Where can I get a small soldering job done in Brisbane?

[jonwil]

Can anyone suggest a place in Brisbane to get some soldering work done?
Specifically what I need is someone who can take this
https://pasteboard.co/IjLlIsC.jpg
then insert some LEDs (that I have already bought and confirmed will fit) into the holes in the back of the red parts. Then bend, cut and solder the 4 LEDs plus 2 resistors per the schematic I will provide such that there is then a pair of long wires that will go downwards through a hole in the roof of my building and into the breadboard where the rest of the parts will be.
There are 4 such assemblies that I need for the 4 X's of the XXXX sign on the brewery.

I thought about posting this on AirTasker but I figured I would post here first in case someone here knows where I can get this done in Brisbane (and preferably without spending a lot of money)

I would do it myself but I haven't done soldering of any kind in decades (nor do I have any suitable place in my apartment to do soldering work), hence why I want to find someone with the tools and skills who can do it.

EDIT:
I did some searching via Google but that just shows up links to "phone repair/computer repair" places (many who don't do soldering at all or if they do, they specialize in SMD soldering/rework and charge a fortune for it), ads from people looking to hire guys to do soldering or to people selling soldering gear. (or people doing soldering/welding for fabrication and not electronics work)

[larsdenmark]

I'm sure someone from here can help: https://hsbne.org/

[jonwil]

Posted on the HSBNE forums to see if they can point me in the direction of someone who can do the job.

[james_s]

Perhaps someone here can do it for you? Sounds like a 5 minute job, I'd do it for a beer if I were local but I'm about as far away as it's possible to get without leaving the planet.

[jonwil]

Going to go to HSBNE tonight, someone there said they should be able to help me.

[jonwil]

The guys at HSBNE did great, I got all the help I needed to make this project happen (probably more work and advice and stuff than I would have gotten from someone who just does soldiering as a job or whatever)

[jonwil]

Here is a picture of the finished lighting:
https://paste.pics/5V01A

[Shock]

Did they tell you about diffusing Jon?

In the 2.0 version you could rough up the interior or exterior of sign with sandpaper (if you have spares to experiment with). Then use a few small clear LEDs (which can be defused as well). Mount them in clear resin and if required use a plastic safe gloss red tint to add more vibrant red to the outside.

This way you could possibly go for a lower overall brightness but have a fuller X if you know what I mean. Might even be some LED filaments that fit those bars. https://www.google.com/search?q=fancy+led+bulbs

You just got to make sure you don't run anything that gets too warm in the plastic thats all. Not sure if this breaks the "laws of lego", but some ideas.

[jonwil]

I might be adding some baking paper inside the signs to diffuse the light a bit.
Oh and the red bits are far too hard to get for me to ever consider the cardinal sin of actually modifying LEGO bricks...

[rawrs]

Yeah, ditto Hackerspace. Come by on Tuesday and I'm sure one of us could do it for you, or I'm sure you'd be welcome to do it yourself, if you like. It's well worth joining up if you're even remotely interested in electronics, or really anything else we do (which is a lot!).

Sorry I couldn't suggest anything more than this, but it's worth coming along to check out one of these days. We have open nights on Tuesdays from 5:30, and if you want to join, we can induct you, too. You just have to sign up on the website.

Hope this helps. Sorry if this sounds like a thinly veiled advertisement.

[jonwil]

If it wasn't clear, I actually came this week (and got nice help from the guys there) and know all about HSBNE.
The main reason I haven't joined up is that I live so far away here in Beenleigh and getting there by public transport is hard and time consuming (which is why Tuesday was my second only visit to HSBNE)

[jonwil]

Here is a view of the full display setup at the train show including the lights working in sequence:

The sequence is accurate and the timing is as accurate as I can get it without either a camera that can take high speed video (mine can't do more than standard PAL frame rate) or some sort of internal information.

Everyone at the show loved the lights and I think it was well worth the effort involved in getting them to look so good. Those interested in setting the lights (and the whole display plus a bunch more LEGO besides) can see it at our show on the 5th/6th/7th October (Queens Birthday long weekend) at the basketball arena in Chandler (keep an eye on www.brisbricks.org and the BrisBricks Facebook page for details and links to where you go to buy tickets)