Week 1: 8/23
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Vote on officers
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Discussion (can be discussed later in semester when
dates get closer or can be discussed just among officers)
o Marketing
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Club banner, vinyl
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Club posters
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Sign everyone up to blog mailing list, so blog
can be updated once and everyone will know
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Hold one meeting every month at library’s Makers
Space
o Trips
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SLAC tour (no tours in August, first and third Fridays,
1:30 and 3:30)
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Exploratorium free days (9/29,10/13)
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TechShop
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Nearby campuses (Stanford, UCB, SFSU, SJSU)
§
East
Bay Mini Maker Faire
(10/13)
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Vote on Funding Proposal
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Introduce Arduinos
o Parts
o Basic
circuit construction
o Basic
coding
Week 2: 8/30
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Build basic Arduino circuits using Oomlout handout
Week 3: 9/6
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Continue building basic Arduino circuits using Oomlout
handout
Week 4: 9/13
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Speaker: Introducing the Engineering Profession
Week 5: 9/20
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Arduino Project 1: Stepper Motors
o Explain
stepper motor
§
Construction
§
Coding
o Explain
motor shield
o Challenge:
Build circuit and write code to control motor direction and speed using a
potentiometer
Week 6: 9/27
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Introduce CNC Mill
o Construction
o Sketch-up
o Phlatscripts
o Grbl
o Gcodesender
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Challenge: Build a small, basic emblem to be printed in
cardboard
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Free Exploratorium Day – 9/29
Week 7: 10/4
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CNC Project 1: Clock
o Explain
gear ratios
o Explain
Involute Gear Plugin (http://capolight.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/drawing-gears-in-sketchup/)
o Draw
and cut gears, mounting board, and dowel
o Challenge:
Construct another set of gears to transmit power around a 90 degree angle or
construct a counter
Week 8: 10/11
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CNC Project 2: 2 Axis Control
o Design
a box to hold the threaded rods, stepper motors
o Draw
and cut box
o Mount
stepper motors
o Challenge:
Write code to move the center of axes in a circle, triangle, etc
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Free Exploratorium Day – 10/13
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Oakland
Makers Faire – 10/13
Week 9: 10/18
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Continue CNC Project 2
Week 10: 10/25
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Introduce 3D Printer
o Construction
o SolidWorks
o ReplicatorG
Week 11: 11/1
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Continue introducing SolidWorks
Week 12: 11/8
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Continue introducing SolidWorks
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Challenge: Build a small, basic emblem to be printed
Week 13: 11/15
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3D Printing Project 1: Suspension System
o Explain
the suspension system on a basic vehicle
o Design
and build a simple suspension system
o Challenge:
Build a more complicated suspension system (ex., independent wishbone)
Week 14: 11/22
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Continue 3D Printing Project 1
Week 15: 11/29
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Thanksgiving Break
Week 16: 12/6
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Speaker: Reviewing the Semester’s Work
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