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January 29 2012
Yay! Lazzored some octocats at the #Metalab --@beanieboi
Wooden Nickels
There’s an old saying “Don’t take any wooden nickels” but I say “Do take some wooden nickels!”
Especially if they’re laser-cut wooden nickels from Milwaukee Makerspace.
Here’s my file in CorelDraw, with different colors to indicate the front etching, back etching, and the cut.
I taped down a piece of 1/8″ Baltic Birch plywood to the laser cutter platen so it wouldn’t move, and then I set the laser cutter to etch the front (which is our logo, in blue) and ignore the other parts.
Once I was happy with the front etching, I changed the settings to cut the outline (in red) and ignore the black and blue. After the cut was complete, I pulled out the pieces and flipped them over for the back etching.
(Here’s a tip for you: I mentioned that I taped down the piece of wood so it would not move, but the other trick I have it to use a piece of tape to check if the cut is all the way through. I just stick a piece to the cut piece and see if it will lift out.)
Our nickels have the front etched, have been cut out, and now they’ve been flipped over and put back in place to etch the back.
And here are our completed wooden nickels! Ready to be handed out at any event we might be attending, or to guests of the Makerspace.
I’m not 100% happy with them, mainly due to some weird file formatting issued between creating them in Inkscape and importing them into CorelDraw as DXF files, but those are all minor issues we can tackle next time.
be future in/compatible: dorkbot.bln 30.1.
JANUARY 30th 2012 – 8 PM
dorkbot.bln
„People doing strange things with electricity.“
OFFICIAL PARTNER EVENT TRANSMEDIALE 12 & CTM
Host: Frank Rieger (raumfahrtagentur Berlin)
ENTRANCE FREE
http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotbln/
*** Fritzing – André Knörig
http://fritzing.org/
Fritzing is an open-source initiative to support designers, artists, researchers and hobbyists to work creatively with interactive electronics. We are creating a software and website in the spirit of Processing and Arduino, developing a tool that allows users to document their prototypes, share them with others, teach electronics in a classroom, and to create a pcb layout for professional manufacturing.
*** Tworse Key – Martin Kaltenbrunner
http://modin.yuri.at/
Martin Kaltenbrunner is Professor at the Interface Culture Lab, University of Art and Design in Linz, Austria, and is known as co-creator of the Reactable, an electronic musical instrument with a tangible user interface. Martin will present his latest exercise in Interface Archeology, the “Tworse key”, which can directly send twitter messages through a classic morse key.
*** Klackerlaken – Mey Lean Kronemann
http://meyleankronemann.de/
Mey Lean Kronemann is an artist, designer and researcher based in Berlin. Mey will talk about her Klackerlaken workshops, where children and grown-ups learn to design and build their own solderless, glowing vibrobots.
*** etib – Milosch Meriac
http://etib.org/
A new hackerspace is coming up in Berlin! We proudly present etib, the Electronic + Textile Institute Berlin.
Milosch Meriac from etib will talk about the new hacker space. He is also Co-Founder of active and passive RFID open source projects like Sputnik/OpenBeacon.org, OpenPCD.org, OpenPICC.org and committed to RFID related security research.
*** raumfahrtagentur Berlin – Gismo C.
http://hackerspaces.org/
Concept and presentation of recent projects of Berlin’s based raumfahrtagentur.
More information on http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotbln/
Glass Tumbler
A work in progress: This old washing machine has set outside at my grandparents for at least 10 years. I brought it to the space a couple of months ago and have been in the process of turning it into a glass tumbler. With some luck, I’ll be able to turn smashed bottles into a smooth colorful gravel. While at first glance the machine seems suitable, much brainstorming has lead me to the conclusion that the design will ultimately be inefficient compared to, say a barrel sitting at a 45° angle on a small wheel that spins it. But hey- it looks cool, so I’m gonna try and see this model completion before I re-invent. Its “porous barrel inside a barrel” design means that I can either seal the inner barrel or contain the tumbling mixtures (sand, water and glass) within another container. Choosing the latter option, I am now on the lookout for some sturdy lightweight cylindrical containers measuring less than 11 inches in diameter (a 5 gallon bucket is too big).
January 28 2012
Mülltourismus
Beware! Even the cellar isn't safe from early spring cleaning activities on the Metalab premises.
January 27 2012
January 2012 Financial Progress
The current funds raised total is £2735/£3000 (which is wonderful!) and talk on the mailing list is now turning to the practicalities of getting a lease signed for LHS2 and doing it up as soon as possible. If you’re a member or potential member head over and join the conversation.
Meanwhile, JP (Squirrel) and I (Alex) are stepping down as Finance Director and Promo/Organising Director. It’s been a hard slog for the last four months and we’re both ready to stand aside and watch from the sidelines. Taking over an existing group with problems and a backlog of debt is never easy but we’re delighted that the debt has been cleared and the membership and visibility of the group increased. LHS2 promises to be a great opportunity for the current members, future recruits and Leeds itself. We look forward to seeing what happens next!
Veraltert
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be future in/compatible: „Random Seed“ – an audiovisual beat sculpture
c-base Partner-Event der transmediale 12
Fr, Sa + So Live performance & audiovisual installation by Stickman feat. Fauxtone Collective
Vernissage: Fr 20:00, Sa + So ab 17:00
Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Stickman teams up with the Fauxtone Collective to bring an immersive audiovisual experience to the stage, exploring synergies and interactions of tones and photons.
Ab 22:00 gibt es an allen 3 Tagen ein Live-Concert by Stickman feat. Entlet
Stickman
Fauxtone Collective
Entlet
Das vollständige c-base transmediale Programm findet ihr unter http://c-base.org/transmediale/12/
be future in/compatible: Improbanden
c-base Partner-Event der transmediale 12
Fr, Sa + So 21:00 Improvisationstheater Live Perfomance der Improbanden
“Im/probabilities”
Improtheater ist spontanes Schauspiel, das heißt nichts ist vorher abgesprochen, die Szene entsteht im Moment auf der Bühne. Dazu lassen sich die Improbanden Themen oder Vorgaben vom Publikum geben, die dann als Startpunkt oder Leitfaden für die Szene verarbeitet werden. Dabei erforschen wir Möglichkeiten Medien und Webseiten in die Szenen einzubeziehen und die Interaktionsmöglichkeiten für das Publikum zu erhöhen.
www.improbanden.de
Das vollständige c-base transmediale Programm findet ihr unter http://c-base.org/transmediale/12/
January 26 2012
No plans for the weekend? Fix that!
Status update
Burkhard "Aufputz" B. hat sich um Steckdosen und Lampenbestromung gekümmert und Jürgens Leuchtstofflampen angebracht, der Arebitsraum hinten benötigt jetzt nur noch Bodenbelag (schon gekauft und im Raum), dann kann eingeräumt werden. Unter das PVC soll jetzt doch OSB, zum Ausgleich.
Nochmal zwei Montage- und Justagestunden von Jürgen und Helmut später ist das Schloss jetzt im finalen [TM] Stadium - Neue Endschalter und besseres Timing lösten die mechanischen deadlocks.
January 25 2012
02-04-2012 Meeting at the LMS House of Rhythm and Poetry – Hacking HTML 5.0 – Project U.A.V
Security Risks HTML 5.0 This talk will provide an overview of HTML5 security threats, especially as they relate to mobile device security. Topics will include the identification of attack vectors, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and mitigation solutions. Bio: Alexander Heid is a security researcher, board member of HackMiami, and co-chair of South Florida OWASP. Heid has worked within the defense and financial industries providing information security consultation services.
Project U.A.VUnmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft that has the capability of autonomous flight, without a pilot in control. David will be spearheading this project and outlining goals, datelines and actionable items. This is our first Maker project and we are inviting anyone interested in these types of projects to join us, contribute and propose new projects. LMS House of Rythm and Poetry LOCATION: 1723 W 37 Street (# 18) Hialeah, Florida, 33012 USA Time: 1:PM (Entrance in the rear by the van)
Contact Mic & Circuit Bending Workshop with CMKT4 January 28
Join the members of the circuit-bent rock band CMKT4 for a workshop on building your very own EconoMIC Bottle Cap Contact Microphone (from Creme DeMentia). CMKT4 will show you how to solder up a piezo-electric pickup and house it sturdily in a recycled bottle-cap housing of their own design! Stick around for a set from the band as the tool-handle dip on your freshly built contact microphone dries.
CMKT4 is also going to offer their Build a Bending Buddy workshop. Attendees should bring simple electronic toys that make fun noises for experimentation. There will be some examples of some already bent toys and a little show and tell/performance. CMKT4 will provide literature on how to wire up different bends and ICs, for which the Bending Buddy will be good preparation.
Additional take-home kits and other surprises will be available, come build a mic and see and hear some of the circuit-bent instruments you’ve read about on www.GetLofi.com up close. Bring your own instruments and objects to amplify!
The Contact Mic workshop will be $15 and the Bending workshop will be $20. You can do both for $30. Additional kits will be on sale for $10, and there will be fully assembled mics in several varieties for sale as well. We’ll have some other fun goodies also. Interested onlookers are encouraged to donate if they don’t want to build a kit.
CMKT 4 are Austin Cliffe, Zach Adams, and Jeff Cox. The circuit-bent/rock trio has made it their mission to leave no hackerspace behind on their way to their next Maker Faire; they want to bring new devices, sounds, and ideas to your town. They are constantly working to make new and interesting devices and music.
The workshop is from 1-6PM on Saturday January 28th. We hope to see you there making some noise with us!
2 color acrylic boxes first try
This was my first try at embedding a second color of acrylic into a box. I had pretty good luck with it. The biggest issue is I think I forgot to reset the laser height so it was cutting a little bit wider path than need be. This made some of the hearts fit kinda loose. I used acrylic weld to stick everything together. This time I left the top of the box open so that it could be used for a little bit of storage.
Hacker Consortium hosts Prusa 3D printer buildoff
On February 11 and 12 we will be hosting a Prusa 3D printer build off at the space. Right now we have 7 people that will be building their printer on site and one more person that will be joining us remotely. We will be streaming the build off via ustream on saturday and sunday. The plan is to spend all day saturday building the printer. Then spend all day sunday tuning the printers and printing a variety of things. We will be grilling out and welcome visitors. If you are interested in coming to hang out contact ninja@someninjamaster.com
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