DIY teacher/mentor in Los angeles

[gyraf]

darn, rock - I had exactly the same impulse less than five minutes ago, but managed to not act upon it..

 

[ubxf]

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!

Thank you for this amazing and very generous offer. I'd be very happy to join. I use to go to Chino Hills Electronic Swap Meet but sadly it has been discontinued.

 

[MisterCMRR]

Thanks merkley193 and ubxf, two would be a worthwhile group. I'm still getting unpacked and settled in here, so I'd want to wait a month or two to set something up. But we should stay in touch!

 

[murrayatuptown]

MAPS app is trying to protect people (and Google) from driving into the ocean. I tell people it's too long a drive, but it would be disrupted about 1 m from shore, anyway.

 

[caseyblu]

Any chance there's someone in the Peoria/Quad-Cities region that'd be up for something like this?
Otherwise I may just have to move to LA...

 

[Merkley193]

Thanks merkley193 and ubxf, two would be a worthwhile group. I'm still getting unpacked and settled in here, so I'd want to wait a month or two to set something up. But we should stay in touch!

Absolutely! Just let me know when you’re ready and I’m in.

 

[Mammals]

I'm writing from Highland Park and I'd love to join up, if it's possible have someone with experience supervise me attempting to do simple repairs and modifications, and advise on how I'd do 'em properly.

 

[caseyblu]

I'm writing from Highland Park and I'd love to join up, if it's possible have someone with experience supervise me attempting to do simple repairs and modifications, and advise on how I'd do 'em properly.

Highland Park IL? That's not too far from me -- but I'm far from being in a position to supervise someone else's work.
There must be something in the Chicagoland area for this kind of thing. I'll ask around...

 

[Mammals]

Hi, Casey, thanks for writing—in this particular instance, Highland Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles near the other respondents who live in NE LA, or Pasadena, or etc.

 

[gyraf]

Please - keep your political opinions to the brewery, we don't want it to spill out into the rest of the board. I moved one post to brewery

/Jakob E.

 

[thecr4ne]

I'm in Claremont, CA, 30ish miles east of LA. I'll be following this conversation and look forward to participating. Always happy to learn more and share what I can.

 

[skipwave]

I’m in East LA, Lincoln Heights neighborhood. My band practices at Downtown Rehearsal.

Let’s meet up!

 

[thecr4ne]

SoCal meetup folks. I just wanna give this a little bump. Should we maybe make a thread specific to this somewhere else in the forum? I'm gonna put some thoughts below. Please add anything that makes sense to you and hopefully we can work something out.

Meetup Considerations:

Location
A public space? Rec hall sort of thing? Someone willing to host?
Traversing LA proper sucks. Somewhere on the outskirts might make things easier for those who don't live/work in the city.

Timing
I feel like we should try to get something going sooner than later so this doesn't just fizzle out.
The coming months are busy with holidays and such so I get it if it doesn't work out for a while.
I have a 8-5 job so evenings/weekends are better for me, but I know we're likely not all on the same schedule.

Format
A casual hang might be a good start, and we can see where we want to go from there.

What to bring?
Maybe at least pictures of completed, ongoing, or planned projects to begin with? Snackies and beverages if the meetup spot doesn't have them?

 

[Mammals]

Despite me being the least qualified to participate, unless you're counting me (generously) as almost-limitless potential for growth from where I'm at—
Location:
I do note that a number of people in this thread are in the same general area which is friendliest to your drive from Claremont and doesn't involve crossing the city, such as one in the SGV, one in Lincoln Hts, I'm on the edge of S Pas, etc. All on the east side very close to the 210 or 10. That's pretty neat. Edited to add: and Rancho Cucamonga and Chino, just a touch farther out than you.

 

[a soBer Newt]

Let’s get some tacos and talk some shop. TacoZone 2064 Montana St, Los Angeles, CA 90026 8PM Friday 13th.

 

[thecr4ne]

Let’s get some tacos and talk some shop. TacoZone 2064 Montana St, Los Angeles, CA 90026 8PM Friday 13th.

Thanks for putting this forward. I am unavailable then unfortunately, but encourage anyone who can go to go! Let's get this started!

 

[MisterCMRR]

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like my space will be ready to host a meeting for quite some time. But I'm certainly willing to attend a meeting and share my knowledge if someone else can host and organize it. I don't want to be the one holding things back!

 

[pucho812]

As an Angelino,
Would love to see members in person. Met many in the past at aes and other functions.

 

[kags]

I might be able to find a place in Hollywood or West Hollywood for a regular meeting if that works for people. It would be nice to have some bench space and some tools there, so I'll check with a studio or two that I work with and maybe a school, too.

 

[kpearsall]

interested as well anywhere LA area. I work too damn much and need to find reasons to get away!