From albill at openbuddha.com  Fri Apr  1 10:26:59 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:26:59 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Bee keeping
Message-ID: <BE1976EE-643D-4261-8B10-E8C715A8A43C@openbuddha.com>

Mike, would you and Jim (?) like to do a one day workshop (a few hours) on the basics of bee keeping at AMT? I think that there would be interest.

Al



From drorex at gmail.com  Fri Apr  1 10:52:28 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:52:28 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Test list email
Message-ID: <AANLkTikVa_-kx_t=fiKAgzmgAuTfjpsujnf=4Uzcq=dD@mail.gmail.com>

Is this thing on?
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From rachel at xtreme.com  Fri Apr  1 15:45:08 2011
From: rachel at xtreme.com (Rachel McConnell)
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:45:08 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Test list email
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikVa_-kx_t=fiKAgzmgAuTfjpsujnf=4Uzcq=dD@mail.gmail.com>
References: <AANLkTikVa_-kx_t=fiKAgzmgAuTfjpsujnf=4Uzcq=dD@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4D965574.7050409@xtreme.com>

Sort of?  I only just got this email and the beekeeping one from Al, but
they are both marked as being sent much earlier this morning.

Rachel

David Rorex wrote:
> Is this thing on?
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss


From drorex at gmail.com  Fri Apr  1 15:48:00 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:48:00 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Test list email
In-Reply-To: <4D965574.7050409@xtreme.com>
References: <AANLkTikVa_-kx_t=fiKAgzmgAuTfjpsujnf=4Uzcq=dD@mail.gmail.com>
	<4D965574.7050409@xtreme.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=tyY-CgOBQHqXaxahFf=3Ct1O_OsUejcaaOo=a@mail.gmail.com>

Ok it seems to be working now. Everyone else be sure to reply-all to this
email to let me know that it's working, and don't forget to reply-all to say
"unsubscribe" after you get tired of the "it's working" emails.

What happened: when our sysadmin set up email archives to update every 30
minutes, somehow it didn't remove the old copies. So duplicating the
archives every 30 minutes finally filled up our disks after a month or two.
I cleaned up the archives, but didn't realize the mailman had to be
restarted.

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> wrote:

> Sort of?  I only just got this email and the beekeeping one from Al, but
> they are both marked as being sent much earlier this morning.
>
> Rachel
>
> David Rorex wrote:
> > Is this thing on?
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Discuss mailing list
> > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
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From drorex at gmail.com  Fri Apr  1 15:58:15 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:58:15 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Make:SF Meeting next Tuesday
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikxmW7JTcVPYF+B8BNgBPhzYKHVmud4+BiVaWyo@mail.gmail.com>
References: <AANLkTikxmW7JTcVPYF+B8BNgBPhzYKHVmud4+BiVaWyo@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTimpFLS9yupRbm9_MxDNSDQ5UJkbyrgjPMHBQGDJ@mail.gmail.com>

basically...just go to our home page and you can scrape a bunch of stuff off
there. There's writeups and photos

* RFID door project
* DIY book scanner
* AVR/Arduino workshop
* Python night
* makerbots

A couple extra photos of al's AVR thingie he was assembling during my
workshop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albill/sets/72157626284000644/

Not sure if anyone else has more photos online that aren't linked from the
site.

Hopefully a few more people chime in with their projects as well

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Hephaestus <hephaestus at antipunk.net> wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> I need details of your projects, including photographs, as soon as
> possible so I can turn them into a presentation for Ace Monster Toys.
> We're the featured guest of Make:SF next Tuesday and we want to make a
> great impression and show off all the cool things people can build in
> our space so we can get enough members to keep it growing.
>
> Please get me photographs of projects, including build and finished
> photos if available, and a few details about what it is/does/should be
> doing.
>
> If you've done anything in the space, made widgets for the makerbots,
> made furniture, worked on the SAN, or anything else, please let me
> know as much as possible so I can wow and entice everyone next week.
>
> Also, if someone could make an empassioned plea for this on my behalf
> at the meeting tonight, I'd appreciate it.
>
> --
> Heph
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Fri Apr  1 16:24:08 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:24:08 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Test list email
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikVa_-kx_t=fiKAgzmgAuTfjpsujnf=4Uzcq=dD@mail.gmail.com>
References: <AANLkTikVa_-kx_t=fiKAgzmgAuTfjpsujnf=4Uzcq=dD@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4BC41556-A64B-48EF-BF7E-FE04EA882DD2@openbuddha.com>

No.

On Apr 1, 2011, at 10:52 AM, David Rorex wrote:

> Is this thing on?
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss



From albill at openbuddha.com  Fri Apr  1 16:25:11 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:25:11 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Fwd: We've got the go-ahead for Maker Faire!
References: <AANLkTimmrc3sFTD6_mTfR_cvS4S4gZn4Szh7ivi5r_PX@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <FBAC1F47-984D-40F5-898B-C7965A5D0A0C@openbuddha.com>

I'm not sure that I knew we were signing up to share space with the other hackerspaces. What do people think? Heph? Robbie?

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Willow Brugh <willow at schoolfactory.org>
> Date: April 1, 2011 4:03:31 PM PDT
> To: chris.meyer at hackerdojo.com, info at heatsynclabs.org, sap.ved.eri at gmail.com, Theron Trowbridge <theron.trowbridge at gmail.com>, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com>, Rameen <emprameen at gmail.com>
> Subject: We've got the go-ahead for Maker Faire!
> 
> You're already registered and approved to have space at Maker Faire San Mateo, but I wonder if you are ok with sharing a big space together? I'm working on layout and such this weekend, and will send out the draft to you all early Monday morning (along with anyone else who has signed up) for a couple hours of feedback before sending it on to MAKE. Please let me know as soon as you can if you're still on board for sharing space!
> 
> Willow

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From gittel at twocats.com  Fri Apr  1 16:46:46 2011
From: gittel at twocats.com (Mike Gittelsohn)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:46:46 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Test list email
In-Reply-To: <4BC41556-A64B-48EF-BF7E-FE04EA882DD2@openbuddha.com>
References: <AANLkTikVa_-kx_t=fiKAgzmgAuTfjpsujnf=4Uzcq=dD@mail.gmail.com>
	<4BC41556-A64B-48EF-BF7E-FE04EA882DD2@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTik89psm5_cbSaX4qcKmzg6yxtNNnQPDRMtdJWMP@mail.gmail.com>

I got it.

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Al Jigen BIllings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> No.
>
> On Apr 1, 2011, at 10:52 AM, David Rorex wrote:
>
>> Is this thing on?
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>



-- 
Mike Gittelsohn
1638 Ward Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-812-8620 (cell)
gittel at twocats.com


From drorex at gmail.com  Sat Apr  2 12:01:46 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:01:46 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Need someone with key to space
Message-ID: <BANLkTin65On0Yw-ZeHToC9oo8kx14UAfzA@mail.gmail.com>

The door computer got unplugged from the AVR. Need someone to go into the
"server room", and connect the tiny black box to the small white box via the
mini USB cable. Likely they're already connected, and one end is just loose
or something, so unplug and replug it. Test the rfid before leaving (might
take up to 30 seconds the first time to read your rfid).

Robbie said he's calling Al, so it may be fixed soon if he's around.
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr  2 12:25:28 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:25:28 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Need someone with key to space
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTin65On0Yw-ZeHToC9oo8kx14UAfzA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTin65On0Yw-ZeHToC9oo8kx14UAfzA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1944DD1E-C4F0-421C-B7FB-DEC81DE23666@openbuddha.com>

Robbie didn't call me but I spoke to Daniel and let him and Myles into the space.

I'm at lunch out with my wife so I can't fix anything right now.

Al



On Apr 2, 2011, at 12:01 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:

> The door computer got unplugged from the AVR. Need someone to go into the "server room", and connect the tiny black box to the small white box via the mini USB cable. Likely they're already connected, and one end is just loose or something, so unplug and replug it. Test the rfid before leaving (might take up to 30 seconds the first time to read your rfid). 
> 
> Robbie said he's calling Al, so it may be fixed soon if he's around.
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss


From rachel at xtreme.com  Sat Apr  2 13:35:44 2011
From: rachel at xtreme.com (Rachel McConnell)
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 13:35:44 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Need someone with key to space
In-Reply-To: <1944DD1E-C4F0-421C-B7FB-DEC81DE23666@openbuddha.com>
References: <BANLkTin65On0Yw-ZeHToC9oo8kx14UAfzA@mail.gmail.com>
	<1944DD1E-C4F0-421C-B7FB-DEC81DE23666@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <B6814064-3ACA-484A-A1D6-03F0CE612555@xtreme.com>

I have unplugged and replugged both boxes, power cycled them, waited a couple minutes, but still no door unlocky. I checked all the plugs i could find and they all seem to be solidly connected. It is beyond my debugging ability :(

I'll be here until 4 if anyone who knows more wants to come have a look.

-Rachel

On Apr 2, 2011, at 12:25, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:

> Robbie didn't call me but I spoke to Daniel and let him and Myles into the space.
> 
> I'm at lunch out with my wife so I can't fix anything right now.
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 2, 2011, at 12:01 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The door computer got unplugged from the AVR. Need someone to go into the "server room", and connect the tiny black box to the small white box via the mini USB cable. Likely they're already connected, and one end is just loose or something, so unplug and replug it. Test the rfid before leaving (might take up to 30 seconds the first time to read your rfid). 
>> 
>> Robbie said he's calling Al, so it may be fixed soon if he's around.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss


From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr  2 15:22:13 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 15:22:13 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Drills
Message-ID: <6A19B3AB-ACD8-4845-A50E-084698BAD702@openbuddha.com>

Does anyone know where the drills downstairs in the wood shop all went?




From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr  2 15:44:22 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 15:44:22 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Bench vise
Message-ID: <A32531E0-E70C-4985-9FF3-D32B58F8C93A@openbuddha.com>

I bought a vise and it is sitting on one of the tables in the wood shop. We need to attach it somewhere.

Al




From rachel at xtreme.com  Sat Apr  2 18:26:54 2011
From: rachel at xtreme.com (Rachel McConnell)
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 18:26:54 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Drills
In-Reply-To: <6A19B3AB-ACD8-4845-A50E-084698BAD702@openbuddha.com>
References: <6A19B3AB-ACD8-4845-A50E-084698BAD702@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <0028F85B-BBF2-47A8-8E81-64081F289A25@xtreme.com>

Found one upstairs on a shelf n took it down, along with a wire cutter. Were those things upstairs on purpose for a project?

-Rachel

On Apr 2, 2011, at 15:22, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know where the drills downstairs in the wood shop all went?
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss


From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr  3 10:05:04 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 10:05:04 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Prusa Mendel
Message-ID: <3AFB4347-C259-4C15-A65E-96230F5E3B5C@openbuddha.com>

I'm going to start building a prusa mendel soon because I obviously don't have enough projects. I'll use the clondel parts and I have the rods and bearings already. I need to get a build platform and electronics. I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for the latter two as I know that the state of the art, at least for electronics, has been changing a bit recently.

Oh, and I'm open on suggestions for the plastruder though I'm thinking of going makergear if they ever get stuff back in stock.

Al



From biff at cliffle.com  Sun Apr  3 10:36:39 2011
From: biff at cliffle.com (Cliff L. Biffle)
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 10:36:39 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Prusa Mendel
In-Reply-To: <3AFB4347-C259-4C15-A65E-96230F5E3B5C@openbuddha.com>
References: <3AFB4347-C259-4C15-A65E-96230F5E3B5C@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTiktUXqYH1LccoYCJdDUu6-9jpP5_yQVsTpaVwNR@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Al Jigen BIllings
<albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> I need to get a build platform and electronics. I wonder if anyone has any suggestions
> for the latter two as I know that the state of the art, at least for electronics, has been
> changing a bit recently.

People seem to like these: http://reprap.org/wiki/Arduino_Mega_Pololu_Shield

Anton and I won't have our boards available for a while.

-- 
Cliff L. Biffle
http://cliffle.com/


From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr  3 11:03:58 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 11:03:58 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Standoffs?
Message-ID: <CAE8ADDD-022F-4B3C-B893-D543DD90A23D@openbuddha.com>

Does anyone have any spare 1 inch or so standoffs? Alice the Makerbot has the new board for the mk6 plastruder kind of dangling as I need some 1" standoffs to attach the board properly. Before I try to track some down, I thought I'd ask if anyone had any.

Al



From michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com  Sun Apr  3 12:42:27 2011
From: michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com (Michael Shiloh)
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:42:27 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] is amt holding a pachube hackathon event next weekend?
Message-ID: <4D98CDA3.7010107@gmail.com>

one of the mailing lists i receive is holding such an event but i can't 
remember who.


-- 
Michael Shiloh
KA6RCQ
www.teachmetomake.com
teachmetomake.wordpress.com
Keep informed at http://groups.google.com/group/teach-me-to-make


From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr  3 17:55:49 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 17:55:49 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Parts ordered for making Prusa Mendel
Message-ID: <B3FBEE25-85CA-4F24-B1A0-07CDAD47C480@openbuddha.com>

I've ordered all the parts for making a prusa mendel today once we pour mould pieces. The only exception is that I haven't found a source with the RAMPS boards in stock for controlling the prints.

I've ordered a Makerbear plastruder using 1.75mm plastic with a .5mm head (and I've ordered interchangeable .25 and .4mm heads).

This ought to be fun.

Al



From siris at hackaudio.org  Mon Apr  4 15:48:22 2011
From: siris at hackaudio.org (siris)
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:48:22 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Test list email
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik89psm5_cbSaX4qcKmzg6yxtNNnQPDRMtdJWMP@mail.gmail.com>
References: <AANLkTikVa_-kx_t=fiKAgzmgAuTfjpsujnf=4Uzcq=dD@mail.gmail.com>	<4BC41556-A64B-48EF-BF7E-FE04EA882DD2@openbuddha.com>
	<AANLkTik89psm5_cbSaX4qcKmzg6yxtNNnQPDRMtdJWMP@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4D9A4AB6.40308@hackaudio.org>

check

On 4/1/2011 4:46 PM, Mike Gittelsohn wrote:
> I got it.
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Al Jigen BIllings<albill at openbuddha.com>  wrote:
>> No.
>>
>> On Apr 1, 2011, at 10:52 AM, David Rorex wrote:
>>
>>> Is this thing on?
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Discuss mailing list
>>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
>
>


From drorex at gmail.com  Mon Apr  4 22:55:52 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:55:52 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Standoffs?
In-Reply-To: <CAE8ADDD-022F-4B3C-B893-D543DD90A23D@openbuddha.com>
References: <CAE8ADDD-022F-4B3C-B893-D543DD90A23D@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=YLwEkHJGJ8ocinxeJqghJiexxuw@mail.gmail.com>

Should be pretty easy to print them with the new mk6, it'll probably come
out better if you print them all in one go (give the plastic time to cool
inbetween each one)

On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Al Jigen BIllings <albill at openbuddha.com>wrote:

> Does anyone have any spare 1 inch or so standoffs? Alice the Makerbot has
> the new board for the mk6 plastruder kind of dangling as I need some 1"
> standoffs to attach the board properly. Before I try to track some down, I
> thought I'd ask if anyone had any.
>
> Al
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Mon Apr  4 23:17:26 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 23:17:26 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Standoffs?
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=YLwEkHJGJ8ocinxeJqghJiexxuw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAE8ADDD-022F-4B3C-B893-D543DD90A23D@openbuddha.com>
	<BANLkTi=YLwEkHJGJ8ocinxeJqghJiexxuw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <7F7E7FA7-95F6-4918-926F-229E1D529DF7@openbuddha.com>

You mean four at once?



On Apr 4, 2011, at 10:55 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:

> Should be pretty easy to print them with the new mk6, it'll probably come out better if you print them all in one go (give the plastic time to cool inbetween each one)
> 
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Al Jigen BIllings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any spare 1 inch or so standoffs? Alice the Makerbot has the new board for the mk6 plastruder kind of dangling as I need some 1" standoffs to attach the board properly. Before I try to track some down, I thought I'd ask if anyone had any.
> 
> Al
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 
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From drorex at gmail.com  Mon Apr  4 23:39:59 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 23:39:59 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Standoffs?
In-Reply-To: <7F7E7FA7-95F6-4918-926F-229E1D529DF7@openbuddha.com>
References: <CAE8ADDD-022F-4B3C-B893-D543DD90A23D@openbuddha.com>
	<BANLkTi=YLwEkHJGJ8ocinxeJqghJiexxuw@mail.gmail.com>
	<7F7E7FA7-95F6-4918-926F-229E1D529DF7@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=gMq-i54DiY32DDK=uPy5pOPzQ4Q@mail.gmail.com>

Yeah, however many you need (didn't know exactly how many you needed).

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com>wrote:

> You mean four at once?
>
>
>
> On Apr 4, 2011, at 10:55 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Should be pretty easy to print them with the new mk6, it'll probably come
> out better if you print them all in one go (give the plastic time to cool
> inbetween each one)
>
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Al Jigen BIllings <<albill at openbuddha.com>
> albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any spare 1 inch or so standoffs? Alice the Makerbot has
>> the new board for the mk6 plastruder kind of dangling as I need some 1"
>> standoffs to attach the board properly. Before I try to track some down, I
>> thought I'd ask if anyone had any.
>>
>> Al
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>>  <Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org>Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
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From heiko.panther at web.de  Tue Apr  5 13:54:27 2011
From: heiko.panther at web.de (Heiko Panther)
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:54:27 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
Message-ID: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>

Hey all,

I would lie to get the welder up and running. We're still missing
shielding gas, I think. I checked and a new bottle will run $108 at
Atlas Weldig Supplies, plus $19 for the fill. Is anyone interested in
pitching in? I'm also looking around, maybe we can buy a used one
somewhere, or maybe one of us has a used one to donate?

Ideally I would like to do some TIG welding, but since I don't know
where to use one, next best thing would be our MIG. If someone has a
TIG, I'd appreciate the opportunity to use it!

Finally, a bench grinder would be a good addition to our metal shop.
Does anyone have one? I have a dressing tool, so we could refresh one
that has really messed up grinding wheels.

Heiko




From drorex at gmail.com  Tue Apr  5 13:58:45 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 13:58:45 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>

We currently have (some? don't know how much) flux cored wire, and so can
use the MIG welder without shielding gas. Apparently the gas makes it easier
to make higher quality welds, but it's not required.

Random page I found that explains it a little:
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/gasless-mig.htm

Our wiki page on our welder:
http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Welder

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Heiko Panther <heiko.panther at web.de> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I would lie to get the welder up and running. We're still missing
> shielding gas, I think. I checked and a new bottle will run $108 at
> Atlas Weldig Supplies, plus $19 for the fill. Is anyone interested in
> pitching in? I'm also looking around, maybe we can buy a used one
> somewhere, or maybe one of us has a used one to donate?
>
> Ideally I would like to do some TIG welding, but since I don't know
> where to use one, next best thing would be our MIG. If someone has a
> TIG, I'd appreciate the opportunity to use it!
>
> Finally, a bench grinder would be a good addition to our metal shop.
> Does anyone have one? I have a dressing tool, so we could refresh one
> that has really messed up grinding wheels.
>
> Heiko
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From sean at techmonkeydesign.com  Tue Apr  5 15:00:51 2011
From: sean at techmonkeydesign.com (Sean O'Steen)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 15:00:51 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
	<BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTikpwaX77Qi4VdDQaJ5rzdqoKhnDSQ@mail.gmail.com>

Heiko, consider me in for 1/Nth the cost of the bottle & fill. I too would
like to use MIG.  I suspect we'll need some non-flux core feed wire as well?

I just took a TIG Welding class last month at the Crucible in Oakland. you
can use the TIG facilities outside of classroom with their basic membership
($75/yr) and a safety checkout from one of the welding instructors. You will
need to bring your own tungsten tips, matching collets and your own filler
material. (http://thecrucible.org)

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:58 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:

> We currently have (some? don't know how much) flux cored wire, and so can
> use the MIG welder without shielding gas. Apparently the gas makes it easier
> to make higher quality welds, but it's not required.
>
> Random page I found that explains it a little:
> http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/gasless-mig.htm
>
> Our wiki page on our welder:
> http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Welder
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Heiko Panther <heiko.panther at web.de>wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I would lie to get the welder up and running. We're still missing
>> shielding gas, I think. I checked and a new bottle will run $108 at
>> Atlas Weldig Supplies, plus $19 for the fill. Is anyone interested in
>> pitching in? I'm also looking around, maybe we can buy a used one
>> somewhere, or maybe one of us has a used one to donate?
>>
>> Ideally I would like to do some TIG welding, but since I don't know
>> where to use one, next best thing would be our MIG. If someone has a
>> TIG, I'd appreciate the opportunity to use it!
>>
>> Finally, a bench grinder would be a good addition to our metal shop.
>> Does anyone have one? I have a dressing tool, so we could refresh one
>> that has really messed up grinding wheels.
>>
>> Heiko
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From hephaestus at antipunk.net  Tue Apr  5 15:20:23 2011
From: hephaestus at antipunk.net (Hephaestus)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 15:20:23 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikpwaX77Qi4VdDQaJ5rzdqoKhnDSQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
	<BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTikpwaX77Qi4VdDQaJ5rzdqoKhnDSQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=FXDUJ5V3+ELR_1R+AOpNU+9ezrQ@mail.gmail.com>

Same here, I'm down for a share. Is that $108 for a large cylinder or
a small tank?

Also, is that for pure co2, argon/co2, or some other mixture? I took
the welding class at techshop a couple of weeks ago and they use a
mixture of argon/co2, but I'm not sure what would be best for our
needs. Ideally we'd go for the cleanest welds possible.

I added a pledges section to the welder page of the wiki, I think with
one more person we should go ahead and get it:
http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Welder#Pledges_for_materials

--
Heph

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Sean O'Steen <sean at techmonkeydesign.com> wrote:
> Heiko, consider me in for 1/Nth the cost of the bottle & fill. I too would
> like to use MIG. ?I suspect we'll need some non-flux core feed wire as well?
> I just took a TIG Welding class last month at the Crucible in Oakland. you
> can use the TIG facilities outside of classroom with their basic membership
> ($75/yr) and a safety checkout from one of the welding instructors. You will
> need to bring your own tungsten tips, matching collets and your own filler
> material. (http://thecrucible.org)
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:58 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> We currently have (some? don't know how much) flux cored wire, and so can
>> use the MIG welder without shielding gas. Apparently the gas makes it easier
>> to make higher quality welds, but it's not required.
>>
>> Random page I found that explains it a little:
>> http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/gasless-mig.htm
>>
>> Our wiki page on our welder:
>> http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Welder
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Heiko Panther <heiko.panther at web.de>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> I would lie to get the welder up and running. We're still missing
>>> shielding gas, I think. I checked and a new bottle will run $108 at
>>> Atlas Weldig Supplies, plus $19 for the fill. Is anyone interested in
>>> pitching in? I'm also looking around, maybe we can buy a used one
>>> somewhere, or maybe one of us has a used one to donate?
>>>
>>> Ideally I would like to do some TIG welding, but since I don't know
>>> where to use one, next best thing would be our MIG. If someone has a
>>> TIG, I'd appreciate the opportunity to use it!
>>>
>>> Finally, a bench grinder would be a good addition to our metal shop.
>>> Does anyone have one? I have a dressing tool, so we could refresh one
>>> that has really messed up grinding wheels.
>>>
>>> Heiko
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Discuss mailing list
>>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
>


From heiko.panther at web.de  Tue Apr  5 15:27:21 2011
From: heiko.panther at web.de (Heiko Panther)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 15:27:21 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=FXDUJ5V3+ELR_1R+AOpNU+9ezrQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
	<BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTikpwaX77Qi4VdDQaJ5rzdqoKhnDSQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=FXDUJ5V3+ELR_1R+AOpNU+9ezrQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3C0BACF3-5C42-4CC4-84BD-E7DCFADCFC0A@web.de>

The shielding gas depends on your material - for steel you use Ar/CO2, for stainless CO2 with O2 or so. Wikipedia has details.

Sean, at the Crucible you also need a Create pass, which runs at least $200 for five weeks.

Heiko

>> 


From me at robbiet.us  Tue Apr  5 18:15:06 2011
From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:15:06 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] AMT is talking at Tech Liminal TONIGHT in Oakland at 7!
 Please come! 268 14th Street Oakland, CA 94612
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=GHY2y32EPXhFZ2jR1fuLp1Kk01w@mail.gmail.com>

Hey everyone,


Coming up at 7PM TONIGHT is our first Make:SF talk at Techliminal. Hephastus
and I will be talking, I would LOVE to see a few members. Don't say you
didn't know either, we have been talking about this for a while now. If you
want, you can even come talk!


Techliminal

268 14th Street

Oakland, CA 94612


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PHP/MySQL, HTML, CSS Developer
925.884.3728
www.robbiet.us

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From rachel at xtreme.com  Tue Apr  5 18:50:16 2011
From: rachel at xtreme.com (Rachel McConnell)
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:50:16 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <3C0BACF3-5C42-4CC4-84BD-E7DCFADCFC0A@web.de>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>	<BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>	<BANLkTikpwaX77Qi4VdDQaJ5rzdqoKhnDSQ@mail.gmail.com>	<BANLkTi=FXDUJ5V3+ELR_1R+AOpNU+9ezrQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<3C0BACF3-5C42-4CC4-84BD-E7DCFADCFC0A@web.de>
Message-ID: <4D9BC6D8.3000409@xtreme.com>

The welder is currently fully functional.  It does have flux-core wire 
which generates shielding gas as it goes; a tank of gas is preferable 
for really high quality welds but what we got does work Now.  There's a 
chart on the inside of the welder's flip-up that gives advice on wire, 
gas, and settings for various materials and thicknesses.  As I recall 
the recommended gas for mild steel is 75%Ar, 25%CO2.

There's a couple things we could still use before welding is Easy:

* table (even a wood table would be fine; there's one in the back room 
that has Stuff on it, some kind of mini-CNC machine?)

* screen and/or note for the door "Welding in progress! Do not enter 
without eye protection"

* proper cart for the welder

* storage for the gear

* storage for scrap metal

I've been slowly working on all this but anyone else should feel free to 
jump in as well.

If we get a gas tank we will definitely also want a new spool of wire 
without the flux core.  Also, for an unknown reason, the polarity of the 
welder should be swapped out when using gas - ATM the clamp is positive 
and the trigger is negative, but this is reversed from the normal, tank 
of gas setting.  It's very easy to swap them out and is documented with 
pictures inside the welder flap.

Also, I have the helmet and the smaller gloves with me; I borrowed them 
and haven't returned them yet.  I'll do that tonight.

TechShop in SF also has MIG and TIG facilities and a day pass is $25.

Rachel

On 4/5/11 3:27 PM, Heiko Panther wrote:
> The shielding gas depends on your material - for steel you use Ar/CO2, for stainless CO2 with O2 or so. Wikipedia has details.
>
> Sean, at the Crucible you also need a Create pass, which runs at least $200 for five weeks.
>
> Heiko
>
>>>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss


From rachel at xtreme.com  Tue Apr  5 22:04:33 2011
From: rachel at xtreme.com (Rachel McConnell)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:04:33 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Inner door working?
Message-ID: <73E94D84-B432-4E5C-A8E8-4DEB70067D16@xtreme.com>

I am planning to bring the welding helmet back tonight but figured I would check first if I can get in!

-Rachel

From albill at openbuddha.com  Tue Apr  5 22:17:41 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:17:41 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Inner door working?
In-Reply-To: <73E94D84-B432-4E5C-A8E8-4DEB70067D16@xtreme.com>
References: <73E94D84-B432-4E5C-A8E8-4DEB70067D16@xtreme.com>
Message-ID: <496E1B94-ABC1-4927-B7DD-F7F02DD87D32@openbuddha.com>

I hope it is working!

On Apr 5, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Rachel McConnell wrote:

> I am planning to bring the welding helmet back tonight but figured I would check first if I can get in!
> 
> -Rachel
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss



From heiko.panther at web.de  Tue Apr  5 22:41:21 2011
From: heiko.panther at web.de (Heiko Panther)
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:41:21 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Borrowed breadbord
Message-ID: <4D9BFD01.5080006@web.de>

I borrowed the breadboard that was lying around on the soldering table
(couldn't have been important to anyone, right?!?)

If the owner is known, please tell me, so I'll return it to them. If
they're not known... I'll return it anyway. Eventually.

Heiko


From drorex at gmail.com  Tue Apr  5 22:59:18 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:59:18 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <4D9BC6D8.3000409@xtreme.com>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
	<BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTikpwaX77Qi4VdDQaJ5rzdqoKhnDSQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=FXDUJ5V3+ELR_1R+AOpNU+9ezrQ@mail.gmail.com>
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	<4D9BC6D8.3000409@xtreme.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=i-Qs_mJY33yUJxSvKK-1W=ETzNQ@mail.gmail.com>

Btw, on the wiki someone put "gross spattery welds", but according to the
link I read & posted here previously, that's to be expected, and it can be
cleaned off pretty easily.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> wrote:

> The welder is currently fully functional.  It does have flux-core wire
> which generates shielding gas as it goes; a tank of gas is preferable for
> really high quality welds but what we got does work Now.  There's a chart on
> the inside of the welder's flip-up that gives advice on wire, gas, and
> settings for various materials and thicknesses.  As I recall the recommended
> gas for mild steel is 75%Ar, 25%CO2.
>
> There's a couple things we could still use before welding is Easy:
>
> * table (even a wood table would be fine; there's one in the back room that
> has Stuff on it, some kind of mini-CNC machine?)
>
> * screen and/or note for the door "Welding in progress! Do not enter
> without eye protection"
>
> * proper cart for the welder
>
> * storage for the gear
>
> * storage for scrap metal
>
> I've been slowly working on all this but anyone else should feel free to
> jump in as well.
>
> If we get a gas tank we will definitely also want a new spool of wire
> without the flux core.  Also, for an unknown reason, the polarity of the
> welder should be swapped out when using gas - ATM the clamp is positive and
> the trigger is negative, but this is reversed from the normal, tank of gas
> setting.  It's very easy to swap them out and is documented with pictures
> inside the welder flap.
>
> Also, I have the helmet and the smaller gloves with me; I borrowed them and
> haven't returned them yet.  I'll do that tonight.
>
> TechShop in SF also has MIG and TIG facilities and a day pass is $25.
>
> Rachel
>
>
> On 4/5/11 3:27 PM, Heiko Panther wrote:
>
>> The shielding gas depends on your material - for steel you use Ar/CO2, for
>> stainless CO2 with O2 or so. Wikipedia has details.
>>
>> Sean, at the Crucible you also need a Create pass, which runs at least
>> $200 for five weeks.
>>
>> Heiko
>>
>>
>>>>  _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
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From romanian at gmail.com  Tue Apr  5 23:02:50 2011
From: romanian at gmail.com (Stefan Hristu)
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 01:02:50 -0500
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=i-Qs_mJY33yUJxSvKK-1W=ETzNQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
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Yea, take a grinder to it and make it smooth. I think we have one in the
space. I will bring another  when I come back.

My truck roofrack is proof of splattery mig welding. Did not clean it up
yet.
On Apr 5, 2011 10:59 PM, "David Rorex" <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:
> Btw, on the wiki someone put "gross spattery welds", but according to the
> link I read & posted here previously, that's to be expected, and it can be
> cleaned off pretty easily.
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com>
wrote:
>
>> The welder is currently fully functional. It does have flux-core wire
>> which generates shielding gas as it goes; a tank of gas is preferable for
>> really high quality welds but what we got does work Now. There's a chart
on
>> the inside of the welder's flip-up that gives advice on wire, gas, and
>> settings for various materials and thicknesses. As I recall the
recommended
>> gas for mild steel is 75%Ar, 25%CO2.
>>
>> There's a couple things we could still use before welding is Easy:
>>
>> * table (even a wood table would be fine; there's one in the back room
that
>> has Stuff on it, some kind of mini-CNC machine?)
>>
>> * screen and/or note for the door "Welding in progress! Do not enter
>> without eye protection"
>>
>> * proper cart for the welder
>>
>> * storage for the gear
>>
>> * storage for scrap metal
>>
>> I've been slowly working on all this but anyone else should feel free to
>> jump in as well.
>>
>> If we get a gas tank we will definitely also want a new spool of wire
>> without the flux core. Also, for an unknown reason, the polarity of the
>> welder should be swapped out when using gas - ATM the clamp is positive
and
>> the trigger is negative, but this is reversed from the normal, tank of
gas
>> setting. It's very easy to swap them out and is documented with pictures
>> inside the welder flap.
>>
>> Also, I have the helmet and the smaller gloves with me; I borrowed them
and
>> haven't returned them yet. I'll do that tonight.
>>
>> TechShop in SF also has MIG and TIG facilities and a day pass is $25.
>>
>> Rachel
>>
>>
>> On 4/5/11 3:27 PM, Heiko Panther wrote:
>>
>>> The shielding gas depends on your material - for steel you use Ar/CO2,
for
>>> stainless CO2 with O2 or so. Wikipedia has details.
>>>
>>> Sean, at the Crucible you also need a Create pass, which runs at least
>>> $200 for five weeks.
>>>
>>> Heiko
>>>
>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Discuss mailing list
>>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
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From rachel at xtreme.com  Tue Apr  5 23:13:27 2011
From: rachel at xtreme.com (Rachel McConnell)
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:13:27 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Inner door working?
In-Reply-To: <496E1B94-ABC1-4927-B7DD-F7F02DD87D32@openbuddha.com>
References: <73E94D84-B432-4E5C-A8E8-4DEB70067D16@xtreme.com>
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OK maybe it is just my fob?  Heiko says he got in earlier tonight but I 
couldn't.  If you need the welding helmet before Thursday email me and 
we can arrange something but otherwise I'll bring it then.

Rachel

On 4/5/11 10:17 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:
> I hope it is working!
>
> On Apr 5, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Rachel McConnell wrote:
>
>> I am planning to bring the welding helmet back tonight but figured I would check first if I can get in!
>>
>> -Rachel
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>


From rachel at fernworks.net  Wed Apr  6 13:00:46 2011
From: rachel at fernworks.net (Rachel Lyra Hospodar)
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:00:46 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
	<BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4D9CC66E.5010402@fernworks.net>

flux cored wire is harder to use and will not give you as clean of a
product.  The shielding gas will last a long time, and is very cheap to
refill.  i suspect you have a lot of beginner welders and i would really
recommend the investment in shielding gas and solid core wire - you will
have a far less frustrating time learning.

bench grinder would be super helpful, necessary if you are going to TIG
in the space.  Do you have an angle grinder (handheld kind) ?  you'll
need that for sure.

On 4/5/2011 1:58 PM, David Rorex wrote:
> We currently have (some? don't know how much) flux cored wire, and so can
> use the MIG welder without shielding gas. Apparently the gas makes it easier
> to make higher quality welds, but it's not required.
> 
> Random page I found that explains it a little:
> http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/gasless-mig.htm
> 
> Our wiki page on our welder:
> http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Welder
> 
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Heiko Panther <heiko.panther at web.de> wrote:
> 
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I would lie to get the welder up and running. We're still missing
>> shielding gas, I think. I checked and a new bottle will run $108 at
>> Atlas Weldig Supplies, plus $19 for the fill. Is anyone interested in
>> pitching in? I'm also looking around, maybe we can buy a used one
>> somewhere, or maybe one of us has a used one to donate?
>>
>> Ideally I would like to do some TIG welding, but since I don't know
>> where to use one, next best thing would be our MIG. If someone has a
>> TIG, I'd appreciate the opportunity to use it!
>>
>> Finally, a bench grinder would be a good addition to our metal shop.
>> Does anyone have one? I have a dressing tool, so we could refresh one
>> that has really messed up grinding wheels.
>>
>> Heiko
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
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>>
> 
> 
> 
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Wed Apr  6 13:33:42 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:33:42 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Metal shop updating
In-Reply-To: <4D9CC66E.5010402@fernworks.net>
References: <4D9B8183.4010103@web.de>
	<BANLkTi=em8y+hJ+0Rac54Oze9p_Sq5tFLw@mail.gmail.com>
	<4D9CC66E.5010402@fernworks.net>
Message-ID: <50AD1C27-93C8-4D6A-A2B0-6990B6EA2F22@openbuddha.com>

We do. I bought one a while back.

On Apr 6, 2011, at 1:00 PM, Rachel Lyra Hospodar wrote:

> bench grinder would be super helpful, necessary if you are going to TIG
> in the space.  Do you have an angle grinder (handheld kind) ?  you'll
> need that for sure.



From albill at openbuddha.com  Wed Apr  6 14:37:20 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 14:37:20 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Fw: CMKT 4 Hackerspace Tour
In-Reply-To: <4d841ce0.4969e50a.5ea6.ffff9a15@mx.google.com>
References: <4d841ce0.4969e50a.5ea6.ffff9a15@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <31567CFFCF2749999BE5D774FBEF34EB@gmail.com>

So, these guys agreed to skip the music performance and just run the workshop. It seemed like a good idea and well within the range of things that we want to support so I agreed. Hopefully, everyone agrees that this is a good idea. :-)

Al

-- 
Al Jigen Billings
http://www.openbuddha.com
Forwarded message: 
> From: cmktfour at gmail.com <cmktfour at gmail.com>
> To: albill at openbuddha.com
> Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:03:08 PM
> Subject: CMKT 4 Hackerspace Tour
> 
> Hello,
> My name is Jeff, I'm with the circuit-bending rock band CMKT4. We manufacture and sell bottle-cap contact microphones. Recently we have introduced kits for building contact microphones our way and we have started to teach workshops about the process we use to make them. Since then we have taught our workshops at over 15 hackerspaces across the Midwest.
> 
> We are headed to the San Francisco Maker Faire and our tour route will bring us through Oakland on Thursday, May 12th. We were wondering if you would be interested in hosting a contact microphone building workshop at your hackerspace.
> 
> At our workshops, everyone who buys a kit ($15 per workshop attendee, includes a kit; $10 apiece for additional kits) will learn to solder. They will also work with hot glue, zip ties, shielded cable, a piezo electric disc and recycled bottle-caps to make a fully functioning Bottle-Cap Contact Microphone. These microphones pick up physical vibrations and transduce the vibrations into an electrical audio signal. Students are encouraged to bring instruments and found objects to listen to through the microphones. 
> There is a dry-time involved in the materials we use, however, during that time, we will put on a brief performance for the attendees. For the performance, we will require the use of a PA.
> 
> You can hear more about us at http://www.facebook.com/cmkt4 http://www.myspace.com/cmkt4 and http://cmkt4.bandcamp.com/, we have performance videos at http://www.vimeo.com/channels/cremedementia. Follow us on twitter @cmkt4.
> 
> Thank you for your consideration and keep in touch,
> 
> -Austin Cliffe, Jeff Cox, Zach Adams - CMKT 4 
> 
> www.facebook.com/cmkt4
> getlofi.com/shop
> 



From heiko.panther at web.de  Wed Apr  6 15:24:44 2011
From: heiko.panther at web.de (Heiko Panther)
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 15:24:44 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Fw: CMKT 4 Hackerspace Tour
In-Reply-To: <31567CFFCF2749999BE5D774FBEF34EB@gmail.com>
References: <4d841ce0.4969e50a.5ea6.ffff9a15@mx.google.com>
	<31567CFFCF2749999BE5D774FBEF34EB@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0167D5EB-EA89-4295-92D4-B94BF9CD0EA7@web.de>

I thinks we should have the performance, too!

Heiko

On Apr 6, 2011, at 14:37, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:

> So, these guys agreed to skip the music performance and just run the workshop. It seemed like a good idea and well within the range of things that we want to support so I agreed. Hopefully, everyone agrees that this is a good idea. :-)
> 
> Al
> 
> -- 
> Al Jigen Billings
> http://www.openbuddha.com
> Forwarded message: 
>> From: cmktfour at gmail.com <cmktfour at gmail.com>
>> To: albill at openbuddha.com
>> Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:03:08 PM
>> Subject: CMKT 4 Hackerspace Tour
>> 
>> Hello,
>> My name is Jeff, I'm with the circuit-bending rock band CMKT4. We manufacture and sell bottle-cap contact microphones. Recently we have introduced kits for building contact microphones our way and we have started to teach workshops about the process we use to make them. Since then we have taught our workshops at over 15 hackerspaces across the Midwest.
>> 
>> We are headed to the San Francisco Maker Faire and our tour route will bring us through Oakland on Thursday, May 12th. We were wondering if you would be interested in hosting a contact microphone building workshop at your hackerspace.
>> 
>> At our workshops, everyone who buys a kit ($15 per workshop attendee, includes a kit; $10 apiece for additional kits) will learn to solder. They will also work with hot glue, zip ties, shielded cable, a piezo electric disc and recycled bottle-caps to make a fully functioning Bottle-Cap Contact Microphone. These microphones pick up physical vibrations and transduce the vibrations into an electrical audio signal. Students are encouraged to bring instruments and found objects to listen to through the microphones. 
>> There is a dry-time involved in the materials we use, however, during that time, we will put on a brief performance for the attendees. For the performance, we will require the use of a PA.
>> 
>> You can hear more about us at http://www.facebook.com/cmkt4 http://www.myspace.com/cmkt4 and http://cmkt4.bandcamp.com/, we have performance videos at http://www.vimeo.com/channels/cremedementia. Follow us on twitter @cmkt4.
>> 
>> Thank you for your consideration and keep in touch,
>> 
>> -Austin Cliffe, Jeff Cox, Zach Adams - CMKT 4 
>> 
>> www.facebook.com/cmkt4
>> getlofi.com/shop
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss


From albill at openbuddha.com  Wed Apr  6 17:03:22 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 17:03:22 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Fw: CMKT 4 Hackerspace Tour
In-Reply-To: <0167D5EB-EA89-4295-92D4-B94BF9CD0EA7@web.de>
References: <4d841ce0.4969e50a.5ea6.ffff9a15@mx.google.com>
	<31567CFFCF2749999BE5D774FBEF34EB@gmail.com>
	<0167D5EB-EA89-4295-92D4-B94BF9CD0EA7@web.de>
Message-ID: <244DB68A55DB4F2485281F77AEF653CA@gmail.com>

There seemed to be a bit of dissent on that so it seemed easier to just do the workshop.

-- 
Al Jigen Billings
http://www.openbuddha.com
On Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Heiko Panther wrote: 
> I thinks we should have the performance, too!
> 
> Heiko
> 
> On Apr 6, 2011, at 14:37, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> 
> > So, these guys agreed to skip the music performance and just run the workshop. It seemed like a good idea and well within the range of things that we want to support so I agreed. Hopefully, everyone agrees that this is a good idea. :-)
> > 
> > Al
> > 
> > -- 
> > Al Jigen Billings
> > http://www.openbuddha.com
> > Forwarded message: 
> > > From: cmktfour at gmail.com <cmktfour at gmail.com>
> > > To: albill at openbuddha.com
> > > Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:03:08 PM
> > > Subject: CMKT 4 Hackerspace Tour
> > > 
> > > Hello,
> > > My name is Jeff, I'm with the circuit-bending rock band CMKT4. We manufacture and sell bottle-cap contact microphones. Recently we have introduced kits for building contact microphones our way and we have started to teach workshops about the process we use to make them. Since then we have taught our workshops at over 15 hackerspaces across the Midwest.
> > > 
> > > We are headed to the San Francisco Maker Faire and our tour route will bring us through Oakland on Thursday, May 12th. We were wondering if you would be interested in hosting a contact microphone building workshop at your hackerspace.
> > > 
> > > At our workshops, everyone who buys a kit ($15 per workshop attendee, includes a kit; $10 apiece for additional kits) will learn to solder. They will also work with hot glue, zip ties, shielded cable, a piezo electric disc and recycled bottle-caps to make a fully functioning Bottle-Cap Contact Microphone. These microphones pick up physical vibrations and transduce the vibrations into an electrical audio signal. Students are encouraged to bring instruments and found objects to listen to through the microphones. 
> > > There is a dry-time involved in the materials we use, however, during that time, we will put on a brief performance for the attendees. For the performance, we will require the use of a PA.
> > > 
> > > You can hear more about us at http://www.facebook.com/cmkt4 http://www.myspace.com/cmkt4 and http://cmkt4.bandcamp.com/, we have performance videos at http://www.vimeo.com/channels/cremedementia. Follow us on twitter @cmkt4.
> > > 
> > > Thank you for your consideration and keep in touch,
> > > 
> > > -Austin Cliffe, Jeff Cox, Zach Adams - CMKT 4 
> > > 
> > > www.facebook.com/cmkt4
> > > getlofi.com/shop
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > Discuss mailing list
> > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 



From costamouratidis at hotmail.com  Thu Apr  7 11:03:39 2011
From: costamouratidis at hotmail.com (Costa Mouratidis)
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 11:03:39 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Berkeley robotics symposium
Message-ID: <SNT142-w29408C61C2A901BFC89AFEA2A40@phx.gbl>


Hello monster tinkerers, My name is costa (clearly) and I have recently joined ace and this list. For my test discuss post I thought I would share this forward which I just received about a public robotics symposium happening tomorrow at berkeley. Surely this is of interest to someonecheerscosta<quote>Hi All,I am co-hosting a robotics symposium at Berkeley on Friday.  It'll bein 250 Sutardja Dai Hall.  It is free and open to the public.  You areinvited to attend any talks of interest.-- Pieterhttp://rss-board.org/doku.php?id=area_chair_symposium  for latest infoTentative schedule:9:00 AM Giorgio Grisetti, University of FreiburgGeneralized Least Squares on Hypergraphs and its application toSimultaneous Calibration Localization and Mapping9:30 AM J. Andrew Bagnell, Carnegie Mellon UniversityComputational Rationalization: From Inverse Optimal Control toInverse Equilibria10:00 AM Siddhartha Srinivasa, Intel Labs PittsburghMobile manipulation in the real world10:30 AM Break10:45 AM Ingmar Posner, Oxford UniversitySeeking the Writing on the Wall - Planning to Perceive for Semantic Mapping11:15 AM Andrea Thomaz, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAn HRI Approach to Learning by Demonstration11:45 AM Stefan Williams, University of SydneySLAM, Dense Stereoscopic Sea?oor Reconstruction and Habitat Mappingusing an AUV12:15 PM Lunch1:30 PM Andrew Davison, Imperial College LondonMonocular SLAM, Live Dense Reconstruction and Physically Predictive Vision2:00 PM Jun Morimoto, ATRConnecting robots with brains: Introduction of Brain-Robotinterface (BRI) studies2:30 PM Pieter Abbeel, UC BerkeleyTowards Robotic Laundry3:00 PM Takayuki Kanda, ATRNatural Human-Robot Interaction3:15 PM Break3:45 PM David Hsu, National University of SingaporeContinuous-State POMDPs with application to Unmanned AircraftCollision Avoidance4:15 PM Ulu? Saranl?, Bilkent UniversityReactive Footstep Planning with a Spring-Mass Runner4:45 PM Joelle Pineau, McGill UniversityTBA5:15 PM Han-Lim Choi, KAISTCBBA: A Decentralized Task Planning Framework5:45 PM Frank Dellaert, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe Bayes Tree and Inference in Large-Scale Graphical Models for SLAM and SFM</quote> 		 	   		  
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Thu Apr  7 11:08:48 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 11:08:48 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Berkeley robotics symposium
In-Reply-To: <SNT142-w29408C61C2A901BFC89AFEA2A40@phx.gbl>
References: <SNT142-w29408C61C2A901BFC89AFEA2A40@phx.gbl>
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Thanks for sending this!

-- 
Al Jigen Billings
http://www.openbuddha.com




From albill at openbuddha.com  Thu Apr  7 12:24:09 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 12:24:09 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Upcoming Workshops and Classes
Message-ID: <E0939342CF764BE5BCF57B1DC01E2282@gmail.com>

Has everyone who spoke about doing an upcoming workshop or class (there were several of you) at last week's meeting added it to the wiki at http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Potential_Workshops_and_Classes ?

Al

-- 
Al Jigen Billings
http://www.openbuddha.com



From jackaperkins at gmail.com  Thu Apr  7 12:46:35 2011
From: jackaperkins at gmail.com (Jack Perkins)
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 12:46:35 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Upcoming Workshops and Classes
In-Reply-To: <E0939342CF764BE5BCF57B1DC01E2282@gmail.com>
References: <E0939342CF764BE5BCF57B1DC01E2282@gmail.com>
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I wasn't at the meeting, but I am still mulling over my max/msp class.
soon... soooon...

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com>wrote:

> Has everyone who spoke about doing an upcoming workshop or class (there
> were several of you) at last week's meeting added it to the wiki at
> http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Potential_Workshops_and_Classes ?
>
> Al
>
> --
> Al Jigen Billings
> http://www.openbuddha.com
>
> _______________________________________________
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Fri Apr  8 20:29:58 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 20:29:58 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Group buy of Kinect?
Message-ID: <7F211198F2A04C1381FC7E7B7E96C075@gmail.com>

Anyone interested in putting up money for a group buy of a kinect for AMT?

-- 
Al Jigen Billings
http://www.openbuddha.com



From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 10 11:31:02 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:31:02 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Drones aka UAVs
Message-ID: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>

I've been getting parts for building my drone. It turns out that there is a bay area email list and Chris Anderson of diydrones.com lives in Berkeley. I'm talking to people about maybe having a drone (aka UAV) meet up at the space. Would there be enough interest to have someone from the group do a presentation (in other words, would more than five of us be there)?

Al

From dijjital at gmail.com  Sun Apr 10 11:33:14 2011
From: dijjital at gmail.com (Robb Pope)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:33:14 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Drones aka UAVs
In-Reply-To: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>
References: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTinmwXFD09i_Lb++ACxoyATPWvZcFQ@mail.gmail.com>

I would definitely be interested.  In addition I have a friend who is a UAV
enthusiast who I'd bet would be interested in joining the group that I would
bring.


On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Al Jigen Billings
<albill at openbuddha.com>wrote:

> I've been getting parts for building my drone. It turns out that there is a
> bay area email list and Chris Anderson of diydrones.com lives in Berkeley.
> I'm talking to people about maybe having a drone (aka UAV) meet up at the
> space. Would there be enough interest to have someone from the group do a
> presentation (in other words, would more than five of us be there)?
>
> Al
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 10 11:35:47 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:35:47 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Group buy of Kinect?
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinAPTumHVDx5Kk4a+dynB808H9n_w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7F211198F2A04C1381FC7E7B7E96C075@gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <65874D12-4CE9-451E-B154-015BA8C7B3C6@openbuddha.com>

Anyone else?

On Apr 9, 2011, at 3:10 AM, Chi <whogivesajack at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am
> 
> Chi
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> Anyone interested in putting up money for a group buy of a kinect for AMT?
> 
> --
> Al Jigen Billings
> http://www.openbuddha.com
> 
> _______________________________________________
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From drorex at gmail.com  Sun Apr 10 11:40:57 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:40:57 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Group buy of Kinect?
In-Reply-To: <65874D12-4CE9-451E-B154-015BA8C7B3C6@openbuddha.com>
References: <7F211198F2A04C1381FC7E7B7E96C075@gmail.com>
	<BANLkTinAPTumHVDx5Kk4a+dynB808H9n_w@mail.gmail.com>
	<65874D12-4CE9-451E-B154-015BA8C7B3C6@openbuddha.com>
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This'll be at the space for people to fool around with? I'll throw in a few
bucks. Mostly just so I can have a giant 3d model of myself in minecraft.

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Al Jigen Billings
<albill at openbuddha.com>wrote:

> Anyone else?
>
> On Apr 9, 2011, at 3:10 AM, Chi <whogivesajack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am
>
> Chi
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Al Jigen Billings <<albill at openbuddha.com>
> albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
>
>> Anyone interested in putting up money for a group buy of a kinect for AMT?
>>
>> --
>> Al Jigen Billings
>>  <http://www.openbuddha.com>http://www.openbuddha.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>>  <Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org>Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
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>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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>
>
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 10 11:42:04 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:42:04 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Drones aka UAVs
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinmwXFD09i_Lb++ACxoyATPWvZcFQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>
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Excellent!

On Apr 10, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Robb Pope <dijjital at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would definitely be interested.  In addition I have a friend who is a UAV enthusiast who I'd bet would be interested in joining the group that I would bring.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> I've been getting parts for building my drone. It turns out that there is a bay area email list and Chris Anderson of diydrones.com lives in Berkeley. I'm talking to people about maybe having a drone (aka UAV) meet up at the space. Would there be enough interest to have someone from the group do a presentation (in other words, would more than five of us be there)?
> 
> Al
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com  Sun Apr 10 11:46:57 2011
From: michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com (Michael Shiloh)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:46:57 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Drones aka UAVs
In-Reply-To: <8FE7CCE1-5F3C-40A5-B293-45A0B1C8AF5E@openbuddha.com>
References: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>	<BANLkTinmwXFD09i_Lb++ACxoyATPWvZcFQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<8FE7CCE1-5F3C-40A5-B293-45A0B1C8AF5E@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <4DA1FB21.4000603@gmail.com>

(1)
Chris Anderson is a very strong proponent of doing things the Open 
Source way, and seems quite approachable. I wouldn't be at all surprised 
if he'd be willing to come and talk at AMTD.

(2)
I'll bet this topic would be of great interest to the larger community. 
If you have the space (and don't mind letting more people know about 
AMTD), you might post the presentation details to Dorkbot, Noisebridge, etc.

On 04/10/2011 11:42 AM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:
> Excellent!
>
> On Apr 10, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Robb Pope <dijjital at gmail.com
> <mailto:dijjital at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> I would definitely be interested. In addition I have a friend who is a
>> UAV enthusiast who I'd bet would be interested in joining the group
>> that I would bring.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Al Jigen Billings
>> <<mailto:albill at openbuddha.com>albill at openbuddha.com
>> <mailto:albill at openbuddha.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I've been getting parts for building my drone. It turns out that
>>     there is a bay area email list and Chris Anderson of
>>     <http://diydrones.com>diydrones.com <http://diydrones.com> lives
>>     in Berkeley. I'm talking to people about maybe having a drone (aka
>>     UAV) meet up at the space. Would there be enough interest to have
>>     someone from the group do a presentation (in other words, would
>>     more than five of us be there)?
>>
>>     Al
>>     _______________________________________________
>>     Discuss mailing list
>>     <mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org>Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>>     <mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org>
>>     <http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss>http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss

-- 
Michael Shiloh
KA6RCQ
www.teachmetomake.com
teachmetomake.wordpress.com
Keep informed at http://groups.google.com/group/teach-me-to-make


From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 10 11:47:06 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:47:06 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Group buy of Kinect?
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTindk3DGYeqNsP-ZHwg1LXaG6A1r4g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7F211198F2A04C1381FC7E7B7E96C075@gmail.com>
	<BANLkTinAPTumHVDx5Kk4a+dynB808H9n_w@mail.gmail.com>
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Yes, this would be at the space if we did some sort of group buy, AMT property. Otherwise, I can get one for my living room but I think my space is too small (I have a very small living room).

Al

On Apr 10, 2011, at 11:40 AM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:

> This'll be at the space for people to fool around with? I'll throw in a few bucks. Mostly just so I can have a giant 3d model of myself in minecraft.
> 
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> Anyone else?
> 
> On Apr 9, 2011, at 3:10 AM, Chi <whogivesajack at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am
>> 
>> Chi
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
>> Anyone interested in putting up money for a group buy of a kinect for AMT?
>> 
>> --
>> Al Jigen Billings
>> http://www.openbuddha.com
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 10 11:51:33 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:51:33 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Drones aka UAVs
In-Reply-To: <4DA1FB21.4000603@gmail.com>
References: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>
	<BANLkTinmwXFD09i_Lb++ACxoyATPWvZcFQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<8FE7CCE1-5F3C-40A5-B293-45A0B1C8AF5E@openbuddha.com>
	<4DA1FB21.4000603@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <E02B98C4-89A3-49E5-8A8A-1ECFA2198908@openbuddha.com>

Yeah, Chris offered to come to the space to meet with me. That's what started this. :-)

As to #2, that's a great point. I'll do that if I can firm stuff up with the local UAV group and Chris.

Have you come and visited us yet, Michael?

Al

On Apr 10, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:

> (1)
> Chris Anderson is a very strong proponent of doing things the Open Source way, and seems quite approachable. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he'd be willing to come and talk at AMTD.
> 
> (2)
> I'll bet this topic would be of great interest to the larger community. If you have the space (and don't mind letting more people know about AMTD), you might post the presentation details to Dorkbot, Noisebridge, etc.
> 
> On 04/10/2011 11:42 AM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:
>> Excellent!
>> 
>> On Apr 10, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Robb Pope <dijjital at gmail.com
>> <mailto:dijjital at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I would definitely be interested. In addition I have a friend who is a
>>> UAV enthusiast who I'd bet would be interested in joining the group
>>> that I would bring.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Al Jigen Billings
>>> <<mailto:albill at openbuddha.com>albill at openbuddha.com
>>> <mailto:albill at openbuddha.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>    I've been getting parts for building my drone. It turns out that
>>>    there is a bay area email list and Chris Anderson of
>>>    <http://diydrones.com>diydrones.com <http://diydrones.com> lives
>>>    in Berkeley. I'm talking to people about maybe having a drone (aka
>>>    UAV) meet up at the space. Would there be enough interest to have
>>>    someone from the group do a presentation (in other words, would
>>>    more than five of us be there)?
>>> 
>>>    Al
>>>    _______________________________________________
>>>    Discuss mailing list
>>>    <mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org>Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>>>    <mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org>
>>>    <http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss>http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 
> -- 
> Michael Shiloh
> KA6RCQ
> www.teachmetomake.com
> teachmetomake.wordpress.com
> Keep informed at http://groups.google.com/group/teach-me-to-make
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss


From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 10 12:10:17 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:10:17 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Post Maker Faire Event
Message-ID: <F620CA8E-E90C-4FF4-AAB6-A6E12A61E073@openbuddha.com>

Mitch Altman posted the following over on the Noisebridge list.
 
> ------------------------------- Original Message -------------------------------
> Subject: Bay Area Makers, Tinkerers& Hobbyists - We want You!
> From: "Angie& Charles Ansanelli"<Info at TreasureIslandFlea.com
> Date: Sat, March 19, 2011 3:24 pm
> To: Info at TreasureIslandFlea.com
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> WE WANT YOU!!!
> 
> Calling out to............. all Bay Area Makers, Tinkerers& Hobbyists, who have
> a passion to share their one of-a-kind innovative products
> directly with the public.
> 
> We have created an open-air marketplace on Treasure
> Island<http://treasureislandflea.com/>in San Francisco for you to
> showcase your cool stuff!
> 
> We have set - up a special NO COST area just for you, with electricity if needed
> (if you require other needs, let us know and we will work to accommodate you)
> for you to come and dazzle the Shoppers with your talents!
> 
> Grand Opening Memorial Day Weekend, May 28 -29 2011, 2 Day Show Event, located
> on historic Treasure Island, Avenue of the Palms,
> San Francisco, Ca. The show will be held the last weekend of every month!
> 
> We would love to have you there! If you are interested, send us an email back.
> The FREE exhibits are for showcasing and not selling products. However if you
> would like to sell products that you make, you may book an exhibit for only $99
> for the 2 Day Show.
> You are welcome to do one or both options.
> 
> Thank you, we look forward to hearing back from you.
> 
> 
> Angie& Charles Ansanelli
> Treasure Island Flea
> T: 415.898.0245
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From balrogg at googlemail.com  Sun Apr 10 14:59:08 2011
From: balrogg at googlemail.com (Andrew Zaborowski)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:59:08 +0200
Subject: [AMTD] Drones aka UAVs
In-Reply-To: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>
References: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=LE1Yrzw1YF9o5qdqQj-rtaV7pGg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On 10 April 2011 20:31, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> I've been getting parts for building my drone. It turns out that there is a bay area email list and Chris Anderson of diydrones.com lives in Berkeley. I'm talking to people about maybe having a drone (aka UAV) meet up at the space. Would there be enough interest to have someone from the group do a presentation (in other words, would more than five of us be there)?

I want to build a multicopter as part of some project as well and I'd
be very interested in such a meet up.  I'm particularly interested in
aerial photography and I would gladly say a little about my project,
maybe others will be interested.

This is my first message to this list because I've just heard about
your hackerspace at Tech Liminal last week.  I'm on a travel in the
bay area for just the next three weeks and I have no tools or anything
here, so I kind of put the project off until I get home but I'm
thinking that maybe you guys could help me with the building work
here.  Also I'm a software guy (free software/opensource guy) and I'm
better with the programming part than the mechanical/electrical part.
I took my arduino board, the (many) sensors, servos and motors with me
just to play around with it in free time.  Out of interesting thigns I
have a gps for the drone and also proximity sensors for obstacle
avoidance and possibly even automatic landing.

Cheers


From michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com  Sun Apr 10 15:24:41 2011
From: michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com (Michael Shiloh)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:24:41 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Physical Computing Workshops and Events
Message-ID: <4DA22E29.6030504@gmail.com>

My little update, and shameless plug for my Arduino class at the shipyard:

-------- Original Message --------


Physical Computing Workshops and Events, April 10, 2011

Short version:

(1) Learn how to control devices using Arduino and a TV Remote Control:
Arduino workshop by Michael Shiloh at The Shipyard in Berkeley, this
Tuesday, March 29, 5:30pm-7:30pm
http://teachmetomake.wordpress.com/

(2) List of all known Arduino Shields

Long version:

(1) Learn how to control devices using Arduino and a TV Remote Control

Teach Me To Make  holds regular workshops at their Open Source Computer
Lab in Berkeley

Cost
The workshop fee is $20

Where
Open Source Computer Lab
The Shipyard
1010 Murray Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

When
Every other Tuesday. The next workshop is on 4/12
5:30 PM ? 7:30 PM (Would you prefer 6 ? 8 PM? Send your opinion to
michael AT teachmetomake DOT com)

What
Arduino basics are covered for any newcomers, followed by selected
intermediate and advanced topics. At the upcoming workshop we will cover:

     * How to know when to use what kind of transistor, and where to use it
     * Learn how to control devices using Arduino and a TV Remote
Control. We will use this tutorial from tronixstuff, which is a most
excellent Arduino resource. Please bring any unused remotes you might
have to the workshop.

(2) List of all Arduino shields

Freetronics has a master list of ?all? Arduino Shields , including pin
usage details so you can identify conflicts. Know any shields not on the
list? Tell them and receive a free Freetronics ProtoShield Basic.

-- 
Michael Shiloh
KA6RCQ
www.teachmetomake.com
teachmetomake.wordpress.com
Keep informed at http://groups.google.com/group/teach-me-to-make


From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 10 15:34:32 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:34:32 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Drones aka UAVs
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=LE1Yrzw1YF9o5qdqQj-rtaV7pGg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>
	<BANLkTi=LE1Yrzw1YF9o5qdqQj-rtaV7pGg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <21A13CA2-023A-4C8C-9723-EA27D6377D5E@openbuddha.com>

Unfortunately, the meetup probably won't happen for a few weeks. Chris Anderson, who runs DIYDrones (and is Editor in Chief of Wired) wants to be involved and to visit the space but he's out of town for a few weeks. Given his leadership role in the community, I'm going to try to get him to present if possible. 

 That said, you're definitely welcome to come by the space. We have our weekly meeting on Thursday nights at 7:30. This week, we should also have our AVR class on Wednesday and our Python class on Tuesday as well.

 Al

On Apr 10, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Andrew Zaborowski wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On 10 April 2011 20:31, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
>> I've been getting parts for building my drone. It turns out that there is a bay area email list and Chris Anderson of diydrones.com lives in Berkeley. I'm talking to people about maybe having a drone (aka UAV) meet up at the space. Would there be enough interest to have someone from the group do a presentation (in other words, would more than five of us be there)?
> 
> I want to build a multicopter as part of some project as well and I'd
> be very interested in such a meet up.  I'm particularly interested in
> aerial photography and I would gladly say a little about my project,
> maybe others will be interested.
> 
> This is my first message to this list because I've just heard about
> your hackerspace at Tech Liminal last week.  I'm on a travel in the
> bay area for just the next three weeks and I have no tools or anything
> here, so I kind of put the project off until I get home but I'm
> thinking that maybe you guys could help me with the building work
> here.  Also I'm a software guy (free software/opensource guy) and I'm
> better with the programming part than the mechanical/electrical part.
> I took my arduino board, the (many) sensors, servos and motors with me
> just to play around with it in free time.  Out of interesting thigns I
> have a gps for the drone and also proximity sensors for obstacle
> avoidance and possibly even automatic landing.
> 
> Cheers



From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 10 18:07:18 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:07:18 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] @ballardian, 4/10/11 5:53 PM
Message-ID: <DC0ED200-560B-4A3B-8B56-1823022FFF69@openbuddha.com>

Someone definitely completely beat us to the game on this maker Faire idea.


Simon Sellars (@ballardian)
4/10/11 5:53 PM
Pose in front of Kinect sensors, and a 3D printer spits out a tiny model of you in that pose: j.mp/h7cUu8 /via @dpr_barcelona



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From balrogg at googlemail.com  Sun Apr 10 18:41:26 2011
From: balrogg at googlemail.com (Andrew Zaborowski)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:41:26 +0200
Subject: [AMTD] Drones aka UAVs
In-Reply-To: <21A13CA2-023A-4C8C-9723-EA27D6377D5E@openbuddha.com>
References: <429EE295-7C39-4D35-B118-23B01509188F@openbuddha.com>
	<BANLkTi=LE1Yrzw1YF9o5qdqQj-rtaV7pGg@mail.gmail.com>
	<21A13CA2-023A-4C8C-9723-EA27D6377D5E@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTinv50dYsoJ2rX0rrUJgc=fhPSUoSg@mail.gmail.com>

On 11 April 2011 00:34, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, the meetup probably won't happen for a few weeks. Chris Anderson, who runs DIYDrones (and is Editor in Chief of Wired) wants to be involved and to visit the space but he's out of town for a few weeks. Given his leadership role in the community, I'm going to try to get him to present if possible.
>
> ?That said, you're definitely welcome to come by the space. We have our weekly meeting on Thursday nights at 7:30. This week, we should also have our AVR class on Wednesday and our Python class on Tuesday as well.

Thanks! I'll definitely want to come on Thursday.  I'm also interested
because a couple of my friends are in a group trying to kick off the
first hackerspace in my city and I want to see how such a place works
:)

Cheers


From heiko.panther at web.de  Mon Apr 11 08:15:18 2011
From: heiko.panther at web.de (Heiko Panther)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:15:18 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] 4x8 shop table (and bonus bench grinder)
Message-ID: <4DA31B06.1030804@web.de>

Hey monster folks,

I can get this 4x8 wood shop assembly table for free. Who has a truck
and can go get it with me?

Heiko


> The bench grinder and table are still available.  You can have them
> for free.
>  
> The table is too big to move as one piece unless you have enough
> muscle and a big enough truck with a lift gate.  It is held together
> with screws so it can be disassembled.



From albill at openbuddha.com  Mon Apr 11 10:24:27 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:24:27 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] 3D Modeling Software
Message-ID: <43E68AEADA224A529FE2CB5B3391CE1D@gmail.com>

Andreas or anyone, have you used netfabb? I just heard it recommended in a 3D printing group today. http://www.netfabb.com/basic.php

Al

-- 
Al Jigen Billings
http://www.openbuddha.com



From asf at boinkor.net  Mon Apr 11 11:11:41 2011
From: asf at boinkor.net (Andreas Fuchs)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:11:41 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] 3D Modeling Software
In-Reply-To: <43E68AEADA224A529FE2CB5B3391CE1D@gmail.com>
References: <43E68AEADA224A529FE2CB5B3391CE1D@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTimCb+ODWbUtP5kRaQJpWeiK0SLgtQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:24, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> Andreas or anyone, have you used netfabb? I just heard it recommended in a 3D printing group today. http://www.netfabb.com/basic.php

Nope, I haven't. Looks cool, especially the mesh repair stuff. Will
check it out!

Thanks,
-- 
Andreas Fuchs, (http://|im:asf@|mailto:asf@)boinkor.net, antifuchs


From albill at openbuddha.com  Tue Apr 12 09:16:24 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:16:24 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Classes and workshops
Message-ID: <E1DAACAD-D633-4A33-ACEC-81318E3C7158@openbuddha.com>

Please get your classes and workshop proposals on the wiki before tonight's meeting if you haven't put them up.

Al

From albill at openbuddha.com  Tue Apr 12 09:17:49 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:17:49 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Classes and workshops
In-Reply-To: <E1DAACAD-D633-4A33-ACEC-81318E3C7158@openbuddha.com>
References: <E1DAACAD-D633-4A33-ACEC-81318E3C7158@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <8D4AEB5A-4ECD-430C-ACDC-B7E8612E5559@openbuddha.com>

I mean Thursday's meeting...

On Apr 12, 2011, at 9:16 AM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:

> Please get your classes and workshop proposals on the wiki before tonight's meeting if you haven't put them up.
> 
> Al


From albill at openbuddha.com  Tue Apr 12 10:30:22 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:30:22 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] "Soldering Is Easy!" comic book
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1302602401.13525.discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org>
References: <mailman.1.1302602401.13525.discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org>
Message-ID: <3AD240512DCD44E695131B63EBD62F71@gmail.com>

This is of potential interest to some here. 
> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:17:22 -0700
> From: Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [hackerspaces] Brand new complete "Soldering Is Easy!" comic
>  book
> To: hackerspaces-discuss <discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org>
> 
> This is partly shameless self-promotion, but it's also a really good resource for learning to solder, and teaching to solder.
> 
> Me and Jeff "Mightyohm" Keyzer <http://www.mightyohm.com/> and Andie Nordgren <http://log.andie.se/> finally finished our complete "Soldering Is Easy!" comic book. I'm way excited about it. It's fun, and funny, easy to read, and I hope will make it really easy for anyone and everyone to learn to solder, even if they've never made anything before.
> http://mightyohm.com/files/soldercomic/FullSolderComic_20110409.pdf
> 
> This is part of the book that me and Jeff are writing about How to Make Cool Things With Microcontrollers (For People Who Know Nothing), to be published later this year by No Starch Press <http://nostarch.com/>. (This is also the first official public announcement that we're writing our book!)
> 
> The complete comic is open source (Creative Commons BY SA -- attribution and share alike), and the full-res version is available on Jeff's website, at the link given above. We encourage people to download it, copy it, learn from it, teach with it, translate it, and do whatever they like with it. More info, including comic frames without text to make it easier for translating is available on Jeff's website:
> http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/
> 
> The old single-page comic reference sheet (good for reminding you how to solder after learning how) is now in 6 languages, which are also all open source, and all free for the download on my website:
> http://www.tvbgone.com/cfe_mfaire.php
> 
> Cheers,
> Mitch.




From hephaestus at antipunk.net  Tue Apr 12 10:54:25 2011
From: hephaestus at antipunk.net (Hephaestus)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:54:25 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] NEED ASSISTANCE FOR: Make:SF again tonight at Techshop:SF
Message-ID: <BANLkTinSomtkU4WFULNLRi03Tn140NscNA@mail.gmail.com>

Robbie and I will be giving the same talk as last week at Techshop
tonight at 6:30. If anyone can bring one of the makerbots and the book
scanner or any projects they've built it would help the presentation a
lot. I don't have a vehicle which can transport objects across the
bridge.

Also, can someone bring stickers/flyers/etc?

--
Heph


From drorex at gmail.com  Wed Apr 13 10:33:37 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:33:37 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] AVR/Arduino workshop tonight
Message-ID: <BANLkTikyFwa500BdQVVzZj1THUw06D+b+Q@mail.gmail.com>

My every-other-week workshop is tonight. Bring your AVR chips, Arduinos, or
if you have neither, we have easy kits available for assembly for cheap. I
can walk you through basics, troubleshooting, or give advice on whatever
project you are working on.

When: Every other Wednesday night (tonight) 7-9pm
Where: Ace Monster Toys Global Headquarters
Who: Me and you and whoever
Why: Because
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From drorex at gmail.com  Wed Apr 13 16:44:53 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:44:53 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] AVR/Arduino workshop tonight
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=TFV4omQS8dD7qZwU6e7pD9HmTyw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTikyFwa500BdQVVzZj1THUw06D+b+Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=TFV4omQS8dD7qZwU6e7pD9HmTyw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTikonDbR3Heh_YHpZRgf8eK0-d1b5w@mail.gmail.com>

There's basically two parts to that request:

1. Outputting MIDI signals
2. Reading capacitive touch sensors

Neither is too hard. For 1., it's basically just a serial protocol, which
AVRs can already do without too much trouble. Example:
http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Midi
You may need to look up a MIDI reference to find out the values of other
midi commands, but I think the one it shows "Note On" should be good for the
basics of generating sound.
MIDI Input is a tiny bit more complicated, since you need an optoisolator on
the input side, but it doesn't sound like you want input here.

2. There are some quick hacks to do this with one or two I/O pins and a
resistor, I can't vouch for how stable they are in practice:
http://www.bytecraft.com/Touch_Sensitive_Switch (Good explanation of the
process)
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/CapacitiveSensor (Poorly written
example code for Arduino)
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/CapSense (A larger library for
arduino, quality might be better)
Then there are IC's that handle all the sensing, amplifying the signal as
needed, etc. Here's one example from Sparkfun:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9695 (Supports up to 12 sensors, controlled
over I2C so it uses minimal I/O from your AVR. If you don't need 12 sensors,
some of them can be configured to drive LEDs instead)

Hopefully you can make it next time!

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Mischa Spiegelmock
<mspiegelmock at gmail.com>wrote:

> Sadly I can' t make it tonight, I'll be getting drunk in SF. I was
> thinking about trying to use my arduino as a musical instrument,
> probably involving MIDI and a capacitive touch sensor. Any tips on how
> to start doing such a thing?
>
> Mischa
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:
> > My every-other-week workshop is tonight. Bring your AVR chips, Arduinos,
> or
> > if you have neither, we have easy kits available for assembly for cheap.
> I
> > can walk you through basics, troubleshooting, or give advice on whatever
> > project you are working on.
> >
> > When: Every other Wednesday night (tonight) 7-9pm
> > Where: Ace Monster Toys Global Headquarters
> > Who: Me and you and whoever
> > Why: Because
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Discuss mailing list
> > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> >
> >
>
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Wed Apr 13 16:48:59 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:48:59 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] AVR/Arduino workshop tonight
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikonDbR3Heh_YHpZRgf8eK0-d1b5w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTikyFwa500BdQVVzZj1THUw06D+b+Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=TFV4omQS8dD7qZwU6e7pD9HmTyw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTikonDbR3Heh_YHpZRgf8eK0-d1b5w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <02F260B691384248BDADB9FEFF1A8286@gmail.com>

See and I just want to hook mine up to my telegraph key...

-- 
Al Jigen Billings
http://www.openbuddha.com
On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 4:44 PM, David Rorex wrote: 
> There's basically two parts to that request:
> 
> 1. Outputting MIDI signals
> 2. Reading capacitive touch sensors
> 
> Neither is too hard. For 1., it's basically just a serial protocol, which AVRs can already do without too much trouble. Example:
> http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Midi
> You may need to look up a MIDI reference to find out the values of other midi commands, but I think the one it shows "Note On" should be good for the basics of generating sound. 
>  MIDI Input is a tiny bit more complicated, since you need an optoisolator on the input side, but it doesn't sound like you want input here.
> 
> 2. There are some quick hacks to do this with one or two I/O pins and a resistor, I can't vouch for how stable they are in practice:
> http://www.bytecraft.com/Touch_Sensitive_Switch (Good explanation of the process) 
> http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/CapacitiveSensor (Poorly written example code for Arduino)
> http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/CapSense (A larger library for arduino, quality might be better)
> Then there are IC's that handle all the sensing, amplifying the signal as needed, etc. Here's one example from Sparkfun:
> http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9695 (Supports up to 12 sensors, controlled over I2C so it uses minimal I/O from your AVR. If you don't need 12 sensors, some of them can be configured to drive LEDs instead)
> 
> Hopefully you can make it next time!
> 
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Mischa Spiegelmock <mspiegelmock at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sadly I can' t make it tonight, I'll be getting drunk in SF. I was
> >  thinking about trying to use my arduino as a musical instrument,
> >  probably involving MIDI and a capacitive touch sensor. Any tips on how
> >  to start doing such a thing?
> > 
> >  Mischa
> > 
> >  On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > My every-other-week workshop is tonight. Bring your AVR chips, Arduinos, or
> > > if you have neither, we have easy kits available for assembly for cheap. I
> > > can walk you through basics, troubleshooting, or give advice on whatever
> > > project you are working on.
> > > 
> > > When: Every other Wednesday night (tonight) 7-9pm
> > > Where: Ace Monster Toys Global Headquarters
> > > Who: Me and you and whoever
> > > Why: Because
> > > 
> > > 
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Discuss mailing list
> > > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> > > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 



From me at robbiet.us  Wed Apr 13 16:51:04 2011
From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:51:04 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] I need more upvotes to the engines captain!
Message-ID: <8343F3EA591245999745A5502CAD26A6@gmail.com>

Hi-o,

Trying to spread the word abit about AMT. If you have a second, please up(vote/boat/goat) this post! Thanks!

http://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/gph4z/ace_monster_toys_a_hackerspace_in_oakland/

-- 
Robbie Trencheny

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From gittel at twocats.com  Thu Apr 14 11:37:23 2011
From: gittel at twocats.com (Mike Gittelsohn)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:37:23 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] wood shop
Message-ID: <BANLkTikE4AruMXZP40sUF1sQyDKWUhMCOg@mail.gmail.com>

The wood shop has some new improvements.
Heiko found a woodworker who had to get rid of his shop due to a car
accident. We got a very nice 4'x8' table with a 3/4" plywood top, and a
shelf for storing tools. I mounted the vise, chop saw and lathe on the table
using bolts which can be easily removed (some with wingnuts) so that the
table surface can be used for assembly or sanding or construction or
whatever. I put a clamp rack at the east end of the table. The edges of the
table have doubled 3/4" plywood so they can be used for clamping. We also
got three plywood boxes for wood storage. Soon I'll mount the bench grinder.
We'll need that to sharpen the lathe chisels.

We're done making beehives. Jonathan and I drove up to Biggs and Sacramento
and picked up 159,990 very nice bees, along with 10 little bastard bees who
stung me all over. Last night we released the queens into two hives, and
we're hoping that the other bees accept their royal highnesses. I now have
two hives, Dash has two hives, and Jonathan has four hives on his roof.
Hopefully, next fall we'll be "in the honey".


-- 
Mike Gittelsohn
1638 Ward Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-812-8620 (cell)
gittel at twocats.com
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Thu Apr 14 11:40:35 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:40:35 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] wood shop
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikE4AruMXZP40sUF1sQyDKWUhMCOg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTikE4AruMXZP40sUF1sQyDKWUhMCOg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <33DA5493-D592-4D59-91BA-F09C9B6F559D@openbuddha.com>

We still need to schedule the beehive workshop with Jonathan. He can leave the bees at home though.

On Apr 14, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Mike Gittelsohn wrote:

> We're done making beehives. Jonathan and I drove up to Biggs and Sacramento and picked up 159,990 very nice bees, along with 10 little bastard bees who stung me all over. Last night we released the queens into two hives, and we're hoping that the other bees accept their royal highnesses. I now have two hives, Dash has two hives, and Jonathan has four hives on his roof. Hopefully, next fall we'll be "in the honey". 



From drorex at gmail.com  Thu Apr 14 12:15:38 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:15:38 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] wood shop
In-Reply-To: <33DA5493-D592-4D59-91BA-F09C9B6F559D@openbuddha.com>
References: <BANLkTikE4AruMXZP40sUF1sQyDKWUhMCOg@mail.gmail.com>
	<33DA5493-D592-4D59-91BA-F09C9B6F559D@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTinnPo+Hade+C=eXqkncv6PxtzQkzQ@mail.gmail.com>

I can attest to the bastard bees....Mike came to the AVR workshop last night
and he was suffering.

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Al Jigen BIllings
<albill at openbuddha.com>wrote:

> We still need to schedule the beehive workshop with Jonathan. He can leave
> the bees at home though.
>
> On Apr 14, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Mike Gittelsohn wrote:
>
> > We're done making beehives. Jonathan and I drove up to Biggs and
> Sacramento and picked up 159,990 very nice bees, along with 10 little
> bastard bees who stung me all over. Last night we released the queens into
> two hives, and we're hoping that the other bees accept their royal
> highnesses. I now have two hives, Dash has two hives, and Jonathan has four
> hives on his roof. Hopefully, next fall we'll be "in the honey".
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
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From heiko.panther at web.de  Thu Apr 14 18:13:07 2011
From: heiko.panther at web.de (Heiko Panther)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:13:07 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] wood shop
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikE4AruMXZP40sUF1sQyDKWUhMCOg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTikE4AruMXZP40sUF1sQyDKWUhMCOg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <34E663CE-7FCD-4BA3-A73C-F1617C375E93@web.de>

The grinder wheels are a bit out of shape, but I have a dresser to neatify them.

Heiko

On Apr 14, 2011, at 11:37, Mike Gittelsohn <gittel at twocats.com> wrote:

> The wood shop has some new improvements.
> Heiko found a woodworker who had to get rid of his shop due to a car accident. We got a very nice 4'x8' table with a 3/4" plywood top, and a shelf for storing tools. I mounted the vise, chop saw and lathe on the table using bolts which can be easily removed (some with wingnuts) so that the table surface can be used for assembly or sanding or construction or whatever. I put a clamp rack at the east end of the table. The edges of the table have doubled 3/4" plywood so they can be used for clamping. We also got three plywood boxes for wood storage. Soon I'll mount the bench grinder. We'll need that to sharpen the lathe chisels. 
> 
> We're done making beehives. Jonathan and I drove up to Biggs and Sacramento and picked up 159,990 very nice bees, along with 10 little bastard bees who stung me all over. Last night we released the queens into two hives, and we're hoping that the other bees accept their royal highnesses. I now have two hives, Dash has two hives, and Jonathan has four hives on his roof. Hopefully, next fall we'll be "in the honey". 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mike Gittelsohn
> 1638 Ward Street 
> Berkeley, CA 94703
> 510-812-8620 (cell)
> gittel at twocats.com
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
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From sean at techmonkeydesign.com  Fri Apr 15 14:31:06 2011
From: sean at techmonkeydesign.com (Sean O'Steen)
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:31:06 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Ace's Makerbot at OpenMake?
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinngaSe0HUsh2t_WPukvc2dp67JAw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTinngaSe0HUsh2t_WPukvc2dp67JAw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTikc7PZpoAZeukm5NXzTFqtO6iXxKA@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Monsters!

Is there anyone heading to the OpenMake (or available to do so) on Saturday
who's willing to demo one of the Makerbots?

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/open_make_this_saturday_april.html

Sabrina Merlo, from the EBMMF in October, is trying to find someone who can
do so. If you wanna be a last minute rock star, please reply directly to
Sabrina who's been cc on this message.

Thanks,
Sean

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Sabrina Merlo <sannmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sean,
>
> Hi!  This is Sabrina from East Bay Mini Maker Faire...  I'm helping the big
> Maker Faire Bay Area out a bit on some things and Dale and crowd are doing
> an Open Make event tomorrow at the Exploratorium<http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/open_make_this_saturday_april.html>.
> I know it's crazy last minute, but Dale is wanting a Makerbot demo there.
> Would you be interested?  Open Make is super fun & great folks there.  It's
> from 10 - 2.
>
> Let me know.
>
> And put Oct 16 on your calendar for EBMMF 2011!
>
> Best,
> Sabrina
>
>
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Fri Apr 15 14:34:07 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:34:07 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Ace's Makerbot at OpenMake?
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikc7PZpoAZeukm5NXzTFqtO6iXxKA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTinngaSe0HUsh2t_WPukvc2dp67JAw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTikc7PZpoAZeukm5NXzTFqtO6iXxKA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <48A2ED90-2611-493D-A1A2-BB53953AFF1A@openbuddha.com>

Hi,

What are the parameters in the sense of demo for how long, etc?

 I was going to do a one day sit but I might be able to come if no one else is available. Of course, my makerbot is running in frankenstein mode with the mk6 plastruder and kludged electronics. David said he was doing ok prints on it though.

 Al


On Apr 15, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Sean O'Steen wrote:

> Hello Monsters!
> 
> Is there anyone heading to the OpenMake (or available to do so) on Saturday who's willing to demo one of the Makerbots?
> 
> http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/open_make_this_saturday_april.html
> 
> Sabrina Merlo, from the EBMMF in October, is trying to find someone who can do so. If you wanna be a last minute rock star, please reply directly to Sabrina who's been cc on this message.
> 
> Thanks,
> Sean
> 
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Sabrina Merlo <sannmer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sean,
> 
> Hi!  This is Sabrina from East Bay Mini Maker Faire...  I'm helping the big Maker Faire Bay Area out a bit on some things and Dale and crowd are doing an Open Make event tomorrow at the Exploratorium.  I know it's crazy last minute, but Dale is wanting a Makerbot demo there.  Would you be interested?  Open Make is super fun & great folks there.  It's from 10 - 2.
> 
> Let me know.
> 
> And put Oct 16 on your calendar for EBMMF 2011!
> 
> Best,
> Sabrina
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss

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From drorex at gmail.com  Fri Apr 15 21:57:08 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:57:08 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] AMT flyers?
Message-ID: <BANLkTinWbgEOVMEwP3nTEudxzYOo3XRcKQ@mail.gmail.com>

Does someone have the PDF of the AMT flyers? Maybe I should print a few out
for the thing tomorrow, in case people are interested.
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr 16 14:51:40 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:51:40 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Molds and pouring
Message-ID: <7242E623-5C69-4637-9FA2-E887D915698E@openbuddha.com>

The molds for the reprap prusa parts came in on Thursday. I went and picked up 15 lbs of smoothcast 325. The plastic cost (with some dyes) cost me about $105 so I would appreciate some kick back on it if people wind up using it as I've paid for all of this out of pocket so far (except for Sean kicking $50 my way for his share of the molds). 

I've never poured plastic into molds before though and there are undoubtedly good and bad ways to do it. Does someone want to show me and others how to go about it? Otherwise, I'll read a few more websites and give it a go. :-)

The smoothcast has a bucket time of 10 min and a pour window of 2.5 minutes. This means that once the two agents are combined (in buckets that we don't have yet...), you have to pour into the molds within 2 and a half minutes. Keep this in mind if you wind up playing with this stuff.

I plan on bringing the smoothcast over to the space in the next 24 hours. It is in my living room right now.

Al



From hephaestus at antipunk.net  Sat Apr 16 19:42:48 2011
From: hephaestus at antipunk.net (Hephaestus)
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:42:48 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Molds and pouring
In-Reply-To: <7242E623-5C69-4637-9FA2-E887D915698E@openbuddha.com>
References: <7242E623-5C69-4637-9FA2-E887D915698E@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=+idqa6WbACmMxX956ApeB9A62Ug@mail.gmail.com>

There's not much to it, just pour a thin stream down into the lowest
point of the mold, allowing it to find its own level within the mold
to reduce air gaps. Be careful to only mix up as much as you can use
in those 2 minutes (which includes mixing time, so be prepared.

I can swing by tomorrow afternoon with some stuff to see if we can get
this going.

Is this stuff mixed by weight or volume?

--
Heph

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Al Jigen Billings
<albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> The molds for the reprap prusa parts came in on Thursday. I went and picked up 15 lbs of smoothcast 325. The plastic cost (with some dyes) cost me about $105 so I would appreciate some kick back on it if people wind up using it as I've paid for all of this out of pocket so far (except for Sean kicking $50 my way for his share of the molds).
>
> I've never poured plastic into molds before though and there are undoubtedly good and bad ways to do it. Does someone want to show me and others how to go about it? Otherwise, I'll read a few more websites and give it a go. :-)
>
> The smoothcast has a bucket time of 10 min and a pour window of 2.5 minutes. This means that once the two agents are combined (in buckets that we don't have yet...), you have to pour into the molds within 2 and a half minutes. Keep this in mind if you wind up playing with this stuff.
>
> I plan on bringing the smoothcast over to the space in the next 24 hours. It is in my living room right now.
>
> Al
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>


From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr 16 20:44:03 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:44:03 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Molds and pouring
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=+idqa6WbACmMxX956ApeB9A62Ug@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7242E623-5C69-4637-9FA2-E887D915698E@openbuddha.com>
	<BANLkTi=+idqa6WbACmMxX956ApeB9A62Ug@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CC94A37A-9650-4F82-AC55-6FDB6E17A920@openbuddha.com>


On Apr 16, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Hephaestus wrote:

> There's not much to it, just pour a thin stream down into the lowest
> point of the mold, allowing it to find its own level within the mold
> to reduce air gaps. Be careful to only mix up as much as you can use
> in those 2 minutes (which includes mixing time, so be prepared.
> 
> I can swing by tomorrow afternoon with some stuff to see if we can get
> this going.
> 
> Is this stuff mixed by weight or volume?

By volume. It is smooth-cast 325 and it has a 1 to 1 ratio.  See http://www.smooth-on.com/Urethane-Plastic-a/c5_1120_1206/index.html.

Al



From albill at openbuddha.com  Tue Apr 19 13:26:33 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:26:33 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] A Makerbot for Sale
Message-ID: <8354A315-7C07-4E2E-A19C-358ADDD2BE5E@openbuddha.com>

Someone on the Makerbot e-mail list is unloading his makerbot, for any that may care.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MakerBot-Cupcake-Assembled-and-Fully-Functional-/230610711235

Al

From chriszf at gmail.com  Tue Apr 19 15:21:59 2011
From: chriszf at gmail.com (Christian Fernandez)
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:21:59 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Python class still not on tonight!
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=odwzrrOuXD9aEZD22GoO5WH5WDQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hey folks,

Just in case you missed the email last week and the blog post, Python
class is suspended until the first week of May. I'm off to Hawaii for
a bit. I'll send an email when it comes back.

--
Christian


From veganjenny at gmail.com  Sun Apr 24 15:03:33 2011
From: veganjenny at gmail.com (jenny w)
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:03:33 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Visiting Ace Monster Toys for first time
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=E2AGTVir38Fvjn4hq1eBav714zQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi, everyone! Some friends and I want to check out the space. Would it be
okay for a group of us to come on Thursday at 7? I believe that's about a
half-hour before the general meeting. We mostly want to see what the space
looks like and maybe stay for the meeting.

Jen-Mei
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 24 15:04:47 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:04:47 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Announcing a new Meetup for Make:SF - the Bay Makers!
Message-ID: <89AA192C-7D0C-48E3-AD06-0F213AAEE3CA@openbuddha.com>

Found this on the Noisebridge e-mail list.

Announcing a new Meetup for Make:SF - the Bay Makers!

What: Make:SF May 3th @ Tech Liminal 
When: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 7:00 PM

Where: TechLiminal 
268 14th Street 
Oakland, CA 94612 
(510) 832-3401

Hello Makers,

Maker Faire is fast approaching and we know you are all getting ready for it. We will be there as well so come check out our booth and bring all your friends too!

This means it is time to celebrate with Maker happy hour. First, though, we will meet at Tech Liminal for our Super Kit Blowout Sale. We have accumulated a large number of kits from previous meetings and we would much rather you have them then us. The kits we have for sale are: TV Begones, MintyBoost (with the tin!), Drawdio, Arduino Uno, and Soft Circuit Bracelets.

Then we will go to Disco Volante to geek out!. Come and get to know your fellow Makers a little bit more. Find people you can collaborate with and hear about all the cool stuff people are doing. 

Also, if you are working on a project and want to show it off or get help email us and we will arrange a demo for after the sale. We want to see all the cool stuff you are doing:) 

 - - - - - - - - - - - 

New to Make:SF? Discover what membership has to offer on the Membership page.

 - - - - - - - - - - - 

Thanks for joining our group! Keep us going strong by chipping in! Pay your Jan-Jun 2011 dues online today! You can also pay cash or credit card in person at the meeting. 

See you soon!

 
Check it out!



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From drorex at gmail.com  Sun Apr 24 15:37:16 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:37:16 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Visiting Ace Monster Toys for first time
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=E2AGTVir38Fvjn4hq1eBav714zQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTi=E2AGTVir38Fvjn4hq1eBav714zQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTik0qpHRhe0Z9DCdezvoLBJwDh3hGQ@mail.gmail.com>

Yeah, I should be there by then, feel free to stop by & I can give you
a quick tour

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 3:03 PM, jenny w <veganjenny at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, everyone! Some friends and I want to check out the space. Would it be
> okay for a group of us to come on Thursday at 7? I believe that's about a
> half-hour before the general meeting. We mostly want to see what the space
> looks like and maybe stay for the meeting.
> Jen-Mei
>


From peter at spiralsix.com  Sun Apr 24 16:04:53 2011
From: peter at spiralsix.com (Peter Gardner)
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:04:53 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] laser cutter access and mendel parts
Message-ID: <BANLkTikoAd4sJSof_4zFd-uB6N_quxbrLQ@mail.gmail.com>

(Please forgive me if this is a repeat, I tried to send this message before
and it got held for moderation.)

This is a message for Myles and others who are working on the book scanner
flatpacks for maker faire:

I have access to the TechShop laser cutters for the next month or so, if it
would help, I could cut some of the scanner parts for you, so you wouldn't
have to pay someone else to do it.

Also, I wanted to ask the gentleman who got the molds for the mendel parts
if he wants help casting some in exchange for a set of parts for me or if I
there was another way I could get a set for not much cash.

Thanks,
Peter
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 24 18:06:55 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:06:55 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] laser cutter access and mendel parts
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikoAd4sJSof_4zFd-uB6N_quxbrLQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTikoAd4sJSof_4zFd-uB6N_quxbrLQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <E930517F-FD3D-4CE3-8037-144C79576AE9@openbuddha.com>

I'm the guy who got the molds.

I'm sure we can get you a set of parts made. I'm trying to recoup the cost of getting the molds to some degree but I've gotten $50 from Sean and a promise of $50 from Cliff (and I hope maybe $50 from Andreas), which would be enough.

I actually have a couple of extra RAMPS boards (though not the components). I had three made and then I got another with a bag of components for it. Sean is going to take one from me but that leaves a couple. People will need to get the components for it, which are listed at http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/RAMPS#Bill_of_Materials.

I'd like to have a little "let's build your Reprap Prusa" party soon but I expect most people don't have the basic parts yet.

Al

On Apr 24, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Peter Gardner wrote:

> 
> (Please forgive me if this is a repeat, I tried to send this message before and it got held for moderation.)
> 
> This is a message for Myles and others who are working on the book scanner flatpacks for maker faire:
> 
> I have access to the TechShop laser cutters for the next month or so, if it would help, I could cut some of the scanner parts for you, so you wouldn't have to pay someone else to do it.
> 
> Also, I wanted to ask the gentleman who got the molds for the mendel parts if he wants help casting some in exchange for a set of parts for me or if I there was another way I could get a set for not much cash.
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss



From albill at openbuddha.com  Sun Apr 24 18:06:55 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:06:55 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] laser cutter access and mendel parts
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikoAd4sJSof_4zFd-uB6N_quxbrLQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTikoAd4sJSof_4zFd-uB6N_quxbrLQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <E930517F-FD3D-4CE3-8037-144C79576AE9@openbuddha.com>

I'm the guy who got the molds.

I'm sure we can get you a set of parts made. I'm trying to recoup the cost of getting the molds to some degree but I've gotten $50 from Sean and a promise of $50 from Cliff (and I hope maybe $50 from Andreas), which would be enough.

I actually have a couple of extra RAMPS boards (though not the components). I had three made and then I got another with a bag of components for it. Sean is going to take one from me but that leaves a couple. People will need to get the components for it, which are listed at http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/RAMPS#Bill_of_Materials.

I'd like to have a little "let's build your Reprap Prusa" party soon but I expect most people don't have the basic parts yet.

Al

On Apr 24, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Peter Gardner wrote:

> 
> (Please forgive me if this is a repeat, I tried to send this message before and it got held for moderation.)
> 
> This is a message for Myles and others who are working on the book scanner flatpacks for maker faire:
> 
> I have access to the TechShop laser cutters for the next month or so, if it would help, I could cut some of the scanner parts for you, so you wouldn't have to pay someone else to do it.
> 
> Also, I wanted to ask the gentleman who got the molds for the mendel parts if he wants help casting some in exchange for a set of parts for me or if I there was another way I could get a set for not much cash.
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss



From veganjenny at gmail.com  Mon Apr 25 13:11:43 2011
From: veganjenny at gmail.com (jenny w)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:11:43 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Visiting Ace Monster Toys for first time
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTik0qpHRhe0Z9DCdezvoLBJwDh3hGQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTi=E2AGTVir38Fvjn4hq1eBav714zQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTik0qpHRhe0Z9DCdezvoLBJwDh3hGQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTim49yDw1ZukiW9x2BVsaaUA4sN7Tg@mail.gmail.com>

David,

Thanks! See you on Thursday!

Jen-Mei

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 3:37 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I should be there by then, feel free to stop by & I can give you
> a quick tour
>
> On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 3:03 PM, jenny w <veganjenny at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi, everyone! Some friends and I want to check out the space. Would it be
> > okay for a group of us to come on Thursday at 7? I believe that's about a
> > half-hour before the general meeting. We mostly want to see what the
> space
> > looks like and maybe stay for the meeting.
> > Jen-Mei
> >
>
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Mon Apr 25 14:15:15 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:15:15 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Reprap Prusas
Message-ID: <D6884610-5F66-44E1-8F7F-415FC6978428@openbuddha.com>

Can everyone interested in building a Reprap Prusa reply to me (probably directly) and let me know?

Al



From me at robbiet.us  Mon Apr 25 14:18:01 2011
From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:18:01 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Reprap Prusas
In-Reply-To: <D6884610-5F66-44E1-8F7F-415FC6978428@openbuddha.com>
References: <D6884610-5F66-44E1-8F7F-415FC6978428@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <525E3511197F45D2881E9DABF6393FF9@gmail.com>

Me!

-- 
Robbie Trencheny

On Monday, April 25, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote: 
> Can everyone interested in building a Reprap Prusa reply to me (probably directly) and let me know?
> 
> Al
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From me at robbiet.us  Mon Apr 25 14:32:20 2011
From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:32:20 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] The Maker Revolution: From Workbench to Business
Message-ID: <BANLkTinrtn=fgx38tqnppEpuBvieVyhr5Q@mail.gmail.com>

On Wednesday there is an event I am going to at TechShop SF entitled "The
Maker Revolution: From Workbench to Business" which basically is networking
and free tours of Techshop. Highly suggest you all go!


http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1534970137/eorg


Robbie Trencheny
PHP/MySQL, HTML, CSS Developer
925.884.3728
www.robbiet.us

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From myles at tenhand.com  Mon Apr 25 15:01:27 2011
From: myles at tenhand.com (myles)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:01:27 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Brainwave!
Message-ID: <37F384E2-F967-4178-AB5C-5B829C5D7020@tenhand.com>


We should have an ace monster fundraiser helping people build 2-3 types of  burningman stuff. 

Due to picking the wrong audience, I still have lots of parts for making solar power units. We could come up with a standardized design, force people to prepay, and then guide their assembly on site. 
I'm sure there are other much-duplicated products. (CNC made showers? Radio charging units? ???) 



From albill at openbuddha.com  Mon Apr 25 16:32:09 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:32:09 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Another Makerbot for sale
Message-ID: <C6F6B9C8-C0DA-421C-A8C6-38459D787C24@openbuddha.com>

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280665595384


From drorex at gmail.com  Wed Apr 27 10:08:14 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:08:14 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] AVR/Arduino/Microcontroller workshop tonight
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=SHH7m-aF6_mA2W6cTORZ5pLgKjA@mail.gmail.com>

Come one, come all, my every-other-week thing is happening tonight at the
space.

When: 7-9pm
Where: Ace Monster Toys

Bring: Your laptop, any microcontrollers / arduinos you have. Any parts you
want to hook up to them (breadboards, LEDs, LCDs, beepers, buttons, knobs,
etc)

If you don't have a microcontroller, we have kits available for $20 and I
can walk you through putting it together.

I can give you exercises to learn the basics, suggest something for you to
build, or give advice & help on any project you may be working on or wanting
to start.
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Wed Apr 27 11:33:31 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:33:31 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Bee Keeping next Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 PM
Message-ID: <4DB8617B.6020205@openbuddha.com>

Jonathan Zamick, who has been building bee hives with Mike at AMT, is 
going to speak on Thursday, May 5, at some length on bee keeping.

He said that could cover:

About honeybees. Background, current issues with colony collapse 
disorder, trends in urban farming
Basic starting hive setup. Minimal requirements, cost breakdown.
Common issues for beginning beeks. Feeding, making sure you get
straight comb, stings, etc.
Q&A

This will be in lieu of the normal agenda except for any emergency 
issues or quick updates.

I know a number of us expressed interest in learning more about bee 
keeping so this is our chance.

Al


From romanian at gmail.com  Wed Apr 27 12:28:39 2011
From: romanian at gmail.com (Stefan Hristu)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:28:39 -0500
Subject: [AMTD] Bee Keeping next Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 PM
In-Reply-To: <4DB8617B.6020205@openbuddha.com>
References: <4DB8617B.6020205@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=MALF19RKb6iOybddSNaxhEAszag@mail.gmail.com>

I love this talk already! Will surely bee there ;)
On Apr 27, 2011 11:33 AM, "Al Jigen Billings" <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> Jonathan Zamick, who has been building bee hives with Mike at AMT, is
> going to speak on Thursday, May 5, at some length on bee keeping.
>
> He said that could cover:
>
> About honeybees. Background, current issues with colony collapse
> disorder, trends in urban farming
> Basic starting hive setup. Minimal requirements, cost breakdown.
> Common issues for beginning beeks. Feeding, making sure you get
> straight comb, stings, etc.
> Q&A
>
> This will be in lieu of the normal agenda except for any emergency
> issues or quick updates.
>
> I know a number of us expressed interest in learning more about bee
> keeping so this is our chance.
>
> Al
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Wed Apr 27 13:29:43 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:29:43 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Maker Faire: Plan or Fail
Message-ID: <4DB87CB7.4030207@openbuddha.com>

So the Maker Faire is less than a month away.

Other than having the Book Scanner there, I don't know what we're doing 
(we need meeting notes to remind us...).

We need to get on the stick in order not to be full of fail at the Maker 
Faire.

I'm planning on doing more work on it and being there and Robbie is 
signed up to help.

We need more help and a better plan on what we're doing.

I've put a page up for this at 
http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/2011_Maker_Faire.

Al



From myles at tenhand.com  Wed Apr 27 14:21:11 2011
From: myles at tenhand.com (myles)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:21:11 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Maker Faire: Plan or Fail
In-Reply-To: <4DB87CB7.4030207@openbuddha.com>
References: <4DB87CB7.4030207@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <D544C756-DE46-4F7A-B77E-C1A6DAD53205@tenhand.com>

We need a workparty to bash hout some parts for the book scanners. I want to build at least 10 scanners for sale, ideally 20. Excess will get sold via the forum.
What weekend day would be good for 3-5 people to set up an assembly line&  do documentation?
> 
(wiki updated with subtasks, final design to be described at meeting this thursday)

On Apr 27, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:

> So the Maker Faire is less than a month away.
> 
> Other than having the Book Scanner there, I don't know what we're doing (we need meeting notes to remind us...).
> 
> We need to get on the stick in order not to be full of fail at the Maker Faire.
> 
> I'm planning on doing more work on it and being there and Robbie is signed up to help.
> 
> We need more help and a better plan on what we're doing.
> 
> I've put a page up for this at http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/2011_Maker_Faire.
> 
> Al
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss



From alxndr at gmail.com  Wed Apr 27 20:34:44 2011
From: alxndr at gmail.com (Alexander)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:34:44 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] used harbor freight shop press for $100
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=rU0Xvr-ViQYAHfAkrYURFHRZHpQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hey folks, there's no shop press in the space, right?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/tls/2349753908.html

--leks
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From me at robbiet.us  Thu Apr 28 08:53:00 2011
From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny)
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:53:00 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] 75% off Maker Faire tickets TODAY ONLY
Message-ID: <49545A355D994C9CAC4EC174410B1427@gmail.com>

Hey everyone,

Reddit just informed me of 75% off Maker Faire tickets TODAY ONLY.

Just go to http://makerfaire.eventbrite.com/
and use the discount code 11MFBAMakeLive

Make use of it now!

-- 
Robbie Trencheny

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From sean at techmonkeydesign.com  Thu Apr 28 10:03:19 2011
From: sean at techmonkeydesign.com (Sean O'Steen)
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:03:19 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Maker Faire: Plan or Fail
In-Reply-To: <D544C756-DE46-4F7A-B77E-C1A6DAD53205@tenhand.com>
References: <4DB87CB7.4030207@openbuddha.com>
	<D544C756-DE46-4F7A-B77E-C1A6DAD53205@tenhand.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTimmwZOvyBeNCHAQPL5y=dHFJC8wdw@mail.gmail.com>

I've put my name on the list as well as put a bullet point in about possibly
running a LEGO solar drag race.

THE IDEA:
We create several solar cell blocks, several motors blocks & chassis that
patrons can walk up to our booth to mix & match.  We run impromptu heats
down the length of our table.  We would have an arduino controlled heat lamp
array as well as timing lights to run the track. The track would be a simple
slot car track with the heat lamps above. The lights, combined with
screaching tire sound effects should attract lots of eyeballs.

If we move on this, I'll need help with the lamp types that cast the best
"solar light" for this task as well as sourcing for the hobby solar cells
and dc motors. Myles???

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:21 PM, myles <myles at tenhand.com> wrote:

> We need a workparty to bash hout some parts for the book scanners. I want
> to build at least 10 scanners for sale, ideally 20. Excess will get sold via
> the forum.
> What weekend day would be good for 3-5 people to set up an assembly line&
>  do documentation?
> >
> (wiki updated with subtasks, final design to be described at meeting this
> thursday)
>
> On Apr 27, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:
>
> > So the Maker Faire is less than a month away.
> >
> > Other than having the Book Scanner there, I don't know what we're doing
> (we need meeting notes to remind us...).
> >
> > We need to get on the stick in order not to be full of fail at the Maker
> Faire.
> >
> > I'm planning on doing more work on it and being there and Robbie is
> signed up to help.
> >
> > We need more help and a better plan on what we're doing.
> >
> > I've put a page up for this at
> http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/2011_Maker_Faire.
> >
> > Al
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Discuss mailing list
> > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
> _______________________________________________
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From me at robbiet.us  Thu Apr 28 12:04:15 2011
From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny)
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:04:15 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] 75% off Maker Faire tickets TODAY ONLY
In-Reply-To: <D5573DB6-268B-408B-8950-48E6581E3460@deadtrout.com>
References: <49545A355D994C9CAC4EC174410B1427@gmail.com>
	<D5573DB6-268B-408B-8950-48E6581E3460@deadtrout.com>
Message-ID: <638B976DD7DB4EAD9E61100C5B87964E@gmail.com>

It only discounts tickets below the Booster Pack level. The early bird tickets do not get discounted.

-- 
Robbie Trencheny

On Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Terry Ewing wrote: 
> Damn. Looks like it expired.
> 
> On Apr 28, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Robbie Trencheny wrote:
> > Hey everyone,
> > 
> > Reddit just informed me of 75% off Maker Faire tickets TODAY ONLY.
> > 
> > Just go to http://makerfaire.eventbrite.com/
> > and use the discount code 11MFBAMakeLive
> > 
> > Make use of it now!
> > 
> > -- 
> > Robbie Trencheny
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > Discuss mailing list
> > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 
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From ruchira.datta at gmail.com  Thu Apr 28 12:14:07 2011
From: ruchira.datta at gmail.com (Ruchira Datta)
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:14:07 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] 75% off Maker Faire tickets TODAY ONLY
In-Reply-To: <638B976DD7DB4EAD9E61100C5B87964E@gmail.com>
References: <49545A355D994C9CAC4EC174410B1427@gmail.com>
	<D5573DB6-268B-408B-8950-48E6581E3460@deadtrout.com>
	<638B976DD7DB4EAD9E61100C5B87964E@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTinU7meaKcRjrm09e3ziLZZs7fCi0Q@mail.gmail.com>

The early bird tickets do get discounted, I just bought one.  The discounted
tickets show up below all of the non-discounted ones.

--Ruchira Datta

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Robbie Trencheny <me at robbiet.us> wrote:

>  It only discounts tickets below the Booster Pack level. The early bird
> tickets do not get discounted.
>
> --
> Robbie Trencheny
>
> On Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Terry Ewing wrote:
>
> Damn.  Looks like it expired.
>
> On Apr 28, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Robbie Trencheny wrote:
>
>  Hey everyone,
>
> Reddit just informed me of 75% off Maker Faire tickets TODAY ONLY.
>
> Just go to http://makerfaire.eventbrite.com/
>  <http://makerfaire.eventbrite.com/>and use the discount code
> 11MFBAMakeLive
>
> Make use of it now!
>
> --
> Robbie Trencheny
>
>  _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
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From drorex at gmail.com  Fri Apr 29 09:50:45 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:50:45 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Bob's Powersupply dead?
Message-ID: <BANLkTik5Oes=AUeZCxJZjWB_taF2HFOMkw@mail.gmail.com>

Just took a look at Bob today, the power supply appears to be dead. I
unplugged it from the makerbot and attempted to manually turn it on
(resistor across two of the pins on the connector), and it makes a tiny
click sound, but the fan does not spin up, and no power is provided on any
of the power pins.

Anyone have a spare PC power supply? The one they sell with it is 400W, but
I don't think it needs that much power. Probably could go down to 250W
without any trouble. The main thing is it needs a 20 or 20+4 connector, if
it has a newer 24-only pin connector, we'll need to cut part of the
connector off (doable, but hacky). Also needs 4 molex connectors, so if it's
all SATA cables instead of the older 4 pin molex connectors that might be
another issue. Oh, last thing, the fan needs to be on one of the 4 small
sides of the PSU, not the two large sides (those are completely covered in
the makerbot).

If we need to buy a new one, here's one for cheap ($30+$2 shipping) with
decent reviews (only has a 1 year warranty, but we should get more life out
of it since the makerbot isn't on as often as your average PC is):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182006
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Fri Apr 29 10:01:00 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:01:00 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Bob's Powersupply dead?
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTik5Oes=AUeZCxJZjWB_taF2HFOMkw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTik5Oes=AUeZCxJZjWB_taF2HFOMkw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <C8EB750D-1A25-43E2-AED2-9A6156218183@openbuddha.com>

Andreas thought the power supply was the issue last night. Take the one in my shuttle pc on my desk.

On Apr 29, 2011, at 9:50 AM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just took a look at Bob today, the power supply appears to be dead. I unplugged it from the makerbot and attempted to manually turn it on (resistor across two of the pins on the connector), and it makes a tiny click sound, but the fan does not spin up, and no power is provided on any of the power pins. 
> 
> Anyone have a spare PC power supply? The one they sell with it is 400W, but I don't think it needs that much power. Probably could go down to 250W without any trouble. The main thing is it needs a 20 or 20+4 connector, if it has a newer 24-only pin connector, we'll need to cut part of the connector off (doable, but hacky). Also needs 4 molex connectors, so if it's all SATA cables instead of the older 4 pin molex connectors that might be another issue. Oh, last thing, the fan needs to be on one of the 4 small sides of the PSU, not the two large sides (those are completely covered in the makerbot).
> 
> If we need to buy a new one, here's one for cheap ($30+$2 shipping) with decent reviews (only has a 1 year warranty, but we should get more life out of it since the makerbot isn't on as often as your average PC is):
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182006
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Fri Apr 29 10:06:53 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:06:53 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Bob's Powersupply dead?
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTik5Oes=AUeZCxJZjWB_taF2HFOMkw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTik5Oes=AUeZCxJZjWB_taF2HFOMkw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4DBAF02D.7050401@openbuddha.com>

By the way, Alice will be back in the space by tomorrow. I meant to 
bring her back last night but got side tracked when I left my house and 
forgot.

Al


From myles at tenhand.com  Fri Apr 29 16:58:47 2011
From: myles at tenhand.com (myles)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:58:47 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] We've got skate bearings on the way.
Message-ID: <8C7E6CF7-36DA-4996-AAB9-DEBA73E25C24@tenhand.com>

I just ordered 100 of them. Those that don't get built into book scanners will probably find a home. 

Since I'm feeling flush, I also just ordered 20 test leads for the soldering station. 

From albill at openbuddha.com  Fri Apr 29 17:06:20 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen BIllings)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:06:20 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] We've got skate bearings on the way.
In-Reply-To: <8C7E6CF7-36DA-4996-AAB9-DEBA73E25C24@tenhand.com>
References: <8C7E6CF7-36DA-4996-AAB9-DEBA73E25C24@tenhand.com>
Message-ID: <01E36E97-9272-44E1-B792-141F6D26F238@openbuddha.com>

And a reminder to bookscannerish people that we're meeting at noon tomorrow at the space.

On Apr 29, 2011, at 4:58 PM, myles wrote:

> I just ordered 100 of them. Those that don't get built into book scanners will probably find a home. 
> 
> Since I'm feeling flush, I also just ordered 20 test leads for the soldering station. 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss



From slick at rebelbase.com  Sat Apr 30 10:14:48 2011
From: slick at rebelbase.com (slick)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:14:48 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] R/C Electric Plane Basics Suggestions and Requests
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=bRtH8KY=MDfLEEjLAL2KOLzVKiA@mail.gmail.com>

Howdy,
    This is Aaron, new guy at AMT.  I would like to give a talk about the
basics of Electric R/C model airplanes.  I'm just not sure how basic I
should go.  What I was thinking was covering a few of the topics you'd want
to be familiar with if you were interested in getting into the hobby.  (I
don't have any experience with gas powered planes but some things will cross
over.)

Basic anatomy of an R/C plane.
Park flier vs bigger planes.
Scratch-built vs kit planes.
Radio basics - how to choose a Tx.
Power Systems basics Motor ESC Battery
Online resources.
R/C Simulators.

Things I think would be better for later discussions
R/C scale airfoils
Multi-motor planes/copters
Aerial Photography/Videography
Gyros/Accelerometers
FPV/RPV (First Person Viewing / Remote Piloted Vehicle)
AUV (Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle)
Suggestions

Let me know what you think about these topics, (too basic? to complex?)
Is there anything you'd like me to cover that I didn't mention?

-Aaron
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr 30 12:11:44 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:11:44 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Door is offline
Message-ID: <3CF98E5B-38F6-4937-9C8C-3CBF5B673B63@openbuddha.com>

Can someone remote into the door computer and check it. RFID is failing.




From drorex at gmail.com  Sat Apr 30 12:26:40 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:26:40 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Door is offline
In-Reply-To: <3CF98E5B-38F6-4937-9C8C-3CBF5B673B63@openbuddha.com>
References: <3CF98E5B-38F6-4937-9C8C-3CBF5B673B63@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=SWJHTc5jtx+gO_mNuAfhcueMweQ@mail.gmail.com>

I can get into the space's server, but can't get into the door computer. My
guess is:

1. Network cable to door computer disconnected / connected to wrong switch
To check: the ethernet cable coming out of the white plug computer and going
into one of the switches. Make sure it's connected, and that the switch is
connected to the rest of the network somehow

2. door computer unplugged
To check: plug computer has LEDs on it lit up. Don't unplug it if you can
help it, generally not a good idea to pull the plug on a computer.

3. everything hooked up, but network setup is such that either it's not
getting an IP address, or it's getting a new IP in a different subnet
To check: I dunno, I haven't been involved in any of the network setting up
over there

Ben: Can you give a quick rundown of what you were working on yesterday? Was
it just a kernel upgrade on that one server, or did any other things get
moved around/changed?

I know the RFID was working yesterday morning.

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Al Jigen Billings
<albill at openbuddha.com>wrote:

> Can someone remote into the door computer and check it. RFID is failing.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr 30 12:27:20 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:27:20 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Sooo lonely
Message-ID: <68C581AC-B841-48DC-A68A-76D76111A5D0@openbuddha.com>

It is almost 12:30 and no one is at the space. Did the bookscanner work group get cancelled?




From myles at tenhand.com  Sat Apr 30 11:51:01 2011
From: myles at tenhand.com (myles)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:51:01 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Book scaner update &  lasercut parts
Message-ID: <C4FC8716-77E3-4DF4-A966-2A0C93547D4B@tenhand.com>

4-5 people have expressed interest in the book scanner parts, so I'm going to spam the list with my final rough draft. 

Amusingly, I can't print things out on my printer (.1mm lines don't show up well) so there's a good chance of off-by-one errors. 
If anyone is an inkscape guru, the help I know I could use is:
	It would be nice to remove redundant paths on the platen-parts. (how *do* you use the link tool on freehand work?)
	Possibly reducing the # of independent paths. There's bound to be a way to tile the little Christmas tree shapes, but I couldn't find it. 
	A huge help would be getting these two designs pasted into a ponoko compatible  or other larger workspace template 
	An actual laser cut run on 5mm or 1/4 in plywood. 

The final design is supposed to look a bit like this book cradle (but lasercut), 
. 
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr 30 12:32:34 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:32:34 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Sooo lonely
In-Reply-To: <372614F93C434B419EFCE749CD1645CC@gmail.com>
References: <68C581AC-B841-48DC-A68A-76D76111A5D0@openbuddha.com>
	<372614F93C434B419EFCE749CD1645CC@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <71F67EE5-696A-4BF9-80A0-B2BAB3F860D9@openbuddha.com>

Work party is but bookscanner was today, afaik. Am I wrong?



On Apr 30, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Robbie Trencheny <me at robbiet.us> wrote:

> I thought the work party was tomorrow!
> 
> -- 
> Robbie Trencheny
> 
> On Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:
> 
>> It is almost 12:30 and no one is at the space. Did the bookscanner work group get cancelled?
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 
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From me at robbiet.us  Sat Apr 30 12:33:55 2011
From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:33:55 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Sooo lonely
In-Reply-To: <71F67EE5-696A-4BF9-80A0-B2BAB3F860D9@openbuddha.com>
References: <68C581AC-B841-48DC-A68A-76D76111A5D0@openbuddha.com>
	<372614F93C434B419EFCE749CD1645CC@gmail.com>
	<71F67EE5-696A-4BF9-80A0-B2BAB3F860D9@openbuddha.com>
Message-ID: <99916E6C4FDB4B5FB24A9A246CAD30DC@gmail.com>

Well, myles was there earlier it looks like, judging by the pictures he sent and the timestamp on it.

-- 
Robbie Trencheny

On Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote: 
> Work party is but bookscanner was today, afaik. Am I wrong?
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 30, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Robbie Trencheny <me at robbiet.us> wrote:
> 
> > I thought the work party was tomorrow!
> > 
> > -- 
> > Robbie Trencheny
> > 
> > On Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:
> > > It is almost 12:30 and no one is at the space. Did the bookscanner work group get cancelled?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Discuss mailing list
> > > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> > > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> > > 
> > 
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr 30 12:35:57 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:35:57 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Door is offline
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=SWJHTc5jtx+gO_mNuAfhcueMweQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <3CF98E5B-38F6-4937-9C8C-3CBF5B673B63@openbuddha.com>
	<BANLkTi=SWJHTc5jtx+gO_mNuAfhcueMweQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <B9931EA0-F02D-4E7F-9931-49B42BF51A7A@openbuddha.com>

Connections look fine but no blinky lights on plug computer. Cycling power has no effect.



On Apr 30, 2011, at 12:26 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:

> I can get into the space's server, but can't get into the door computer. My guess is:
> 
> 1. Network cable to door computer disconnected / connected to wrong switch
> To check: the ethernet cable coming out of the white plug computer and going into one of the switches. Make sure it's connected, and that the switch is connected to the rest of the network somehow
> 
> 2. door computer unplugged
> To check: plug computer has LEDs on it lit up. Don't unplug it if you can help it, generally not a good idea to pull the plug on a computer.
> 
> 3. everything hooked up, but network setup is such that either it's not getting an IP address, or it's getting a new IP in a different subnet
> To check: I dunno, I haven't been involved in any of the network setting up over there
> 
> Ben: Can you give a quick rundown of what you were working on yesterday? Was it just a kernel upgrade on that one server, or did any other things get moved around/changed?
> 
> I know the RFID was working yesterday morning.
> 
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
> Can someone remote into the door computer and check it. RFID is failing.
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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From albill at openbuddha.com  Sat Apr 30 12:36:36 2011
From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:36:36 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Sooo lonely
In-Reply-To: <99916E6C4FDB4B5FB24A9A246CAD30DC@gmail.com>
References: <68C581AC-B841-48DC-A68A-76D76111A5D0@openbuddha.com>
	<372614F93C434B419EFCE749CD1645CC@gmail.com>
	<71F67EE5-696A-4BF9-80A0-B2BAB3F860D9@openbuddha.com>
	<99916E6C4FDB4B5FB24A9A246CAD30DC@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <6B7A14F1-6FB4-4153-8BF3-C29D5CF1C307@openbuddha.com>

He just showed up now.



On Apr 30, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Robbie Trencheny <me at robbiet.us> wrote:

> Well, myles was there earlier it looks like, judging by the pictures he sent and the timestamp on it.
> 
> -- 
> Robbie Trencheny
> 
> On Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:
> 
>> Work party is but bookscanner was today, afaik. Am I wrong?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 30, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Robbie Trencheny <me at robbiet.us> wrote:
>> 
>>> I thought the work party was tomorrow!
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Robbie Trencheny
>>> 
>>> On Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote:
>>> 
>>>> It is almost 12:30 and no one is at the space. Did the bookscanner work group get cancelled?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Discuss mailing list
>>>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>>>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>> 
>> 
> 
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From ben at nerp.net  Sat Apr 30 12:36:37 2011
From: ben at nerp.net (Ben Kochie)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:36:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [AMTD] Door is offline
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=SWJHTc5jtx+gO_mNuAfhcueMweQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <3CF98E5B-38F6-4937-9C8C-3CBF5B673B63@openbuddha.com>
	<BANLkTi=SWJHTc5jtx+gO_mNuAfhcueMweQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1104301236091.26334@chef.nerp.net>

All I did was reboot a010.

-ben

  "UNIX is user-friendly, it's just picky about its friends."

On Sat, 30 Apr 2011, David Rorex wrote:

> I can get into the space's server, but can't get into the door computer. My guess is:
> 
> 1. Network cable to door computer disconnected / connected to wrong switch
> To check: the ethernet cable coming out of the white plug computer and going into one of the
> switches. Make sure it's connected, and that the switch is connected to the rest of the network
> somehow
> 
> 2. door computer unplugged
> To check: plug computer has LEDs on it lit up. Don't unplug it if you can help it, generally not
> a good idea to pull the plug on a computer.
> 
> 3. everything hooked up, but network setup is such that either it's not getting an IP address,
> or it's getting a new IP in a different subnet
> To check: I dunno, I haven't been involved in any of the network setting up over there
> 
> Ben: Can you give a quick rundown of what you were working on yesterday? Was it just a kernel
> upgrade on that one server, or did any other things get moved around/changed?
> 
> I know the RFID was working yesterday morning.
> 
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Al Jigen Billings <albill at openbuddha.com> wrote:
>       Can someone remote into the door computer and check it. RFID is failing.
> 
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From myles at tenhand.com  Sat Apr 30 19:09:01 2011
From: myles at tenhand.com (myles)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:09:01 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Book scaner update &  lasercut parts
In-Reply-To: <C4FC8716-77E3-4DF4-A966-2A0C93547D4B@tenhand.com>
References: <C4FC8716-77E3-4DF4-A966-2A0C93547D4B@tenhand.com>
Message-ID: <CA180522-4F96-4AFB-8211-5A1C5FA8FF3E@tenhand.com>

Oops. I just pasted up a ponoko sized template, and in so doing, found  
a half dozen mistakes in the metrix size. I'll send out a URL to good  
versions later tonight.

Ponoko costs a lot more, but gives room to build some better mountings

Sent from my mobile

On Apr 30, 2011, at 11:51 AM, myles <myles at tenhand.com> wrote:

> 4-5 people have expressed interest in the book scanner parts, so I'm  
> going to spam the list with my final rough draft.
>
> Amusingly, I can't print things out on my printer (.1mm lines don't  
> show up well) so there's a good chance of off-by-one errors.
> If anyone is an inkscape guru, the help I know I could use is:
>    It would be nice to remove redundant paths on the platen-parts.  
> (how *do* you use the link tool on freehand work?)
>    Possibly reducing the # of independent paths. There's bound to be  
> a way to tile the little Christmas tree shapes, but I couldn't find  
> it.
>    A huge help would be getting these two designs pasted into a  
> ponoko compatible  or other larger workspace template
>    An actual laser cut run on 5mm or 1/4 in plywood.
>
> The final design is supposed to look a bit like this book cradle  
> (but lasercut),
> .
> <cradle.jpg>
>
> Here's the platen (thing that holds glass to press the book open) on  
> the top. Note the skate bearing pressed into the side rail on the  
> platen. The little christmas trees connect that rail to the platen.
> <platen-top.jpg>
>
> The final design looks like
> <mk1.jpg>
> . Today I hope to work out what the side rails & posts will be made  
> out of.
>
> <metrix-platen-final.eps>
> <metrix-platen-final.svg>
> <metrix-platen-parts-final.eps>
> <metrix-platen-parts-final.svg>
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From drorex at gmail.com  Sat Apr 30 21:56:41 2011
From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:56:41 -0700
Subject: [AMTD] Book scaner update & lasercut parts
In-Reply-To: <CA180522-4F96-4AFB-8211-5A1C5FA8FF3E@tenhand.com>
References: <C4FC8716-77E3-4DF4-A966-2A0C93547D4B@tenhand.com>
	<CA180522-4F96-4AFB-8211-5A1C5FA8FF3E@tenhand.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=rE8u0L7cFMOnQJ5vHBSFVz+aGeg@mail.gmail.com>

How big are the templates? When we get our in-house laser cutter, the bed
will be 1200x800mm (~47.2x31.5 inches). Maybe you could cut two at once?

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 7:09 PM, myles <myles at tenhand.com> wrote:

> Oops. I just pasted up a ponoko sized template, and in so doing, found a
> half dozen mistakes in the metrix size. I'll send out a URL to good versions
> later tonight.
>
> Ponoko costs a lot more, but gives room to build some better mountings
>
> Sent from my mobile
>
>
> On Apr 30, 2011, at 11:51 AM, myles <myles at tenhand.com> wrote:
>
>  4-5 people have expressed interest in the book scanner parts, so I'm going
>> to spam the list with my final rough draft.
>>
>> Amusingly, I can't print things out on my printer (.1mm lines don't show
>> up well) so there's a good chance of off-by-one errors.
>> If anyone is an inkscape guru, the help I know I could use is:
>>   It would be nice to remove redundant paths on the platen-parts. (how
>> *do* you use the link tool on freehand work?)
>>   Possibly reducing the # of independent paths. There's bound to be a way
>> to tile the little Christmas tree shapes, but I couldn't find it.
>>   A huge help would be getting these two designs pasted into a ponoko
>> compatible  or other larger workspace template
>>   An actual laser cut run on 5mm or 1/4 in plywood.
>>
>> The final design is supposed to look a bit like this book cradle (but
>> lasercut),
>> .
>> <cradle.jpg>
>>
>> Here's the platen (thing that holds glass to press the book open) on the
>> top. Note the skate bearing pressed into the side rail on the platen. The
>> little christmas trees connect that rail to the platen.
>> <platen-top.jpg>
>>
>> The final design looks like
>> <mk1.jpg>
>> . Today I hope to work out what the side rails & posts will be made out
>> of.
>>
>> <metrix-platen-final.eps>
>> <metrix-platen-final.svg>
>> <metrix-platen-parts-final.eps>
>> <metrix-platen-parts-final.svg>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Discuss mailing list
>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org
>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
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