https://sudoroom.org/events/hardware-hack-night-2024-08-20/
THIS WEEK’S THEME: THE WONDER OF PANORAMAS
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Panoramas have enchanted people since the dawn of humankind, with people
painting 360 landscapes in caves to give the illusions of a “virtual
reality.” Panoramas have existed as theme park-style wonders back to
Shakespearan and Victorian times, allowing people to experience the wonder
of visiting far-off lands (When Thomas Cole Caught ‘Panoramania’ at the Met
<https://www.metmuseum.org/articles/thomas-cole-panorama>).
THE PANORAMA AT THE LASCAUX CAVE IN FRANCE
The theme for tonight’s SudoRoom will be panoramas in physical form through
paintings and a trip through time to see their use in children’s toys, on
light projections, tv screens and onward to modern augmented and virtual
reality!
Outside of that you can also do anything and everything! Solder, sew, and
more
HACK ON ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING <https://sudoroom.org/hardware-hack-night/>
○ *Projects:* can range from building course materials for teaching local
kids electronics to a robotic arm that draws, to light projection art, to
people building their own microchip boards! We provide the space, tools and
peer learning – you bring your project and enthusiasm!
*○ Group Sewing:* Learn to do simple mending or get help with technical
fabric and textile projects. In addition to regular machines our Sewing Lab
features heavy-duty industrial sewing machines and sergers. Our in house
sewing guru CC has worked for Academy or Art College, Tesla, SuitX, and
Zipline and has vast sewing machine repair and maintenance experience;
bring your own machine to tune up for tip-top operation and sew alongside
others.
*○ General Repair:* Fix it Clinic’s weekly Oakland residency: bring your
broken, non-functioning things – electronic gadgets, appliances, computers,
toys, sewing machines, fabric items, etc.– for assessment, disassembly, and
possible repair. We’ll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to
help you disassemble and troubleshoot your item. First-time repairers and
“Fixing Families” are heartily invited. Learn more at
https://www.fixitclinic.org/https://sudoroom.org/wiki/HardwareHackNight
[image: hardware hack night]PEOPLE USING THEIR HANDS TO MAKE ALL SORTS OF
FUN STUFF
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
63/37 is great to work with! My fave, but 60/40 works well too.
I¹ll ask the folks at the radio museum; they might have a spare roll of
60/40.
-Kent
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kent(a)kentleech.com
+1 (510) 504-0634
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From: Mitch Altman via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
Reply-To: Mitch Altman <maltman23(a)hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, August 9, 2024 at 1:56 AM
To: Jake Watters via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>, Jake Watters
<typeinthenumber(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [sudo-discuss] Re: we are low on lead solder
> For what it's worth, my favorite solder is also: 63/37 (Pb/Sn) rosin core
> 0.02" diameter. 60/40 is also nice. But, after years of searching, I found a
> lead-free solder which both works well, and which has fumes that don't hurt my
> (very sensitive lungs):
> Chip Quik WW100Ge.020 1LB
> This is available at both Mouser.com and Digikey.com .
>
> Its composition: Sn/Cu0.7/Ni0.05/Ge0.006 (called "Germanium doped").
>
> I still like solder with lead more, but, this germanium doped solder is quite
> good!
>
> Cheers,
> Mitch
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Jake Watters via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 23:58
> To: SudoRoom <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
> Subject: [sudo-discuss] we are low on lead solder
>
> lead free solder sucks! and we are pretty low on non-lead-free solder.
>
> If anyone has extra rolls of regular lead solder (often labeled "rosin core"
> or Pb 63) and you want to store it at sudoroom, it will help.
>
> people new to solder often get frustrated when they don't realize they're
> trying to use lead-free solder, which sucks. Also the flux is toxic compared
> to the literal pine sap that's in regular solder.
>
> -jake
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lead free solder sucks! and we are pretty low on non-lead-free solder.
If anyone has extra rolls of regular lead solder (often labeled "rosin
core" or Pb 63) and you want to store it at sudoroom, it will help.
people new to solder often get frustrated when they don't realize they're
trying to use lead-free solder, which sucks. Also the flux is toxic
compared to the literal pine sap that's in regular solder.
-jake
An idea - 💡 why is SudoRoom unique in this place and time and history and how has it uniquely impacted you?
Thinking of a series of blog posts with people (we can use anonymous pseudonyms)
There is nothing like SudoRoom and no place on the world that is like Oakland. We are the most original city in the United States 🇺🇸
If we express that it will also segue nicely into the unique projects we’ve made. I don’t think our mix of Brains and creativity can be found in quite the same way on another hackerspace !
I have been adding sudoRoom events to the Decentered Arts list -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1eX21lRIMOl3LLUhanRptk0jWbKoyZJV…
It's a great place, and there are artists hanging out and doing slide shows
of their art in people's homes. I think a missed opportunity that I could
have done better on is reaching out to people in the arts who need a place
to work and play.
Artist are natural hackers. We do have a large ballroom, ideal places for
weekly meetups of slides and artist stuff. And artists often build stuff
with robots and explore areas like agumetnd reality.
*We should always focus on what makes us special*
if we only focus on "hackers" and biotech we have stiff competition, as
Noisebridge is more well-funded and has more active nights (we love them
though)
Also, as Peter explained to me, UC Berkeley and Laney nowadays have
extremely clean and well-equipped makerspace labs, and of course stuff is
closer on campus.
Due to gentrification we have also lost a large contingent of cool happy go
lucky artsy mathematician and computer science types, and we're not in
downtown Oakland.
But the arts scene is pretty big in Oakland, and artists are hackers!
I could have done better on this!
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
https://lu.ma/qk1nn0m7https://sudoroom.org/events/hardware-hack-night-2024-08-13/
HARDWARE HACK NIGHT! THEME: OCTAVIA BUTLER
OCTAVIA BUTLER IS OUR THEME ON THIS HARDWARE HACK NIGHT AS WE MIX AI, PRINT
MAGAZINES, AND MORE!
*This week’s theme:* Print is hardware too! And what better muse can we
imagine than *Octavia Butler,* science fiction Goddess.
We’ll have a pre-hardware hack night presentation on creative ways to mix
print with electronics, use artificial intelligence in the most open source
and ethical way, and work on our SudoRoom print zine! Throw in some 3D
models into the mix too!
*e are inside the Omni Commons at 48th and Shattuck, see the link at the
end of this text to call in in case the doors are locked!*
○ *Projects:* can range from building course materials for teaching local
kids electronics to a robotic arm that draws, to light projection art, to
people building their own microchip boards! We provide the space, tools and
peer learning – you bring your project and enthusiasm!
*○ Group Sewing:* Learn to do simple mending or get help with technical
fabric and textile projects. In addition to regular machines our Sewing Lab
features heavy-duty industrial sewing machines and sergers. Our in house
sewing guru CC has worked for Academy or Art College, Tesla, SuitX, and
Zipline and has vast sewing machine repair and maintenance experience;
bring your own machine to tune up for tip-top operation and sew alongside
others.
*○ General Repair:* Fix it Clinic’s weekly Oakland residency: bring your
broken, non-functioning things – electronic gadgets, appliances, computers,
toys, sewing machines, fabric items, etc.– for assessment, disassembly, and
possible repair. We’ll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to
help you disassemble and troubleshoot your item. First-time repairers and
“Fixing Families” are heartily invited. Learn more at
https://www.fixitclinic.org/https://sudoroom.org/wiki/HardwareHackNight
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Hi Sudoers:
There are a couple of efforts in progress to try to stave off
foreclosure but things are day-to-day at this point: to get an up-to-the
minute info on the latest status you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting
6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the
Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM.
Sincerely, -Peter