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==2024-05-21 Tuesday== | |||
* Ian did a lathe induction for.... | |||
* Sencer C, who has ambitions to get a mini-lathe and convert it to CNC | |||
* Andrew was trying to improve the Geetech 3d printer Z axis, so far unsuccessfully | |||
==2024-05-07 Tuesday== | |||
* Andy did an induction for.... | |||
* Tim who wanted to learn the lasercutter to make some architectural | |||
* Jon came to lasercut some Austrian good sheds but and | |||
* Ian was helping people | |||
* Hazel was cutting some polarising film for an art project | |||
* Andrew was helping the 3d printers | |||
* Pierre was tempting at temperature sensor to sense some temperature | |||
* Paul was working on a theatre radio transmitter | |||
* Vic came to help move the CNC fix on | |||
* came to visit us from Japan and have a look around | |||
* Steve came and went but I didn't get to see what he was doing. | |||
==2024-04-30 Tuesday== | |||
Seems we have some missed weeks but here we go. A fairly quiet night | |||
* Andrew was giving the Geetech 3D printer's power supply some attention | |||
* Jane was making a table | |||
* Ian was helping her and looking at the lathe | |||
* Andy was catching up on some RML admin | |||
* Joe came to do some lasercutting of some personalised key tabs | |||
* Odd and Zhaleh nipped in to lasercut some pronoun badges | |||
==2024-04-23 Tuesday== | |||
* No one captured what we were doing this week sadly | |||
==2024-04-16 Tuesday== | |||
* No one captured what we were doing this week sadly | |||
==2024-04-9 Tuesday== | |||
* No one captured what we were doing this week sadly | |||
==2024-04-2 Tuesday== | |||
* No one captured what we were doing this week sadly | |||
== 2024-03-26 Tuesday == | |||
* David came to visit us for the first time and printed a case for his LORA device | |||
* Andrew was looking at 3D printers, helped David and looked at his Pi Camera | |||
* Steve was fixing an alarm clock/radio successfully | |||
* Ian was ably helping Steve and later, diagnosing the blown lathe speed control board | |||
* Paul was coding | |||
* Andy popped in after shooting but went home to get dry | |||
== 2024-03-19 Tuesday == | |||
* Phillip came the first time and was shown how to use the Laser | |||
* David returned for his second visit to finish his branch lopper | |||
* Alfia and Raff come alongs to look at engraving some metal with mixed results | |||
* Ananth was looking at a CO2 sensor ably aided by | |||
* Paul who was sharing electronics knowledge as always | |||
* Mark popped by to say hello and be frustrated by his fiddly electonics | |||
* Ian decided to blow up our lathe for fun, but has a plan to fix it as always | |||
* Andrew was working on the 3d Printers | |||
* Andy did an induction and wrote this, all errors mine | |||
* Kevin came to trying lathing but was sadly out of luck | |||
* Vic was using the drill press to create a frame for his home CNC | |||
== 2024-03-12 Tuesday == | |||
* Andy came to see us after a long time away to say hello | |||
* Steve was playing with batteries again and also with an alenco set. | |||
* Pierre was seeing if he can get his PTZ camera to move | |||
* Paul was getting frustrated at LED strips online | |||
* Andrew was playing with an LED Matrix on Pi Pico | |||
* Mark came to display hardware that wasn't needed and is currently flummoxed over. | |||
* Ananth trying to get a C02 sensor working and trying understand what Mark is talking about | |||
* Ian was teaching the lathe to... | |||
* Kevin who showed his machining chops on our little lathe | |||
* Andy came to say hello after shooting | |||
== 2024-03-05 Tuesday == | |||
This may be a lost week but we had some regulars and some new people coming after an article in a Ham magazine. | |||
== 2024-02-27 Tuesday == | |||
*Steve was rescuing batteries from discarded vapes to use in projects and helping... | |||
*Andy working out the hand plane and welcoming people | |||
*Ben was doing some trying to remove some components from an electronics board | |||
*Elliot was designing and lasercutting some pieces for gaming | |||
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*David came to visit us for the first time with a branch lopper that was in need of repair ably helped by... | |||
*IanM who also helped with general advice and looked at the wood CNC, conclusion is shielding the mains to the spindle is a good first step | |||
*Janet is visiting the UK for a few months and came to visit us, looking at programming a FGPA board with a pico | |||
*Rich was attempting to get Rust onto some lora boards | |||
*Andrew was making more progress with the geetech 3D printer. | |||
*Pierre continued to make his PTZ camera | |||
== 2024-02-20 Tuesday == | == 2024-02-20 Tuesday == | ||
* Pierre continued with his PTZ mount build, with a laser cut frame on top of a 'Lasy Susan' for rotation and an axle turned down at the ends to fit the bearings which eventually carry the tilting part | * Pierre continued with his PTZ mount build, with a laser cut frame on top of a 'Lasy Susan' for rotation and an axle turned down at the ends to fit the bearings which eventually carry the tilting part | ||
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* IanM was helping people again and introduced Pierre to turning steel on the lathe | * IanM was helping people again and introduced Pierre to turning steel on the lathe | ||
* Steve was working on some faulty DC-DC converter modules | * Steve was working on some faulty DC-DC converter modules | ||
*Ananth was examining his previous soldering and making some improvements | |||
*Andrew was helping people with 3d printers including | |||
*Mark came to print a mount for his diving project | |||
*Mat came to 3d print a clasp and do some more designing for the next thing | |||
*AndyH was helping | |||
== 2024-02-13 Tuesday == | == 2024-02-13 Tuesday == | ||
* Pierre is designing a PTZ camera mount | * Pierre is designing a PTZ camera mount |
Latest revision as of 13:52, 26 May 2024
2024-05-21 Tuesday
- Ian did a lathe induction for....
- Sencer C, who has ambitions to get a mini-lathe and convert it to CNC
- Andrew was trying to improve the Geetech 3d printer Z axis, so far unsuccessfully
2024-05-07 Tuesday
- Andy did an induction for....
- Tim who wanted to learn the lasercutter to make some architectural
- Jon came to lasercut some Austrian good sheds but and
- Ian was helping people
- Hazel was cutting some polarising film for an art project
- Andrew was helping the 3d printers
- Pierre was tempting at temperature sensor to sense some temperature
- Paul was working on a theatre radio transmitter
- Vic came to help move the CNC fix on
- came to visit us from Japan and have a look around
- Steve came and went but I didn't get to see what he was doing.
2024-04-30 Tuesday
Seems we have some missed weeks but here we go. A fairly quiet night
- Andrew was giving the Geetech 3D printer's power supply some attention
- Jane was making a table
- Ian was helping her and looking at the lathe
- Andy was catching up on some RML admin
- Joe came to do some lasercutting of some personalised key tabs
- Odd and Zhaleh nipped in to lasercut some pronoun badges
2024-04-23 Tuesday
- No one captured what we were doing this week sadly
2024-04-16 Tuesday
- No one captured what we were doing this week sadly
2024-04-9 Tuesday
- No one captured what we were doing this week sadly
2024-04-2 Tuesday
- No one captured what we were doing this week sadly
2024-03-26 Tuesday
- David came to visit us for the first time and printed a case for his LORA device
- Andrew was looking at 3D printers, helped David and looked at his Pi Camera
- Steve was fixing an alarm clock/radio successfully
- Ian was ably helping Steve and later, diagnosing the blown lathe speed control board
- Paul was coding
- Andy popped in after shooting but went home to get dry
2024-03-19 Tuesday
- Phillip came the first time and was shown how to use the Laser
- David returned for his second visit to finish his branch lopper
- Alfia and Raff come alongs to look at engraving some metal with mixed results
- Ananth was looking at a CO2 sensor ably aided by
- Paul who was sharing electronics knowledge as always
- Mark popped by to say hello and be frustrated by his fiddly electonics
- Ian decided to blow up our lathe for fun, but has a plan to fix it as always
- Andrew was working on the 3d Printers
- Andy did an induction and wrote this, all errors mine
- Kevin came to trying lathing but was sadly out of luck
- Vic was using the drill press to create a frame for his home CNC
2024-03-12 Tuesday
- Andy came to see us after a long time away to say hello
- Steve was playing with batteries again and also with an alenco set.
- Pierre was seeing if he can get his PTZ camera to move
- Paul was getting frustrated at LED strips online
- Andrew was playing with an LED Matrix on Pi Pico
- Mark came to display hardware that wasn't needed and is currently flummoxed over.
- Ananth trying to get a C02 sensor working and trying understand what Mark is talking about
- Ian was teaching the lathe to...
- Kevin who showed his machining chops on our little lathe
- Andy came to say hello after shooting
2024-03-05 Tuesday
This may be a lost week but we had some regulars and some new people coming after an article in a Ham magazine.
2024-02-27 Tuesday
- Steve was rescuing batteries from discarded vapes to use in projects and helping...
- Andy working out the hand plane and welcoming people
- Ben was doing some trying to remove some components from an electronics board
- Elliot was designing and lasercutting some pieces for gaming
- David came to visit us for the first time with a branch lopper that was in need of repair ably helped by...
- IanM who also helped with general advice and looked at the wood CNC, conclusion is shielding the mains to the spindle is a good first step
- Janet is visiting the UK for a few months and came to visit us, looking at programming a FGPA board with a pico
- Rich was attempting to get Rust onto some lora boards
- Andrew was making more progress with the geetech 3D printer.
- Pierre continued to make his PTZ camera
2024-02-20 Tuesday
- Pierre continued with his PTZ mount build, with a laser cut frame on top of a 'Lasy Susan' for rotation and an axle turned down at the ends to fit the bearings which eventually carry the tilting part
- IanM was helping people again and introduced Pierre to turning steel on the lathe
- Steve was working on some faulty DC-DC converter modules
- Ananth was examining his previous soldering and making some improvements
- Andrew was helping people with 3d printers including
- Mark came to print a mount for his diving project
- Mat came to 3d print a clasp and do some more designing for the next thing
- AndyH was helping
2024-02-13 Tuesday
- Pierre is designing a PTZ camera mount
- Mark has joined the throngs of the laser cutters
- MarkQ came to do some laser cutting
- Andrew journey to fix all the 3d printers continues
- IanM was helping people and doing some lathe work
- Steve continues fixing his light
- Andy opened and did some marquetry
2024-02-06 Tuesday
- BenF was laser cutting some signs
- Steve is repairing a shed light powered by a solar panel
- Andrew was fixing 3d printer
- AndyH opened and ran before the road was closed
- ChrisN was 3d printing some more train pillars
- Ian.M was
- PaulE was coding
2024-01-30 Tuesday
- Andrew was learning how to setup a raspberry pi, assisted by Andrew
- Chris was continuing some 3d printing and working with Fusion 360
- Mat came to see us and started learning Fusion 360
- Pierre came to learn the lasercutter
- Steve was mending a light and looking at fixing a battery, also helping...
- Kev with some soldering
- Andy did some inductions on the laser for 3 people and gave some limited hints on Fusion
- Andrew was looking at 3d printing and helping setup the Pi
- Paul was coding
2024-01-23 Tuesday
Regulars: Paul E, Andy, Andrew, IanM
- Garret came along and was good to see him, looked at fixing a calculator
- Andrew and his son came along for the
- Chris came for the first time and we showed him some 3d printing
2024-01-16 Tuesday
Regulars: Paul E, Martin, Andrew
- Anand - CO2 sensor
- Mark - intro to laser cutter
- David - laser engraving, kartcher cleaner that doesn't run
- Cath M - dehumidifier that needs fixing
2024-01-09 Tuesday
- Andy opened
- Regulars: Ian M, Andrew, Martin, Paul E
- Steve - assisted a soldering task
- Peter - came for inspiration on a project
- David - laser cutting plywood for a box
- Wendy and Deborah - had a steam cleaner that needed fixing
- Anand - soldering headers on more boards
- Lucas and Zac - introduction to 3D printing
- Catherine - introduction to 3D printing
What we have been doing at Little House
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