RUG/UK/Sheffield
Meetings
Location
RepRap Map link.
Time
TBA, Monthly see The Gist Hub for current dates.
Membership
Membership is currently open to all there is currently no membership fee.
You don't have to live in Sheffield to join in. We are open to all who are interested where ever you live.
You may prefer though to look for a RepRap RUG a little closer if the distance you need to travel is inconvenient.
Local Colour
Nearest Neighboring RepRap User Groups
Nearby Robot Hobby Clubs
Geek Groups Meetups
(keywords: your town, artist-run center, artbot, barcamp, dorkbot, experimental media, ham radio, linux, arduino, blender, circuit bending, RC aircraft, rocketry, cnc, etc.) This will require a few google searches, where you enter your town and one of the keywords above into the following string: "Your Town" keyword (meetup OR meeting OR group OR club OR society OR workshop OR hobby) [dorkbot.org] [www.arduino.cc]
Local/Nearest FabLab or Techshop
Community College with a Machine Shop that people can use?
Despite being located in the centre of Sheffield adjacent to two universitys there is nowhere available to us at this time.
We are however always on the lookout.
If you have somewhere you would like to offer please do not hesitate to contact us at The Gist Hub.
Official RepRap Suppliers
Local Suppliers
Local Shops may be better or worse than buying from online retailers. This depends on your local shops and what you're getting. Stepper motors you'll want to get online, steel rod - perhaps not. Fasteners, it depends. You may want to check your yellow pages to look these up, as opposed to online.
- Local Steel Suppliers (e.g. Construction suppliers)
(For all that Rod and Studding)
- Local Bearing Suppliers (Skateboard Shop)
- Local Fastener Suppliers
- Local Electronics Suppliers
- Local Machine Tool/Industrial Supply, (Occasionally unwelcome to hobbyists, but who knows?)
- Local Electronics Surplus Shop
You may want to check: http://www.repairfaq.org
- Local Jeweler's Supply Shop
(For all those tiny drill bits for the nozzles.)
