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12:44, 8 May 2015 Mitch Altman will be coming to FIXME on the 23rd of May to give one of his famous soldering workshops!
== Workshop choices ==
You will be able to practice soldering by using one of the following kits that Mitch will bring along with Jimmie:
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|€20
|TV-B-Gone keychain
|turn off TVs in public places!
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|€20
|TV-B-Gone kit
|turn off TVs in public places at 50 meters away!
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|€25
|Brain Machine kit
|Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out! (kit version of TripGlasses)
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|€25
|Mignonette Game kit
|make your own handheld game console!
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|€10 for one <BR> €15 for two
|Trippy RGB Waves kit
|interactive colored blinky lights art!
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|€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!
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|€20
|MintyBoost kit
|charge your USB enabled gadgets (including iPhones)!
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|€20
|BoArduino kit
|make your own fully functional Arduino -- for solderless breadboards!
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|€20
|Diavolino kit
|make your own fully functional Arduino -- with shield-compatible shape!
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|€15
|programming and communications cable (FTDI Friend)
|program your Arduino-compatible projects with Windows, MacOS, or Linux!
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|€20
|Open Heart kit
|animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!
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|€20
|LoL Shield kit
|Lots of LEDs! for your Arduino! (superbright: red, green, white, or blue)
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|€20
|Drawdio kit
|make noise by drawing lines with this pencil!
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|€25
|Atari Punk Console
|Make music and lots of noise!
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|€20
|microcontroller programmer kit (USBtinyISP)
|program all your AVR family chips!
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|€5
|Hackerspace Passport
|Collect hackerspace "visa" stamps from hackerspaces around the world!
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|€70
|NeuroDreamer sleep mask, Sleep version
|Comfortably uses sound and light at brainwave frequencies to help you drift off to sleep...
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|€70
|NeuroDreamer sleep mask, Lucid Dreaming version
|Comfortably helps you sleep, then helps you control your dreams!
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|€35
|Arduino For Total Newbies workshop kit
|Learn Arduino by making TV-B-Gone as an example!
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== Preparation ==
We need to prepare [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/MitchWorkshopsEU#Requirements_of_the_hosting_spaces_for_Mitch.27s_workshops 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 "[http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/ Soldering is Easy]" comic book in [http://mightyohm.com/files/soldercomic/translations/Souder%20c'est%20facile_FR.pdf French] and [http://mightyohm.com/files/soldercomic/FullSolderComic_EN.pdf 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