Blink and it’s long gone
A while ago we got together at the club and decided to make a foray into low cost high speed photography. Some of the tools needed were as as follows: We ended up crowded around an inflated balloon with the lights off while one of us thought it was a good idea to throw darts...Continue reading→
Our New Maker Room
You probably haven’t been to the club in a while(thanks for everything, COVID), so your recollection of the training room might be outdated. The room was originally configured as part of our club’s move into our Moorabbin premises, it was used for training sessions that utilised a traditional format where the trainer sat up the...Continue reading→
Petrol Station Dot Matrix Display
We come from the school of thought that working surplus stuff might well be someone else’s refuse, but if it can be repurposed into something useful, then we’re generally up for the challenge. One of our members was able to recover some dot matrix signs which were used to show the price of petrol(before it...Continue reading→
Automated Hydroponics Enclosure
This project started out as a pile of old hardwood truss and framing timber from a house that was due to be demolished, the owners were giving away what was some nice quality wood hardwood(built back before cheap and light pine was the main goto material). Some of our members packed up some power tools,...Continue reading→
Smart Picture Frame
When you have a modern resolution monitor that doesn’t work, but is in otherwise good physical condition, do you throw it away as e-waste? Not us, one of our members was in this situation, and after some searching online, found a replacement controller board, and now had a completely working computer screen ready to do...Continue reading→
Building a Theremin
We're getting together at the club to make a start on building a Theremin.Continue reading→
Science and Tech Projects Brainstorm @ 13:00 Sunday 23rd September
Details We'll use the time to decide on: - What the first project will be - Materials we need to buy - Whether we need to divide into groups to utilise everyone's skill sets properly - Rough plan of action What to bring: There's computers there we can use, but you can also bring a...
High Speed Photography 2.0 @ 10:00 Saturday 29th September
Let’s make an even better one! Experience the thrill of developing a fully working electronics and software system in half a day. A few Saturdays ago when we cobbled together a High Speed Photography (HSP) rig in 4 hours, from a standing start, and captured some really cool images of balloons bursting. Now we are...Continue reading→
Club Meeting – Wednesday 3rd October @ 19:00
October meeting - My Health Record By the end of 2018, all Australians will have a My Health Record created for them, unless they choose not to have one. The My Health Record is an online repository of your key health information which is controlled by you and can be securely accessed by your healthcare...Continue reading→