From garrattgallagher at gmail.com Thu Dec 1 10:31:27 2011 From: garrattgallagher at gmail.com (Garratt Gallagher) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:31:27 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Learning to use the Laser Cutter Message-ID: Hi All, I just joined AMT, and would like to use the laser cutter. I've used a universal laser cutter for a few years with correl draw, so I'm set with the basics of laser cutting, I just don't know this machine. Is there anyone willing to walk me through using the laser cutter? I'll be at the meeting today, or I can come in any other time when someone is available. Thanks Garratt From drorex at gmail.com Thu Dec 1 10:37:28 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:37:28 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Learning to use the Laser Cutter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I should be there, or if not I'm sure at least one other laser-user will be that can show you around. To be more prepared, please read through our wiki page on the laser: (probably bookmark it too, we try to collect useful info on it) http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Laser_Cutter In particular these two sections are useful, tips on using the software and a checklist for using the laser: http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Laser_Cutter/LaserCut_Software http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Laser_Cutter/Checklist On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Garratt Gallagher < garrattgallagher at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I just joined AMT, and would like to use the laser cutter. I've used > a universal laser cutter for a few years with correl draw, so I'm set > with the basics of laser cutting, I just don't know this machine. Is > there anyone willing to walk me through using the laser cutter? > > I'll be at the meeting today, or I can come in any other time when > someone is available. > > Thanks > Garratt > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Thu Dec 1 10:44:55 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:44:55 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Learning to use the Laser Cutter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4ED7CB27.7030101@openbuddha.com> We can walk you through it tonight. Al From maltman23 at hotmail.com Thu Dec 1 15:12:58 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:12:58 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Welcome to the "Discuss" mailing list In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, Me and Rolf were wondering if it would be OK for us to use the AMT space on Saturday night (10-Dec) at about 7pm-ish to make some of our kits. Rachel suggested I ask on the list. If it's OK, will someone be around that night to let us in? Thanks, Mitch. > Subject: Welcome to the "Discuss" mailing list > From: discuss-request at lists.acemonstertoys.org > To: maltman23 at hotmail.com > Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:08:39 -0800 > > Welcome to the Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org mailing list! > > To post to this list, send your email to: > > discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > > General information about the mailing list is at: > > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, switch to > or from digest mode, change your password, etc.), visit your > subscription page at: > > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/maltman23%40hotmail.com > > > You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message to: > > Discuss-request at lists.acemonstertoys.org > > with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the > quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions. > > You must know your password to change your options (including changing > the password, itself) or to unsubscribe. It is: > > ewececgo > > Normally, Mailman will remind you of your lists.acemonstertoys.org > mailing list passwords once every month, although you can disable this > if you prefer. This reminder will also include instructions on how to > unsubscribe or change your account options. There is also a button on > your options page that will email your current password to you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Thu Dec 1 15:31:24 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:31:24 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Welcome to the "Discuss" mailing list In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4ED80E4C.2030509@openbuddha.com> On 12/1/11 3:12 PM, Mitch Altman wrote: > Hello, > > Me and Rolf were wondering if it would be OK for us to use the AMT > space on Saturday night (10-Dec) at about 7pm-ish to make some of our > kits. Rachel suggested I ask on the list. If it's OK, will someone > be around that night to let us in? I think it will be fine if you do so, Mitch. I'm not sure who will be around. In a pinch, I could be but I'm out during the day at events. Al -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garrattgallagher at gmail.com Thu Dec 1 18:10:22 2011 From: garrattgallagher at gmail.com (Garratt Gallagher) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 18:10:22 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Group Buy on *good* mini mill? In-Reply-To: References: <4ED1E16C.8000200@openbuddha.com> <62F343A7-1F22-418D-B23C-C4B5D2A3EF2A@tenhand.com> <4ED29AA9.6040901@openbuddha.com> <4ED2AF7F.4010505@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: I have In old micro mill - I'll bring it tonight. On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:52 AM, slick wrote: > Speaking of guido, I was planning on getting the ballscrews and a > spindle PS, cause I have same plastic I want to machine. > > http://www.zentoolworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=119 > > 48V, 1.3 A Power Supply > This is the power supply, but it has been "Out Of Stock" there for a > while. ?Any one know where else I can buy a PS like this? Even used > would be ok if it is in good shape I think. > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Stefan Hristu wrote: >> as far as I am concerned, I want decent power at lower RPM (for >> metal/aluminium cutting), one thousand of an inch precision and an R-8 >> collet. >> >> I have floated the idea before of acquiring a grizzly g0704 and add-on >> ballscrews and CNC capabilities, see http://www.g0704.com/. This guy >> is a machinist of many years and has played around with many >> mills/lathes and motors/drivers, etc that one can fit onto them to >> turn them in CNC and increase performance and usability. >> the option would come out at around 2-2.5k for a working setup (with >> some end mills, milling vise, dials, etc.) >> >> The two options posted before seen to be more aimed at engraving metal >> or making really tiny parts. Lack of power and cheapness of components >> will just create another Guido :P The g0704 option is still fairly >> small (400 pounds, not a 5k pound knee mill) and with decent >> capabilities. >> >> That said, I am not currently around the 'yay until next year, so this >> is just food for thought. I might obtain this setup myself at some >> point given the cash and job/living setup is settled. I would also >> have to sell my drz 400 sm to get some funding. >> >> >> Stefan >> >> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:34 PM, myles conley wrote: >>> Depth calibrator light (or just use paper? ) >>> cutting fluid? >>> That clamp thing that lets you find the edge when you flip your work? >>> Taps? (or is that too high end a feature for minimal mill + unknown software? ) >>> >>> Can you tell I've helped other people but have no idea what I'm doing >>> >>> What about software? >>> >>> On Nov 27, 2011, at 5:24 PM, slick wrote: >>> >>>> To answer Myles question, this would be an ok starter pack of some of >>>> the accessories >>>> http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1262 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 5:18 PM, slick wrote: >>>>> From my own meager experience with chipper machines, the Taig is much >>>>> higher quality than the Chinese. >>>>> >>>>> This looks alright, but might not be as good as a Taig but it has a >>>>> nice price tag. >>>>> >>>>> http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4223&category=1387807683 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Al Jigen Billings >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> On 11/27/11 1:31 PM, David Rorex wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was about to change the setting just so I don't have to listen to you >>>>>>> guys complain anymore, but I dunno the password for the mailing list admin >>>>>>> page. I think we might need to wait for our sysadmin to get back in town >>>>>> >>>>>> ?Praise Jesus! >>>>>> >>>>>>> I started a wiki page for the mills, and the start of a simple comparison >>>>>>> chart: >>>>>>> http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Mini_Mill >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you! >>>>>> >>>>>> Al >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Thu Dec 1 22:46:45 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 22:46:45 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Group Buy on *good* mini mill? In-Reply-To: References: <4ED1E16C.8000200@openbuddha.com> <62F343A7-1F22-418D-B23C-C4B5D2A3EF2A@tenhand.com> <4ED29AA9.6040901@openbuddha.com> <4ED2AF7F.4010505@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: For those that didn't make it, we saw it and it looked pretty decent. A bit older model perhaps, and a little smaller than some of the ones on here, but seemed like it would be perfectly usable. Perhaps it will hold us over until we save up enough to get something bigger and CNC powered. I should have taken a picture of it, but I remember it was an R8 collet, and 0.75 hp motor. On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Garratt Gallagher < garrattgallagher at gmail.com> wrote: > I have In old micro mill - I'll bring it tonight. > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:52 AM, slick wrote: > > Speaking of guido, I was planning on getting the ballscrews and a > > spindle PS, cause I have same plastic I want to machine. > > > > http://www.zentoolworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=119 > > > > 48V, 1.3 A Power Supply > > This is the power supply, but it has been "Out Of Stock" there for a > > while. Any one know where else I can buy a PS like this? Even used > > would be ok if it is in good shape I think. > > > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Stefan Hristu > wrote: > >> as far as I am concerned, I want decent power at lower RPM (for > >> metal/aluminium cutting), one thousand of an inch precision and an R-8 > >> collet. > >> > >> I have floated the idea before of acquiring a grizzly g0704 and add-on > >> ballscrews and CNC capabilities, see http://www.g0704.com/. This guy > >> is a machinist of many years and has played around with many > >> mills/lathes and motors/drivers, etc that one can fit onto them to > >> turn them in CNC and increase performance and usability. > >> the option would come out at around 2-2.5k for a working setup (with > >> some end mills, milling vise, dials, etc.) > >> > >> The two options posted before seen to be more aimed at engraving metal > >> or making really tiny parts. Lack of power and cheapness of components > >> will just create another Guido :P The g0704 option is still fairly > >> small (400 pounds, not a 5k pound knee mill) and with decent > >> capabilities. > >> > >> That said, I am not currently around the 'yay until next year, so this > >> is just food for thought. I might obtain this setup myself at some > >> point given the cash and job/living setup is settled. I would also > >> have to sell my drz 400 sm to get some funding. > >> > >> > >> Stefan > >> > >> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:34 PM, myles conley > wrote: > >>> Depth calibrator light (or just use paper? ) > >>> cutting fluid? > >>> That clamp thing that lets you find the edge when you flip your work? > >>> Taps? (or is that too high end a feature for minimal mill + unknown > software? ) > >>> > >>> Can you tell I've helped other people but have no idea what I'm doing > > >>> > >>> What about software? > >>> > >>> On Nov 27, 2011, at 5:24 PM, slick wrote: > >>> > >>>> To answer Myles question, this would be an ok starter pack of some of > >>>> the accessories > >>>> http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1262 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 5:18 PM, slick wrote: > >>>>> From my own meager experience with chipper machines, the Taig is much > >>>>> higher quality than the Chinese. > >>>>> > >>>>> This looks alright, but might not be as good as a Taig but it has a > >>>>> nice price tag. > >>>>> > >>>>> > http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4223&category=1387807683 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Al Jigen Billings > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> On 11/27/11 1:31 PM, David Rorex wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I was about to change the setting just so I don't have to listen > to you > >>>>>>> guys complain anymore, but I dunno the password for the mailing > list admin > >>>>>>> page. I think we might need to wait for our sysadmin to get back > in town > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Praise Jesus! > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I started a wiki page for the mills, and the start of a simple > comparison > >>>>>>> chart: > >>>>>>> http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Mini_Mill > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thank you! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Al > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> 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 > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From romanian at gmail.com Thu Dec 1 22:49:55 2011 From: romanian at gmail.com (Stefan Hristu) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:49:55 -0600 Subject: [AMTD] Group Buy on *good* mini mill? In-Reply-To: References: <4ED1E16C.8000200@openbuddha.com> <62F343A7-1F22-418D-B23C-C4B5D2A3EF2A@tenhand.com> <4ED29AA9.6040901@openbuddha.com> <4ED2AF7F.4010505@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: very nice! i would have loved to check it out. is it something we can have on loan at AMT or was it just a show and drool session :P ? Stefan On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 12:46 AM, David Rorex wrote: > For those that didn't make it, we saw it and it looked pretty decent. A bit > older model perhaps, and a little smaller than some of the ones on here, but > seemed like it would be perfectly usable. Perhaps it will hold us over until > we save up enough to get something bigger and CNC powered. > > I should have taken a picture of it, but I remember it was an R8 collet, and > 0.75 hp motor. > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Garratt Gallagher > wrote: >> >> I have In old micro mill - I'll bring it tonight. >> >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:52 AM, slick wrote: >> > Speaking of guido, I was planning on getting the ballscrews and a >> > spindle PS, cause I have same plastic I want to machine. >> > >> > http://www.zentoolworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=119 >> > >> > 48V, 1.3 A Power Supply >> > This is the power supply, but it has been "Out Of Stock" there for a >> > while. ?Any one know where else I can buy a PS like this? Even used >> > would be ok if it is in good shape I think. >> > >> > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Stefan Hristu >> > wrote: >> >> as far as I am concerned, I want decent power at lower RPM (for >> >> metal/aluminium cutting), one thousand of an inch precision and an R-8 >> >> collet. >> >> >> >> I have floated the idea before of acquiring a grizzly g0704 and add-on >> >> ballscrews and CNC capabilities, see http://www.g0704.com/. This guy >> >> is a machinist of many years and has played around with many >> >> mills/lathes and motors/drivers, etc that one can fit onto them to >> >> turn them in CNC and increase performance and usability. >> >> the option would come out at around 2-2.5k for a working setup (with >> >> some end mills, milling vise, dials, etc.) >> >> >> >> The two options posted before seen to be more aimed at engraving metal >> >> or making really tiny parts. Lack of power and cheapness of components >> >> will just create another Guido :P The g0704 option is still fairly >> >> small (400 pounds, not a 5k pound knee mill) and with decent >> >> capabilities. >> >> >> >> That said, I am not currently around the 'yay until next year, so this >> >> is just food for thought. I might obtain this setup myself at some >> >> point given the cash and job/living setup is settled. I would also >> >> have to sell my drz 400 sm to get some funding. >> >> >> >> >> >> Stefan >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:34 PM, myles conley >> >> wrote: >> >>> Depth calibrator light (or just use paper? ) >> >>> cutting fluid? >> >>> That clamp thing that lets you find the edge when you flip your work? >> >>> Taps? (or is that too high end a feature for minimal mill + unknown >> >>> software? ) >> >>> >> >>> Can you tell I've helped other people but have no idea what I'm doing >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> What about software? >> >>> >> >>> On Nov 27, 2011, at 5:24 PM, slick wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> To answer Myles question, this would be an ok starter pack of some of >> >>>> the accessories >> >>>> http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1262 >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 5:18 PM, slick wrote: >> >>>>> From my own meager experience with chipper machines, the Taig is >> >>>>> much >> >>>>> higher quality than the Chinese. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> This looks alright, but might not be as good as a Taig but it has a >> >>>>> nice price tag. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4223&category=1387807683 >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Al Jigen Billings >> >>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>> On 11/27/11 1:31 PM, David Rorex wrote: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> I was about to change the setting just so I don't have to listen >> >>>>>>> to you >> >>>>>>> guys complain anymore, but I dunno the password for the mailing >> >>>>>>> list admin >> >>>>>>> page. I think we might need to wait for our sysadmin to get back >> >>>>>>> in town >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> ?Praise Jesus! >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>> I started a wiki page for the mills, and the start of a simple >> >>>>>>> comparison >> >>>>>>> chart: >> >>>>>>> http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Mini_Mill >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Thank you! >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Al >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>>>> 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 >> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > From albill at openbuddha.com Thu Dec 1 23:05:12 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:05:12 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Group Buy on *good* mini mill? In-Reply-To: References: <4ED1E16C.8000200@openbuddha.com> <62F343A7-1F22-418D-B23C-C4B5D2A3EF2A@tenhand.com> <4ED29AA9.6040901@openbuddha.com> <4ED2AF7F.4010505@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: <4ED878A8.7030808@openbuddha.com> On 12/1/11 10:49 PM, Stefan Hristu wrote: > very nice! i would have loved to check it out. > is it something we can have on loan at AMT or was it just a show and > drool session :P ? > It is on loan. We'll need to clean it up, bolt it to a table, and get it working. It was Garratt's father's mill and he hasn't fired it up and worked on it since inheriting it (as far as I recall). Al From albill at openbuddha.com Thu Dec 1 23:10:34 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:10:34 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Group Buy on *good* mini mill? In-Reply-To: References: <4ED1E16C.8000200@openbuddha.com> <62F343A7-1F22-418D-B23C-C4B5D2A3EF2A@tenhand.com> <4ED29AA9.6040901@openbuddha.com> <4ED2AF7F.4010505@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: <4ED879EA.9020902@openbuddha.com> On 12/1/11 10:46 PM, David Rorex wrote: > For those that didn't make it, we saw it and it looked pretty decent. > A bit older model perhaps, and a little smaller than some of the ones > on here, but seemed like it would be perfectly usable. Perhaps it will > hold us over until we save up enough to get something bigger and CNC > powered. > > I should have taken a picture of it, but I remember it was an R8 > collet, and 0.75 hp motor. http://www.flickr.com/photos/albill/6440365353/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/albill/6440363951/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/albill/6440364599/ From romanian at gmail.com Fri Dec 2 01:19:19 2011 From: romanian at gmail.com (Stefan Hristu) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 03:19:19 -0600 Subject: [AMTD] Group Buy on *good* mini mill? In-Reply-To: <4ED879EA.9020902@openbuddha.com> References: <4ED1E16C.8000200@openbuddha.com> <62F343A7-1F22-418D-B23C-C4B5D2A3EF2A@tenhand.com> <4ED29AA9.6040901@openbuddha.com> <4ED2AF7F.4010505@openbuddha.com> <4ED879EA.9020902@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: I like! can't wait to clean this puppy up with some oil and see it go. unless someone gets to it before me, we need to make sure it is well oiled to stop rust and check bearings and play on the working surface. it should be all nice and smooth. On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Al Jigen Billings wrote: > On 12/1/11 10:46 PM, David Rorex wrote: >> >> For those that didn't make it, we saw it and it looked pretty decent. A >> bit older model perhaps, and a little smaller than some of the ones on here, >> but seemed like it would be perfectly usable. Perhaps it will hold us over >> until we save up enough to get something bigger and CNC powered. >> >> I should have taken a picture of it, but I remember it was an R8 collet, >> and 0.75 hp motor. > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/albill/6440365353/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/albill/6440363951/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/albill/6440364599/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss From drorex at gmail.com Fri Dec 2 08:34:35 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:34:35 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Anyone with reliable hosting willing to donate to ace monster toys? Message-ID: One of our members has paid for our website hosting for the last year, and I don't want him to have to pay for it forever, so we wanted to ask if anyone is willing to donate hosting to ace monster toys? Know anyone at a datacenter or VPS reseller who'd be willing to help us out? We can put up a "sponsored by" tag of course if they wish. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tewing at gmail.com Fri Dec 2 11:28:33 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 11:28:33 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Fwd: [New post] Eight-dollar airplane for really bad pilots References: <4779443.62493.0@wordpress.com> Message-ID: <9153F08E-EB48-4A88-91B6-7FD0F71CC3F2@gmail.com> It looks like it's about time for Aaron to do a writeup of his foamboard flyer and drop it on the internets! Begin forwarded message: > From: Hack a Day > Date: December 2, 2011 11:03:36 AM PST > To: hackaday at deadtrout.com > Subject: [New post] Eight-dollar airplane for really bad pilots > > New post on Hack a Day > > Eight-dollar airplane for really bad pilots > by Mike Szczys > > > Have a habit of hitting the bottle before getting into the cockpit? Find that your mind wanders mid-flight? Lack the hand-eye coordination to keep that RC creation of yours in the air? Worry not, you can build this flyer and crash it with impunity. > > [HammyDude] built the RC aircraft out of laminated foam board. He's had it for years and it's survived multiple crashes. You can see the one real injury suffered, a snapped fuselage at the leading edge of the wings. He repaired it with popsicle sticks and it's been going strong ever since. > > In addition to the wooden reinforcements he's covered the fuselage with fibrous packing tape (you know, the stuff with the strings running in it). There's also a carbon fiber tube at the leading edge of each wing. It's light, strong, and robust (with the exception of the propeller of which he's broken about 10). > > Check out the video after the break for an explanation of the aircraft, list of materials, and HD images of the patterns you need to make them yourself. The only thing you won't see is flight footage. > > Read more of this post > > Mike Szczys | December 2, 2011 at 12:03 pm | Tags: airplane, foamboard, rc | Categories:radio hacks, toy hacks | URL: http://wp.me/pk3lN-gfX > > Comment See all comments > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. > > Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > http://hackaday.com/2011/12/02/eight-dollar-airplane-for-really-bad-pilots/ > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drorex at gmail.com Fri Dec 2 14:42:47 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 14:42:47 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Quarterly Membership Meeting next week! Message-ID: Once every three months, we vote in 'provisional members' as official members. basically the only two differences are: 1. You can vote in board elections 2. It's harder for us to kick you out Here's the list of people according to my records that are eligible to be voted in. Please let me know if you don't want to be voted on yet, or if you think you should be eligible and I didn't list you, or whatever. Sam A. Myles C. Aaron C. John N. Robert C. Chris C. Tim S. Atom B. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Fri Dec 2 14:45:11 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:45:11 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Quarterly Membership Meeting next week! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4ED954F7.80106@openbuddha.com> On 12/2/11 2:42 PM, David Rorex wrote: > Once every three months, we vote in 'provisional members' as official > members. basically the only two differences are: > 1. You can vote in board elections > 2. It's harder for us to kick you out 3. You can run in board elections. 4. You can be appointed to be an officer. Al From maltman23 at hotmail.com Fri Dec 2 16:08:33 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:08:33 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Welcome to the "Discuss" mailing list In-Reply-To: <4ED80E4C.2030509@openbuddha.com> References: , , <4ED80E4C.2030509@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: > Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:31:24 -0800 > From: albill at openbuddha.com > To: discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > Subject: Re: [AMTD] Welcome to the "Discuss" mailing list > > On 12/1/11 3:12 PM, Mitch Altman wrote: > Hello, > > Me and Rolf were wondering if it would be OK for us to use the AMT space on Saturday night (10-Dec)> at about 7pm-ish to make some of our kits. Rachel suggested I ask on the list. If it's OK, will someone be > around that night to let us in? > > > I think it will be fine if you do so, Mitch. I'm not sure who will be around. In a pinch, I could be but I'm out during the day at events. Thanks, Al. Should I just check the webcam to see if someone's there? 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Mitch. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Fri Dec 2 16:28:36 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:28:36 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Welcome to the "Discuss" mailing list In-Reply-To: References: , , <4ED80E4C.2030509@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: <4ED96D34.8040702@openbuddha.com> On 12/2/11 4:08 PM, Mitch Altman wrote: > > Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:31:24 -0800 > > From: albill at openbuddha.com > > To: discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > > Subject: Re: [AMTD] Welcome to the "Discuss" mailing list > > > > On 12/1/11 3:12 PM, Mitch Altman wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Me and Rolf were wondering if it would be OK for us to use the > AMT space on Saturday night (10-Dec) > > at about 7pm-ish to make some of our kits. Rachel suggested I > ask on the list. If it's OK, will someone be > > around that night to let us in? > > > > > > > I think it will be fine if you do so, Mitch. I'm not sure who will > be around. In a pinch, I could be but I'm out during the day at events. > Thanks, Al. Should I just check the webcam to see if someone's there? > Costa here said he could be in the space at 7? Costa, can you confirm? Otherwise, I'll give you my phone number, Mitch. Al -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maltman23 at hotmail.com Sun Dec 4 20:44:33 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 20:44:33 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Circuit Hacking Monday, 5-Dec, 7pm at Noisebridge Message-ID: Me and Miloh and Rolf and will be at Noisebridge Monday night for Circuit Hacking Monday! Circuit Hacking Monday is a great chance to learn how to solder, learn about electronics, and/or learn about Noisebridge.It is perfectly fine if you've never soldered before!It is perfectly fine to bring in your projects in progress -- it's a great place to get help with your project!It is perfectly fine to bring in something you'd like help fixing!It is perfectly fine to just come and hang out with other hardware geeks!Circuit Hacking Monday is all this, and more. You are welcome to come to Circuit Hacking Monday to learn how to make cool kits (listed below), but you are also welcome to come and work on your own project, fix something, or get familiar with the noisebridge electronics lab. You can use our tools, get help, or give help with others playing with and making projects. It's a great community. Come and make some new friends.Where: Noisebridge, 3rd floor of 2169 Mission, San Francisco, 94110 One and a half blocks South of 16th St. Mission BART Station.When: Monday December 5th, 7pm till ?? (it is totally OK to come late!)Just show up! No reservation is needed. Most projects take about 1 to 2 hours.Who: You! It is fun to make things in the friendly community of Noisebridge.Cost: Instruction is Free! If you want one of the following kits, reimbursement for the kit price is requested. (kit prices are $10 to $35, depending on kit)All kits are designed for total beginners to complete successfully. Some of the kits available: Larry Ogrodnek's 'Hi My Name is badges' kit (you may have seen me wearing mine) Brain Machine (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!) Mignonette Game (build your own handheld game console!) Trippy RGB Waves (interac tive blinky lights!) LEDcube (animated 3D cube of LEDs!) MiniPOV (more cool blinky lights!) microcontroller programmers (program all your AVR family chips!) Boarduinos (solderless breadborad arduino!) Open Heart (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!) LoL Shield (Lots of LEDs for your Arduino!) Diavolinos (shield compatible arduinos from Evil Mad Science!)And more! More info is available on the above kits at:http://www.CornfieldElectronics.comhttp://www.adafruit.comhttp://www.appliedplatonics.comhttp://www.jimmieprodgers.comhttp://www.mignonette-game.comhttp://www.evilmadscientist.comhttp://analogmachines.com/Mitch. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Mon Dec 5 17:03:35 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:03:35 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Skateboards Message-ID: <4EDD69E7.9020303@openbuddha.com> Anyone want to make some longboards? I've seen a number of designs that involve cutting a design out of several pieces of plywood, gluing them together, and them coating them in a fiberglass based substance. I realized that we could skip the cutting by hand thing and use the laser cutter... Al From maltman23 at hotmail.com Tue Dec 6 10:17:07 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:17:07 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] =?windows-1256?q?Today=3A__Geeks_=26_Depression_meetup=FE?= =?windows-1256?q?=FE?= Message-ID: Today: Geeks & Depression meetup Tuesday, 6-December, 7:30pm No Starch Press, 38 Ringold Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 (near Civic Center BART Station) Let's have a meetup where geeks can talk about depression and suicide. You are not alone. Share your story, if you like. Share a friend's story. Or just hang out and listen. Let's make it OK to talk about these things so that we don't feel so alone with our feelings of being alone and depressed or suicidal. This is not a support group -- none of us are trained professionals, but we can get together in a safe, confidential space to talk about depression and suicide -- an important part of life for so many of us geeks. Mitch. #ilyaz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Tue Dec 6 10:28:36 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:28:36 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] =?utf-8?q?Today=3A__Geeks_=26_Depression_meetup=E2=80=8F?= =?utf-8?b?4oCP?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4EDE5ED4.9080206@openbuddha.com> Thanks for posting this, Mitch. I won't be there but I definitely support people meeting on this matter. On 12/6/11 10:17 AM, Mitch Altman wrote: > Today: > Geeks & Depression meetup > Tuesday, 6-December, 7:30pm > No Starch Press, 38 Ringold Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 > (near Civic Center BART Station) > > Let's have a meetup where geeks can talk about depression and suicide. > You are not alone. Share your story, if you like. Share a friend's > story. Or just hang out and listen. Let's make it OK to talk about > these things so that we don't feel so alone with our feelings of being > alone and depressed or suicidal. > > This is not a support group -- none of us are trained professionals, > but we can get together in a safe, confidential space to talk about > depression and suicide -- an important part of life for so many of us > geeks. > Mitch. > > #ilyaz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The list of people that are currently provisional members that are eligible to be voted in are: - Sam A. - Myles C. - Aaron C. - John N. - Robert C. - Chris C. - Tim S. - Atom B. If you are a provisional member on this list, *please do one of the following:* - A) show up to the meeting (normal time, normal place) or - B) Please ask me or someone else to be a "proxy" for you. Basically, just means that we will bring your name up for voting even if you aren't there. If you do not want to be voted in even though you are eligible for whatever reason, that is fine, just let me know if you will not be there and I will not bring up your name. You can usually monitor results in real time on IRC ( irc://irc.freenode.org/#acemonstertoys or http://acemonstertoys.org/irc). I will also send out a results email after the meeting If you think you are a provisional member and your name isn't on the list, please contact David Rorex (drorex at gmail.com) and cc me on the email. I hope to see all members both provisional and full on Thursday! 2. For some reason, my email address was set to not receive email from all mailing lists (due to excessive bouncing) that i'm subscribed to (this one, the board list, noisebridge-discuss, hackerspace-discuss etc). I just got a flood of alerts today asking if I want to re-enable access which I did. *If you tried to get me to respond to anything since November 21 or so, please resend it as I did not receive it.* Robbie Trencheny (@robbie ) Developer, CTO, Internet Enthusiast 925-413-8104 robbie.io -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maltman23 at hotmail.com Wed Dec 7 12:23:31 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:23:31 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Arduino For Total Newbies workshop in Oakland Message-ID: I'm leading another of my popular "Arduino For Total Newbies" workshops. This time, in Oakland, as part of Weekend Workshop -- an entire weekend of cool workshops, all at Tech Liminal. You've probably heard lots about Arduino. But if you don't know what it is, or how you can use it to do all sorts of cool things, then this fun and easy workshop is for you! You will learn the basics of electronics, learn how to solder, as well as learn how to use Arduino by creating a TV-B-Gone remote control as an example project (which you can take home with you). All within 3 hours! Sign up here: https://whatwillyoulearn.com/catalog#class-solderarduinoUse coupon code for 10% off tuition: MITCHARDUINO Only 6 seats left! This workshop *will* sell out. What: Arduino workshop for newbies, using TV-B-Gone remote controls as an intro When: 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Saturday, December 10th Where: Tech Liminal in downtown Oakland, CA Who: Anyone and everyone can have fun learning Arduino. Ages 8 to 100 Cost: $55 -- includes everything you need! And you get to bring your Arduino TV-B-Gone home with you. Bring your laptop if you want to go home with the free Arduino software installed on it. Arduino software runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux. More info: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/ArduinoForTotalNewbies Best, Mitch. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maltman23 at hotmail.com Wed Dec 7 13:41:18 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 13:41:18 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] HOPE #9 super-discounted tickets! Message-ID: Super-discounted HOPE Number Nine Tickets -- Saturday! 400 tickets will be available starting at 2pm, noon (New York time -- UTC-6) http://store.2600.com/hopenumbernine.html HOPE#9 will take place July 13-15 at Hotel Pennsylvania, in NYC. These pre-sale tickets will sell out fast! Take advantage of this great opportunity to attend a great hacker conference! The last batch of discounted tickets sold out in less than 5 minutes. So, get your browser ready... For those unfamiliar with HOPE conferences, HOPE -- Hackers On Planet Earth -- is a conference that happens every 2 years in New York City, at the Hotel Pennsylvania, across the street from Madison Square Gardens. Past HOPE conferences have been really wonderful -- the closest thing to the width and breadth depth and diversity and fun of Chaos Congress, but here in the US. This next years HOPE will not disappoint. Mitch. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drorex at gmail.com Wed Dec 7 14:09:37 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:09:37 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) Message-ID: The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg smartphones connect to your project) Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? Short writeup on it: http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html Where I want to buy it from: http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ccook at dirtylittlemonkey.com Wed Dec 7 14:52:54 2011 From: ccook at dirtylittlemonkey.com (Christopher Cook) Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:52:54 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm in for two of them. On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of > them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi > routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), > but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects > (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg > smartphones connect to your project) > > Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if > we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? > > Short writeup on it: > > http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html > > Where I want to buy it from: > > http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myles at tenhand.com Wed Dec 7 19:57:58 2011 From: myles at tenhand.com (myles) Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 19:57:58 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. Best arduino ethernet interface yet. Sent from my mobile On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg smartphones connect to your project) > > Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? > > Short writeup on it: > http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html > > Where I want to buy it from: > http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tewing at gmail.com Wed Dec 7 23:47:10 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:47:10 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> Message-ID: <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> I'm in for two. On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:57 PM, myles wrote: > Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. > > Best arduino ethernet interface yet. > > Sent from my mobile > > On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > >> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg smartphones connect to your project) >> >> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? >> >> Short writeup on it: >> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html >> >> Where I want to buy it from: >> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slick at rebelbase.com Thu Dec 8 11:52:00 2011 From: slick at rebelbase.com (slick) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 11:52:00 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> Message-ID: I'd like 2 also, I upgraded my whr-hp-g300n's that have dd-wrt and it broke client-bridged mode. On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: > I'm in for two. > > On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:57 PM, myles wrote: > > Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. > > Best arduino ethernet interface yet. > > Sent from my mobile > > On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > > The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of > them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi > routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), > but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects > (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg > smartphones connect to your project) > > Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we > can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? > > Short writeup on it: > http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html > > Where I want to buy it from: > http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 tewing at gmail.com Thu Dec 8 11:59:35 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 11:59:35 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> Message-ID: <94669868-7A7C-4BC1-9285-CD6DAB1B8099@gmail.com> How soon can we get these? I imagine it won't be hard to get 20 of 'em committed to. If we put in an order this week can we have them by the end of the year? On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:52 AM, slick wrote: > I'd like 2 also, I upgraded my whr-hp-g300n's that have dd-wrt and it > broke client-bridged mode. > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: >> I'm in for two. >> >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:57 PM, myles wrote: >> >> Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. >> >> Best arduino ethernet interface yet. >> >> Sent from my mobile >> >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: >> >> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of >> them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi >> routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), >> but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects >> (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg >> smartphones connect to your project) >> >> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we >> can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? >> >> Short writeup on it: >> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html >> >> Where I want to buy it from: >> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 drorex at gmail.com Thu Dec 8 12:06:47 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:06:47 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: <94669868-7A7C-4BC1-9285-CD6DAB1B8099@gmail.com> References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> <94669868-7A7C-4BC1-9285-CD6DAB1B8099@gmail.com> Message-ID: Ok...there's a problem. Bizarrely, free shipping only applies if you buy two or less. So the shipping costs cancel out most of the volume savings. You still save a dollar or two, but we're looking at somewhere around $20 or $21 depending on how many we buy. If the routers are $21 each, is everyone still willing to buy the same amount? On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Terry Ewing wrote: > How soon can we get these? I imagine it won't be hard to get 20 of 'em > committed to. If we put in an order this week can we have them by the end > of the year? > > On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:52 AM, slick wrote: > > > I'd like 2 also, I upgraded my whr-hp-g300n's that have dd-wrt and it > > broke client-bridged mode. > > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: > >> I'm in for two. > >> > >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:57 PM, myles wrote: > >> > >> Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. > >> > >> Best arduino ethernet interface yet. > >> > >> Sent from my mobile > >> > >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > >> > >> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of > >> them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi > >> routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 > usb), > >> but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to > projects > >> (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices > eg > >> smartphones connect to your project) > >> > >> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but > if we > >> can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? > >> > >> Short writeup on it: > >> > http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html > >> > >> Where I want to buy it from: > >> > http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ccook at dirtylittlemonkey.com Thu Dec 8 12:08:59 2011 From: ccook at dirtylittlemonkey.com (Christopher Cook) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:08:59 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> <94669868-7A7C-4BC1-9285-CD6DAB1B8099@gmail.com> Message-ID: Still in. On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:06 PM, David Rorex wrote: > Ok...there's a problem. Bizarrely, free shipping only applies if you buy > two or less. So the shipping costs cancel out most of the volume savings. > You still save a dollar or two, but we're looking at somewhere around $20 > or $21 depending on how many we buy. If the routers are $21 each, is > everyone still willing to buy the same amount? > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Terry Ewing wrote: > >> How soon can we get these? I imagine it won't be hard to get 20 of 'em >> committed to. If we put in an order this week can we have them by the end >> of the year? >> >> On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:52 AM, slick wrote: >> >> > I'd like 2 also, I upgraded my whr-hp-g300n's that have dd-wrt and it >> > broke client-bridged mode. >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: >> >> I'm in for two. >> >> >> >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:57 PM, myles wrote: >> >> >> >> Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. >> >> >> >> Best arduino ethernet interface yet. >> >> >> >> Sent from my mobile >> >> >> >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: >> >> >> >> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of >> >> them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi >> >> routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 >> usb), >> >> but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to >> projects >> >> (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices >> eg >> >> smartphones connect to your project) >> >> >> >> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but >> if we >> >> can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? >> >> >> >> Short writeup on it: >> >> >> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html >> >> >> >> Where I want to buy it from: >> >> >> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tewing at gmail.com Thu Dec 8 12:20:47 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:20:47 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> <94669868-7A7C-4BC1-9285-CD6DAB1B8099@gmail.com> Message-ID: I'll still buy 2 at the $21/unit price. It's silly that there's not much discount on a group purchase but the price still seems reasonable. -Terry On Dec 8, 2011, at 12:08 PM, Christopher Cook wrote: > Still in. > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:06 PM, David Rorex wrote: > Ok...there's a problem. Bizarrely, free shipping only applies if you buy two or less. So the shipping costs cancel out most of the volume savings. You still save a dollar or two, but we're looking at somewhere around $20 or $21 depending on how many we buy. If the routers are $21 each, is everyone still willing to buy the same amount? > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Terry Ewing wrote: > How soon can we get these? I imagine it won't be hard to get 20 of 'em committed to. If we put in an order this week can we have them by the end of the year? > > On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:52 AM, slick wrote: > > > I'd like 2 also, I upgraded my whr-hp-g300n's that have dd-wrt and it > > broke client-bridged mode. > > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: > >> I'm in for two. > >> > >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:57 PM, myles wrote: > >> > >> Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. > >> > >> Best arduino ethernet interface yet. > >> > >> Sent from my mobile > >> > >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > >> > >> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of > >> them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi > >> routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), > >> but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects > >> (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg > >> smartphones connect to your project) > >> > >> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we > >> can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? > >> > >> Short writeup on it: > >> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html > >> > >> Where I want to buy it from: > >> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Thu Dec 8 12:29:42 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:29:42 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> <94669868-7A7C-4BC1-9285-CD6DAB1B8099@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4EE11E36.9090705@openbuddha.com> I'm still in. From shosho at hackermoms.org Thu Dec 8 11:56:10 2011 From: shosho at hackermoms.org (Sho Sho the HackerMom) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 11:56:10 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Reminder: HackerMoms's "Leave It to Beaver" sale on Saturday! Message-ID: The HackerMoms hope that you'll drop by and say hi. Jingle! Jingle! [image: beaverarts-112511-small.jpg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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(group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> Message-ID: I'm still in for 3. I have solar panels that should power these quite nicely: 8 volts, 3 watts. $10. The list is still broken. On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:52 AM, slick wrote: > I'd like 2 also, I upgraded my whr-hp-g300n's that have dd-wrt and it > broke client-bridged mode. > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: >> I'm in for two. >> >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:57 PM, myles wrote: >> >> Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. >> >> Best arduino ethernet interface yet. >> >> Sent from my mobile >> >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: >> >> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of >> them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi >> routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), >> but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects >> (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg >> smartphones connect to your project) >> >> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we >> can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? >> >> Short writeup on it: >> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html >> >> Where I want to buy it from: >> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss From albill at openbuddha.com Thu Dec 8 13:13:50 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:13:50 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4EE1288E.5030006@openbuddha.com> On 12/8/11 1:05 PM, myles wrote: > The list is still broken. Now fixed. From tewing at gmail.com Thu Dec 8 13:16:42 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:16:42 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> <94669868-7A7C-4BC1-9285-CD6DAB1B8099@gmail.com> <4EE11E36.9090705@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: I guess this brings us back to the question of how soon we can get these. On Dec 8, 2011, at 1:02 PM, slick wrote: > I'm still in for 2. > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Al Jigen Billings > wrote: >> I'm still in. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Thu Dec 8 13:17:27 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:17:27 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: <4EE1288E.5030006@openbuddha.com> References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> <4EE1288E.5030006@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: Woo longest email chain yet on AMTD. Anyway, everyone either bring cash to the meeting tonight or paypal drorex at gmail.com $21 * number of units (please either avoid paypal fees by paying bank->personal payment, or cover them yourself if it turns out there are some). Sooner I get the monies sooner I can make the order, it'll probably take a couple weeks to come from china. If the difference ends up being only a couple dollars I'll probably upgrade to express shipping which in theory should be closer to a week. On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote: > On 12/8/11 1:05 PM, myles wrote: > >> The list is still broken. >> > Now fixed. > > ______________________________**_________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.**org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.**org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**discuss > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chriszf at gmail.com Thu Dec 8 13:39:37 2011 From: chriszf at gmail.com (Christian Fernandez) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:39:37 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <03C580B0-EA57-4DD6-931A-51637C8F5E04@tenhand.com> <74F606E5-9F17-4892-B67F-77E1DA87FBAF@gmail.com> Message-ID: Where can I get ahold of my own solar panels of this variety? On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 1:05 PM, myles wrote: > I'm still in for 3. > > I have solar panels that should power these quite nicely: 8 volts, 3 watts. $10. > > The list is still broken. > > > On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:52 AM, slick wrote: > >> I'd like 2 also, I upgraded my whr-hp-g300n's that have dd-wrt and it >> broke client-bridged mode. >> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: >>> I'm in for two. >>> >>> On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:57 PM, myles wrote: >>> >>> Put me down for three. That's exactly what I have been looking for. >>> >>> Best arduino ethernet interface yet. >>> >>> Sent from my mobile >>> >>> On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: >>> >>> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of >>> them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi >>> routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), >>> but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects >>> (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg >>> smartphones connect to your project) >>> >>> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we >>> can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? >>> >>> Short writeup on it: >>> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html >>> >>> Where I want to buy it from: >>> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Thu Dec 8 14:19:25 2011 From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny) Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 14:19:25 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Final Notes for tonight Message-ID: <17659836917E497E89EF56851959551F@gmail.com> Ahoy! Remember that list of people up to be full members I sent out earlier in the week? I have only heard from 2 people about if they will be there or will need a proxy. Those people are Chris C. and Adam B. You must either designate a person who is already a member or will be a member tonight as a proxy OR show up to the meeting. If you do not show up, you will not be able to be voted in until the next Quarterly Meeting which is in March. Please let me know ASAP one way or another. See you at 7:30! -- Robbie Trencheny Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at robbiet.us Fri Dec 9 13:46:39 2011 From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 13:46:39 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Vending Machine for the Space Message-ID: <84B3FF0599014975B932220B09649E99@gmail.com> So we started talking about putting a bill collector next to the laser so that people would have to pay up front instead of David having to bug them to pay, which brought us back to the long running vending machine conversation. I have now had enough and have decided to initiate a group buy of a vending machine. I along with others will put money in to buy one and will be the first ones to get money back from it. They can range anywhere from 400 to 2000 from what i've seen so far. So you're now saying, sure Robbie, lets do it! Buy the $100 one! Well, thats where you are wrong silly email reader! We are a hackerspace which means we will need to hack the vending machine somehow. What better way to do it then adding RFID! I had searched late last year for documentation on how to do this and found none. However, someone has now published full schematics on how he was able to convert his vending machine to accept RFID and in the process let him monitor how much of each product is available and alerts him when it is out of stock. And, guess what! He built it using an Arudino Mega and off the shelf parts you can get from SparkFun! So, lets buy one and put RFID in it! We can then allow people to use their existing door access cards to buy stuff from the machine. What stuff am I talking about? I'm glad you asked. Here are a few ideas! Snacks (pretzels, etc) Cables (iPod/iPhone cables, microUSB, VGA/DVI/HDMI etc). We could also allow the cables to be free but require them to be returned within a certain time period or you will be charged Arduinos! Arduino pieces (shields and stuffs) Laser time cards! USB sticks, SD cards Other computery stuff! Facebook has vending machines for employee use that allow them to pick up essential techie stuff like power cables and keyboards (more info @ http://rxt.gd/fbvend) Whats a laser time card you ask? Well, I propose we convert the laser to accept ONLY RFID cards to allow it to be used. But, what about non-members without door access tokens you say? Easy! We sell RFID cards with big PLEASE RETURN stickers on them in the machine. When a non member wants to use the laser, they buy the card for the equivalent price of the laser time. The machine vends it and the non-member swipes it just like normal members do. He/she/they then have the full time they purchased. If they need more time, just swipe more cards which you can buy from the vending machine. When you are done with the cards, return them to a box or something because there is no use if you take them out of the space with you. For the snacks part of it, we can abuse Stefan's Restaurant Depot membership (or get one for AMT) and stock it that way. We could do the same for the eventual drink machine. I think this is a great project to build and work on. I have stated already that I will chip in a large chunk of cash for a vending machine. Here is one David found: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html Finally, here are the schematics and full source code that this guy used to build his RFID system. Notice that he is using a drink vending machine whereas we will be using a snack style machine. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html So, what say you, Ace Monster Toys! (After this project, I want to do the same with a drink vending machine so that I can always have Arizona's handy!) -- Robbie Trencheny Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at robbiet.us Fri Dec 9 13:53:37 2011 From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 13:53:37 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Vending Machine for the Space In-Reply-To: <84B3FF0599014975B932220B09649E99@gmail.com> References: <84B3FF0599014975B932220B09649E99@gmail.com> Message-ID: <34AACEF65E81433E81A574582555D5AD@gmail.com> Whoops, the schematics and information is at http://www.avbrand.com/projects/popcard/#update. There is also a handy YouTube video and pictures -- Robbie Trencheny Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > So we started talking about putting a bill collector next to the laser so that people would have to pay up front instead of David having to bug them to pay, which brought us back to the long running vending machine conversation. > > I have now had enough and have decided to initiate a group buy of a vending machine. I along with others will put money in to buy one and will be the first ones to get money back from it. They can range anywhere from 400 to 2000 from what i've seen so far. > > So you're now saying, sure Robbie, lets do it! Buy the $100 one! Well, thats where you are wrong silly email reader! We are a hackerspace which means we will need to hack the vending machine somehow. What better way to do it then adding RFID! I had searched late last year for documentation on how to do this and found none. However, someone has now published full schematics on how he was able to convert his vending machine to accept RFID and in the process let him monitor how much of each product is available and alerts him when it is out of stock. And, guess what! He built it using an Arudino Mega and off the shelf parts you can get from SparkFun! > > So, lets buy one and put RFID in it! We can then allow people to use their existing door access cards to buy stuff from the machine. > > What stuff am I talking about? I'm glad you asked. Here are a few ideas! > Snacks (pretzels, etc) > Cables (iPod/iPhone cables, microUSB, VGA/DVI/HDMI etc). We could also allow the cables to be free but require them to be returned within a certain time period or you will be charged > Arduinos! > Arduino pieces (shields and stuffs) > Laser time cards! > USB sticks, SD cards > Other computery stuff! Facebook has vending machines for employee use that allow them to pick up essential techie stuff like power cables and keyboards (more info @ http://rxt.gd/fbvend) > > Whats a laser time card you ask? Well, I propose we convert the laser to accept ONLY RFID cards to allow it to be used. But, what about non-members without door access tokens you say? Easy! We sell RFID cards with big PLEASE RETURN stickers on them in the machine. When a non member wants to use the laser, they buy the card for the equivalent price of the laser time. The machine vends it and the non-member swipes it just like normal members do. He/she/they then have the full time they purchased. If they need more time, just swipe more cards which you can buy from the vending machine. When you are done with the cards, return them to a box or something because there is no use if you take them out of the space with you. > > For the snacks part of it, we can abuse Stefan's Restaurant Depot membership (or get one for AMT) and stock it that way. We could do the same for the eventual drink machine. > > I think this is a great project to build and work on. I have stated already that I will chip in a large chunk of cash for a vending machine. Here is one David found: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html > > Finally, here are the schematics and full source code that this guy used to build his RFID system. Notice that he is using a drink vending machine whereas we will be using a snack style machine. > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html > > So, what say you, Ace Monster Toys! > > (After this project, I want to do the same with a drink vending machine so that I can always have Arizona's handy!) > -- > Robbie Trencheny > Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myles at tenhand.com Fri Dec 9 14:08:53 2011 From: myles at tenhand.com (myles) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:08:53 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Vending Machine for the Space In-Reply-To: <34AACEF65E81433E81A574582555D5AD@gmail.com> References: <84B3FF0599014975B932220B09649E99@gmail.com> <34AACEF65E81433E81A574582555D5AD@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4E9B07CE-626B-46A4-B921-ABFFA6435545@tenhand.com> RFID is cool, but is just moving the problem. We need to get incoming cash PayPal or credit cards in order to remove davids hassle. Anything else is just a complicated honor bar. Most everything but food comes in too large or too variable denominations to be used with cash. Credit cards at a hacker space seems ill advised. So let's pick PayPal and or bitcoin, sprint prepaid minutes and or any other exchange currency and just have the laser or vending machines drop stuff when they are paypaled. From what I've seen, hacker space vending machines are great fun to set up, then become a source of frustration. Prepaid honor bar with a webcam might be the long term win Sent from my mobile On Dec 9, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > Whoops, the schematics and information is at http://www.avbrand.com/projects/popcard/#update. There is also a handy YouTube video and pictures > > -- > Robbie Trencheny > Sent with Sparrow > > On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > >> So we started talking about putting a bill collector next to the laser so that people would have to pay up front instead of David having to bug them to pay, which brought us back to the long running vending machine conversation. >> >> I have now had enough and have decided to initiate a group buy of a vending machine. I along with others will put money in to buy one and will be the first ones to get money back from it. They can range anywhere from 400 to 2000 from what i've seen so far. >> >> So you're now saying, sure Robbie, lets do it! Buy the $100 one! Well, thats where you are wrong silly email reader! We are a hackerspace which means we will need to hack the vending machine somehow. What better way to do it then adding RFID! I had searched late last year for documentation on how to do this and found none. However, someone has now published full schematics on how he was able to convert his vending machine to accept RFID and in the process let him monitor how much of each product is available and alerts him when it is out of stock. And, guess what! He built it using an Arudino Mega and off the shelf parts you can get from SparkFun! >> >> So, lets buy one and put RFID in it! We can then allow people to use their existing door access cards to buy stuff from the machine. >> >> What stuff am I talking about? I'm glad you asked. Here are a few ideas! >> Snacks (pretzels, etc) >> Cables (iPod/iPhone cables, microUSB, VGA/DVI/HDMI etc). We could also allow the cables to be free but require them to be returned within a certain time period or you will be charged >> Arduinos! >> Arduino pieces (shields and stuffs) >> Laser time cards! >> USB sticks, SD cards >> Other computery stuff! Facebook has vending machines for employee use that allow them to pick up essential techie stuff like power cables and keyboards (more info @ http://rxt.gd/fbvend) >> Whats a laser time card you ask? Well, I propose we convert the laser to accept ONLY RFID cards to allow it to be used. But, what about non-members without door access tokens you say? Easy! We sell RFID cards with big PLEASE RETURN stickers on them in the machine. When a non member wants to use the laser, they buy the card for the equivalent price of the laser time. The machine vends it and the non-member swipes it just like normal members do. He/she/they then have the full time they purchased. If they need more time, just swipe more cards which you can buy from the vending machine. When you are done with the cards, return them to a box or something because there is no use if you take them out of the space with you. >> >> For the snacks part of it, we can abuse Stefan's Restaurant Depot membership (or get one for AMT) and stock it that way. We could do the same for the eventual drink machine. >> >> I think this is a great project to build and work on. I have stated already that I will chip in a large chunk of cash for a vending machine. Here is one David found: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html >> >> Finally, here are the schematics and full source code that this guy used to build his RFID system. Notice that he is using a drink vending machine whereas we will be using a snack style machine. >> >> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html >> >> So, what say you, Ace Monster Toys! >> >> (After this project, I want to do the same with a drink vending machine so that I can always have Arizona's handy!) >> -- >> Robbie Trencheny >> Sent with Sparrow >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myles at tenhand.com Fri Dec 9 14:13:12 2011 From: myles at tenhand.com (myles) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:13:12 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Project time on Saturday? Message-ID: <1E348488-8BC3-4663-BF87-BFF309A27D7E@tenhand.com> I have a bunch of small presents to finish, but get bored hacking in empty ace monster toys. Anyone else working on stuff this weekend? I'll be finishing up solar lights. Modding a plug pc for dc. and making tsa friendly leathemen. (that sounds so wrong) Sent from my mobile From me at robbiet.us Fri Dec 9 14:15:49 2011 From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:15:49 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Vending Machine for the Space In-Reply-To: <4E9B07CE-626B-46A4-B921-ABFFA6435545@tenhand.com> References: <84B3FF0599014975B932220B09649E99@gmail.com> <34AACEF65E81433E81A574582555D5AD@gmail.com> <4E9B07CE-626B-46A4-B921-ABFFA6435545@tenhand.com> Message-ID: <087227A60AEB420191F29E922B44B27F@gmail.com> We currently accept PayPal, credit cards, bank transfers and cash for membership fees. This would be tied into the same system for members. They could add credit online or at the machine if they wanted and it would just charge their existing card by adding a new charge through the membership system (all of the above already exists). I was just talking in IRC about accepting credit cards through the machine and lookup up solutions for that. Basically, the credit card acceptor also accepts cash and would replace the bill acceptor. It has its own system for charging however and sends all card data/transaction info over cell networks to the companies backend which actually charges. So I don't know if thats the best way. -- Robbie Trencheny Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 2:08 PM, myles wrote: > RFID is cool, but is just moving the problem. We need to get incoming cash PayPal or credit cards in order to remove davids hassle. Anything else is just a complicated honor bar. Most everything but food comes in too large or too variable denominations to be used with cash. Credit cards at a hacker space seems ill advised. > > So let's pick PayPal and or bitcoin, sprint prepaid minutes and or any other exchange currency and just have the laser or vending machines drop stuff when they are paypaled. > > From what I've seen, hacker space vending machines are great fun to set up, then become a source of frustration. Prepaid honor bar with a webcam might be the long term win > > Sent from my mobile > > On Dec 9, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > > > Whoops, the schematics and information is at http://www.avbrand.com/projects/popcard/#update. There is also a handy YouTube video and pictures > > > > -- > > Robbie Trencheny > > Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) > > > > > > On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > > > > > So we started talking about putting a bill collector next to the laser so that people would have to pay up front instead of David having to bug them to pay, which brought us back to the long running vending machine conversation. > > > > > > I have now had enough and have decided to initiate a group buy of a vending machine. I along with others will put money in to buy one and will be the first ones to get money back from it. They can range anywhere from 400 to 2000 from what i've seen so far. > > > > > > So you're now saying, sure Robbie, lets do it! Buy the $100 one! Well, thats where you are wrong silly email reader! We are a hackerspace which means we will need to hack the vending machine somehow. What better way to do it then adding RFID! I had searched late last year for documentation on how to do this and found none. However, someone has now published full schematics on how he was able to convert his vending machine to accept RFID and in the process let him monitor how much of each product is available and alerts him when it is out of stock. And, guess what! He built it using an Arudino Mega and off the shelf parts you can get from SparkFun! > > > > > > So, lets buy one and put RFID in it! We can then allow people to use their existing door access cards to buy stuff from the machine. > > > > > > What stuff am I talking about? I'm glad you asked. Here are a few ideas! > > > Snacks (pretzels, etc) > > > Cables (iPod/iPhone cables, microUSB, VGA/DVI/HDMI etc). We could also allow the cables to be free but require them to be returned within a certain time period or you will be charged > > > Arduinos! > > > Arduino pieces (shields and stuffs) > > > Laser time cards! > > > USB sticks, SD cards > > > Other computery stuff! Facebook has vending machines for employee use that allow them to pick up essential techie stuff like power cables and keyboards (more info @ http://rxt.gd/fbvend) > > > > > > Whats a laser time card you ask? Well, I propose we convert the laser to accept ONLY RFID cards to allow it to be used. But, what about non-members without door access tokens you say? Easy! We sell RFID cards with big PLEASE RETURN stickers on them in the machine. When a non member wants to use the laser, they buy the card for the equivalent price of the laser time. The machine vends it and the non-member swipes it just like normal members do. He/she/they then have the full time they purchased. If they need more time, just swipe more cards which you can buy from the vending machine. When you are done with the cards, return them to a box or something because there is no use if you take them out of the space with you. > > > > > > For the snacks part of it, we can abuse Stefan's Restaurant Depot membership (or get one for AMT) and stock it that way. We could do the same for the eventual drink machine. > > > > > > I think this is a great project to build and work on. I have stated already that I will chip in a large chunk of cash for a vending machine. Here is one David found: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html > > > > > > Finally, here are the schematics and full source code that this guy used to build his RFID system. Notice that he is using a drink vending machine whereas we will be using a snack style machine. > > > > > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html > > > > > > So, what say you, Ace Monster Toys! > > > > > > (After this project, I want to do the same with a drink vending machine so that I can always have Arizona's handy!) > > > -- > > > Robbie Trencheny > > > Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org (mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org) > > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org (mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org) > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slick at rebelbase.com Fri Dec 9 14:32:20 2011 From: slick at rebelbase.com (slick) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:32:20 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Vending Machine for the Space In-Reply-To: <087227A60AEB420191F29E922B44B27F@gmail.com> References: <84B3FF0599014975B932220B09649E99@gmail.com> <34AACEF65E81433E81A574582555D5AD@gmail.com> <4E9B07CE-626B-46A4-B921-ABFFA6435545@tenhand.com> <087227A60AEB420191F29E922B44B27F@gmail.com> Message-ID: What about getting Square too? On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > We currently accept PayPal, credit cards, bank transfers and cash for > membership fees. This would be tied into the same system for members. They > could add credit online or at the machine if they wanted and it would just > charge their existing card by adding a new charge through the membership > system (all of the above already exists). > > I was just talking in IRC about accepting credit cards through the machine > and lookup up solutions for that. Basically, the credit card acceptor also > accepts cash and would replace the bill acceptor. It has its own system for > charging however and sends all card data/transaction info over cell networks > to the companies backend which actually charges. So I don't know if thats > the best way. > > -- > Robbie Trencheny > Sent with Sparrow > > On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 2:08 PM, myles wrote: > > RFID is cool, but is just moving the problem. We need to get incoming cash > PayPal or credit cards in order to remove davids hassle. Anything else is > just a complicated honor bar. Most everything but food comes in too large or > too variable denominations to be used with cash. Credit cards at a hacker > space seems ill advised. > > So let's pick PayPal and or bitcoin, sprint prepaid minutes and or any other > exchange currency and just have the laser or vending machines drop stuff > when they are paypaled. > > From what I've seen, hacker space vending machines are great fun to set up, > then become a source of frustration. Prepaid honor bar with a webcam might > be the long term win > > Sent from my mobile > > On Dec 9, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > > Whoops, the schematics and information is > at?http://www.avbrand.com/projects/popcard/#update. There is also a handy > YouTube video and pictures > > -- > Robbie Trencheny > Sent with Sparrow > > On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > > So we started talking about putting a bill collector next to the laser so > that people would have to pay up front instead of David having to bug them > to pay, which brought us back to the long running vending machine > conversation. > > I have now had enough and have decided to initiate a group buy of a vending > machine. I along with others will put money in to buy one and will be the > first ones to get money back from it. They can range anywhere from 400 to > 2000 from what i've seen so far. > > So you're now saying, sure Robbie, lets do it! Buy the $100 one! Well, thats > where you are wrong silly email reader! We are a hackerspace which means we > will need to hack the vending machine somehow. What better way to do it then > adding RFID! I had searched late last year for documentation on how to do > this and found none. However, someone has now published full schematics on > how he was able to convert his vending machine to accept RFID and in the > process let him monitor how much of each product is available and alerts him > when it is out of stock. And, guess what! He built it using an Arudino Mega > and off the shelf parts you can get from SparkFun! > > So, lets buy one and put RFID in it! We can then allow people to use their > existing door access cards to buy stuff from the machine. > > What stuff am I talking about? I'm glad you asked. Here are a few ideas! > > Snacks (pretzels, etc) > Cables (iPod/iPhone cables, microUSB, VGA/DVI/HDMI etc). We could also allow > the cables to be free but require them to be returned within a certain time > period or you will be charged > Arduinos! > Arduino pieces (shields and stuffs) > Laser time cards! > USB sticks, SD cards > Other computery stuff! Facebook has vending machines for employee use that > allow them to pick up essential techie stuff like power cables and keyboards > (more info @?http://rxt.gd/fbvend) > > Whats a laser time card you ask? Well, I propose we convert the laser to > accept ONLY RFID cards to allow it to be used. But, what about non-members > without door access tokens you say? Easy! We sell RFID cards with big PLEASE > RETURN stickers on them in the machine. When a non member wants to use the > laser, they buy the card for the equivalent price of the laser time. The > machine vends it and the non-member swipes it just like normal members do. > He/she/they then have the full time they purchased. If they need more time, > just swipe more cards which you can buy from the vending machine. When you > are done with the cards, return them to a box or something because there is > no use if you take them out of the space with you. > > For the snacks part of it, we can abuse Stefan's Restaurant Depot membership > (or get one for AMT) and stock it that way. We could do the same for the > eventual drink machine. > > I think this is a great project to build and work on. I have stated already > that I will chip in a large chunk of cash for a vending machine. Here is one > David found:?http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html > > Finally, here are the schematics and full source code that this guy used to > build his RFID system. Notice that he is using a drink vending machine > whereas we will be using a snack style machine. > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html > > So, what say you, Ace Monster Toys! > > (After this project, I want to do the same with a drink vending machine so > that I can always have Arizona's handy!) > -- > Robbie Trencheny > Sent with Sparrow > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 me at robbiet.us Fri Dec 9 14:34:00 2011 From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:34:00 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Vending Machine for the Space In-Reply-To: References: <84B3FF0599014975B932220B09649E99@gmail.com> <34AACEF65E81433E81A574582555D5AD@gmail.com> <4E9B07CE-626B-46A4-B921-ABFFA6435545@tenhand.com> <087227A60AEB420191F29E922B44B27F@gmail.com> Message-ID: How would that work? Square only allows you to use an iOS or Android device to accept payment and the communication protocol of the dongle would have to be reverse engineered to work with anything else. -- Robbie Trencheny Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 2:32 PM, slick wrote: > What about getting Square too? > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > > We currently accept PayPal, credit cards, bank transfers and cash for > > membership fees. This would be tied into the same system for members. They > > could add credit online or at the machine if they wanted and it would just > > charge their existing card by adding a new charge through the membership > > system (all of the above already exists). > > > > I was just talking in IRC about accepting credit cards through the machine > > and lookup up solutions for that. Basically, the credit card acceptor also > > accepts cash and would replace the bill acceptor. It has its own system for > > charging however and sends all card data/transaction info over cell networks > > to the companies backend which actually charges. So I don't know if thats > > the best way. > > > > -- > > Robbie Trencheny > > Sent with Sparrow > > > > On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 2:08 PM, myles wrote: > > > > RFID is cool, but is just moving the problem. We need to get incoming cash > > PayPal or credit cards in order to remove davids hassle. Anything else is > > just a complicated honor bar. Most everything but food comes in too large or > > too variable denominations to be used with cash. Credit cards at a hacker > > space seems ill advised. > > > > So let's pick PayPal and or bitcoin, sprint prepaid minutes and or any other > > exchange currency and just have the laser or vending machines drop stuff > > when they are paypaled. > > > > From what I've seen, hacker space vending machines are great fun to set up, > > then become a source of frustration. Prepaid honor bar with a webcam might > > be the long term win > > > > Sent from my mobile > > > > On Dec 9, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > > > > Whoops, the schematics and information is > > at http://www.avbrand.com/projects/popcard/#update. There is also a handy > > YouTube video and pictures > > > > -- > > Robbie Trencheny > > Sent with Sparrow > > > > On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > > > > So we started talking about putting a bill collector next to the laser so > > that people would have to pay up front instead of David having to bug them > > to pay, which brought us back to the long running vending machine > > conversation. > > > > I have now had enough and have decided to initiate a group buy of a vending > > machine. I along with others will put money in to buy one and will be the > > first ones to get money back from it. They can range anywhere from 400 to > > 2000 from what i've seen so far. > > > > So you're now saying, sure Robbie, lets do it! Buy the $100 one! Well, thats > > where you are wrong silly email reader! We are a hackerspace which means we > > will need to hack the vending machine somehow. What better way to do it then > > adding RFID! I had searched late last year for documentation on how to do > > this and found none. However, someone has now published full schematics on > > how he was able to convert his vending machine to accept RFID and in the > > process let him monitor how much of each product is available and alerts him > > when it is out of stock. And, guess what! He built it using an Arudino Mega > > and off the shelf parts you can get from SparkFun! > > > > So, lets buy one and put RFID in it! We can then allow people to use their > > existing door access cards to buy stuff from the machine. > > > > What stuff am I talking about? I'm glad you asked. Here are a few ideas! > > > > Snacks (pretzels, etc) > > Cables (iPod/iPhone cables, microUSB, VGA/DVI/HDMI etc). We could also allow > > the cables to be free but require them to be returned within a certain time > > period or you will be charged > > Arduinos! > > Arduino pieces (shields and stuffs) > > Laser time cards! > > USB sticks, SD cards > > Other computery stuff! Facebook has vending machines for employee use that > > allow them to pick up essential techie stuff like power cables and keyboards > > (more info @ http://rxt.gd/fbvend) > > > > Whats a laser time card you ask? Well, I propose we convert the laser to > > accept ONLY RFID cards to allow it to be used. But, what about non-members > > without door access tokens you say? Easy! We sell RFID cards with big PLEASE > > RETURN stickers on them in the machine. When a non member wants to use the > > laser, they buy the card for the equivalent price of the laser time. The > > machine vends it and the non-member swipes it just like normal members do. > > He/she/they then have the full time they purchased. If they need more time, > > just swipe more cards which you can buy from the vending machine. When you > > are done with the cards, return them to a box or something because there is > > no use if you take them out of the space with you. > > > > For the snacks part of it, we can abuse Stefan's Restaurant Depot membership > > (or get one for AMT) and stock it that way. We could do the same for the > > eventual drink machine. > > > > I think this is a great project to build and work on. I have stated already > > that I will chip in a large chunk of cash for a vending machine. Here is one > > David found: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html > > > > Finally, here are the schematics and full source code that this guy used to > > build his RFID system. Notice that he is using a drink vending machine > > whereas we will be using a snack style machine. > > > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2742628870.html > > > > So, what say you, Ace Monster Toys! > > > > (After this project, I want to do the same with a drink vending machine so > > that I can always have Arizona's handy!) > > -- > > Robbie Trencheny > > Sent with Sparrow > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org (mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org) > > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org (mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org) > > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org (mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org) > > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org (mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org) > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <1E348488-8BC3-4663-BF87-BFF309A27D7E@tenhand.com> References: <1E348488-8BC3-4663-BF87-BFF309A27D7E@tenhand.com> Message-ID: <4EE2960D.7020008@openbuddha.com> On 12/9/11 2:13 PM, myles wrote: > I have a bunch of small presents to finish, but get bored hacking in empty ace monster toys. Anyone else working on stuff this weekend? > > I'll be finishing up solar lights. Modding a plug pc for dc. and making tsa friendly leathemen. (that sounds so wrong) > I might be working on my quadcopter. What time? Al From myles at tenhand.com Fri Dec 9 19:46:43 2011 From: myles at tenhand.com (myles) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:46:43 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Project time on Saturday? In-Reply-To: <4EE2960D.7020008@openbuddha.com> References: <1E348488-8BC3-4663-BF87-BFF309A27D7E@tenhand.com> <4EE2960D.7020008@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: <268BEE82-54EC-4D96-BA0D-BBA94BFA0EBA@tenhand.com> I'll probably be there noon to six Sent from my mobile On Dec 9, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Al Jigen Billings wrote: > On 12/9/11 2:13 PM, myles wrote: >> I have a bunch of small presents to finish, but get bored hacking in empty ace monster toys. Anyone else working on stuff this weekend? >> >> I'll be finishing up solar lights. Modding a plug pc for dc. and making tsa friendly leathemen. (that sounds so wrong) >> > > I might be working on my quadcopter. What time? > > Al > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss From ccook at dirtylittlemonkey.com Fri Dec 9 20:13:11 2011 From: ccook at dirtylittlemonkey.com (Christopher Cook) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 20:13:11 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Project time on Saturday? In-Reply-To: <268BEE82-54EC-4D96-BA0D-BBA94BFA0EBA@tenhand.com> References: <1E348488-8BC3-4663-BF87-BFF309A27D7E@tenhand.com> <4EE2960D.7020008@openbuddha.com> <268BEE82-54EC-4D96-BA0D-BBA94BFA0EBA@tenhand.com> Message-ID: You'l be there with a bunch of kids learning to solder! But there is room for all! On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 7:46 PM, myles wrote: > I'll probably be there noon to six > > Sent from my mobile > > On Dec 9, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Al Jigen Billings > wrote: > > > On 12/9/11 2:13 PM, myles wrote: > >> I have a bunch of small presents to finish, but get bored hacking in > empty ace monster toys. Anyone else working on stuff this weekend? > >> > >> I'll be finishing up solar lights. Modding a plug pc for dc. and making > tsa friendly leathemen. (that sounds so wrong) > >> > > > > I might be working on my quadcopter. What time? > > > > Al > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If not anyone want to get together with me for a study group? -Aaron From me at robbiet.us Sat Dec 10 11:23:37 2011 From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:23:37 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Technician class HAM license In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9FF5BEFA1A3B4371943DCCB7D5272605@gmail.com> I would be interested in obtaining my HAM license. -- Robbie Trencheny Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) On Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 11:22 AM, slick wrote: > So Myles, > Are you still able to run a class of taking the test for technician > class ham license? When would be good for you? If not anyone want to > get together with me for a study group? > > -Aaron > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org (mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org) > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Sat Dec 10 11:27:24 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:27:24 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Technician class HAM license In-Reply-To: <9FF5BEFA1A3B4371943DCCB7D5272605@gmail.com> References: <9FF5BEFA1A3B4371943DCCB7D5272605@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4EE3B29C.3030609@openbuddha.com> I, as well. On 12/10/11 11:23 AM, Robbie Trencheny wrote: > I would be interested in obtaining my HAM license. > > -- > Robbie Trencheny > Sent with Sparrow > > On Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 11:22 AM, slick wrote: > >> So Myles, >> Are you still able to run a class of taking the test for technician >> class ham license? When would be good for you? If not anyone want to >> get together with me for a study group? >> >> -Aaron >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myles at tenhand.com Sat Dec 10 11:42:31 2011 From: myles at tenhand.com (myles) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:42:31 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Technician class HAM license In-Reply-To: <4EE3B29C.3030609@openbuddha.com> References: <9FF5BEFA1A3B4371943DCCB7D5272605@gmail.com> <4EE3B29C.3030609@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: I could probably run a class today between 3-6, tomorrow the 11th, or January after the 13th. Looking at the test schedule, there's one in SF tomorrow and one in oakland on the 22nd. http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session For those that weren't in the original meeting, several years ago I had a 60 minute cram class that got my students a 85% pass rate on the test. I was trying to rope in new hams, and it mostly worked. The rules have changed slightly since then, so either I'll have to bone up, or your odds go down a bit. the test is multiple choice, and you can usually try twice per day for the same $10 fee. And you only need a low C grade to pass. OSo Myles, >>> Are you still able to run a class of taking the test for technician >>> class ham license? When would be good for you? If not anyone want to >>> get together with me for a study group? From me at robbiet.us Sat Dec 10 11:46:08 2011 From: me at robbiet.us (Robbie Trencheny) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:46:08 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Technician class HAM license In-Reply-To: References: <9FF5BEFA1A3B4371943DCCB7D5272605@gmail.com> <4EE3B29C.3030609@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: My schedule is open today so I could do today or tomorrow or January after the 13th. Just let me know -- Robbie Trencheny Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com) On Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 11:42 AM, myles wrote: > I could probably run a class today between 3-6, tomorrow the 11th, or January after the 13th. > Looking at the test schedule, there's one in SF tomorrow and one in oakland on the 22nd. > http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session > > For those that weren't in the original meeting, several years ago I had a 60 minute cram class that got my students a 85% pass rate on the test. I was trying to rope in new hams, and it mostly worked. The rules have changed slightly since then, so either I'll have to bone up, or your odds go down a bit. > > the test is multiple choice, and you can usually try twice per day for the same $10 fee. And you only need a low C grade to pass. > > > > OSo Myles, > > > > Are you still able to run a class of taking the test for technician > > > > class ham license? When would be good for you? If not anyone want to > > > > get together with me for a study group? > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org (mailto:Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org) > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Sat Dec 10 11:52:52 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:52:52 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Technician class HAM license In-Reply-To: References: <9FF5BEFA1A3B4371943DCCB7D5272605@gmail.com> <4EE3B29C.3030609@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: I have a birthday dinner with my 91 year old father in law at 5 tomorrow so January would be better. We'd probably get more attendance with some notice too. Al On Dec 10, 2011, at 11:42 AM, myles wrote: > I could probably run a class today between 3-6, tomorrow the 11th, or January after the 13th. > Looking at the test schedule, there's one in SF tomorrow and one in oakland on the 22nd. > http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session > > For those that weren't in the original meeting, several years ago I had a 60 minute cram class that got my students a 85% pass rate on the test. I was trying to rope in new hams, and it mostly worked. The rules have changed slightly since then, so either I'll have to bone up, or your odds go down a bit. > > the test is multiple choice, and you can usually try twice per day for the same $10 fee. And you only need a low C grade to pass. > > > > OSo Myles, >>>> Are you still able to run a class of taking the test for technician >>>> class ham license? When would be good for you? If not anyone want to >>>> get together with me for a study group? > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss From slick at rebelbase.com Sat Dec 10 12:10:47 2011 From: slick at rebelbase.com (slick) Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:10:47 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Technician class HAM license In-Reply-To: References: <9FF5BEFA1A3B4371943DCCB7D5272605@gmail.com> <4EE3B29C.3030609@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: Yay! the list works right... I vote for January too. On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Al Jigen Billings wrote: > I have a birthday dinner with my 91 year old father in law at 5 tomorrow so January would be better. We'd probably get more attendance with some notice too. > > Al > > On Dec 10, 2011, at 11:42 AM, myles wrote: > >> I could probably run a class today between 3-6, tomorrow the 11th, or January after the 13th. >> Looking at the test schedule, there's one in SF tomorrow and one in oakland on the 22nd. >> http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session >> >> For those that weren't in the original meeting, several years ago I had a 60 minute cram class that got my students a ?85% pass rate on the test. ?I was trying to rope in new hams, and it mostly worked. The rules have changed slightly since then, so either I'll have to bone up, or ?your odds go down a bit. >> >> the test is multiple choice, and you can ?usually try twice per day for the same ?$10 fee. ?And you only need a low C grade to pass. >> >> >> >> OSo Myles, >>>>> Are you still able to run a class of taking the test for technician >>>>> class ham license? When would be good for you? If not anyone want to >>>>> get together with me for a study group? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 maltman23 at hotmail.com Sun Dec 11 15:22:46 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:22:46 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] TOMORROW: Special edition of Circuit Hacking Monday at Noisebridge Message-ID: Me and Miloh and Rolf and will be at Noisebridge Monday night for Circuit Hacking Monday! A French video crew for Canal+ is coming to Noisebridge on Monday evening to capture the dynamic anarchy that is Noisebridge on Monday nights. Canal+ is a huge French network that shows their programming all over the world. If you want to share your project with the world, please come by! All welcome! All ages, all skill levels.Just show up a few minutes before 7pm. Circuit Hacking Monday is a great chance to learn how to solder, learn about electronics, and/or learn about Noisebridge. It is perfectly fine if you've never soldered before!It is perfectly fine to bring in your projects in progress -- it's a great place to get help with your project!It is perfectly fine to bring in something you'd like help fixing!It is perfectly fine to just come and hang out with other hardware geeks!Circuit Hacking Monday is all this, and more. You are welcome to come to Circuit Hacking Monday to learn how to make cool kits (listed below), but you are also welcome to come and work on your own project, fix something, or get familiar with the noisebridge electronics lab. You can use our tools, get help, or give help with others playing with and making projects. It's a great community. Come and make some new friends.Where: Noisebridge, 3rd floor of 2169 Mission, San Francisco, 94110 One and a half blocks South of 16th St. Mission BART Station.When: Monday December 12th, 7pm till ?? (it is totally OK to come late!)Just show up! No reservation is needed. Most projects take about 1 to 2 hours.Who: You! It is fun to make things in the friendly community of Noisebridge.Cost: Instruction is Free! If you want one of the following kits, reimbursement for the kit price is requested. (kit prices are $10 to $35, depending on kit)All kits are designed for total beginners to complete successfully. Some of the kits available: Larry Ogrodnek's 'Hi My Name is badges' kit (you may have seen me wearing mine) Brain Machine (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!) Mignonette Game (build your own handheld game console!) Trippy RGB Waves (interac tive blinky lights!) LEDcube (animated 3D cube of LEDs!) MiniPOV (more cool blinky lights!) microcontroller programmers (program all your AVR family chips!) Boarduinos (solderless breadborad arduino!) Open Heart (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!) LoL Shield (Lots of LEDs for your Arduino!) Diavolinos (shield compatible arduinos from Evil Mad Science!)And more! More info is available on the above kits at:http://www.CornfieldElectronics.comhttp://www.adafruit.comhttp://www.appliedplatonics.comhttp://www.jimmieprodgers.comhttp://www.mignonette-game.comhttp://www.evilmadscientist.comhttp://analogmachines.com/ Mitch. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maltman23 at hotmail.com Sun Dec 11 21:27:19 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:27:19 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Geeks & Depression meetup #2 Message-ID: The first meetup last week attracted a quite a decent size group. And by the end, the discussion was actually quite lively. And people told me that they went home glad that they came. We decided to have another meetup, this time on Wednesday, 7:30pm. At No Starch Press. 38 Ringold St (near Civic Center BART). If you would like to come and talk about depression, or suicide, or share your story, or a friend's story, you are welcome to join us. We have a Google Groups that you are also welcome to join:http://groups.google.com/group/geeksanddepression Together, we create the strong, wonderful community that all of us socially awkward geeks feel really good being a part of. Thanks,Mitch. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Tue Dec 13 12:24:12 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:24:12 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Fwd: [lasersaur] Applications of CO2 Laser Cutting Machines In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4EE7B46C.8050401@openbuddha.com> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [lasersaur] Applications of CO2 Laser Cutting Machines Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:21:04 -0800 (PST) From: Ward Elder Reply-To: lasersaur at googlegroups.com To: lasersaur Found this tidbit of information on the web: Applications of CO2 Laser Cutting Machines 1. Acrylic cutting: Max cutting of acrylic is 3/4 inch (18mm) in one pass using 100W laser and 11/4 inch (31mm) using 200W laser. High air-flow can result a frost edge while preventing from flaming. For thin material, dual head is a good decision for increasing the production volume. 2. Modeling: Thin acrylics, mat-board and wood are materials of choice. Vector cutting and scoring from CAD software are very common. Our unique feature of power/speed control is much better than other machines. And it is critical for architectural customers. 3. Plastics cutting: Aside from the very thin (less than .030") do not bother cutting polycarbonates (lexan). The edges will always be brown/yellow, and it produces hydrochloric acid during the cutting, which will eat up everything inside the laser and in the exhaust system. This is the same problem with PVC. ABS seems to work fine, as does polyester. 4. Wood / MDF /Plywood: About the thickest wood, the 100W can cut 3/4 inch and 200W can cut1 1/4 inch depending on the wood. 100W is ideal for cutting 6mm MDF board for decoration items. 100W has only limited capabilities to cut plywood of 3/4 inch for steel rule dies. For wider cut width, parallel cut is easier to get and control the width required. 200W can cut almost two times faster than 100W. The cuts are not straight enough unless power is sufficient. 5. Membrane switch: Thin polyesters, adhesives and polycarbonate are common. 40W is the machine suited best to this application. 6. Fabrics / Embroidery: Low volume applications are fine. Stacking of material when cutting makes for inconsistent and typically brown edges. Many materials stick together when stack cutting (plastic based materials). Cotton/denim are great. 40W or 60W are the machines suited better to this application. 7. Paper/Foils Converting: Web converting applications include slitting, perforating, kiss-cutting, and scoring of paper products, foils, membranes or composites. These materials can be precisely cut or marked at high production speeds. Laser systems set up quickly between jobs, eliminating the time and expense of die and tooling changeovers. Bad Applications The materials listed below are not applicable. They are a waste of time. ?bricks ?rocks or stones ?glass ?thick polycarbonate-thicker than 0.030 inch ?hard PCB (circuit boards) ?No metals of any kind can be cut cleanly-very thin (0.003 inch or less) can be cut sometimes, but the edge is terrible. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drorex at gmail.com Tue Dec 13 22:09:42 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:09:42 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 16 units ordered. If you didn't give me money, I didn't order one for you, sorry! I'll let you know when they arrive. I don't know exactly when, I haven't ordered from this site before, plus it's christmas so it might take a little longer. Should probably be somewhere between 1 and 4 weeks. On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of > them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi > routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), > but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects > (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg > smartphones connect to your project) > > Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if > we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? > > Short writeup on it: > > http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html > > Where I want to buy it from: > > http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tewing at gmail.com Wed Dec 14 00:49:30 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:49:30 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0DF629FA-75C8-43B6-9F4B-389DB8645075@gmail.com> Did you get paypal money from me? I sent it, but I don't see it in my sent items on paypal. If you didn't I'm going to order a couple separately and see what I can do with them. Are there any good forums for these routers? These things seem like they'd be the ideal candidate for an arduino project at the end of a wifi connection so there should be tons of people doing cool electronics projects with them soon. On Dec 13, 2011, at 10:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > 16 units ordered. If you didn't give me money, I didn't order one for you, sorry! > > I'll let you know when they arrive. I don't know exactly when, I haven't ordered from this site before, plus it's christmas so it might take a little longer. Should probably be somewhere between 1 and 4 weeks. > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg smartphones connect to your project) > > Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? > > Short writeup on it: > http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html > > Where I want to buy it from: > http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drorex at gmail.com Wed Dec 14 13:33:55 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:33:55 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: <0DF629FA-75C8-43B6-9F4B-389DB8645075@gmail.com> References: <0DF629FA-75C8-43B6-9F4B-389DB8645075@gmail.com> Message-ID: I never got any from you as far as I can tell, maybe you didn't get through to the final send page in paypal or something. For forums, check the links at the bottom of the article in my original email, there looks to be a useful collection of stuff. One guy mentions using it with arduino you need to enable the usb serial driver in the kernel, and he provided a pre-compiled version. https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=149335#p149335 On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Terry Ewing wrote: > Did you get paypal money from me? I sent it, but I don't see it in my > sent items on paypal. If you didn't I'm going to order a couple separately > and see what I can do with them. > > Are there any good forums for these routers? These things seem like > they'd be the ideal candidate for an arduino project at the end of a wifi > connection so there should be tons of people doing cool electronics > projects with them soon. > > On Dec 13, 2011, at 10:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > > 16 units ordered. If you didn't give me money, I didn't order one for you, > sorry! > > I'll let you know when they arrive. I don't know exactly when, I haven't > ordered from this site before, plus it's christmas so it might take a > little longer. Should probably be somewhere between 1 and 4 weeks. > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > >> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of >> them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi >> routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), >> but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects >> (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg >> smartphones connect to your project) >> >> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if >> we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? >> >> Short writeup on it: >> >> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html >> >> Where I want to buy it from: >> >> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tewing at gmail.com Wed Dec 14 16:16:19 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:16:19 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: References: <0DF629FA-75C8-43B6-9F4B-389DB8645075@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1823FADF-67DF-475A-8008-A122A58AE3E9@gmail.com> I took a look at the thread on openwrt.org and the wiki page for this device. This is going to be a great arduino interface. Rather than using the USB port to connect a FTDI serial adapter, I'm going to attach the serial console directly to the arduino. There are two pins labeled TP_IN and TP_OUT on the mainboard that provide the serial console. Plugging these directly into an arduinos SPI pins should do everything. I think there's enough room in the case to add an arduino right inside the router itself. This would also leave the USB port free for other uses. On the Arduino, it's a simple matter of accepting serial commands and triggering actions. This is already part of the SPI library. The applications can be something simple like turning on/off a solid-state-relay to make a web-enabled power outlet. Another application would be to take a reading from an analog pin for environmental sensors. This would be something great to use in place of an ethernet shield or a wifi shield which are both more expensive than the router. It would also make for a dead simple way to use cron to trigger an arduino at regular intervals. On a side-note, someone in the forums mentioned running this router on batteries streaming audio continuously for approximately 8 hours. Sounds like this might work great with a solar panel. I'm excited to see what Myles comes up with. -Terry On Dec 14, 2011, at 1:33 PM, David Rorex wrote: > I never got any from you as far as I can tell, maybe you didn't get through to the final send page in paypal or something. > > For forums, check the links at the bottom of the article in my original email, there looks to be a useful collection of stuff. One guy mentions using it with arduino you need to enable the usb serial driver in the kernel, and he provided a pre-compiled version. > https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=149335#p149335 > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Terry Ewing wrote: > Did you get paypal money from me? I sent it, but I don't see it in my sent items on paypal. If you didn't I'm going to order a couple separately and see what I can do with them. > > Are there any good forums for these routers? These things seem like they'd be the ideal candidate for an arduino project at the end of a wifi connection so there should be tons of people doing cool electronics projects with them soon. > > On Dec 13, 2011, at 10:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: > >> 16 units ordered. If you didn't give me money, I didn't order one for you, sorry! >> >> I'll let you know when they arrive. I don't know exactly when, I haven't ordered from this site before, plus it's christmas so it might take a little longer. Should probably be somewhere between 1 and 4 weeks. >> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: >> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg smartphones connect to your project) >> >> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but if we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? >> >> Short writeup on it: >> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html >> >> Where I want to buy it from: >> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org >> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maltman23 at hotmail.com Wed Dec 14 23:49:36 2011 From: maltman23 at hotmail.com (Mitch Altman) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:49:36 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] FW: interview you for San Francisco magazine? In-Reply-To: <4EE9A0D2.6090805@CornfieldElectronics.com> References: , <4EE9A0D2.6090805@CornfieldElectronics.com> Message-ID: I spoke with a journalist for about an hour tonight who is doing a story for San Francisco Magazine about depression in the geek community and the workplace. She asked me to forward this blurb to see if there is anyone who would like to share their insights and/or experience. Please see below. If you are interested, please contact Liza directly. Thanks, Mitch. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: interview you for San Francisco magazine? Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:21:09 -0800 From: E.B. Boyd (Liza) To: Mitch Altman Mitch: Thanks again for your time and your insights. So, so helpful. As promised, here's the blurb I mentioned: In the wake of Ilya Zhitomirskiy's death, San Francisco magazine asked me to write a piece on the phenomenon of depression among founders. They wanted to explore this aspect of Silicon Valley that doesn't usually get a lot of discussion, but perhaps should. I'm looking to interview a few young men in their 20s, who are founders right now, who have gone through this and would feel comfortable sharing their experiences. We would not have to use their name or the name of their company. We're simply hoping to find a few folks who can help our readers understand what it's like to go through the experience of depression as a tech founder, particularly during this current boom. They can feel free to contact me at eb.boyd at yahoo.com or 415.596.2296. Many thanks, Liza (E.B. Boyd) ================================= E.B. Boyd FastCompany.com --------- San Francisco, CA eb.boyd at yahoo.com 415.596.2296 Twitter: www.twitter.com/ebboyd LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ebboyd Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/user/eb-boyd *** Please note: This email & its contents are -off the record-, unless explicitly stated otherwise. *** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drorex at gmail.com Thu Dec 15 07:51:49 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:51:49 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Who wants a $17 hackable wifi router? (group buy) In-Reply-To: <1823FADF-67DF-475A-8008-A122A58AE3E9@gmail.com> References: <0DF629FA-75C8-43B6-9F4B-389DB8645075@gmail.com> <1823FADF-67DF-475A-8008-A122A58AE3E9@gmail.com> Message-ID: Yeah that's a good idea, saves the USB port for other use, and it means you don't even need an arduino with USB on it. Also it looks like it's a UART serial and not SPI serial, but basically that just means you use the Serial library and the TX/RX pins on the arduino instead of the SPI pins (SPI requires at least 3 pins to work anyway, MISO, MOSI, Clock, and often a 'select' pin as well). Average current draw at 5V is 0.1A (max is 0.185A) according to the wiki, so you can determine needed solar panels or battery runtime from that. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: > I took a look at the thread on openwrt.org and the wiki page for this > device. This is going to be a great arduino interface. > > Rather than using the USB port to connect a FTDI serial adapter, I'm going > to attach the serial console directly to the arduino. There are two pins > labeled TP_IN and TP_OUT on the mainboard that provide the serial console. > Plugging these directly into an arduinos SPI pins should do everything. > I think there's enough room in the case to add an arduino right inside the > router itself. This would also leave the USB port free for other uses. > > On the Arduino, it's a simple matter of accepting serial commands and > triggering actions. This is already part of the SPI library. The > applications can be something simple like turning on/off a > solid-state-relay to make a web-enabled power outlet. Another application > would be to take a reading from an analog pin for environmental sensors. > > This would be something great to use in place of an ethernet shield or a > wifi shield which are both more expensive than the router. It would also > make for a dead simple way to use cron to trigger an arduino at regular > intervals. > > On a side-note, someone in the forums mentioned running this router on > batteries streaming audio continuously for approximately 8 hours. Sounds > like this might work great with a solar panel. I'm excited to see what > Myles comes up with. > > -Terry > > On Dec 14, 2011, at 1:33 PM, David Rorex wrote: > > I never got any from you as far as I can tell, maybe you didn't get > through to the final send page in paypal or something. > > For forums, check the links at the bottom of the article in my original > email, there looks to be a useful collection of stuff. One guy mentions > using it with arduino you need to enable the usb serial driver in the > kernel, and he provided a pre-compiled version. > https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=149335#p149335 > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Terry Ewing wrote: > >> Did you get paypal money from me? I sent it, but I don't see it in my >> sent items on paypal. If you didn't I'm going to order a couple separately >> and see what I can do with them. >> >> Are there any good forums for these routers? These things seem like >> they'd be the ideal candidate for an arduino project at the end of a wifi >> connection so there should be tons of people doing cool electronics >> projects with them soon. >> >> On Dec 13, 2011, at 10:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: >> >> 16 units ordered. If you didn't give me money, I didn't order one for >> you, sorry! >> >> I'll let you know when they arrive. I don't know exactly when, I haven't >> ordered from this site before, plus it's christmas so it might take a >> little longer. Should probably be somewhere between 1 and 4 weeks. >> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 2:09 PM, David Rorex wrote: >> >>> The TP-LINK TL-WR703N, which costs as little as $17.09 (if we buy 20 of >>> them), supports OpenWRT. The specs are a bit low compared to some wifi >>> routers out there (400MHz MIPS, 32MB dram, 4MB flash, 1 ethernet, 1 usb), >>> but it's hackable, and I see it as a cheap way of adding wifi to projects >>> (either letting your project connect to wifi, or letting other devices eg >>> smartphones connect to your project) >>> >>> Already have 4 spoken for, so if you want one it's $18.51 at most, but >>> if we can get another 6, it'll go down to $17.71. Anybody up for one? >>> >>> Short writeup on it: >>> >>> http://embeddedtimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/tp-link-tl-wr703n-tiny-linux-capable.html >>> >>> Where I want to buy it from: >>> >>> http://www.volumerates.com/product/genuine-tp-link-tl-wr703n-150m-11n-mini-wifi-wireless-router-for-instant-wifi-connection-99273 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org >> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Thu Dec 15 15:36:02 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:36:02 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Technician class HAM license In-Reply-To: References: <9FF5BEFA1A3B4371943DCCB7D5272605@gmail.com> <4EE3B29C.3030609@openbuddha.com> Message-ID: <4EEA8462.5030507@openbuddha.com> Was this finalized? On 12/10/11 12:10 PM, slick wrote: > Yay! the list works right... > > I vote for January too. > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Al Jigen Billings > wrote: >> I have a birthday dinner with my 91 year old father in law at 5 tomorrow so January would be better. We'd probably get more attendance with some notice too. >> >> Al >> >> On Dec 10, 2011, at 11:42 AM, myles wrote: >> >>> I could probably run a class today between 3-6, tomorrow the 11th, or January after the 13th. >>> Looking at the test schedule, there's one in SF tomorrow and one in oakland on the 22nd. >>> http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session >>> >>> For those that weren't in the original meeting, several years ago I had a 60 minute cram class that got my students a 85% pass rate on the test. I was trying to rope in new hams, and it mostly worked. The rules have changed slightly since then, so either I'll have to bone up, or your odds go down a bit. >>> >>> the test is multiple choice, and you can usually try twice per day for the same $10 fee. And you only need a low C grade to pass. >>> >>> >>> >>> OSo Myles, >>>>>> Are you still able to run a class of taking the test for technician >>>>>> class ham license? When would be good for you? If not anyone want to >>>>>> get together with me for a study group? >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 tewing at gmail.com Thu Dec 15 17:19:08 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:19:08 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] sous vide controller Message-ID: <4B72162C-1650-4696-9DC6-5FF520D96699@gmail.com> Hi AMT, I just finished a Sous Vide build and am getting ready to send it to my dad for Christmas. I think it turned out well and thought I'd share it with you. Pictures are here: http://tewing.posterous.com/86350047 If you were at the meeting about 6 months ago where Aaron and I brought a sous vide kit, you'll notice this has changed quite a bit. The first version was a large cooler with an immersion heater and an external controller. Since then I've tried a couple different variations using smaller coolers and heating elements intended for a water heater. They all looked sketchy and likely to result in electrocution. This version is built around simplicity. The Sous Vide controller is wired into a standard Radio Shack enclosure. Rather than trying to make the temperature probe watertight, I purchased a watertight sensor. Instead of a cooler, I use a cheap, unmodified Crock Pot. Crock pot is turned to high and plugged-in to the PID controller. The temp probe goes under the lid. That's it. I've gathered some pretty pictures, some recipes from the Thomas Keller book and a pack of Ziploc vacuum bags to get my dad started. The PDF on this page is the core of the material. http://www.cookingissues.com/primers/sous-vide/purdy-pictures-the-charts/ Let me know what you think. -Terry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com Thu Dec 15 19:17:59 2011 From: michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com (Michael Shiloh) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:17:59 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] sous vide controller In-Reply-To: <4B72162C-1650-4696-9DC6-5FF520D96699@gmail.com> References: <4B72162C-1650-4696-9DC6-5FF520D96699@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4EEAB867.1060302@gmail.com> brilliant modifications. you have embodied a great principle of design: simplify, simplify, simplify! congratulations! On 12/15/2011 05:19 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: > Hi AMT, > I just finished a Sous Vide build and am getting ready to send it to my > dad for Christmas. I think it turned out well and thought I'd share it > with you. Pictures are here: http://tewing.posterous.com/86350047 > > If you were at the meeting about 6 months ago where Aaron and I brought > a sous vide kit, you'll notice this has changed quite a bit. The first > version was a large cooler with an immersion heater and an external > controller. Since then I've tried a couple different variations using > smaller coolers and heating elements intended for a water heater. They > all looked sketchy and likely to result in electrocution. > > This version is built around simplicity. The Sous Vide controller is > wired into a standard Radio Shack enclosure. Rather than trying to make > the temperature probe watertight, I purchased a watertight sensor. > Instead of a cooler, I use a cheap, unmodified Crock Pot. Crock pot is > turned to high and plugged-in to the PID controller. The temp probe goes > under the lid. That's it. > > I've gathered some pretty pictures, some recipes from the Thomas Keller > book and a pack of Ziploc vacuum bags to get my dad started. The PDF on > this page is the core of the material. > http://www.cookingissues.com/primers/sous-vide/purdy-pictures-the-charts/ > > Let me know what you think. > > -Terry > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Michael Shiloh Artist, designer, tinkerer, teacher, geek KA6RCQ www.teachmetomake.com teachmetomake.wordpress.com Interested in classes? Join http://groups.google.com/group/teach-me-to-make From baldr67 at yahoo.com Thu Dec 15 20:43:27 2011 From: baldr67 at yahoo.com (Brandon Aldridge) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:43:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: [AMTD] Changing The Receiver Board Battery Message-ID: <1324010607.10653.YahooMailClassic@web120703.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Aaron, ? ? ? My name is Brandon; New to AMT. I have destroyed my lithium battery which connects to the receiver?board. I had the idea of replacing it with a series of?Duracell?batteries which sum up to around same standard voltage output of conventional?lithium batteries. By doing this I ran into the problem of the motors on the helicopter activating without the use of the IR signal. Why is this happening? Does the TYPE of voltage source determine the behavior of the?receiver?board? How could I troubleshoot this situation? Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slick at rebelbase.com Thu Dec 15 22:26:33 2011 From: slick at rebelbase.com (slick) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:26:33 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Changing The Receiver Board Battery In-Reply-To: <1324010607.10653.YahooMailClassic@web120703.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <1324010607.10653.YahooMailClassic@web120703.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I'm not familiar with that particular model, but yes the type of batter is important. Voltage is not the only important factor, the current draw for the reciever is also important. Do you know the amp rating of the LiPO battery? You might be able to find a suitable LiPO replacement at places like sparkfun.com http://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=polymer&what=products On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Brandon Aldridge wrote: > Aaron, > > My name is Brandon; New to AMT. I have destroyed my lithium battery > which connects to the receiver board. I had the idea of replacing it with a > series of Duracell batteries which sum up to around same standard voltage > output of conventional lithium batteries. By doing this I ran into the > problem of the motors on the helicopter activating without the use of the > IR signal. Why is this happening? Does the TYPE of voltage source determine > the behavior of the receiver board? How could I troubleshoot this > situation? Thank you. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drorex at gmail.com Thu Dec 15 23:36:08 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:36:08 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Reminder: Science + Alcohol tomorrow night (friday) Message-ID: At the chabot space & science center, they are doing this event every 3rd friday night. I want to get AMT in on it, do a soldering class or something, I think it would get us lots of exposure. Tomorrow is only their second month doing it, last month they had over 200 people, so its not as big as a maker faire, but due to the time and alcohol, definitely targeted at an older crowd who might be a better demographic for potential AMT members. I plan to go, and I think Al does as well, I encourage anyone else with free time to come as well. http://www.chabotspace.org/nightschool.htm Also: reminder to atom or al to post some info about the new years eve science-based rock band concert -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ccook at dirtylittlemonkey.com Fri Dec 16 09:05:13 2011 From: ccook at dirtylittlemonkey.com (Christopher Cook) Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:05:13 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] sous vide controller In-Reply-To: <4EEAB867.1060302@gmail.com> References: <4B72162C-1650-4696-9DC6-5FF520D96699@gmail.com> <4EEAB867.1060302@gmail.com> Message-ID: That's very cool.. can you provide a partslist on the controller and the probe? On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Michael Shiloh wrote: > brilliant modifications. you have embodied a great principle of design: > simplify, simplify, simplify! > > congratulations! > > > On 12/15/2011 05:19 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: > >> Hi AMT, >> I just finished a Sous Vide build and am getting ready to send it to my >> dad for Christmas. I think it turned out well and thought I'd share it >> with you. Pictures are here: http://tewing.posterous.com/**86350047 >> >> If you were at the meeting about 6 months ago where Aaron and I brought >> a sous vide kit, you'll notice this has changed quite a bit. The first >> version was a large cooler with an immersion heater and an external >> controller. Since then I've tried a couple different variations using >> smaller coolers and heating elements intended for a water heater. They >> all looked sketchy and likely to result in electrocution. >> >> This version is built around simplicity. The Sous Vide controller is >> wired into a standard Radio Shack enclosure. Rather than trying to make >> the temperature probe watertight, I purchased a watertight sensor. >> Instead of a cooler, I use a cheap, unmodified Crock Pot. Crock pot is >> turned to high and plugged-in to the PID controller. The temp probe goes >> under the lid. That's it. >> >> I've gathered some pretty pictures, some recipes from the Thomas Keller >> book and a pack of Ziploc vacuum bags to get my dad started. The PDF on >> this page is the core of the material. >> http://www.cookingissues.com/**primers/sous-vide/purdy-** >> pictures-the-charts/ >> >> Let me know what you think. >> >> -Terry >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.**org >> http://lists.acemonstertoys.**org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**discuss >> > > -- > Michael Shiloh > Artist, designer, tinkerer, teacher, geek > KA6RCQ > www.teachmetomake.com > teachmetomake.wordpress.com > Interested in classes? Join 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drorex at gmail.com Fri Dec 16 23:46:37 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:46:37 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Notes on Chabot Space & Science center's Night School Message-ID: Just got back from the event, it was pretty neat and I definitely think we need to make an official appearance next month. They have a "theme" for each month, the next two are "recess" and "detention". For our first time, maybe we don't need to try anything too fancy, just have a few people bring their projects and show them off. For example have a table or two with a creeperbot, makerbot, rc plane, Costa's autoglockenspiel, etc. Then maybe next time we could try holding a soldering class or something. We need to think of something that's not too complex that people can build or get involved somehow. Maybe we could come up with something that can be built from parts we make on the laser cutter? A little mini construction kit or something. It would be a good opportunity to get more members as well, I felt like a majority of the people at the event were the kind of people that would be interested in AMT. I did get a chance to talk to Megan for a few minutes, and they are definitely interested in having us work with them. The next one is Friday Jan 20th, please reply to this email if you can volunteer to show off our stuff. If not enough people volunteer, I'm gonna decide who gets to volunteer! But seriously, it's lots of fun. 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They have a "theme" for > each month, the next two are "recess" and "detention". For our first time, > maybe we don't need to try anything too fancy, just have a few people bring > their projects and show them off. For example have a table or two with a > creeperbot, makerbot, rc plane, Costa's autoglockenspiel, etc. Then maybe > next time we could try holding a soldering class or something. We need to > think of something that's not too complex that people can build or get > involved somehow. Maybe we could come up with something that can be built > from parts we make on the laser cutter? A little mini construction kit or > something. It would be a good opportunity to get more members as well, I > felt like a majority of the people at the event were the kind of people > that would be interested in AMT. I did get a chance to talk to Megan for a > few minutes, and they are definitely interested in having us work with them. > > The next one is Friday Jan 20th, please reply to this email if you can > volunteer to show off our stuff. If not enough people volunteer, I'm gonna > decide who gets to volunteer! But seriously, it's lots of fun. All the > volunteers at Chabot seem really dedicated and interested in the things > they are doing, looking in the telescopes is always fun, and you're far > enough away from the city lights that you can actually see more than 20 > stars outside (assuming it's not cloudy). > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louise.s.fox at gmail.com Sat Dec 17 20:50:57 2011 From: louise.s.fox at gmail.com (Louise Fox) Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:50:57 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] ah!!! lasercutter needed tomorrow! Message-ID: Hey Guys, Anyone with lasercutter experience around tomorrow? My work laser cutting went down tonight and I am in need of a lasercutter to finish my presents tomorrow! I have .lmc and .dxf files ready to go! My membership expired! oops! I'll pay that asap! SORRY dudes. Anyone that could help is greatly appreciated! I made some awesome lamps and if you want the files to make your own... you got them! Thanks -Louise 5305206540 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albill at openbuddha.com Sat Dec 17 23:03:22 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (albill at openbuddha.com) Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:03:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [AMTD] ah!!! lasercutter needed tomorrow! Message-ID: <1348252751.10931.1324191803515.JavaMail.seven@ap11.p0.sjc.7sys.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louise.s.fox at gmail.com Sat Dec 17 23:11:52 2011 From: louise.s.fox at gmail.com (Louise Fox) Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:11:52 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] ah!!! lasercutter needed tomorrow! In-Reply-To: <1348252751.10931.1324191803515.JavaMail.seven@ap11.p0.sjc.7sys.net> References: <1348252751.10931.1324191803515.JavaMail.seven@ap11.p0.sjc.7sys.net> Message-ID: yay!!!! awesome! how thick of plywood can it cut? Thank you!!! -Louise On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:03 PM, albill at openbuddha.com < albill at openbuddha.com> wrote: > I can be there around noon. > > > -------- Original message -------- Subject: [AMTD] ah!!! lasercutter > needed tomorrow! From: Louise Fox ** To: discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.orgCC: > > Hey Guys, > > Anyone with lasercutter experience around tomorrow? My work laser cutting > went down tonight and I am in need of a lasercutter to finish my presents > tomorrow! I have .lmc and .dxf files ready to go! > > My membership expired! oops! I'll pay that asap! SORRY dudes. > > Anyone that could help is greatly appreciated! I made some awesome lamps > and if you want the files to make your own... you got them! > > Thanks > -Louise > 5305206540 > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -- Louise Fox Mechanical Engineer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drorex at gmail.com Sat Dec 17 23:27:22 2011 From: drorex at gmail.com (David Rorex) Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:27:22 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] ah!!! lasercutter needed tomorrow! In-Reply-To: References: <1348252751.10931.1324191803515.JavaMail.seven@ap11.p0.sjc.7sys.net> Message-ID: Depends on the type of wood and how much glue. Under 1/4" no problem, 3/8" probably ok, and 1/2" if its the right kind of wood (might take 2 passes) On Dec 17, 2011 11:12 PM, "Louise Fox" wrote: > yay!!!! awesome! how thick of plywood can it cut? > > Thank you!!! > > -Louise > > > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:03 PM, albill at openbuddha.com < > albill at openbuddha.com> wrote: > >> I can be there around noon. >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- Subject: [AMTD] ah!!! lasercutter >> needed tomorrow! From: Louise Fox ** To: discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.orgCC: >> >> Hey Guys, >> >> Anyone with lasercutter experience around tomorrow? My work laser cutting >> went down tonight and I am in need of a lasercutter to finish my presents >> tomorrow! I have .lmc and .dxf files ready to go! >> >> My membership expired! oops! I'll pay that asap! SORRY dudes. >> >> Anyone that could help is greatly appreciated! I made some awesome lamps >> and if you want the files to make your own... you got them! >> >> Thanks >> -Louise >> 5305206540 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org >> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> > > > -- > Louise Fox > Mechanical Engineer > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louise.s.fox at gmail.com Sat Dec 17 23:29:20 2011 From: louise.s.fox at gmail.com (Louise Fox) Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:29:20 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] ah!!! lasercutter needed tomorrow! In-Reply-To: References: <1348252751.10931.1324191803515.JavaMail.seven@ap11.p0.sjc.7sys.net> Message-ID: sweet. On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:27 PM, David Rorex wrote: > Depends on the type of wood and how much glue. Under 1/4" no problem, 3/8" > probably ok, and 1/2" if its the right kind of wood (might take 2 passes) > On Dec 17, 2011 11:12 PM, "Louise Fox" wrote: > >> yay!!!! awesome! how thick of plywood can it cut? >> >> Thank you!!! >> >> -Louise >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:03 PM, albill at openbuddha.com < >> albill at openbuddha.com> wrote: >> >>> I can be there around noon. >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- Subject: [AMTD] ah!!! lasercutter >>> needed tomorrow! From: Louise Fox ** To: >>> discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org CC: >>> >>> Hey Guys, >>> >>> Anyone with lasercutter experience around tomorrow? My work laser >>> cutting went down tonight and I am in need of a lasercutter to finish my >>> presents tomorrow! I have .lmc and .dxf files ready to go! >>> >>> My membership expired! oops! I'll pay that asap! SORRY dudes. >>> >>> Anyone that could help is greatly appreciated! I made some awesome lamps >>> and if you want the files to make your own... you got them! >>> >>> Thanks >>> -Louise >>> 5305206540 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org >>> http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Louise Fox >> Mechanical Engineer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Louise Fox Mechanical Engineer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tewing at gmail.com Mon Dec 19 17:04:55 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:04:55 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] [dorkbotsf-blabber] Marble runs, a Christmas gift question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <547F53FF-BBD5-411E-828A-786B04F00AA6@gmail.com> I'm including the Ace Monster Toys mailing list in this response as I suspect someone there has some insight. Good marble-runs are a lot of fun. A toy store in Berkeley had a high-quality kit set up and it was impressive. The problem with these is they're far too expensive for what you get. Instead of a kit with 20 wooden elbows and bends I'd want 100. Who wouldn't? These should be open source because a CNC machine with a cove bit could make a ton of pieces from nice wood or even MDF in a short amount of time. Does anyone have a lead on where to search for CNC projects along these lines? On Dec 19, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Bill Lescohier wrote: > My kids had a lot of fun with ours; their grandmother gave them a nice set of wooden unit blocks when they were very little, and we found a wooden marble run set that integrated with the other blocks - they made some amazing creations. Having the regular blocks as well helped a lot... > > Those, the Legos and the Brio trains are a-waitin' the grandkids... > > -Bill > > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Doug Williams wrote: > >> We had a wooden one in my kindergarten that I remember vividly. It had long trough pieces, which we may have supplemented with tp tubes, as well as blocks that had holes drilled in them to make 90 degree bends. We spent a lot of time trying to engineer a ramp to make the highest/longest marble jump. >> >> -Doug >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM, james young wrote: >> Hey there - >> >> (First: My apologies if this mailing list has been a nice respite from >> the holidays for anyone.) >> >> I've been looking at getting a marble run for my young nephews, and >> with all the engineers and geeks here, I was wondering if I could ask >> for suggestions. There are lots and lots of variations - wooden, >> plastic snap-together, and even some races with electronic timers. >> Are there any standout kits that you wish you had when you were a kid? >> We think expandability and flexibility are good, along with >> durability. >> >> Help! >> >> -James >> >> ---------- >> >> dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity >> http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsf/ >> SUBSCRIPTION AND UNSUBSCRIBE OPTIONS HERE: >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotsf-blabber >> >> ---------- >> >> >> ---------- >> >> dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity >> http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsf/ >> SUBSCRIPTION AND UNSUBSCRIBE OPTIONS HERE: >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotsf-blabber >> >> ---------- > > > ---------- > > dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity > http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsf/ > SUBSCRIPTION AND UNSUBSCRIBE OPTIONS HERE: > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotsf-blabber > > ---------- From gittel at twocats.com Mon Dec 19 20:47:42 2011 From: gittel at twocats.com (Mike Gittelsohn) Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:47:42 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] [dorkbotsf-blabber] Marble runs, a Christmas gift question In-Reply-To: <547F53FF-BBD5-411E-828A-786B04F00AA6@gmail.com> References: <547F53FF-BBD5-411E-828A-786B04F00AA6@gmail.com> Message-ID: Here's a really nice site for wood marble machines: http://woodgears.ca/marbles/index.html Let's build one. Mike On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Terry Ewing wrote: > I'm including the Ace Monster Toys mailing list in this response as I > suspect someone there has some insight. > > Good marble-runs are a lot of fun. A toy store in Berkeley had a > high-quality kit set up and it was impressive. The problem with these is > they're far too expensive for what you get. Instead of a kit with 20 > wooden elbows and bends I'd want 100. Who wouldn't? > > These should be open source because a CNC machine with a cove bit could > make a ton of pieces from nice wood or even MDF in a short amount of time. > Does anyone have a lead on where to search for CNC projects along these > lines? > > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Bill Lescohier wrote: > > > My kids had a lot of fun with ours; their grandmother gave them a nice > set of wooden unit blocks when they were very little, and we found a wooden > marble run set that integrated with the other blocks - they made some > amazing creations. Having the regular blocks as well helped a lot... > > > > Those, the Legos and the Brio trains are a-waitin' the grandkids... > > > > -Bill > > > > > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Doug Williams wrote: > > > >> We had a wooden one in my kindergarten that I remember vividly. It had > long trough pieces, which we may have supplemented with tp tubes, as well > as blocks that had holes drilled in them to make 90 degree bends. We spent > a lot of time trying to engineer a ramp to make the highest/longest marble > jump. > >> > >> -Doug > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM, james young > wrote: > >> Hey there - > >> > >> (First: My apologies if this mailing list has been a nice respite from > >> the holidays for anyone.) > >> > >> I've been looking at getting a marble run for my young nephews, and > >> with all the engineers and geeks here, I was wondering if I could ask > >> for suggestions. There are lots and lots of variations - wooden, > >> plastic snap-together, and even some races with electronic timers. > >> Are there any standout kits that you wish you had when you were a kid? > >> We think expandability and flexibility are good, along with > >> durability. > >> > >> Help! > >> > >> -James > >> > >> ---------- > >> > >> dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity > >> http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsf/ > >> SUBSCRIPTION AND UNSUBSCRIBE OPTIONS HERE: > >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotsf-blabber > >> > >> ---------- > >> > >> > >> ---------- > >> > >> dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity > >> http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsf/ > >> SUBSCRIPTION AND UNSUBSCRIBE OPTIONS HERE: > >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotsf-blabber > >> > >> ---------- > > > > > > ---------- > > > > dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity > > http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsf/ > > SUBSCRIPTION AND UNSUBSCRIBE OPTIONS HERE: > > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotsf-blabber > > > > ---------- > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.? Thomas Jefferson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tewing at gmail.com Tue Dec 20 13:13:24 2011 From: tewing at gmail.com (Terry Ewing) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:13:24 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Fwd: [New post] Motorized camera mount unexpectedly popular for CNC-aimed hardware References: Message-ID: <6628DF49-CBAB-4F9B-B828-45AF0C50D75B@gmail.com> > > Here's a hack-a-day post about a motorized camera sled. It's a pretty cool looking device. > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Hack a Day >> Date: December 20, 2011 12:53:59 PM PST >> To: hackaday at deadtrout.com >> Subject: [New post] Motorized camera mount unexpectedly popular for CNC-aimed hardware >> >> New post on Hack a Day >> >> Motorized camera mount unexpectedly popular for CNC-aimed hardware >> by Mike Szczys >> >> >> Here's a camera mount that moves smoothly along a motorized sled. [Bart Dring] created the system and was surprised by it's popularity, having received several sales requests from photographers. He originally designed the linear bearing system, called the MakerSlide as an inexpensive alternative to other CNC machine solutions. Allowing a computer to map out timed movements for video shots wasn't on his radar then, but as you can see in the clip after the break, the MakerSlide does an amazing job at it. >> >> The modular track system makes it easy to attach to a base. In this case, a couple of pieces of acrylic let him support both ends of the track on standard camera tripods. [Bart] mentions the knowledge gap between people who work with CNC milling hardware and photographers as an issue in deciding how to control the system. Since photographers aren't likely to be proficient in EMC2, he designed a control application with an Arduino. It uses a stepper motor controller shield, and does some fancy math to make sure there is smooth acceleration, etc. >> >> Read more of this post >> >> Mike Szczys | December 20, 2011 at 1:53 pm | Tags: camera, cnc, linear bearing, makeerslide,sled | Categories: digital cameras hacks | URL: http://wp.me/pk3lN-gAT >> >> Comment See all comments >> >> Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. >> >> Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: >> http://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/motorized-camera-mount-unexpectedly-popular-for-cnc-aimed-hardware/ >> Thanks for flying with WordPress.com >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robertcook at gmail.com Tue Dec 20 17:13:00 2011 From: robertcook at gmail.com (Robert Cook) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:13:00 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Metal Brake Message-ID: <8AC3E043-D4F2-4C72-9593-022003F84F22@gmail.com> I find myself working with sheet metal more and more. I don't believe that AMT has a metal brake, but do people think it would be useful to have one? R From chriszf at gmail.com Tue Dec 20 17:22:56 2011 From: chriszf at gmail.com (Christian Fernandez) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:22:56 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Metal Brake In-Reply-To: <8AC3E043-D4F2-4C72-9593-022003F84F22@gmail.com> References: <8AC3E043-D4F2-4C72-9593-022003F84F22@gmail.com> Message-ID: I was almost certain I left a small metal brake in the shop. Lemme look around for it. On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Robert Cook wrote: > I find myself working with sheet metal more and more. ?I don't believe that AMT has a metal brake, but do people think it would be useful to have one? > > R > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.acemonstertoys.org > http://lists.acemonstertoys.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss From gittel at twocats.com Tue Dec 20 17:38:16 2011 From: gittel at twocats.com (Mike Gittelsohn) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:38:16 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Metal Brake In-Reply-To: <8AC3E043-D4F2-4C72-9593-022003F84F22@gmail.com> References: <8AC3E043-D4F2-4C72-9593-022003F84F22@gmail.com> Message-ID: Stefan and I put a small metal brake on the metal shelf. We used it to make the vent fan box. Mike On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Robert Cook wrote: > I find myself working with sheet metal more and more. I don't believe > that AMT has a metal brake, but do people think it would be useful to have > one? > > R > _______________________________________________ > 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 Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.? Thomas Jefferson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Al From albill at openbuddha.com Fri Dec 23 10:23:10 2011 From: albill at openbuddha.com (Al Jigen Billings) Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:23:10 -0800 Subject: [AMTD] Fwd: [hackerspaces] Hackerspaces and MakerFaire References: Message-ID: Begin forwarded message: > From: Jacob Rosenthal > Date: December 23, 2011 7:38:53 AM PST > To: Hackerspaces General Discussion List > Subject: [hackerspaces] Hackerspaces and MakerFaire > Reply-To: jacob at heatsynclabs.org, Hackerspaces General Discussion List > > (I posted the following to the Space Federation atrium a while ago, apologies if this is a repost for you) > -- > > The past 2 years we've caravanned as many of our community out to Bay Area Maker Faire as we could so they could experience the excellence of it all and join the national conversation that we're starting to have. > > Because of this we've met Willow and have ties to ~10 other spaces. Heatsync Labs is up and running and we have some breathing room now, and it appears Space Federation is in somewhat the same position. > > That being the case I think we (the community) are in a position to do big things at Bay Area Maker Faire this year. > If you haven't been, 2 years ago we had a hackerspace panel and ~3 spaces with tables. Last year was a whole room and near ~10 spaces with tables with soldering, knitting, 3d printing and more! > > What does a REAL hackerspace village look like though? Is it just us all separately having tables trying to announce our presence to the world? It doesn't seem like it would be tools, in light of the many other soldering locations and especially in light of the fact that Techshop is bringing all their stuff down every year. Sparkfun, Mitch, Make and others have soldering fairly well covered. > > Can we work together on something larger than ourselves this year? Hardware and or software hackathons like GameSave? > What services can we provide other hackerspaces and hackerspace hopefuls? > > -- > Jacob Rosenthal > Champion | HeatSync Labs > 480.389.4743 | jacob at heatsynclabs.org > Twitter: @heatsynclabs @jacobrosenthal > http://www.heatsynclabs.org > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org > http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Daniel at 3dprintplace.com Fri Dec 9 07:11:40 2011 From: Daniel at 3dprintplace.com (Daniel Jacker) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:11:40 +0100 Subject: [AMTD] Interest in 3D Printing Collaboration Platform? Message-ID: <008101ccb684$e01bac30$a0530490$@com> Dear Ace Monster Toys Team, A friend of mine from Sector 67 (sector67.org) had heard about Ace Monster Toys and recommended that I get in touch with you. My name is Danny and my associate's name is Sebastian. We are two recent college grads who caught the 3D printing bug and believe that 3D printing is going to explode and revolutionize the way we live our lives. We can't wait to see the transformation take place, so we setup a new 3D printing platform to help facilitate this change. The platform's name is 3D Print Place and it is designed to make 3D printing more accessible to home users, academic institutions, and small businesses. The platform is entirely fueled by user-to-user collaboration - the community creates content and value, the website solely provides the necessary infrastructure to simplify user interaction. We are in the process of reaching out to hacker spaces, engineering programs, and tech clubs around the world and think that Ace Monster Toys could get a lot out of our beta site - e.g. you can create an account in our Print Exchange and then offer a 3D printing service to people in your area. Or you can post, share and sell printable CAD files in our CAD Library. You can check out the site and an overview of all the functions by clicking on the link below: 3dprintplace.com We recently launched to the general public at the 3D Printing Event (http://3dprintingevent.com ) in the Netherlands (you can check out the launch presentation here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuglXEpaXt4) and are now looking for enthusiastic people in the 3D printing community to help improve our project and built up a community. It would mean a lot to me if you could pass on this e-mail to members of your community and to anyone else that you think might be interested in this collaboration project. If you would like more details or provide direct feedback please feel free to contact me via email at Daniel at 3dprintplace.com or via Skype at 'dannyjacker' Thanks for your help and I hope you enjoy the site! -Danny- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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