Learn to make soft, flexible and washable electronic circuits embedded right into common textiles! We’ll cover conductive thread, waterproof circuitry, embedded sensors and tactile feedback. Everyone leaves with enough basic knowledge to level-up any outfit, and a handful of the parts they need to make it happen. No previous sewing skills or electronics knowledge required.
Taught by Catarina Mota and Raphael Abrams
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Come join in on Sunday. The class will cover these systems and known bypasses/attacks to:
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Saturday, February 5, from 1-4 PM
Make a primitive guitar out of scrap wood, wind your own guitar pickup, plug into an amp and rock out!
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Have you ever envied those beautiful green PCBs that all modern electronics have? Do you want to kick up the professionalism in your projects with a real PCB? Would you like to simply learn how to better document your circuits with a nicely done schematic?
Come take the pcb design class which will teach you how to use this awesome, free EAGLE pcb design program. You’ll learn how to draw schematics, find the right footprint, lay out a circuit board, route the circuit board, and finally prepare the board for production (including successful testing methods). We’ll even show you where you can go to have your boards made for fairly cheap.
This class will be taught by NYC Resistor member Rapael Abrams.
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This is your friendly introductory class to soldering and micro-controllers. In this three-hour class we will:
When you leave, you’ll have a micro-controller, a mini-USB cable, a power supply and a few programs to play with.
Please bring a laptop with the Arduino environment on it. It’s available at http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software.
The class will be taught by NYC Resistor members Mimi Hui and Jon Santiago.
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Learn how to brew your own beer at home!
We’ll teach you all the basics to get you up and running while brewing a batch of beer. You’ll learn about extract brewing, malts, grains, yeasts and how to avoid or troubleshoot the most common problems. All reference materials will be provided as well as a home brew sample for tasting! We’ll have starter kits available for purchase.
Beginners welcome!
Taught by Douglas and John.
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Come learn how to create a rapid prototype of your designs with our 35watt laser at NYC Resistor!
We’ll cover the basics of how to use the Epilog CO2 laser for cutting and etching.
Our laser can etch glass, cut wood and acrylic, and mark many metals such as your aluminum laptop. The laser can cut and etch lots more stuff too.
We’ll also cover the basics of using a vector based program, such as Inkscape, Illustrator, and Corel Draw to plan your cutting and etching.
Please bring a laptop and a USB jump drive with you.
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You have been hearing all about HTML5, now come find out what all the fuss is about. The course will be a mix of lecture, samples and hands-on labs to get you up and running.
You will leave the class with new knowledge AND a ready-reference card!
Pre-requisite: The Intro to HTML/CSS class, or a working knowledge of HTML/CSS.
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Want to learn to build websites? Have a website on wordpress, tumblr or blogger, but want to learn to customize it? This class will arm you with the skills and tools you need to do so. You will leave the class with new knowledge AND a ready-reference card!
Taught by NYC Resistor member Alexis Goldstein.
Date: January 22nd @ 1pm.
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Make your own beer right here!