[General] Chainmail class
Erik Arendall
earendall at gmail.com
Tue May 8 14:41:52 CDT 2012
Or grind the tips down. I had a set that i ground little grooves to hold
the rings better. You can mod them as you see fit.
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just make sure they're "Flat Nose" pliers.
>
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:59 AM, John Kelly <candleknight at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I think pliers should be about $3-$4 if you go to Harbor Freight. They're
>> just awesome like that.
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/pliers.html
>>
>> -Candleknight
>>
>> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:37 AM, <general-request at lists.makerslocal.org>wrote:
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>>> 1. Engineers Without Borders Huntsville Is Looking For Pedal
>>> Bikes (Ethan Chew)
>>> 2. Re: Chainmail Class (Bahiy Watson)
>>> 3. Deadline for art submissions for HOPE badge: Wednesday, May 9
>>> (aestetix aestetix)
>>> 4. Laser Cutter Ventilation (John Kelly)
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 12:59:17 -0700
>>> From: Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com>
>>> To: General discussion about makerslocal
>>> <general at lists.makerslocal.org>
>>> Cc: Amanda Rose <arose81 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [General] Engineers Without Borders Huntsville Is Looking For
>>> Pedal Bikes
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>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> To whomever owns the pedal bikes in the Makers Local 256 shop or
>>> anyone else interested; Engineers Without Borders, Huntsville is seeking
>>> to
>>> get bikes for Zambia. Would anyone be willing to donate bikes to them?
>>> If
>>> so, please contact Amanda Rose at arose81 at gmail.com.
>>>
>>> - Ethan/spacefelix
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Amanda Rose <arose81 at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:39 PM
>>> Subject: Last Minute Fundraiser for Bikes
>>> To: Deborah Adelsperger <debzambia at aol.com>, zbdassc2 at googlemail.com,
>>> jonathan.t.burkholder at nasa.gov, jwetherwax at gmail.com,
>>> dougnwells at gmail.com,
>>> Art.Dohrman at ub-alumni.org, swetherwax at gmail.com,
>>> david.j.vermilion at nasa.gov,
>>> karl.sackett at gmail.com, beattim at uah.edu, jennifer.christopher at nasa.gov,
>>> jmc0019 at uah.edu, Kristie.Barber at cobham.com, rlburkholder78 at gmail.com,
>>> millerjanson at gmail.com, strohrbaugh at gmail.com, justin.a.littell at nasa.gov
>>> ,
>>> david.berry at nasa.gov, spacefelix at gmail.com, duncan.mdenise at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Deb has asked me to put onto Facebook a fundraising effort to try
>>> to fundraise to purchase some bikes for our members who travel to Zambia
>>> with the goal of leaving it for the Ag Center for their use when EWB
>>> members aren't on site. I have a updated the EWB-HSV FB status to
>>> reflect
>>> this goal, if all of you on Facebook could share the status to spread the
>>> word that would be great.
>>>
>>> Note about Sharing Status: If you just click share, you will only be
>>> sharing the Zambikes website and none of the verbage of the status
>>> stating
>>> our goals and how-to. Please copy and paste the status onto your own
>>> status when you share.
>>>
>>> Also, it would be great if anyone knows how to track such donations if we
>>> could keep the Facebook updated as to how much we are raising and how
>>> much
>>> remaining we need to raise. Does anyone have access to our EWB account
>>> that could track this? I also think it would be great if us members
>>> started off by donated $10 (more or less depending on your own volition)
>>> to
>>> get the ball rolling. Please, as stated on the FB page, donate in the
>>> name
>>> of Zambikes so that we can track these donations correctly. If everyone
>>> on this email listing donated $10, that's already one bike down! And a
>>> good start to encourage more donations. A friend at work has already
>>> given
>>> me $10, and so I'll be going onto our paypal site to donate $20 already
>>> :)
>>>
>>> Feel free to email me with any comments/suggestions etc.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Amanda
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>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 16:07:10 -0500
>>> From: Bahiy Watson <bahiy1 at gmail.com>
>>> To: General discussion about makerslocal
>>> <general at lists.makerslocal.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [General] Chainmail Class
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>>> Chainmail??? I don't know what that is. Is that one of those emails
>>> that'll
>>> say "pass this email to 25 people and you'll have good luck for 25
>>> days?"
>>> On May 7, 2012 10:31 AM, "Jeff Cotten" <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hello Makers!
>>> >
>>> > Jessica Garcia of Thevenin Jewelry (named after the Thevenin\Norton
>>> > circuit equivalent in EE) has offered to teach a class on how to make
>>> your
>>> > own chainmail.
>>> >
>>> > Before the class can go on, we need interested peoples. If you are one
>>> > those interested peoples, please respond here, or add your name to the
>>> wiki
>>> > planning page for this event:
>>> >
>>> > https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/Chainmail_Class
>>> >
>>> > A date will be determined once we know who all wants to take the class.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Please note there is materials cost for this class of $10.
>>> > You will also need two sets flat nose pliers, which are about $10 each
>>> new
>>> > at Jo-Ann's (though I haven't checked harbor freight recently).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Happy Making!
>>> > Jeff \ Omegix
>>> >
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>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 09:15:02 -0700
>>> From: aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com>
>>> To: grow at bucketworks.org, acm at bu.edu,
>>> cincihackerspace at googlegroups.com,
>>> general at lists.makerslocal.org,
>>> 757labs at 757labs.org, cthackerspace at googlegroups.com,
>>> atxhs-discuss at googlegroups.com,
>>> hackerspace-titusville at yahoogroups.com, ccckc at googlegroups.com,
>>> pumping-station-one-public at googlegroups.com,
>>> davinci at jigsawrenaissance.org, hackerdojo at googlegroups.com
>>> Cc: hackerspace at hope.net
>>> Subject: [General] Deadline for art submissions for HOPE badge:
>>> Wednesday, May 9
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>>> Hey everyone,
>>>
>>> For those who missed it before, we are asking communities all over the
>>> world to send in art submissions to be part of the badge for this years'
>>> HOPE conference, which takes place at New York's Hotel Pennsylvania from
>>> 13-15 July 2012.
>>>
>>> We've gotten some very positive responses, and yet we have to close
>>> submissions soon so we can actually create the badge. If you want to be
>>> part of it, please send your hackerspace or project logos (or
>>> representative images) in SVG file format to hackerspace at hope.net. We
>>> will
>>> be accepting submissions until Wednesday, May 9, so please get your
>>> submissions in before then.
>>>
>>> We looking forward to seeing all of you at the conference!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> aestetix
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 9:52 PM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > If you keep up with BoingBoing or the EFF, you've probably heard about
>>> > HOPE Number Nine, 2600 Magazine's conference happening 13-15 July 2012
>>> at
>>> > the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. You might even have asked
>>> yourself
>>> > "how can I contribute?"
>>> >
>>> > This year's badge is going to be an extra special collaborative art
>>> > project, an homage to the work hackers have been doing since HOPE
>>> began in
>>> > 1994. We'd love for you to be part of it. We're asking for
>>> hackerspaces and
>>> > similar groups all over the world to contribute something that
>>> represents
>>> > their community-- logos, posters, schematics, and other visual mementos
>>> > with which you identify-- to be included in a conference-wide display
>>> that
>>> > will represent activism, technology, art, and anything else about which
>>> > you're passionate. The badge will be extremely visible, and you'll be
>>> able
>>> > to wear it with pride.
>>> >
>>> > If you want to share your passions in a very simple and easy way, send
>>> > your art sample to hackerspace at hope.net. Please use SVG format for
>>> > images, and include a paragraph about why your project or community is
>>> > awesome.
>>> >
>>> > Additionally, we've put a call out for cool projects your hackerspace
>>> > might want to show off, such as trans-continental balloons, DNA
>>> computers,
>>> > cube satellites, open-source lathes, mills, 3D Printers, laser
>>> cutters, and
>>> > more! We'll also have a 24/7 workshop area where people can
>>> collaborate at
>>> > the conference. Email hackerspace at hope.net for more information, or
>>> check
>>> > out http://www.hopenumbernine.net.
>>> >
>>> > PS: for the month of April, HOPE will donate 10% of ticket proceeds to
>>> the
>>> > EFF to further the fight for digital freedom.
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>>> Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 11:36:23 -0500
>>> From: John Kelly <candleknight at gmail.com>
>>> To: general at lists.makerslocal.org
>>> Subject: [General] Laser Cutter Ventilation
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>>> Hello all!
>>> A while back I was working on seriously upgrading the ventilation system
>>> for the laser cutter and electronics lab. I got through the design phase,
>>> but sort of lost steam and interest just shy of actually ordering and
>>> installing the parts, in part due to a temporary hiatus I was taking
>>> after
>>> getting 'burned out' playing with the laser cutter (pun intended). Well,
>>> now I'm back at it and the last time I tried to use the laser cutter it
>>> gave off some very stinky vapors, and after my throat started tingling I
>>> was acutely reminded of the need to finish this project. Respirator masks
>>> shouldn't be required attire for the laser cutter room.
>>>
>>> I remember the first time I got really into using the laser cutter I
>>> started to develop a cough after a few weeks, and now sometimes just
>>> being
>>> in the fab lab a few hours after someone has been cutting something, you
>>> can just sort of smell the death hanging in the air (only 'mostly'
>>> hyperbole). I addition to the laser cutter, this upgrade would also add
>>> ventilation and fume removal capabilities to the electronics work area
>>> and
>>> soldering stations, whose fumes are less pungent and immediately
>>> irritating, but are still not exactly healthy and need to be taken care
>>> of
>>> . I know some of us like to joke around about the "delicious fumes" and
>>> whatnot, but in all honesty this is a very real safety hazard that is
>>> long
>>> past due to be dealt with.
>>>
>>> My picks for equipment, pricing, and some research notes and links are on
>>> the wiki at the link below.
>>>
>>> https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/40_Watt_Laser_Cutter#Ventilation_Improvement
>>>
>>> For those of you too lazy to click the link, here's the cliffnotes
>>> version of
>>> the "Finalized" Materials List:
>>> 1x 8" InLine blower Fan @ $120
>>> 3x 8" ducting @ $25 each = $75
>>> 1x Blower Speed Controller @ $22
>>> Total cost ? $217 ? $30 (for hookers and blow)
>>>
>>> *Anyone who wants to throw some money into the hat to help with the cost
>>> would be much appreciated!*
>>>
>>> I'm hoping to start ordering parts/installing stuff latter this week-ish
>>> or
>>> next week.
>>>
>>> *coughcough**wheeeeeeze*
>>> -Candleknight
>>>
>>> (John Kelly)
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