Soldering Is Easy – Here’s How
We taught lots of people how to solder today at Maker Faire 2016, including kids as young as 4 years old! Here’s the how to solder comic we use as well as the guide to our VHS Blinky Badge kit. …
Author: JM
eWaste Pickup by The Hackery
This is a shout out to our friends at The Hackery. Recently they picked up a large quantity of ewaste from us. This helps VHS make sure our old electronics get recycled as much as as possible. This is a free …
VHS Talks to CBC News About the New Pi Zero: A $5 Computer
CBC news recently interviewed some of our members about all the cool things you can do with a Raspberry Pi from setting up a computer to building your own photo booth, pinball machine, and loads more. And now, with …
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Photos from: Soldering 101/Learn to Build a Radio
Recently VHS member Logan lead a very successful workshop teaching the basics of soldering and how to build a radio! Attendees had a great time learning the ins and outs of using a soldering station, making good solder joints, the …
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Workshop: Lighting With Arduino, Sunday, October 25th, Noon – 5 PM
Have you been interested in Arduino microcontrollers? Don’t know where to start? This workshop will teach you all the basics while you build a small project. At the end of this workshop you will go home with an Arduino controlling …
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Stand with Ahmed Arduino Binary clock Workshop #IStandWithAhmed – Sunday Sept 20th, 2015 3:30pm
In a time when government funding for sciences is dwindling, workshops that encourage youth to take an interest in science and technology are essential for the future of Canada and the world. Increased knowledge of technology helps to avoid fearful …
Blinky Badge Instructions – Maker Faire 2015
If you visited us at the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire this year and are looking for the blinky badge and soldering documentation we used, this is for you: 1. Blinky Badge Instructions – PDF, the instructions for building our famous badge …
June 6th – 7th: Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2015
Don’t miss Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2015. Be inspired. Learn stuff. See amazing feats. Meet incredible inventors, tinkerers, and makers like some of our very own VHS members. Sean Hagen: Intrepid Mold Maker Sean is a talented maker, hacker, and …
TONIGHT! Old School Cool Night, 7:30 – 10:30 pm
Where: VHS When: Thursday, March 5th, ,2015, 7:30 – 10:30 pm Cost: Free and open to everyone Remember back in the day when you’d use your slide rule to calculate square roots, your 16K computer to play Xs and Os, …
Intro to Bitcoin, Monday, March 23th, 7 – 9 pm
Curious about Bitcoin? This is the perfect chance to learn, no experience required! We will cover the basics in a brief, but comprehensive presentation and spend the rest of the evening in a Q&A session. Help will also be provided …