Potential MakerSpace Projects

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Please add some of the projects you'd be interested in making at the MakerSpace! It's best if you can link to a site describing the idea more. Just put things in under whichever header you think is best.

If you see something you like on here, send a message to the mailing list. If its on here, it means someone else is interested in working on it too!

Contents

Electronics

  • Robots - like these guys make
  • Software Defined Radio - for use with GNU Radio
  • Classes on the Arduino platform
  • Build your own transistors:
  • Decode some of the non-analog data streams on FM radio
    • build a new down converter: [1] or [2]
    • try to decode RDS [3]
    • maybe try at HD Radio [4]
    • custom software or GNU Radio
  • laser rangefinder [5]
  • Experiment with HopeRF modules
    • RFM22-S2 SMD Wireless Transceiver
    • custom packet protocols
    • use as a constant tunable Local Oscillator for spectrum analyzer or wide-band down converters
    • possibly use with SDR either as tunable oscillator, test signal generator, or whatever
  • Video Wall
    • wall of analog TVs arranged in a grid
    • each TV displays a live video feed from other hackerspaces
    • TVs on digital control so they turn off if no feed is available
    • some sort of shared collaboration white board method?
  • Bat detectors! [6]
  • Laser graffiti
    • basically a laser vector projector tied to a Wacom tablet
    • software turns user input into vectors that the laser then traces quickly to 'draw' on a building
    • look up 'graffiti research labs' for some of their work
  • spy radios
    • two way radios that fit into chapstick tubes
    • use a cell phone earphone/mic head set
    • dial on the bottom of the tube turns radio on and off and adjusts volume
    • take the cap off and plug the headset into an exposed jack
    • button on headset switches between transmit and receive
    • simple to do with just sending morse code, but voice is desirable
    • possibly built into other cool things.
  • clocks!
    • mechanical laser cut clocks
    • nixie tube clocks
    • LED shadow clocks (like these)
    • combination nixie tube / mechanical / shadow clocks !!!
      • nixie tubes for the date
      • mechanical for the minute and hour hands
      • shadow second hand
      • whatever zany combination of the above you can think of
    • wireless time synchronization with NTP servers or WWV
  • Open hardware EEG and EMG gear for apps like biofeedback

Video Games

Tools

  • CNC Mill - like this one
  • Laser cutter
  • Makerbot-like plastic extruders

Crafts

  • Leathercraft
  • Woodworking
  • Fabric/fashion/sewing

Alternative Energy

Photography

Other

Annual competitions, events, or days we should participate in

These are things which happen every year. There's no need for us to participate in every event every year but these events could provide good motivation to finish and showcase relevant hackerspace projects.

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