[ale] [OT] GaTech Mini Maker Faire, Oct. 6th!

[H P Ladds]

Here's some detail on the Maker Faire project. It was forwarded to me
by Randy of Freeside Atlanta and Atlanta Hobby Robotics Club. He asked
that I repost it here.

http://www.learntosolder.org/ Early website for the project. Currently
has some development photos and some stubbed out areas needing more
details added.

PCB and component kits will be given away for free, and there is no
charge for the hands-on workshop to learn to assemble them. There
might be a charge for the vacuum formed clam-shell robot body from the
other groups. We've been fortunate to have some private donations to
fund the PCBs and component purchases.

We'll likely have 120-150 kits at Maker Faire. I estimate one teacher
can help 4-6 students and hour solder them (1 or 2 at a time). I have
10+ soldering stations. We'll have at least 2 tables, and an easy up
tent or two. We'll be mainly limited by the number of volunteers
available to help. It would be nice to have 2 teachers throughout the
day, and 3 or 4 during the middle of the day.

On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 9:16 PM, H P Ladds <householdwords at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Charles Shapiro
> <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Actually I think it's just a cool LED blinky-light board.
>
> It is. It is a LED blinky-light board with robot-like characteristics.
>
> Anyone else interested in teaching some soldering... here's a sign-up sheet:
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah20TrVBysxUdEJTUld1bWhKTFl2OW5ORUNONUtheUE
>
> Or contact Randy Farmer randy.farmer at gmail.com