[MakeLV] Science Fair preparations

Thu Apr 12 12:57:29 EDT 2012

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Ellis Farmer <saxywolf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Matthew,
> Would you rather us plug Hive4A or AEDC (or both) where possible?  I'm
> guessing you have some signs/posters, correct?
>
> Josiah,
> By the "back corner" I assume you are talking about the back right behind
> the tables?
>

Yes, you got it.

>
> Tony,
> Would there actually be enough room since it is only 4' wide?  Does the
> scanning need a flat and/or static and/or special colored background or
> just a background that is far enough away?  I was thinking that we could
> have the person spin in a chair out front... make other people see them.  I
> doubt we'd have trouble asking people to step back for a minute.  Plus
> it'll draw attention.
>

Sorry, I talked with him behind the scenes on this. Ideal is a 2m square
which the area out front is, but I was thinking if the place gets
absolutely packed, we can revert to the other area which he said is cool if
the chair spins rather than the person.

Really? A Donation for the extruded plastic?  Don't we want to tout how
> cheap the material is?  I'm all for asking for a donation, but not for the
> plastic. :) We could do nameplates... I just thought the 2d barcode would
> be geekier techy.  I imagine something like what I attached (Though I
> imagined it less complex for so little text).
>

I don't want to presume on other people's materials. If we're going to hand
stuff out, we just need to be sure whomever's plastic is being used is
comfortable with the arrangement.

Actually Chris collects the bottles.  However, I'm sure he wouldn't have
> anything since he had to discard a lot of his collection a couple years ago
> and only keep the better stuff and none of what he has is very big (and
> most is pre-1900).  We picked up a few more junk bottles, but they are
> small or quite broken.  There's a bottle show on Sunday...
>

>
What about cutting a slit in the top of a monitor?  Maybe one of those
> iMacs?  Or in the top of a computer tower?  It could even be a working
> computer. (Though preferably one that has airflow to keep it cool sectioned
> off... don't want the donations to literally go up in smoke!)
>

I like where this is going, maybe even gut out one of those printers or a
scanner.

JSR/

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com>wrote:

> I think AEDC would prefer that we highlight Hive 4A over AEDC. I think
> expressing that appreciation is a good idea. :-)
>
> Tony will be likely using most of the back corner for scanning. In fact,
> we need to get an office chair for people to sit and spin in so he can scan
> them. He said 8' will be plenty for his needs table space wise. I got the
> impression that there may even be a little room to spread other things
> into. (Tony, holler if I'm misrepresenting that.)
>
> I haven't heard if Dave is planning on having his MakerBot in our booth or
> elsewhere yet. He would probably be a good one to talk with concerning 3D
> barcodes or maybe get the Hive 4A logo printed out a few times to show off.
> I've seen that 2D to 3D sort of thing done with text, I don't know about
> doing it easily with images. Perhaps nameplates could work. We'd want to
> suggest a donation for the extruded plastic like we are the soldering to
> recoup costs.
>
> That reminds me, we need a donation jar or something like that which isn't
> easy to reach into and take stuff out. Ellis, do you have any of that PVC
> that we could make a tube out of into a funnel into a big jar? Might you
> have an appropriate jar in your bottle collection that isn't worth an
> significant money? Perhaps I'm showing my ignorance of the activity of
> bottle collecting.
>
> JSR/
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Ellis Farmer <saxywolf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have the following plastic tables from Sam's club:
>> 4'x2' adjustable height
>> 6'x2.5' @ 29" high
>>
>> I'll bring the 4'x2' one on Saturday.  It couldn't hurt to bring a second
>> one though.  We could make it double wide or set it up in the back right
>> corner for an out of reach display.
>>
>> I have a spare 18"(?) lcd screen I don't mind lugging in.  It could just
>> be used to display what someone is doing on a laptop.
>>
>> Do we have a sign or something that says: "Sponsored and Made Possible By
>> the AEDC" or something?  I realize we will be sharing table space, but
>> still.  It would be good to show our thanks and good advertising.
>>
>> I do have a light jar working.  I keep it on the table on my porch.
>> However, it doesn't look good when in the light and honestly it isn't
>> incredibly bright even at night.  While it can make the jar glow (I still
>> haven't found a good way to do the frosting so I have colored glass in the
>> jar), it isn't much good at providing light for walking except on very dark
>> nights.  BTW, the light jar materials in the space are for anyone to use.
>>
>> I was thinking about the 3D printer(s) being more interactive... What if
>> we let them generate a 3d barcode image, convert the image into a simple 3d
>> shape (preferably in some automated way... is there a script or SketchUp
>> plugin to transform a B&W image into a raised object?), and then set the
>> printer to print (with assistance as needed of course).  Then they can
>> paint the raised portion with a black marker or paint and glue a backing
>> pin on the back if they want to wear it.
>>
>> -Ellis
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Josiah Ritchie <
>> josiah at josiahritchie.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here are some sources for pictures & video...
>>>
>>> My MakeLV Album of Pictures:
>>>
>>> https://plus.google.com/photos/117018346450710898816/albums/5655390175566767105
>>>
>>> Make Lehigh Valley on YouTube:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeLehighValley/videos
>>>
>>> MakeLV Wiki Files:
>>> http://makelehighvalley.com/wiki/Special:ListFiles
>>>
>>> Facebook's quality can be rough so if you can get original stuff instead
>>> it would be better.
>>> MakeLV Photos on Facebook:
>>> https://www.facebook.com/makelv/photos
>>>
>>> Hive 4A Photos on Facebook: (wouldn't hurt to have some of the
>>> co-working stuff)
>>> https://www.facebook.com/Hive4A/photos
>>>
>>> Scott would be a good source for Pinhole photography photos. I think he
>>> had some online somewhere, but I'm not sure where.
>>>
>>> JSR/
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Mr Thomas Rumpf <tronwizard at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a 3.0GHz P4, 320GB HD, 2GB ram, running XP with dual VGA and an
>>>> S-video output, will bring Thursday for use with the 27" TV we have to try
>>>> to develop a display item for the fair. Looking for project videos and
>>>> pictures for display. I believe we can also use it for software
>>>> demonstration if needed.
>>>>
>>>> Will bring some of my irons to see which are suitable for the soldering
>>>> class.
>>>>
>>>> Parts have arrived for Bright Cane and CNC printed circuit board
>>>> project, if all goes as planned I should have first prototypes of each for
>>>> display.
>>>>
>>>> T. R.
>>>>
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