DIY teacher/mentor in Los angeles

[bigevil]

Hi,
I'm looking to get my hands dirty and get more involved in these kinds of projects (just built my first small little foot pedals and mess around kits) and thought it would be good to hire a tech who could oversee and advise me as I embark on this new journey into building my own clones.

ezzafash at g mail dot com if you're interested at all,
thanks much

 

[a soBer Newt]

I dont know about being a teacher but I am totally down to be a friend to help. I'm located in Orange County.

 

[Seditionary]

i want to be friends with you guys too ! 

i'm in the north eastern side of l.a. though

 

[saltwaves]

I'm located in Orange County

I was looking to get local advice / collab on super small diy projects that would interest others. I'm also from OC

 

[ubxf]

Shall we set up a once a month meeting ?

 

[a soBer Newt]

Totally down to start a DIYaudio club, I am now in the LA/Pasadena area.

 

[Ricardus]

You might try to get involved with a Makerspace, which is what I did. Not a lot of electronics DIYers in mine, but I give soldering lessons from time to time, and I get help from other people when I need 3D printed or laser cut parts.

 

[13engrsapper]

You might try to get involved with a Makerspace, which is what I did. Not a lot of electronics DIYers in mine, but I give soldering lessons from time to time, and I get help from other people when I need 3D printed or laser cut parts.

If you are doing the Makerspace thing, you may be able to machine your own single or double-sided circuitboards too depending on their setup.

 

[Ricardus]

If you are doing the Makerspace thing, you may be able to machine your own single or double-sided circuitboards too depending on their setup.

Possibly. I need to look into it. But JLC is so cheap there is almost no need.

 

[a soBer Newt]

Before it got super cold I was doing a random audio and taco truck meet up with some friends, once spring rolls back around Ill start it back up again. We would get tacos and talk about projects we were working on.

 

[13engrsapper]

Possibly. I need to look into it. But JLC is so cheap there is almost no need.

I have never had much with heavy copper like we use and chemical etch, the edges seem to get wonky. I do fully admit I have no patience, and as you say, there are many affordable PCB houses these days. A few friends bought a couple robotic wave assembly lines and were looking for something to run when they had downtime. Maybe I need to reach out.

 

[kags]

Westside L.A. willing to join a monthly meetup...

 

[john12ax7]

I'm in LA too. Open to sharing electronics knowledge time permitting. If anyone is strong in software or sheet metal fabrication that would be useful too.

 

[kingcredie]

Possibly. I need to look into it. But JLC is so cheap there is almost no need.

I agree. If it is so cheap, you can just buy from PCB factories.

 

[Merkley193]

In the inland empire here, I’d be interested as well when time permits!

 

[oldskool1]

I have held a few synth meetups at my facility here in Burbank. People bring all sorts of rigs, and we all connect via Ableton Link (which keeps everyone in sync) and we jam for ~5hrs. It's a lot of fun, there are very diverse styles/rigs/people to meet, and some interesting music is made.

We could have a electronics DIY meetup here, but what exactly do people envision doing? I am having a hard time thinking of activities, unless its more of a software programming meetup, or a "show-and-tell" style event, which could be interesting.

 

[MisterCMRR]

I recently moved to Chino in the "inland empire" myself. I'd be willing to teach the occasional class on grounding, AC power, input/output stage tand general analog circuit design. I could host small groups (6 or less). It would be a fun way to make some friends in the area!

 

[JohnRoberts]

I agree. If it is so cheap, you can just buy from PCB factories.

especially if they are white market members

JR

 

[Merkley193]

I recently moved to Chino in the "inland empire" myself. I'd be willing to teach the occasional class on grounding, AC power, input/output stage tand general analog circuit design. I could host small groups (6 or less). It would be a fun way to make some friends in the area!

I’d be interested! I’m in Rancho Cucamonga, so not too far away at all.

 

[rock soderstrom]

I recently moved to Chino in the "inland empire" myself. I'd be willing to teach the occasional class on grounding, AC power, input/output stage tand general analog circuit design. I could host small groups (6 or less). It would be a fun way to make some friends in the area!

What a fantastic offer! Here you can really learn a lot. If I were not 9300Km away, I would participate guaranteed. Thanks and best regards from the other side of the pond.


Edit: Even Google maps refuses to calculate a car route for me...bummer