SoOnCon is the Southern Ontario Hackerspaces & Makers Mini-Conference. Previously hosted by Kwartzlab of Kitchener-Waterloo and ThinkHaus of Hamilton, this year it’s coming to Site 3 Toronto and TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Find out more here:
SoonCon Wiki
This here is the Call For Proposals. We would like to hear from you!
Site 3 member and costume guru Adam Smith ran another awesome leather mask-making workshop this weekend!
Here are two of Adam’s demo masks:
Just imagine, YOU could be the proud owner of a mask just like these ones, or something completely different – whatever you can dream up! Stay tuned for future mask-making workshops, and check out what else is in store while you’re at it!
Upcoming classes include “Learn to Make Chainmail”. Chainmail AND a leather mask? That’s practically an entire new wardrobe. Come let Site 3 clothe and educate you!
Our last circuit prototyping class was a hit, and so we’re having another on June 24 from 7-9PM. In fact, we’re going to be making them a monthly affair, so if you’re all booked up in June, don’t worry, we’ll still be here in July.
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 to read a schematic and how to use it to build a working prototype. During the course you’ll build the Atari Punk Console, a circuit that produces sounds reminiscent of retro video games. We’ll also discuss some basic theory of how the circuit works, and we’ll do some basic “circuit bending” by tinkering with the design and see how our changes affect the circuit’s behaviour.
Intrigued? Check out the eventbrite page to secure your spot in the class!
On May 27, Site 3 is holding another of our wonderful Introduction to Circuit Prototyping classes!
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 noise-making circuit that sounds like something out of an old 8-bit video game.
If you’ve ever been interested in building your own electronic circuits and need a little help getting your feet wet, then this class is perfect for you.
So go ahead, buy a ticket, come on down and learn!
This past weekend’s mask-making workshops were a huge success! I was amazed at how great everybody did, and the variety of masks people created was incredible. Everyone had time to work on and take home three masks. You can see several more pictures from the Sunday session at our Flickr page (and hopefully we’ll add some from Saturday, too).
Our last sessions sold out so quickly that many people who wanted to register didn’t get a chance. The good news is, we’re doing it again in February! Once again there will be two sessions, one of Saturday, February 19th, and the other on Sunday, February 20th. If you’re interested, register quickly! As always, registration for our events is available at site3.eventbrite.com.
Announcing our craftiest workshops yet: wet-molded leather mask-making with Adam Smith! Those of you who know Adam know how exciting this is; for those of you who don’t know him, Adam is a genius mad-scientist/leather-worker/costumer/prop-maker. As far as I can tell, if something is filmed in Toronto and has something in it that’s made out of leather, chances are Adam made it.
The class will cover the various types of leathers and their use, characteristics of different parts of the hide, as well as some of the tools specific to leatherworking. Participants will learn some of the basics of water-molding leather and leather finishing, and if successful will be able to create and finish two molded leather masks. As there is some time needed for the masks to dry enough to finish, we may take also take a look at a variety of other leatherworking tools and their use.
