[MakeLV] Science Fair preparations

Fri Apr 13 11:34:31 EDT 2012

btw, although I've 3d printed qrcodes like this, it's very hard to get
right and doesn't look too good.  Letters that just say MakeLV, maybe with
a hoop for a keychain, would probably be better.

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?
>
> 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.
>
> 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).
>
> 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!)
>
> -Ellis
>
>
>
> 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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