View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 15 Jul 2017 1:00 PM We are also happy to promote an upcoming Raspberry Pi Jam, put on member Frank Hunleth. You need to get your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rockville-raspberry-jam-tickets-33366566298 As Frank notes, “Raspberry Jams are events created by the nonprofit Raspberry Pi Foundation for sharing knowledge about and making digital…
DetailsView On Meetup.com Date Friday, 30 Jun 2017 7:30 PM The big thing coming up is that our community is participating in the Raspberry Pi Jam on July 15th. We have an open call for people to bring projects/ideas based on the Raspberry Pi that they may want to submit. If you have a project…
DetailsView On Meetup.com Date Friday, 23 Jun 2017 7:30 PM An upcoming Raspberry Pi Jam (read tech conference on Raspberry Pi and DIY electronics), is to be put on by Coder Dojo DC, based in Rockville. The MoCo Makers and Pi Masters groups are participating partners. This event promises to be even larger than Arduino…
DetailsThursday, 15 Jun 2017 7:00 PM
We will be using a ShopBot CNC in the Rockville Library. We will be attempt to cut acrylic sheets, as well as possibly hard wood.
View On Meetup.com Date Friday, 16 Jun 2017 7:30 PM We are ready to build something complicated. Let’s make this: http://spin.media.mit.edu/build https://youtu.be/jwwIRZxv28U This is our chance to try out and integrate a number of interesting technologies: • CNC • 3D Printing • CAD Software • Mechanical Construction • Arduino • Stepper Motors • Gearing We will spend 1-2 more weeks putting together…
View On Meetup.com Date Friday, 09 Jun 2017 7:30 PM We are ready to build something complicated. Let’s make this: http://spin.media.mit.edu/build https://youtu.be/jwwIRZxv28U This is our chance to try out and integrate a number of interesting technologies: • CNC • 3D Printing • CAD Software • Mechanical Construction • Arduino • Stepper Motors • Gearing We will spend 1-2 more weeks putting together…
View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 06 Jun 2017 7:00 PM Let’s practice soldering on circuit boards. Adding electronics to circuit boards is usually done with through-hole components, or with surface mount components. Surface mount components, which only attach to one side of the board, tend to be smaller and harder to do by hand. But…
View On Meetup.com Date Friday, 02 Jun 2017 7:30 PM We are ready to build something complicated. Let’s make this: http://spin.media.mit.edu/build https://youtu.be/jwwIRZxv28U This is our chance to try out and integrate a number of interesting technologies: • CNC • 3D Printing • CAD Software • Mechanical Construction • Arduino • Stepper Motors • Gearing We will spend 2-3 weeks putting together a…
View On Meetup.com Date Friday, 26 May 2017 7:30 PM Find out how you can scan anything with a normal camera, or cellphone camera. Learn how to make 3D models of objects. This simple technique can be the starting point for 3D prints. Be able to play around with the size of objects, or scan…
View On Meetup.com Date Friday, 19 May 2017 7:30 PM There are many options when displaying data from your electronics devices. Every electronics system needs an output, and LCDs are versatile, in that they can display arbitrary text to you. Come out to this meetup to learn about how you can print out your data…