Another time soon, Mark.
For anyone who can make it, Owen and I will be at Art-Is-In Bakery at 10 am.
For anyone who can make it, Owen and I will be at Art-Is-In Bakery at 10 am.
Saw the link to this on the Parts Express forum:
Physicists Achieve Perfect Acoustic Absorption | Motherboard
Owen and I had a nice visit last week. The wood shop is up and running at Maker Space North, and it looks like the 24x18" laser and 48x96" router/plasma cutter are in operation too. Waiting to hear about pricing to use those units.
If anyone wants to build speaker or electronics enclosures and doesn't have room or tools, there are now a few options around Ottawa.
Physicists Achieve Perfect Acoustic Absorption | Motherboard
Owen and I had a nice visit last week. The wood shop is up and running at Maker Space North, and it looks like the 24x18" laser and 48x96" router/plasma cutter are in operation too. Waiting to hear about pricing to use those units.
If anyone wants to build speaker or electronics enclosures and doesn't have room or tools, there are now a few options around Ottawa.
Yeah I have been keeping a eye on this for a while. There is also the Ottawa tools library which is slowly getting up and running.
Their laser cutter can't do metal though can it?
If you guys give me a heads up I can cut out stuff rather rapidly.
And I can be quite inexpensive.
I turn my shop on at $75 and hour. Minimum of a half hour.
But most enclosures are 20 to 30 minutes for two sets.
Email me if you are interested.
And I can be quite inexpensive.
I turn my shop on at $75 and hour. Minimum of a half hour.
But most enclosures are 20 to 30 minutes for two sets.
Email me if you are interested.
Thanks for the heads up Mark. I might be very interested in that service combined with some of your drivers 🙂
The drivers are awaiting a large enough order for me to justify a driver run.
Same old story, I got brains, and know how. Missing the money part!
The OEM purchases happen every six months or so. That's when I make some drivers on the side to keep for clients and samples.
Same old story, I got brains, and know how. Missing the money part!
The OEM purchases happen every six months or so. That's when I make some drivers on the side to keep for clients and samples.
The plasma cutter at Maker Space North Does do metal, and it looks like it's operational. Will post when I get confirmation.
John
Woah that's dope! (I assume it's CNC operated not like the manual one I used in high school) that would make doing enclosures and stuff a zillion times easier (and cheaper)
Talked to Justin at CNC Ottawa, which runs the CNC router and plasma cutter, and laser cutter, at Makerspace North.
CNC Ottawa
These machines are currently only available on a service basis (you provide files, they do cutting). A Maker package at Makerspace North ($50/month) gets you 10% off the regular rate, so $1.80/minute instead of $2.00.
The Maker package does include use of the woodshop, and they recently added decent sized separate jointer and planer.
CNC Ottawa
These machines are currently only available on a service basis (you provide files, they do cutting). A Maker package at Makerspace North ($50/month) gets you 10% off the regular rate, so $1.80/minute instead of $2.00.
The Maker package does include use of the woodshop, and they recently added decent sized separate jointer and planer.
You're welcome.
I'd like to do a project on the plasma cutter just because, however at that price it needs to be something I'll actually use 😉.
For those like me who are interested in this stuff, Mark, what is the capacity of your CNC?
I'd like to do a project on the plasma cutter just because, however at that price it needs to be something I'll actually use 😉.
For those like me who are interested in this stuff, Mark, what is the capacity of your CNC?
No room for a CNC at the present time.
But I do a boat load of work that most people use CNC machines for, without the CNC machine. It's called template routing.
Sometimes experience trumps machines.
But I do a boat load of work that most people use CNC machines for, without the CNC machine. It's called template routing.
Sometimes experience trumps machines.
Yep. Only limited to the skill of the template creation. And almost as fast as a CNC. Especially when you rough cut them out on a band saw or jig saw and only trim to size with a large router. Then it can actually be faster, and with much less waste of materials.
The Ottawa tools library opened over the weekend, I went to their launch party on Friday since I backed the crowd funding and have been meaning to check out makerspace north.
Anyone going to the makerfair? It's Nov 7 & 8th. Maker Faire Ottawa 2015: Canada's First Featured Maker Faire
Also is anyone interested in a informal meet up? I would love to pick someones brain about a few electronics things.
Anyone going to the makerfair? It's Nov 7 & 8th. Maker Faire Ottawa 2015: Canada's First Featured Maker Faire
Also is anyone interested in a informal meet up? I would love to pick someones brain about a few electronics things.
Looks very neat !!!
It looks interesting although I have no electronics background at all. I'd be interested in meeting up for sure. Warning though. I'll bring a camera !!!
Grant.
It looks interesting although I have no electronics background at all. I'd be interested in meeting up for sure. Warning though. I'll bring a camera !!!
Grant.
Not sure how it went down last year planning wise since it was my first time - but are we intending to meet up in 2016? (makerspace north might be a good spot!)
This time around I hopefully will have some stuff to show....
- ordered my relay/input switch PCB the other day (trying out dirtypcbs instead of seeedstudio this time) https://github.com/jjrh/audio_relay_input_switch
- almost done the routing on my 7805/7905 PSU https://github.com/jjrh/powersupply_5v_v1 - maybe by the time you read this I will have done gitpush
- PGA2311 board is ready to be shipped (that's the first SMD board I have done - going to try and get a stencil made) https://github.com/jjrh/PGA2311
This time around I hopefully will have some stuff to show....
- ordered my relay/input switch PCB the other day (trying out dirtypcbs instead of seeedstudio this time) https://github.com/jjrh/audio_relay_input_switch
- almost done the routing on my 7805/7905 PSU https://github.com/jjrh/powersupply_5v_v1 - maybe by the time you read this I will have done gitpush
- PGA2311 board is ready to be shipped (that's the first SMD board I have done - going to try and get a stencil made) https://github.com/jjrh/PGA2311
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