[MakeLV] Science Fair preparations

Fri Apr 13 13:06:29 EDT 2012

Yep, I have a chair picked out already.
On Apr 13, 2012 12:59 PM, "Ellis Farmer" <saxywolf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Do we have a spinning office chair w/ back removed in the space?
>
> I'm pretty sure there does not currently exist a MakeLV logo.  Rather just
> the Hive4A logo.
>
> If we go with a keychain, is the plastic durable enough to not break off
> the corner too easily?  I could pick up some key rings at Michaels.
>
> -Ellis
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com
> > wrote:
>
>> 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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