maker movement  & makerspace

Avery Louie 
Bosslab Boston Open Source Science Laboratory http://bosslab.org/

Interview on august 16th in Cambridge ( MIT)

[HYPhDUS] Avery Louie "Decrease the cost of research in biology with DIY Bio"

I caught up with Maggie Philbin, founder of Teen Tech and presenter of Tomorrow's World and Bang Goes The Theory Fame, after she chaired a debate on Making for Social Good.

Interview with Maggie Philbin at Brighton Maker Faire 2013

Interview with Dominic Morrow at Brighton Maker Faire 2013

Interview with Mike Cook at Brighton Maker Faire 2013

Interview with Ewan from W.A.F.E Formation at Brighton Maker Faire 2013

Interview with Reading Hackspace at Brighton Maker Faire 2013

I caught up with Bill who had just chaired a debate on 3D printing.

Interview with Bill Thompson at Brighton Mini Maker Faire 2013

The Makerspace Song at Victoria University

http://bsideoftheticket.ca/victorias-maker-community/ 
Makerspace and the Makehouse is part of a growing global community of “makers” — people who take a do-it-yourself approach to construction and design projects.

Some people create their own tools, others build robots from scratch, while others like Jenny Ambrose and her Makehouse community create the unique designs that become the high fashion of tomorrow.

The key to the Maker movement is pooling resources together in a common space. That way everyone gets access to cool technologies, tools and ideas to make things happen.

Dan Gunn Discusses the Maker Movement For the B-Side

Famous Rapper, Big Ron Crowley, loves to:
Make it
Break it
and Take it apart.
The main reason is that he then loves to check out the pieces and put things back together through innovative and creative practices which he refers to as tinkering.  Big Ron has been known as the "Tinker Bell of the Hip Hop Industry" and clearly shows why on this delightful track.  Lifelong Learning is fun!

Big Ron - Unmake It - Break It - Take It Apart

In this edition of the Longmont Times-Call, we learn about TinkerMill ... Longmont's makerspace.

TinkerMill Interview

Now, do you love to take things apart just to see if you can put them back together again? Imagine if you had an open access workshop in the city to use 3D printers, laser cutters and CNC routers by the hour. A new crowd funding campaign is looking to make that possible.

Live interview: Karl Ablitt & the Norwich Makerspace (broadcast date 11 January 2015)

Reporter Erika Beras takes us to a community garden in Pennsylvania which has married two unlikely activities: gardening and computer programming. Kids and instructors work together to grow fruits and vegetables, and use the computers they program to measure weather and soil conditions, teaching coding along the way. They’ve even learned how to make fruit more musical. Erika Beras reports.


Garden + Arduino (little computer) = Gardweeno

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Know How..." alt="Know How..."/>Nissan introduces the GT-R LM Nismo, Project Alien X, Arduino Clock, Network tester options, and more. 
 
 
Alien-X Parts List		
* We're doing this segment two weeks before the build because we want people to have time to order parts		
		
Frame:		
<a href="http://ift.tt/1Gp7IKJ">Dead Cat or "X-Alien" Frame	$18.00</a>
* There are many manufacturers that make clones of this frame		
* Just make sure that yours has a "clean plate", vibration dampners, and a velcro strap.		
		
Motors:		
<a href="http://ift.tt/1G4jGWx">EMAX 2213-935KV (Pack of 4))	$58.31</a>
 
-- or --	
	
<a href="http://ift.tt/1Gp7IKL">WITESPY RED SPECIAL MOTOR (2212-1000KV) ($10.50ea x 4: $42)	$42.00	</a>
		
ESCs:		
<a href="http://ift.tt/1G4jHK2">F-30A FIRE RED SERIES SIMONK-(RAPIDESC) ($10ea x 4)	$40.00</a>
		
Power Distribution:		
<a herf="http://ift.tt/1Gp7IKO">POWER DISTRIBUTION BOARD 2OZ COPPER	$2.00</a>
		
Propellors		
<a herf="http://ift.tt/1G4jHK6">HQ PROP 8X4.5 SF CARBON COMPOSITE PROP ($4.38 X 2)	$8.76</a>
		
Flight Controller		
<a href="http://ift.tt/1Gp7Gmd">KK2.1.5 Flight Controller	$19.00</a>
Straight Pins	$3.00	
Connectors	$3.50	
		
Support:		
<a href="http://ift.tt/1G4jGWD">14 AWG Stranded Silicone Wire (5' + 5')	$7.50</a>
<a href="http://ift.tt/1Gp7Gmf">Heat Shrink Tubing	$4.39</a>
<a href="http://ift.tt/1G4jHKa">3.5mm Bullet Connectors (20 Male + 20 Female)	$3.99</a>
<a href="http://ift.tt/1Gp7Gmi">Nylon Spacers	$4.96	</a>
<a href="http://ift.tt/1G4jGWF">M3-0.5 8mm Machine Screw	$4.55</a>
		
		
Total	$177.96	
		
OR -- With WhiteSpy Red Special Motors	$161.65	
		
Tools:		
Wire Cutters		
Insulation Strippers		
Soldering Iron + solder		
Helping Hands		
Screwdriver w/Phillips and Hex bits		
Velcro Strapping		
		
Not Included in this List:		
Radio Transmitter/Receiver		
Battery		
Charger		
		
A few things to know about this build:		
1. I spec'd out 8" props because the craft is more responsive. However, you can go with 10" props and have a more stable, must less responsive quadcopter.		
2. If you go with 8" props, you can use a 4s battery. This gives you quite a bit more performance. If you use 10" props, keep it to a 3s battery, you'll overtax the motors if you try to run 10" with 4s.		
3. With props this size, it is ESSENTIAL that you balance your props. Unbalanced props won't just cause shaky video, they can cause excessive vibrations that can damage the motor and compromise the frame.		
4. While you're at it, you're going to want to balance the motors as well.		
5. If you use a KK flight controller, you'll probably want to install it on the top deck for easy access to the screen and controls. However, if you install a FC without on-board controls/screen, then install it between the top and bottom deck, just above the power distribution block.		
 
 
<a href="http://ift.tt/1Gp7IKU">I had a "Fluke NetTool 10/100	$200-$400</a>
-- Great unit for cable testing, and for basic network testing		
-- Between $100-$500 on eBay		
** But it only does 10/100... NOT Gigabit		
		
<a href="http://ift.tt/1Gp7GCw">The "Fluke IntelliTone 200"</a>
-- Toner and Probe that can also do wire testing. (But no network testing)	~$200	
 
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 Published: March 05, 2015 at 06:03PM

Know How... 133: Project Alien-X, Arduino Clock, and Network Testers

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Know How..." alt="Know How..."/>The Koenigsegg Regera, FPV250 Mods, Arduino Clock, viewer feedback, and more!
 
The Koenigsegg Regera
 
Koenigsegg is Swedish Automaker that is known for making some absolutely RIDICULOUS supercards. 
- It was founded in 1994
- Delivered it's first street-legal production car in 2002
- In 2006 it created the CCX which VAULTED Koenigsegg into stardom
** 795hp - custom engine
** Carbon Fiber reinforced with Kevlar and aluminum
** Carbon Fiber Wheels
 
In 2011 they created the Agera
* Bumped up the power to a Twin-Turbocharged, in-house, 940hp engine
* RIDICUOUSLY light (Just over 3,000 lbs)
* 0-100 in 2.8
* 0-200 in 8.9
* 0-300 in 14.53
 
Last week, they rolled out the Regera
* It's a 1,500 hp supercar that also happens to be a hybrid!
* Only 3,589 lbs
* a 5-liter V8 - Custom in-house, twin-turbocharged engine makes 1,100 HP and 944 foot-pounds of torque
* They added three electric motors (one on each rear wheel, and one on the drive shaft)
-- Those electric motors add 400 hp and heap on a LOAD of torgue at 0 RPM
** The wheel motors have 192 ft-lbs of torque
** The Shaft motor has 221 lb-ft of torque
-- They also included a 9kwH LiIon Battery
-- It can drive for 22 miles under pure electric power.
 
* In other words... this car STARTS with 605 foor-pounds of torque at ZERO RPM --- then it ramps up to just over 944-ft-lbs of torque as the engine gets closer to its power band. 
** Also, the motors in the wheels can be used for torque vectoring. Like steering a ROCKET!
 
** They're only going to build 80 of them... so they're going to be EXPENSIVE!
 
 FPV250 Mods! -- Landing Struts and Power Harness Upgrades 
 
Mod - Struts
 
You Need:
1. 18lb Nylon Zip Ties
 
Procedure:
1. "Daisy Chain" two 18lb nylon zip ties together
2. Run the zip tie through the cutout, across the underside of the motor mount, and up through the other cutout.
3. Run the zip tie down across the strut support and llock them together with pliers.
 
Mod - Power Harness Upgrade
You Need:
1. 6" of Black 18 AWG Silicone wire
2. 6" of Red 18 AWG Silicone wire
3. 4 x 2mm Female Bullet Connectors
4. 4 x 2mm Male Bullet Connectors
5. 1/8" Red Shrink Tubing
6. 1/8" Black Shrink Tubing
7. 3/8" Red Shrink Tubing
8. 3/8" Black Shtrink Tubing
9. Wire Cutter
10. Insulation Stripper
11. Soldering Iron
12. Solder
13. Helping Hands
 
Procedure:
1. Cut 2 x 2-3/4" lengths of black wire
2. Cut 2 x 2-3/4" lengths of red wire
3. Strip 4mm of insulation from the ends of all 4 wires
4. Tin the ends
5. Solder one male and one female connector to each wire.
6. Insulate the female connectors with 1/8" heat shrink tubing
7. Use the 2mm extensions to extend the power leads of the front ESCs
8. Slide 2 lengths of 3/8" heat-shrink tubing over the power blocks
9. Connect all 8 ESC power leads to one side of the power blocks
10. Insulate the power blocks with the 3/8" tubing
 
 
<h3>Connect with us!</h3>
Don't forget to check out our large library of projects at http://twit.tv/kh. 
- Google+ Community at <a href="http://ift.tt/VjDelh">gplus.to/twitkh</a>
- Tweet at us at <a href="http://ift.tt/Xqxc5g">@padresj</a>, <a href="http://ift.tt/1v5GdOi">@Cranky_Hippo</a> and <a href="http://ift.tt/19E4lkB">@Anelf3</a>

 Published: March 12, 2015 at 02:52PM

Know How... 134: Hybrid Supercars, FPV250 Mods, and a Arduino Clock

Web developer Lena Levine and Megan McNally, executive director of the makerspace incubator The Foundry, are two great examples of the New Buffalo: young, smart and kicking down doors (or, in Megan's case, making them from repurposed wood). We interviewed these very cool entrepreneurs to get the inside story of how they each came to be leaders of an empowered generation of Western New York women -- and men.

S1E5 - Lena Levine + Megan McNally

O'Reilly's Mary Treseler chats with PARC's Mike Kuniavsky about PARC’s work on IoT and the mindset shift the IoT will require.

Designing for Ecosystems: Making Meaningful IoT Products and Services

Graham from O'Reilly tells me about the origins of Maker Faire.

Interview with Graham Cameron from O'Reilly

Talking to a representative from one of our sponsors, Sugru.

Interview with Suki from Sugru

There are an estimated two thousand maker spaces around the world.  Also called hackerspaces or co-working spaces, these enclaves of equipment and creative people are part of a changing way of working.  HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports.

maker movement & makerspace

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