[757labs] Class this Saturday

[cyber fluxor]

I'll see how things go Saturday, but it's currently looking good. I should have enough to get by on materials/tools and can bring an item or two up there including an Atari VCS board, my old furnace PCB with a burnt relay, and can take a look at a receiver already on the storage shelves. Could become an accomplishing day for sure!

- Matt


> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:30:14 -0500
> From: vze4342g at verizon.net
> To: 757labs at 757labs.org
> Subject: [757labs] Class this Saturday
> 
> I finally decided to dive in and become the experimental pig for the
> first class!  Well at least the first "hardware" related class.
> 
> This Saturday, at 2:00 PM, I plan on holding a Basic Soldering Class for
> anyone who wishes to show up at the Lab.  With that said, if for some
> strange reason we are swamped, I must give preference for room to
> current Lab Members.  That is only fair to them.  I doubt we will run
> out of room, so please show up if you want!
> 
> 
> The game plan is to have the herd assembled by 2 PM and the actual start
> time might be 15 or so minute later.  The one thing that would be nice
> is to have a list of who all plans on showing up so I can have a roster
> to know when it is time to start.  I won't wait all day and plan on
> letting 2:15 PM being the delayed start time.
> 
> For anyone who wishes to attend please bring the following if you have
> it:
> 
> 1.  Your soldering iron, station, whatever you currently use.   PLEASE
> DO NOT RUN OUT AND BUY SOMETHING!!! Unless you really want to.  There
> are the good bad and ugly types of irons to waste money on.
> 
> 2.  Hand Tools.  Most soldering hand tools could be classified as side
> cutter diagonals or regular diagonals if you don't have those.  A
> straight pick, tweezers, any heat shinks etc..  Again, don't run out and
> buy stuff if you don't have it already.
> 
> 3.  Safety glasses.  I am not going to demand that anyone wears a pair;
> however, if you do not wear any type of glasses normally ... I suggest
> getting a cheap pair.  Remember, solder is molten metal.  Your eyes do
> not like it.  Burns to your skin are one thing ... burns to your eyes
> are something you more than likely wont recover from.
> 
> 4.  If you have any type of circuit kits or solder breadboards etc..
> that you would like to work on, please bring them.  If you don't have
> anything, please try to snag a cheap one from Radio Shack to play with.
> Also, if you have some old components like resistors etc.. drag them
> along so you can have something to solder on.
> 
> 5.  Solder.  If you have your own type that you are used to working with
> bring it.  If not, I should have plenty for everyone to play with.
> 
> 6.  Solder wick / Solder sucker.  This is something that would be nice
> to have, but it is not required.  We can pass around what we have.
> 
> 7.  If you have a board vise or any other sort of device that you use to
> hold circuit cards etc.. that would make life easier on you.  If not, we
> will do it old school.
> 
> The objective to the course is not to turn everyone into a uber solder
> dude but to at least give you some insight and hands on experience to
> allow you to enhance your current skill set.  Since I just decided to
> get stupid and give a class (oh joy!) I don't really have a course
> written up so please handle the lack of continuity and we will all get
> through it.
> 
> 
> 
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