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Mask-making and more at Project Night

2012.December.19

We had a busy Project Night. Several people were preparing for Saturday’s masquerade ball by making masks and hanging lights. There was also the usual hackery activity too. The fun continues tonight at SCRoW.

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Teardown Thursdays (Premiere)

2012.December.14

The inaugural Teardown Thursday happened last night. Ned showed us how to disassemble an HP all-in-one (printer/scanner/copier/fax). He was able to salvage a bunch of electronics (two switching power supplies, a wi-fi board, a keypad and display, an audio amplifier, a telephone line interface, and more) and a bunch of electromechanical subassemblies. Very educational for [...]

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SCRoW Report 2012-12-12

2012.December.14

Good turnout at SCRoW this week. Joshua dropped in for the first time in a long time. We also had a couple of visitors from Florida! Not sure what everyone else worked on, but I got my cheapo POV display working and then started on a new mask (will post later).

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Busy Tuesday!

2012.December.12

Tuesday night is Project Night, and the space was full of people and projects. Rob Jellinghaus returned with an update of his Holofunk, now with 2-player support: Here Rob is joined by another vocalist and a theremin! Meanwhile, we’re getting ready for our masquerade ball/fundraiser: Dance of the Second Dawn! Here’s the planning committee hard [...]

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Dance of the Second Dawn: The Makers’ Masquerade Ball (Fundraising)

2012.December.8

Makers inspired fundraising event YOU SURVIVED THE APOCALYPSE!! CONGRATULATION!! Register at http://seconddawn.bpt.me Let’s celebrate the beginning of the world in an environment created by Makers, for Makers and anyone interested in the DIY community. Ticket sales will benefit our beloved makerspace, Jigsaw Renaissance. This ball is going to be fun, exciting, and full of community spirit. [...]

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Project Night 9/25 Report

2012.September.26

Electronic music was the theme last night. Tim Thompson, visiting from San Jose, demonstrated his Space Palette, a non-tactile musical instrument. One plays the Space Palette by putting one’s hands through the cutouts in the oval; a Microsoft Kinect device detects the movement and Tim’s software converts the player’s gestures into musical sounds and abstract [...]

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9/25 Build your own Light-Theremin with Moldover

2012.September.20

Tuesday evening promises to be action-packed, what with two Kinect music demos and now a chance to build a light-theremin! In this basic soldering workshop, Moldover will take you through the steps to build your own Light-Theremin CD case Even if you’ve never soldered before, this workshop will give you the confidence in two hours. [...]

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Workshop: Learn to Solder, Tuesday 9/18

2012.September.16

Help Jigsaw, have fun, and make a blinky! Ned will be leading another of his renowned “learn to solder” workshops this Tuesday at 7PM. You can build either his Jar of Fireflies board or the Bliplace, a “wearable, hackable, sound-activated blinky light toy”. The entrance fee is $35 for members and $50 for non-members, with [...]

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