On the 19th of April 2015, Melbourne Library Services held a gathering of the local Melbourne Maker groups at their flagship library, Library at The Dock. This venue was the perfect place for Mini Make Day as it houses City of Melbourne first Makerspace, a place where...
This weekend I went into the CCHS and assembled some prototype boards for a super secret Kickstarter project that will be launched later in the year. These boards are the final step to getting the prototypes online and tested. They are all surface mount assembly; the...
The year may be winding down, but at the Makerspace @ the Dock I have been using these last few days to get some new programs ready for next year. In early January, we have an upcoming “Solder On!” class for kids. I spent the afternoon with one of the...
In 2004, I bought a PIC based Nixie Clock from an online vendor. At the time, I had very basic soldering skills but I was able to work through the kit and finish it. I love old technology, and the Nixie tubes are cold cathode display for displaying numerals or other...
