[MakeLV] Science Fair preparations

Fri Apr 13 11:46:34 EDT 2012

Thanks Tony! Here's the SVG of the logo.

JSR/

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Tony Buser <tbuser at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, if there's an office chair for people to sit and spin in when
> scanned, I'd only need a little more than 1 meter squared, so 4' "should"
> be good.
>
> As far as the table, I probably wouldn't take up the whole 8'.  Printer
> and laptop only needs about 3-4' and I'll set a few prints out for people
> to see.
>
> If I could get like the hive4a logo in vector format (is there a MakeLV
> logo?) I could probably whip something simple up to 3D print and hand out.
> I don't mind printing little things and giving them out for free.  Would
> probably only be like 20 cents worth of plastic.  :)
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com
> > wrote:
>
>> 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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