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
CCHS has a list of resources that may also prove useful in addition to the below links.
Mechanical
General
Bearings
Small Parts and Bearings - Located in QLD, but deliver Aus wide.
Fasteners
Cost Less Bolts - Located in Cheltenham and Ringwood.
Rod
Fastener Sales - Some of their threaded rod is VERY cheap, but some is off the scale (eg: 316 grade steel will be cheaper than 304 in some cases, etc). Worth a look though.
Inter Alloy Steel - $50 minimum, cheaper over the counter in cash.
All Things Stainless - Located in NSW, but deliver Aus wide.
Electronics
General
Element14 (was Farnell)
Arduino
Stepper Motors
Members
Projects
Current projects that people are working on, broken down by owner:
- 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.
