Mitch Altman soldering workshop

Photos

• Mitch Altman's photos
• Neme's photos

Information

• Mitch Altman will be coming to FIXME to give one of his famous soldering workshops!
• Date: 23 may 2015 at 14h
• Subscription:
  • MAIN: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-atelier-electronique-pour-debutant-avec-mitch-altman-16998073696
  • https://www.facebook.com/events/940261822705416/
  • http://techup.ch/2036/atelier-electronique-pour-debutant-avec-mitch-altman

 Workshop choices

You will be able to practice soldering by using one of the following kits that Mitch will bring along with Jimmie:

price	name	description
€20	TV-B-Gone keychain	turn off TVs in public places!
€20	TV-B-Gone kit	turn off TVs in public places at 50 meters away!
€25	Brain Machine kit	Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out! (kit version of TripGlasses)
€25	Mignonette Game kit	make your own handheld game console!
€10 for one €15 for two	Trippy RGB Waves kit	interactive colored blinky lights art!
€20	LEDcube kit	make low-res 3D animations in a cube!
€20	MiniPOV kit	write messages in the air!
€20	"HELLO My Name Is..." Badge kit	Geeky version of the sticker -- your name in blinky-lights!
€20	MintyBoost kit	charge your USB enabled gadgets (including iPhones)!
€20	BoArduino kit	make your own fully functional Arduino -- for solderless breadboards!
€20	Diavolino kit	make your own fully functional Arduino -- with shield-compatible shape!
€15	programming and communications cable (FTDI Friend)	program your Arduino-compatible projects with Windows, MacOS, or Linux!
€20	Open Heart kit	animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!
€20	LoL Shield kit	Lots of LEDs! for your Arduino! (superbright: red, green, white, or blue)
€20	Drawdio kit	make noise by drawing lines with this pencil!
€25	Atari Punk Console	Make music and lots of noise!
€20	microcontroller programmer kit (USBtinyISP)	program all your AVR family chips!
€5	Hackerspace Passport	Collect hackerspace "visa" stamps from hackerspaces around the world!
€70	NeuroDreamer sleep mask, Sleep version	Comfortably uses sound and light at brainwave frequencies to help you drift off to sleep...
€70	NeuroDreamer sleep mask, Lucid Dreaming version	Comfortably helps you sleep, then helps you control your dreams!

 Preparation

We need to prepare the following items for his visit:

• 100 AA batteries
• 20 soldering iron stands would be nice
• 20 small sponges (can be cut into smaller ones)
• 10 extra soldering irons
• 20 small wire cutters
• Spool of 60/40 (Sn/Pb) rosin core solder
• Print a bunch of copies of the "Soldering is Easy" comic book in French and English (maybe see with IRL if they can print a few?)

We already have the following things:

• 8 soldering irons:
  • 2 good soldering irons
  • 5 soldering irons bought for previous workshop
  • 1 unknown cheap soldering iron
• Unknown solder
• Several hot glue guns
• Several needle nose pliers
• At least one solder sucker
• Several wire strippers
• Several rolls of solder wick
• Several scissors
• Projector/microphone/internet