Description Learn to Solder! A large variety of way cool kits are available, all designed for total beginners to complete successfully -- and intriguing enough for the total hardware geek.


This ongoing workshop will be happening concurrently with lots of other way cool workshops at the Hardware Hacking Area!

Website(s)
Type Workshop
Keyword(s) hacking
Processing assembly Hardware Hacking Area
Person organizing Maltman23
Language en - English
Other session...

Subtitle Day 1
Starts at 2013/12/27 05:00:00 PM
Ends at 2013/12/27 11:59:00 PM
Duration 419 minutes
Location Hardware Hacking Area

Subtitle Day 2
Starts at 2013/12/28 11:00:00 AM
Ends at 2013/12/28 11:59:00 PM
Duration 779 minutes
Location Hardware Hacking Area

Subtitle Day 3
Starts at 2013/12/29 11:00:00 AM
Ends at 2013/12/29 11:59:00 PM
Duration 779 minutes
Location Hardware Hacking Area

Subtitle Day 4
Starts at 2013/12/30 11:00:00 AM
Ends at 2013/12/30 02:59:00 PM
Duration 239 minutes
Location Hardware Hacking Area

Room full of happy hardware hackers at the Hardware Hacking Area at 29C3


What: A place to get together to solder stuff!
       Learn to Solder!
       You can easily learn all of the skills you need in a short time.
       Make a project, and take it home with you!
       If you have your own project (advanced or simple),
       bring it by, and if you would like help, you can get it!
When: All day and all night -- Every day of 30C3
       Most projects take about 1.5 to 2 hours
       This ongoing workshop will be happening concurrently with lots of other way cool workshops at the Hardware Hacking Area! Where: The Hardware Hacking Area in Saal 3/Hall 3
       (in the building's entrance level)
Who: You! All ages, all skill levels -- It is fun to make things in the
       friendly community of the Hardware Hacking Area.
       Come join us. Everyone is welcome.
Cost: Instruction is free! We ask that people pay only for the cost of
       the parts used -- kit prices range from €10 to €30.
           -- No need to register -- just come on by, any time!

Learn to solder! Mitch Altman and Jimmie Rodgers and others will bring kits to make cool, practical, intriguing, hackable things that you can bring home after you make it. Of course, you can also bring your own projects to hack. And if you have anything to fix, bring it by!

Plenty of cool kits are available to make, including:

  • TV-B-Gone (turn off TVs in public places!)
  • Brain Machine (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)
  • LOL Shield (Lots Of LEDs!)
  • Mignonette Game (play fun games!)
  • Trippy RGB Waves (interactive blinky lights!)
  • LEDcube (animated 3D cube!)
  • MiniPOV (more cool blinky lights!)
  • MintyBoost (charge your USB enabled gadgets!)
  • Hello My Name Is... badge (Geeky, blinky version!)
  • microcontroller programmers (program all your AVR family chips!)
  • Arduino clones (make just about anything!)
  • Open Heart (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!)
  • Atari Punk Console (make cool noise from an Altoids tin!)
  • And many, many more!

More info on these projects is available at:
Cornfield Electronics (click on the "projects" tab)
Adafruit
Jimmie Rodgers
Evil Mad Scientist
Analog Machines

Anyone can learn to solder! Even if you have never made anything in your life, you can learn this very useful and enjoyable skill. It really is fun! Mitch and Jimmie have taught tens of thousands of people to solder all around the world, and they can teach you, too! Add yourself to the ever increasing community!


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