Seminar Ideas
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Similar to the event ideas page, this is a collection of ideas we are keeping until a good opportunity to organize them comes along. Seminars are like classes: the instructor should know the topic very well and be able to teach others step by step. However, you may suggest topics here even if you are not ready to teach about them yourself - we will see if someone else would be able to!
Once a seminar receives its own page it should be deleted from this list.
| Topic | Description | Potential Instructors | Material Cost | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Design Basics: Meshmixer | digital sculpting from scratch or based on a 3D scan | Lukas | - | laptop & mouse |
| 3D Design Basics: Onshape | browser-based parametric design | - | laptop & mouse | |
| 3D Scanning Basics: Photogrammetry | calculate shapes from a series of photos (AKA "structure from motion") | Lukas | - | camera, laptop & mouse |
| 3D Scanning Basics: Kinect | infrared depth sensor coupled with digital camera | - | Xbox "Kinect" camera, laptop & mouse | |
| Robot Arm Construction | LittleArm or MeArm | Mitja | servos, Arduino, CNC made parts | Arduino knowledge |
| Hand Tool Woodworking Basics | learn to use planes, chisels, hand saws - what would be a good example project? | Lukas | wood? (scrap wood might be enough) | |
| Hand Tool Joinery | lap, bridle, mortise and tenon, dovetails - what would be good example project(s)? | Lukas (eventually) | wood? (scrap wood might be enough) | Hand Tool Woodworking Basics |
| Woodturning Basics | learn to prepare stock and use the wood lathe - what would be a good example project? | wood | ||
| Raspberry Pi | learn how to work with this mini computer, GUI vs. SSH, python, GPIO access & protocols (I²C, SPI, etc.), example projects? | Andi, Martin | 1 pi/person , 1 breadboard/person, electronic components (resistors, LEDs, jumper cables, etc.) | |
| tree trunk candle holders | make simple but attractive tealight holders out of a log | Lukas | wood | |
| "printing on wood" | basic wood cutting(?) and sanding, artwork transfer (toner from paper) | Lukas? | wood, "mod podge"(?) | none, could even be made safe for children |
