[General] Cheers from C7 space in Atlanta

Tue Jun 14 11:22:08 CDT 2011

I will take a bunch if you could let some go.  Have you got them in?

How much?

Thanks,

Web

On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 7:50 PM, ryan martin <ryan.jason.martin at gmail.com>wrote:

> ALSO,
>
> We just got 300 stepper motors for $2/each. You guys want some? NEMA 23
> size, other specs aren't confirmed yet.
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 7:47 PM, ryan martin <ryan.jason.martin at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 1. He has strong opinion of how the direction of Freeside should go that
>> is not part of our manifesto / creed . (I don't have any clear examples of
>> that)
>> 2. There are many people who are living in his new space at C7. He will
>> bring them into Freeside at various hours to work on C7 stuff.
>> 3. He will be using Freeside 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 Freeside late last year.
>> 4. He seems to have ulterior motives.
>>
>> ^^^ 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
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 7:35 PM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Web...
>>> On Jun 12, 2011 6:31 PM, "ryan martin" <ryan.jason.martin at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Long answer: Freeside has made it very clear that they want nothing to
>>> do
>>> > with C7, even though we are next door to each other. Our members are
>>> denied
>>> > membership at Freeside and it's to the point of Freeside billing
>>> themselves
>>> > as Atlanta's Best Hackerspace and multiple posts on the hackerspaces
>>> mailing
>>> > list complaining that 'not real hackerspaces' are listed on the wiki.
>>> Ah
>>> > dunno, we send them stuff here and there (like lumber and the like) but
>>> > never have gotten a thank you. What can I say?
>>> >
>>> > Short Answer: We tried to work with Freeside. We opened shop next door
>>> to
>>> > them in the hopes we would work together. It failed.
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Tim H <crashcartpro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I'm very glad to hear from you guys again! welcome to the movement of
>>> >> hackerspaces. lol
>>> >> Looks like your doing pretty well. We have a member here who has been
>>> >> playing with forging and casting, but hasn't got anything perfected
>>> yet. I
>>> >> wouldn't be surprised if he hit you guys up for some advice.
>>> (especially
>>> >> with the sand casting.)
>>> >>
>>> >> I hope this isn't too touchy, but I have to ask why you guys didn't
>>> join
>>> >> Freeside. I recognized the buildings right away. I'm not suggesting
>>> you
>>> >> should have, but I'm very interested in the process of those who start
>>> vs
>>> >> join spaces. I hear some of the stories, the difference of opinions,
>>> the
>>> >> different visions, the fights. It has torn spaces apart before. BUT
>>> for the
>>> >> most part those splits end up being the best thing for both parties,
>>> and it
>>> >> creates a broader ecosystem that can sustain more styles and more
>>> people, as
>>> >> opposed to a single system trying to fit everyone.
>>> >>
>>> >> Anyway, it's just totaly great that you thought to look us up again.
>>> We
>>> >> should definitely find some excuses to hang out again. Your place or
>>> mine.
>>> >> ;)
>>> >>
>>> >> -Crash Cart (Tim)
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:19 PM, ryan martin <
>>> ryan.jason.martin at gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> As for our foundry:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> We have a Johnson Gas 900SS (
>>> >>>
>>> http://www.johnsongas.com/industrial/manuals/pdfs/900SSDirectSparkUVSafety.pdf
>>> )
>>> >>> with 2 control boxes. One uses LP gas, the other uses natural gas.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> This includes having 6 different crucibles in various sizes, up to
>>> and
>>> >>> including a gallon. We also scored the tongs, casting boxes (dozens
>>> of..),
>>> >>> and other steel implements for dealing with red hot graphite and
>>> liquid
>>> >>> metal.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> We've been working with various techniques for making molds. We
>>> started
>>> >>> with making our own green sand and pressing patterns, then upgraded
>>> to
>>> >>> petrobond (
>>> >>> http://www.budgetcastingsupply.com/Jupiter_Blend_Foundry_Sand.php)
>>> and
>>> >>> are pretty happy with it.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> We have also been playing with lost wax and lost foam casting.
>>> >>> The surprising secret to lost foam seems to be dipping the foam
>>> pieces into
>>> >>> drywall texturizer before casting. This stuff hardens into a thin
>>> shell of
>>> >>> limestone which has been giving us some pretty spectacular results.
>>> We've
>>> >>> also tried casting foam that is painted with wax to create a smoother
>>> >>> texture, which worked out but needs more testing.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> We are eager to try investment casting ABS parts from a 3d printer,
>>> if
>>> >>> possible. We don't have access to a printer so we're on hold on that
>>> little
>>> >>> experiment.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Our entire foundry operation is mounted onto carts and is mobile, so
>>> we
>>> >>> hope to be able to take this little operation on the road sometime.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Another neat tool we've been using is a wood block with a steel plate
>>> >>> attached as a bit in a palm nailer. This is our ghetto-rigged attempt
>>> to
>>> >>> create an alternative to a pneumatic shake/jolt machine.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Lots of pics on the FB page of our tools and tests.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:54 AM, ryan martin <
>>> ryan.jason.martin at gmail.com
>>> >>> > wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> Ooops, I forgot the goods! We have a facebook group here (
>>> >>>> http://www.facebook.com/c7atlanta) with tons of pictures. Take a
>>> look.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> One of our operating principles is to provide semi-daily meals for
>>> >>>> members. We announce what/when on the FB group. It's been pretty
>>> interesting
>>> >>>> trying to feed our entire membership as part of our space, and our
>>> croc pots
>>> >>>> have become pretty sophisticated. It's definitely one of the biggest
>>> draws
>>> >>>> from the folks that operate out of the commercial space we are in.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:12 AM, strages <strages at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>> First off, congrats on starting a new hackerspace! Despite the
>>> >>>>> growing numbers, there just aren't enough in the world yet. I'm
>>> >>>>> interested to hear more about your sand casting station and the hot
>>> >>>>> air balloons! We just moved into a new space that's about ~1000sqft
>>> >>>>> more than the one you visited us in. We're still working to get it
>>> >>>>> back into a usable configuration, but making good progress. We'll
>>> >>>>> likely do an open house style event when it's done, which you're
>>> all
>>> >>>>> welcome to. July 2nd we're doing our annual Retro Gaming &
>>> Computing
>>> >>>>> Night which you're also welcome to attend. We'll certainly do our
>>> >>>>> best to be hospitable .
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> Raymond
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 10:52 PM, ryan martin
>>> >>>>> <ryan.jason.martin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>>> > Howdy Makers!
>>> >>>>> > My name is Ryan and I came through Makers Local 256 some year and
>>> a
>>> >>>>> half
>>> >>>>> > ago. I was with Freddy, Justin, and Bethany and we where at the
>>> time
>>> >>>>> > travelling and speaking about the Pirate Party. Freddy and Justin
>>> >>>>> spent some
>>> >>>>> > time hanging the sign at the old space, and in general we still
>>> speak
>>> >>>>> of
>>> >>>>> > your community there as being one of the most open and awesome
>>> spaces
>>> >>>>> we
>>> >>>>> > ever saw.
>>> >>>>> > After nearly a year travelling we decided we wanted to plant
>>> roots and
>>> >>>>> start
>>> >>>>> > a space up on our own. We discovered during the tour that most
>>> >>>>> hackerspaces
>>> >>>>> > aren't as politically interested as we are as individuals, so we
>>> >>>>> decided the
>>> >>>>> > best bet was to start a new space around us rather than try to
>>> join an
>>> >>>>> > existing space. We scraped and recruited and found enough members
>>> for
>>> >>>>> a
>>> >>>>> > pretty good sized space in Atlanta.
>>> >>>>> > We've been in our space a year now and we really want to 'step up
>>> our
>>> >>>>> game'
>>> >>>>> > a bit. We have talked about it and we are looking for a sister
>>> space
>>> >>>>> to work
>>> >>>>> > with. We'd like to find a space that would like to do some
>>> >>>>> > remote conferencing with us; to let us remotely participate in
>>> talks
>>> >>>>> and
>>> >>>>> > classes, and maybe even to do the same back.
>>> >>>>> > We have an operational foundry and sand casting station, about
>>> 200
>>> >>>>> > firebricks, 2 hot air balloons, and about 14 members. The trip
>>> between
>>> >>>>> the
>>> >>>>> > spaces is only about 3 hours long, so it's totally reasonable
>>> that
>>> >>>>> sometimes
>>> >>>>> > we might even be able to bring most of our membership that-a-ways
>>> for
>>> >>>>> > events.
>>> >>>>> > Either way, there is a bit of an update to anyone who wondered
>>> what
>>> >>>>> happened
>>> >>>>> > to 'those pirate guys'. Hope to hear back sometime :)
>>> >>>>> > Ryan Martin
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