<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
I'd like to get some.<br>
<br>
David Merchant<br>
<br>
<br>
ryan martin wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:BANLkTikniaNeh2LUpCsDyJx1Bs5_=QOZVQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">ALSO,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>We just got 300 stepper motors for $2/each. You guys want some?
NEMA 23 size, other specs aren't confirmed yet.<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 7:47 PM, ryan martin
<span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com">ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><span
style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1.
He has strong opinion of how the direction of <span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Freeside</span> should
go that is not part of our manifesto / creed . (I don't have any clear
examples of that)<br>
2. There are many people who are living in his new space at C7. He will
bring them into <span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Freeside</span> at
various hours to work on C7 stuff. <br>
3. He will be using <span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Freeside</span> as
a catalyst to get his maker space/Co-Op at C7 going. He has already
asked for stuff and he has signified he would like to build stuff for
his space. It's no coincedence that he chose Metropolitan as a space
after visiting <span
style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 136); color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Freeside</span> late
last year. <br>
4. He seems to have ulterior motives.</span><span
style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span>
<div><font color="#500050" face="arial, sans-serif"><span
style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br>
</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#500050" face="arial, sans-serif"><span
style="border-collapse: collapse;">^^^ The 4 reasons I was blocked as
a member, personally. These are about a year old now. They have a
system in place for voting a new member in. It's anonymous so we have
no idea who blocked the vote or how many did. I dunno<br>
</span></font>
<div>
<div class="h5"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 7:35 PM, WebDawg <span
dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:webdawg@gmail.com"
target="_blank">webdawg@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<p>That sound ignorant for one of the larger spaces. Espically
one that is part of the leading spaces. Sure you are talking to the
right people? Sounds more like a corporation then anything...tryimg to
protect its assets. Shame on them.</p>
<p>Web...</p>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 12, 2011 6:31 PM, "ryan martin"
<<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com"
target="_blank">ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br
type="attribution">
> Long answer: Freeside has made it very clear that they want
nothing to do<br>
> with C7, even though we are next door to each other. Our members
are denied<br>
> membership at Freeside and it's to the point of Freeside billing
themselves<br>
> as Atlanta's Best Hackerspace and multiple posts on the
hackerspaces mailing<br>
> list complaining that 'not real hackerspaces' are listed on the
wiki. Ah<br>
> dunno, we send them stuff here and there (like lumber and the
like) but<br>
> never have gotten a thank you. What can I say?<br>
> <br>
> Short Answer: We tried to work with Freeside. We opened shop next
door to<br>
> them in the hopes we would work together. It failed.<br>
> <br>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Tim H <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:crashcartpro@gmail.com" target="_blank">crashcartpro@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> I'm very glad to hear from you guys again! welcome to the
movement of<br>
>> hackerspaces. lol<br>
>> Looks like your doing pretty well. We have a member here who
has been<br>
>> playing with forging and casting, but hasn't got anything
perfected yet. I<br>
>> wouldn't be surprised if he hit you guys up for some advice.
(especially<br>
>> with the sand casting.)<br>
>><br>
>> I hope this isn't too touchy, but I have to ask why you guys
didn't join<br>
>> Freeside. I recognized the buildings right away. I'm not
suggesting you<br>
>> should have, but I'm very interested in the process of those
who start vs<br>
>> join spaces. I hear some of the stories, the difference of
opinions, the<br>
>> different visions, the fights. It has torn spaces apart
before. BUT for the<br>
>> most part those splits end up being the best thing for both
parties, and it<br>
>> creates a broader ecosystem that can sustain more styles and
more people, as<br>
>> opposed to a single system trying to fit everyone.<br>
>><br>
>> Anyway, it's just totaly great that you thought to look us up
again. We<br>
>> should definitely find some excuses to hang out again. Your
place or mine.<br>
>> ;)<br>
>><br>
>> -Crash Cart (Tim)<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:19 PM, ryan martin <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com"
target="_blank">ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> As for our foundry:<br>
>>><br>
>>> We have a Johnson Gas 900SS (<br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.johnsongas.com/industrial/manuals/pdfs/900SSDirectSparkUVSafety.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.johnsongas.com/industrial/manuals/pdfs/900SSDirectSparkUVSafety.pdf</a>)<br>
>>> with 2 control boxes. One uses LP gas, the other uses
natural gas.<br>
>>><br>
>>> This includes having 6 different crucibles in various
sizes, up to and<br>
>>> including a gallon. We also scored the tongs, casting
boxes (dozens of..),<br>
>>> and other steel implements for dealing with red hot
graphite and liquid<br>
>>> metal.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We've been working with various techniques for making
molds. We started<br>
>>> with making our own green sand and pressing patterns, then
upgraded to<br>
>>> petrobond (<br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.budgetcastingsupply.com/Jupiter_Blend_Foundry_Sand.php"
target="_blank">http://www.budgetcastingsupply.com/Jupiter_Blend_Foundry_Sand.php</a>)
and<br>
>>> are pretty happy with it.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We have also been playing with lost wax and lost foam
casting.<br>
>>> The surprising secret to lost foam seems to be dipping the
foam pieces into<br>
>>> drywall texturizer before casting. This stuff hardens into
a thin shell of<br>
>>> limestone which has been giving us some pretty spectacular
results. We've<br>
>>> also tried casting foam that is painted with wax to create
a smoother<br>
>>> texture, which worked out but needs more testing.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We are eager to try investment casting ABS parts from a 3d
printer, if<br>
>>> possible. We don't have access to a printer so we're on
hold on that little<br>
>>> experiment.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Our entire foundry operation is mounted onto carts and is
mobile, so we<br>
>>> hope to be able to take this little operation on the road
sometime.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Another neat tool we've been using is a wood block with a
steel plate<br>
>>> attached as a bit in a palm nailer. This is our
ghetto-rigged attempt to<br>
>>> create an alternative to a pneumatic shake/jolt machine.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Lots of pics on the FB page of our tools and tests.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:54 AM, ryan martin <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com"
target="_blank">ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com</a><br>
>>> > wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> Ooops, I forgot the goods! We have a facebook group
here (<br>
>>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.facebook.com/c7atlanta" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/c7atlanta</a>)
with tons of pictures. Take a look.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> One of our operating principles is to provide
semi-daily meals for<br>
>>>> members. We announce what/when on the FB group. It's
been pretty interesting<br>
>>>> trying to feed our entire membership as part of our
space, and our croc pots<br>
>>>> have become pretty sophisticated. It's definitely one
of the biggest draws<br>
>>>> from the folks that operate out of the commercial
space we are in.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:12 AM, strages <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:strages@gmail.com" target="_blank">strages@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> First off, congrats on starting a new hackerspace!
Despite the<br>
>>>>> growing numbers, there just aren't enough in the
world yet. I'm<br>
>>>>> interested to hear more about your sand casting
station and the hot<br>
>>>>> air balloons! We just moved into a new space
that's about ~1000sqft<br>
>>>>> more than the one you visited us in. We're still
working to get it<br>
>>>>> back into a usable configuration, but making good
progress. We'll<br>
>>>>> likely do an open house style event when it's
done, which you're all<br>
>>>>> welcome to. July 2nd we're doing our annual Retro
Gaming & Computing<br>
>>>>> Night which you're also welcome to attend. We'll
certainly do our<br>
>>>>> best to be hospitable .<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Raymond<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 10:52 PM, ryan martin<br>
>>>>> <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com" target="_blank">ryan.jason.martin@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>> > Howdy Makers!<br>
>>>>> > My name is Ryan and I came through Makers
Local 256 some year and a<br>
>>>>> half<br>
>>>>> > ago. I was with Freddy, Justin, and Bethany
and we where at the time<br>
>>>>> > travelling and speaking about the Pirate
Party. Freddy and Justin<br>
>>>>> spent some<br>
>>>>> > time hanging the sign at the old space, and
in general we still speak<br>
>>>>> of<br>
>>>>> > your community there as being one of the most
open and awesome spaces<br>
>>>>> we<br>
>>>>> > ever saw.<br>
>>>>> > After nearly a year travelling we decided we
wanted to plant roots and<br>
>>>>> start<br>
>>>>> > a space up on our own. We discovered during
the tour that most<br>
>>>>> hackerspaces<br>
>>>>> > aren't as politically interested as we are as
individuals, so we<br>
>>>>> decided the<br>
>>>>> > best bet was to start a new space around us
rather than try to join an<br>
>>>>> > existing space. We scraped and recruited and
found enough members for<br>
>>>>> a<br>
>>>>> > pretty good sized space in Atlanta.<br>
>>>>> > We've been in our space a year now and we
really want to 'step up our<br>
>>>>> game'<br>
>>>>> > a bit. We have talked about it and we are
looking for a sister space<br>
>>>>> to work<br>
>>>>> > with. We'd like to find a space that would
like to do some<br>
>>>>> > remote conferencing with us; to let us
remotely participate in talks<br>
>>>>> and<br>
>>>>> > classes, and maybe even to do the same back.<br>
>>>>> > We have an operational foundry and sand
casting station, about 200<br>
>>>>> > firebricks, 2 hot air balloons, and about 14
members. The trip between<br>
>>>>> the<br>
>>>>> > spaces is only about 3 hours long, so it's
totally reasonable that<br>
>>>>> sometimes<br>
>>>>> > we might even be able to bring most of our
membership that-a-ways for<br>
>>>>> > events.<br>
>>>>> > Either way, there is a bit of an update to
anyone who wondered what<br>
>>>>> happened<br>
>>>>> > to 'those pirate guys'. Hope to hear back
sometime :)<br>
>>>>> > Ryan Martin<br>
>>>>> >
_______________________________________________<br>
>>>>> > General mailing list<br>
>>>>> > <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:General@lists.makerslocal.org" target="_blank">General@lists.makerslocal.org</a><br>
>>>>> > <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general"
target="_blank">http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general</a><br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> _______________________________________________<br>
>>>>> General mailing list<br>
>>>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:General@lists.makerslocal.org" target="_blank">General@lists.makerslocal.org</a><br>
>>>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general"
target="_blank">http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general</a><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> _______________________________________________<br>
>>> General mailing list<br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:General@lists.makerslocal.org" target="_blank">General@lists.makerslocal.org</a><br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general"
target="_blank">http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general</a><br>
>>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
General mailing list<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:General@lists.makerslocal.org" target="_blank">General@lists.makerslocal.org</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general"
target="_blank">http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general</a><br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br>
</div>
<pre wrap="">
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
_______________________________________________
General mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:General@lists.makerslocal.org">General@lists.makerslocal.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general">http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general</a></pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
If you're an American, just say NO to the Obamanation, to socialism, and get rid of Soros.
...democracy and a republic can function only in a firm partnership with morality and religion. -- John Adams. Indeed. Same should be said for ANY type of gubmnt</pre>
</body>
</html>