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Recurring Events
Recurring events are drop in only, no need to register, just show up.
| When | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday Nights @ 8pm |
Electronic Drop-inTony Thompson leads this weekly event, answering questions, chatting about design, and poking at breadboards |
| Monday Nights @ 9pm |
General MeetingWe all get together, work on what needs work, talk about what needs talking about, mock whoever needs mocking. |
| First and Third Friday of the month @ 6pm Starting again Sept 9th |
Friday Night Five Dollar FixitsBring us something broken, be it a hat rack, a stereo, or a large hadron collider. We’ll try and fix it for five bucks. No guarantees, we may break it further, but hey, at least we try. |
Upcoming Workshops
Email us at info@diyode.com to register for a workshop, or to receive notifications when there is a workshop coming up.
| When | Event |
|---|---|
| Jan 21st @ 1pm |
Basic Soldering & ElectronicsLearn to solder with a simple electonics project kit from Adafruit. Choose from MiniPOV, Drawdio, TV-B-Gone or Game of Life. Take your project home at the end. Sponsored by Hammond Power Fee: $40.00 - Email us at events@diyode.com to register. |
| Feb 18th@ 1pm |
Working with ArduinoSpend some time with the wonderous Arduino microcontroller. Learn to program it, build basic sensors and actuators, and how to hook up peripherals. Beginner-Intermediate. Arduino kits are supplied, and can be taken home for $40. Fee: $20 (1 Guest included). Email us at events@diyode.com to register. |
| TBA |
Build Your Own Rocket LauncherBased on the compressed air rocket launcher popularized by Make magazine, we’ve make a few enhancements, and will be building these launchers together. The launcher fires simple paper rockets 300ft straight up. Take your launcher home at the end of the class. Fee: $85.00 for 2 people. Email us at events@diyode.com to register. |
| TBA |
From Schematic to CircuitBuild a simple IC driven pulsing LED, starting from a printed schematic, we’ll breadboard it out, use laser-toner transfer to etch a circuit board, drill, and finally assemble a completed circuit. |
| TBA |
Introduction to Open Source SoftwareFree yourself from the paid tyranny of lumbering software giants. Learn about Linux, Gimp, OpenOffice and others |
| TBA |
Woodworking BasicsAn introduction to the basic tools of the shop, and an overview of woodworking safety. |
| 1 on 1 instruction |
Mig WeldingAn introduction to the easiest type of welding there is. This is perfect for simple projects, building workshop jigs, or even basic automotive body work |
Events of Interest to DIYode Members
| When | Event |
|---|---|
| Sept. 30th – Oct 1st |
SoONConSouthern Ontario makerspace convention in Toronto. Find out more on their wiki |
Attention to the DIYode Makers Club, Guelph
Dear fellow Diyodeheads
This winter I have been helping with the flooding of the ice at Sunny Acres Park. I have discovered a problem with how the ice crew packs up the hoses at the end of the evening and I think this is a problem that DIYode could solve. After the ice has been flooded, the ice crew will drag each section of hose over the fence at the north end of the rink before coiling them into a storage locker. Lately the crew has gotten into the habit of using the lower limb of the large pine next to the bar-b-q. I am concerned that over time this will kill the tree’s limb. I have been asking the crew not to use the tree limb but people complain that using the fence is too difficult. This is true, it is easier to stand on a picnic table and toss the hose end over the limb. Yet the whole procedure, whether one uses the fence or the tree, is awkward and time consuming. I challenge the DIYode makers club to come up with a solution to this problem.
The fix could be quite simple. Some kind of improvised bearing or pulley that would mount onto the fence over the locker would improve things immensely. It could also make the coiling of the hoses easier as well. Please feel free to contact me regarding this matter.
Ed Jackson
crazyas8@gmail.com
Hi Diyodes! I’ve taken the liberty of adding your events to the Watcamp calendar: http://watcamp.com/calendar
Do your events have scheduled times, like the Friday Night Five Dollar Fixit or the Saturday workshops? Right now they look like all-day events on the Watcamp calendar.
–Bob.
The @diyode.com email addresses don’t seem to be working?
Fixed. Thanks David.
Missed the Electronics Workshop.
I have an 8 year old who is bugging daddy to teach him to solder and wants to try and build a robot. I’m just looking you up and see that we missed the electronics workshop.
Could you contact me when you have another electronics workshop planned?
I’m going to e-mail your info to our school science teachers, in case they didn’t know about you guys. I’d love for them to pass info on these opportunities on to interested kids.
Monica
$5 Fix-it Fridays?
Do we have to be members to bring things to Fix-it Friday?
Can my 8.5 year old help (with me there to help supervise of course)? And if so, do we have to pay the $25 month membership fee for him?
Monica
Nope, fixit fridays are open to anyone. Also, the membership means you can bring family with you.