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+ | We see ourselves as a mutual-assistance group, where members look to each other for advice, help and support. | ||
+ | Our members range from having little electronic knowledge to being fairly advanced. | ||
+ | Interested members co-operate on their specific interests – e.g. everything from soldering skills and kit building to 3D printing and PIC and Arduino programming. The group aims to cater for all levels of skill. | ||
+ | There is no specific commitments required from those who join. | ||
+ | Members can put in and take out as much as they wish. None of us know everything and we can all learn from each other in a more informal manner than through the MERG forums and email groups. | ||
+ | Of course, you don't have to participate in the Area Group, but you might find that we have a lot to offer - and learn - from each other. | ||
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+ | We were very active prior to Covid-19, with all-members meetings in Glasgow on Sundays and fortnightly drop-in sessions on alternate Friday afternoons. | ||
+ | Here is a typical members session. | ||
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+ | Here is one of our demonstration layouts that show how to fit MERG kits to augment model railways. | ||
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+ | Here is our annual Open Day where we had demonstrations of building baseboards, track laying, point controllers, | ||
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+ | Here is a training workshops we ran on programming Arduinos. | ||
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+ | At the moment, we keep in touch with each other through our national and our local websites. | ||
+ | We also have fortnightly Zoom sessions on alternate Sunday afternoons. | ||
+ | Subjects covered included: | ||
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+ | * Reusing parts salvaged from old printers and scanners | ||
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+ | * Resin 3D printing | ||
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+ | * Building animations | ||
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+ | * Measuring voltage and current in DCC systems | ||
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