Monthly Archives: May 2011
AwesomeShop: Tron Bikes – Week 8: Bike Ride / Final Class!!
For the last day of the Tron Bikes AwesomeShop we were going to go on a bike ride around Belle Isle, however the forecast called for bad thunderstorms so we decided to postpone it. That was until we got fed up with not riding and decided to go anyway! I am sure … Continue reading
AwesomeShop: Play With Electricity – Week 8: Last Day!
Our final day was supposed to consist of more wind turbine work, but unfortunately over half of the makers were absent due to a mandatory school function. Why doesn’t anyone ever tell me about this stuff? Doh! No worries though…we … Continue reading
AwesomeShop: Tron Bikes – Week 7: Build Day
Week 8 of Tron Bikes was an open hack day for makers to finish up any unfinished projects. Almost everyone worked on completing their amplifiers and boomboxes. Hopefully, all of the makers will be able to complete their projects in time for our … Continue reading
Open Shop: Electronics Rescue! Part 2
Today during Open Shop, Raven and continued our work repairing the discarded stereo (See Electronics Rescue! Part 1). We finished reassembling the body with the newly soldered power cord, and began work on the speakers. In order to access more … Continue reading
Woodshop Updates
Jon Kushigian joined the Makerspace last month as a volunteer woodshop setter-upper and operator, and he has been making incredible progress in transforming a basement storage room into a bright and usable workspace. It is amazing to see how much has … Continue reading
AwesomeShop: Play With Electricity – Week 7: Wind Turbines
Given that the last AwesomeShop covered the basics of generators, it was time for some practical application. Using some basic kits purchased from our friends at Kidwind along with some recycled cardboard and hot glue, we built our own mini … Continue reading