE9FDF-28DA-41F5-8B96-F3A2177F9590@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20151208205831.5e9c09c5@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:31:29 +0000 Gerrit Niezen wrote: > Hi there, > > Is any of our Welsh-speaking members up for helping to translate parts of the BBC Micro Bit documentation? > > See: https://twitter.com/ntoll/status/674255987725987841 The Welsh assembly for funding options if it's going to be used in schools in Wales rather than something sane. Otherwise they are probably just going to have to pay for translation like anyone else. (sorry but IMHO the BBC Micro Bit is a joke, its a corporate welfare project to produce something overpriced and under-useful that will have no value outside school and is different to what every one else on the planet is adopting). It's the perfect example of the BBC being made by government to meddle in and compete with the commercial sector for no reason, as well as being basically built on a pile of proprietary toolchains. Alan From em at preseli.com Tue Dec 8 21:54:10 2015 From: em at preseli.com (Emyr Morris) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:54:10 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] Welsh translation of BBC Micro Bit docs In-Reply-To: <20151208205831.5e9c09c5@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> References: <59CE9FDF-28DA-41F5-8B96-F3A2177F9590@gmail.com> <20151208205831.5e9c09c5@www.etchedpixels.co.uk> Message-ID: LOL Alan! Gerrit I speak Welsh but am not a linguist so sadly can not offer my help as I would do more damage than good. There is funding for translation- especially educational based sh1t. BBC should know how to access that - heck they even have existing departments for that sort of work... On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, Alan Cox wrote: > On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:31:29 +0000 > Gerrit Niezen > wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > Is any of our Welsh-speaking members up for helping to translate parts > of the BBC Micro Bit documentation? > > > > See: https://twitter.com/ntoll/status/674255987725987841 > > The Welsh assembly for funding options if it's going to be used in schools > in Wales rather than something sane. Otherwise they are probably just > going to have to pay for translation like anyone else. > > > (sorry but IMHO the BBC Micro Bit is a joke, its a corporate welfare > project to produce something overpriced and under-useful that will have no > value outside school and is different to what every one else on the > planet is adopting). It's the perfect example of the BBC being made by > government to meddle in and compete with the commercial sector for no > reason, as well as being basically built on a pile of proprietary > toolchains. > > > > Alan > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace > -- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd hwy atynt yn unig. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From justin at discordia.org.uk Mon Dec 28 19:39:57 2015 From: justin at discordia.org.uk (Justin Mitchell) Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:39:57 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] webcam not working In-Reply-To: <5681890A.8090405@aurinia.co.uk> References: <5681890A.8090405@aurinia.co.uk> Message-ID: <1451331597.7080.0.camel@discordia.org.uk> Yeah, i just noticed that too. logs say it hasnt been working since 22nd shows how much people check it :) next time someones in they should powercycle the camera. On Mon, 2015-12-28 at 19:10 +0000, Neil Jones wrote: > Hi Folks, > > The webcam isn't working! > > > Proxy Error > The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server. > The proxy server could not handle the request GET /. > > Reason: Error reading from remote server > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackspace mailing list > Hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk > http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace From justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk Wed Dec 30 18:01:56 2015 From: justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk (Justin Mitchell) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:01:56 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] [Announce] Induction Day Message-ID: <1451498516.20358.8.camel@emerald.geode.org.uk> When: Saturday 16th January 11am - 4pm What: Equipment Induction Day Who: Members Only Price: ?15 for all, or ?5 per session Tickets: Pay on the door This is a chance to be inducted for all of our major machinery in one go, we will be scheduling four back-to-back sessions covering the Laser Cutter, 3D Printer, CNC Mill, and Vinyl Cutter. You can opt to attend only some of these sessions, but there will be a discounted price for taking them all. These induction courses are to familiarise you with the quirks and procedures for our machines so you do not break them, this is not formal training and you are required to certify your own competence. Upon successful completion you will qualify to use these machines without supervision. '''Preliminary timetable''' 11:00 3D Printer 12:00 Vinyl Cutter 13:00 Lunch @ Tino's (not included) 13:30 Laser Cutter 14:30 CNC Mill 16:00 end From justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk Wed Dec 30 18:10:45 2015 From: justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk (Justin Mitchell) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:10:45 +0000 Subject: [Swansea Hackspace] [Announce] Build A Robot course Message-ID: <1451499045.20358.11.camel@emerald.geode.org.uk> When: Starting Wed 2nd March for 7 weeks Time: Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm What: Build Your Own Robot Who: ?60 members, ?100 non-members Tickets: Tickets on sale until Jan 31st https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/build-a-robot-tickets-20281059194 This will be a multipart course run over a period of 6 weeks, each week you will learn about and receive a new component which you will add to the robot you will be building, at the end of the course you will have a fully functional wheeled robot design to keep and build upon further. The build will culminate with a additional competition evening, where attendees get to race their robots against each other in a set of challenges, with prizes and trophies for the winners. Ticket sales will close 4 weeks before the course starts to allow for all of the hardware to be purchased and prepared. Tickets include a ?30 non-refundable deposit, once ticket sales close this portion will not be refunded and the ticket holder will still receive their hardware kit even if they choose to refund the teaching & competition portion. Mar 2 - Introduction Mar 9 - Part 2 Mar 16 - Part 3 Mar 23 - Part 4 Mar 30 - Part 5 Apr 6 - Part 6 - Final thoughts Apr 13 - Competition The course includes all of the hardware and electronics required to build a 3 wheel robot with line following and collision avoidance. Attendees will require their own laptop with the latest Arduino software installed for programming and debugging purposes.