RUG/Australia/Melbourne
Place/Time
Place
Most of the current members of the RUG meet up at the Connected Communities Hacker Space. There is nothing stating that you need to be a member of CCHS to be a member of the Melbourne RUG. It's just a convenient meeting place, plus CCHS are also interested in 3D printing and the Reprap project.
Connected Communities Hacker Space (CCHS) is currently run out of a garage, so you need to become a member of the CCHS mailing list and ask politely for details of the location. To become a proper member of CCHS costs AUD $50/year, however mailing list membership is free.
Note: Website is currently Google Groups, so you need to log in to Google to get access - this is changing soon.
Time
The CCHS usually meet every second Tuesday (6pm-9pm), plus one weekend every month - See the CCHS website for more details
Local Suppliers
Mechanical
Bearings
Fasteners
Electronics
General
Arduino
Motors
Members
Projects
Current projects that people are working on, broken down by owner and their state:
- Cefiar
- Mendel: Almost finished construction and about to start the commissioning/calibration stage. Using Arduino Mega/RAMPS design.
- Scorpia
- Wolfstrap/Repstrap: Basic axes are constructed and electronics are in the process of being assembled. Using Arduino Mega/RAMPS design.
- CCHS
- Mendel: Assembling of printed and electronic parts for construction. CCHS has access to a Makerbot Cupcake, and has been steadily producing parts. A number of CCHS members have donated other parts (circuit boards, electronic components, rods/fasteners, etc). Plan is currently to use an Arduino Mega/RAMPS design due to the components that have been donated. Cefiar is currently the team leader for this project at CCHS.