Now easier to find
Eugene Maker Space now has its name on the sign out front of the building. We are easier to find than ever before.
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Open Hack Night Was Busy Tonight.
Open Hack Night was busy tonight. I did not catch what everyone was doing. I did catch that Michelle was gluing together a puzzle box, Ben and Kassie were installing Raspbian on their new Raspberry Pis, Celeste was prototyping an LED-illuminated yo-yo kit for girls to make, Taper was wiring...
Cord’s RFID Cat Feeder – RoboFeeder
This is a video of our cat with special dietary needs using her RFID feeder. It is made from an hacked cd-rom drive and an Arduino with a RFID reader attached. It also uses a PIR (Passive InfraRed) sensor to make sure it doesn’t close on the cat. It has...
Arduino Projects
There are a lot of cool Arduino projects floating around Eugene Maker Space. You can do a lot in a hurry with an Arduino, and programming is so easy it almost feels like cheating! Here are a couple simple projects I’ve done. I had less than a day to...
Bob’s Laser Cutter, part 4
Today I worked on my laser cutter project. I built the top cover and installed it along with a stop and a switch, then I fabricated a plate for the electronics.
No Open Hack Night on December 25th
Eugene Maker Space will not be having Open Hack Night next Tuesday, December 25th, because it will be Christmas. We will be back on Friday, December 28th, and probably on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013. Open Hack Night is every Tuesday and Friday night from 6 to 8 PM (major holidays...
