Stuff I’d attend: Anything Geo/GIS related, programming, arduino, SMD soldering, woodworking, CNC, robotics, animatronics, 3D prototyping, web dev - Ruby, node.js, android app design, etc.
Stuff I can offer if interested: How to Solder, Rewiring drop in night: Fix that lamp, small appliance, etc, toy hacking.
I’m trying to do less crafty stuff and more techno stuff as my own personal challenge but if people really want to learn how to knit socks or any other knitted item I will teach. Have been knitting for 40 years even though I am only 29.
@funvill, I’d love to attend a workshop on Mapbox and/or laser-cutting map, and @Janet, I’d love a rewiring workshop. Also am interested in intro Android and iOS classes.
I can teach a sewing 101 class (say, with a tote bag project) or help out @InezG with one. I also promised @3bien that I’d teach a class on theory of elliptic curve crypto this year—does anyone with more experience on the “practice” side want to team up for a two-part workshop?
I’m coming from a background in game development, if anyone is interested in a bit on making games I could probably come up with something.
In addition/relatedly I’d do a workshop on Unity3D. It’s a great environment for games, of course, but also for prototyping interactive environments, 3D simulation, visual/graphic exploration, and so forth.
Interested in pretty much anything that has electricity running through it, and as well I’d love to learn to use as many tools as possible.
FWIW, I suggested the Embedded Systems MOOC as a relatively pain-free way to provide a “course” at VHS co-operatively. I hope to see how it goes, maybe we can adapt it into something that could reside on the Wiki. Something that could provide a program for self-education that’s in-depth without all the baggage that MOOC’s carry.
Something in the form of a module/tutorial series? My personal Holy Grail with all this stuff is to figure out a (hopefully) small number of topics that require serious study, which then tie together all the other misc. bits which are no longer confusing, given a solid base-skill set.
Further down the road, I’d like to find some good op-amp or other analogue projects - I know there must be a lot of interesting ones out there.
I could host a discussion on Design for Manufacturability. I say discussion
rather than a course, as I’m a machinist for 23 years with some design
experience. Have have seen more than a few things that could not be
manufactured by traditional means. People come with questions or ideas,
and we can bounce them around.
This could almost be tied into a Solidworks, Google Sketchup course.
Welding would be an interesting class to have in the space. I would help with this if you had someone to run it. I spent some time welding but that was over 15 years ago. Too much time to feel comfortable teaching someone else. What type of welding would people feel safe happening in the space? It can be done safely with welding curtains and blankets. It will likely also require additional and potentially expendable fire extinguishers.
There may be ventilation requirements as well.
Site3 in toronto created a welding room, with extra ventilation. If we are
going to have welding. It needs a champion and a dedicated place, without
flammable materials and with good ventilation.
