That was pretty fun. We got a bit of business done. Here are a few pictures from Lakota and Darcy. I added a couple of picture from the MakerPints as well.
Summer Meetups
All branches of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed on Sundays for the summer starting June 30th. This means we will not be able to use the Imagine Space on Sundays for our meetups until the fall.
For the summer, we will be holding meetups at different locations. Some locations being considered are the uOttawa Makerspace and Minto Park. There have also been suggestions from a few members about holding meetups on Saturdays so the Imagine Space can be utilized.
The calendar will be very tentative for the duration of the summer. Meetups may be held less frequently depending on turnout and host availability.
Your feedback is very important. If you have location suggestions, please voice them in the Google Group forum. If suggestions are proposed by the main hosts, please provide your opinions, both supporting and dissenting.
Google Group Email Delivery Preference Instructions
Proceed to the Hack613 online discussion!
Instructions
The following information describes how to adjust the frequency in which emails from our Google Group enter your inbox:
- Click the Discussion link above.
- Click the Sign In button in the upper right-hand corner of the page and sign into your email.
- Click the My Settings button near the upper-right corner (person with a gear beside it). From the drop-down menu, click Membership and email settings.
- In the Email delivery preference: section, select your preferred method from the drop-down menu and click Save. This completes the process.
Make a Sign
Here’s another challenge for people to have some fun with! To make a sign to post at our meetups so others can find us easily.
Rules: None
What can you win? A super cool remote control cockroach like the one Lakota has. 🙂
How to win: We keep track of questions and mentions any of the signs at the meetup. The one with the most wins.
CNC Conference Ottawa
Our mini CNC conference yesterday was a huge success thanks to InGenius and Doug.
Doug’s notes: Getting Started, CNC Overview
Also we had an amazing surprise appearance of Micah Black of A2DElectronics.ca and a laser cutter that he built. See images below. Also he has a build article.
Here’s a video:
Mom-O-Matic 2019
Submit your images for Mothers’ Day portraits to darcy@inventorArtist.com this year.
Like last year we are doing portraits for Mothers’ Day!
Last year’s mom-o-matic project:.
More recent portrait machines.
Make your own robot!
Blink CNC
Blink CNC is a group CNC build within the hack613 community!
The fist challenge is to build a drawing machine based on this electrical kit.
Two of these steppers with controllers ($3.88 CAD)
One of these servos ($1.83 CAD)
An Uno ($7.64 CAD)
A power supply ($4.31 CAD)
That comes out to $17.66. None of this links or prices are well researched, your mileage may vary. Many people will have an Uno and a power supply so for them this is a $5 project.
A drawing robot was chosen because it gets rid of the spindle. Also the servo can simplify the Z axis.
Future Options to be Considered
2) 2 AxisTwo of these steppers or these cheaper steppers. This motor shield. One of the above servos.The above Uno. Some kinds power supply.
3) 3 AxisThree of these steppers. One of these grbl boards. Three of these stepper drivers. Some kinda power supply.
4) 3 axis nema 17 kit: Parallel port based kit.Desktop computer with mach3Spindle kit.
5) Baby CNC 3018 kit.
6) base level cnc 3040 various machines
7) Base level cnc machine 6040 machinevarious machines
Why is it called BlinkCNC?
Way back a few years ago for a short time our group was called Blink. The idea was that when newcomers came the objective was to get them to be able to run the Arduino Blink program. Sort of an initiation and also a way of welcoming new people to the group.
That was pretty successful.
Our group has made many leaps and bounds since then and now we’ve got a group build of an experimental CNC machine! Newcomers can now get a CNC machine at low cost.
Engraving Hockey Pucks at Mayor’s Family Skate Day
We had fun engraving/carving hockey pucks last Weekend. It was like a mini-CNC-faire. We had four CNC machines onsite with a team of nine people designing and cutting pucks.
This is all thanks to Artengine, the City of Ottawa and Hack613 (us!).
A few more pictures from preparation leading up to the event.