Here’s a nice documentary about Site 3, made by our intern from Ryerson’s New Media program, Michelle.
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Join me once again at Site 3 on August 24th for another circuit prototyping class. It will be just like this, but much less scary! From the event description: “Interested in learning to build electronic circuits, but don’t know where to start? This is the course for you! In this introductory-level course you’ll learn how [...]
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Site 3 just got a two-axis three-axis, full-size, CNC mill! Oooooh: This in addition to our trio of lathes and table-top manual mill that we got just a few weeks ago: Tools are great!
On May 27 I will be teaching an Introduction to Circuit Prototyping class at Site 3! The class will show you how to follow a schematic, prototype an electronic circuit on a breadboard, test it, and then play with it. For our circuit we will be using the Atari Punk Console, which is a fun [...]
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Well, that didn’t take very long. Filmmaker Ryan Varga made this short documentary about maker culture, filmed at the very recent Toronto Mini Maker Faire. See if you can spot all the Site 3 members!
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This weekend, Site 3 and the Treehouse Group held the first ever Toronto Mini Maker Faire: “Toronto Mini Maker Faire is the ultimate celebration of making, crafting, DIY-ing, tinkering, hacking and sharing. It’s a weekend where makers of all kinds will show off their projects and hold how-to workshops, with hands-on activities for all ages. [...]
It’s true! This Saturday, October 16th, at 7:00PM, I will be one of the featured speakers at Site 3′s first Lightning Talks event. A lineup of speakers will each give quick, pithy, five-minute talks on topics of their choosing. Look out for: Seth Hardy on Flame Effects Jonathan Guberman on his magical typewriter Tom Hobson [...]
Last night Site 3 brought Flux and Fire, an interactive flame-effect installation to the streets of Toronto as a part of Nuit Blanche. Following the success of The Heart Machine – another, larger, and more elaborate fire sculpture – at this year’s Burning Man, the installation consists of a proximity sensor-laden platform surrounded by a [...]
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Ain’t she pretty? It arrived a day or so ago, appearing as if by magic (and by magic I mean the considerable efforts of Seth Hardy). Can’t wait to start cutting and etching everything in sight. Come on by on a Thursday night and check it out if you’re around!