[MakeLV] Saturday Progress, Space Schedule, Updates

[Jeffrey Minton]

Work is tying me up once again and I won't be able to make it tonight. I
should be able to work on the etching tank more on Thursday.

-Jeff

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:46 AM, Jared Steckel <steckelj at jaredsroom.com>wrote:

> Ok – so the schedule this week is Wed 6-10, Thurs 3-10, Saturday 10-6.****
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> *Sent:* Monday, October 08, 2012 1:44 PM
> *To:* Build things for fun!
> *Subject:* Re: [MakeLV] Saturday Progress, Space Schedule, Updates****
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> thursday my plan is to roll out of bed and go to the space... so i should
> be there by like 2 pm ish. i should be able to stay saturday 3-6 or so.
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> On 10/8/2012 12:41 PM, steckelj at jaredsroom.com wrote:****
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> Hi all,****
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> Despite a temporary more cluttered appearance, we made a lot of progress
> in our quest for space organization this past Saturday.  We had a good
> turnout, a new member showed up a pitched in with us all day, and I feel
> like we got a really good handle on what we have and what we need to do.
>  Thanks so much to everyone who helped out!****
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> If you didn't hear, our special announcement was that we are officially
> insured and officers can now open the space!  Hooray!  Schedule is below
> these memory dumps.****
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> Organization memory dump: we cleared off the large shelving by the A/C
> room and made an island of "things to be tested/disassembled/salvaged".  We
> sourced boxes and containers from around the space and made labeled parts
> bins - stepper motors, wiring/harnesses, a board salvage box for random
> circuit boards (for component salvage, de-soldering practice, etc), fans,
> lasers & optics, etc.  I took all of the fabricated parts bins (cardboard &
> milk jugs) and got them arranged on the shelves and physically attached
> them to the shelving with zip ties through the backs (after dumping at
> least two of them all over the floor - sorry).  We decided that the area in
> front of the loading dock was a good place for raw materials (wood, metal,
> etc), so we attacked that pile of stuff and tried to eliminate "random
> boxes of random things" by separating them into components, stuff in the
> island of to-dos, and garbage.  We took the crate of keyboards and made it
> a scrap metal bin (sorry Josh - we DID repack the keyboards into boxes),
> and we have a pile of plastic to get recycled/thrown out.  Matthew stopped
> by for a few minutes and offered some advice re: scrap metal, plastic, and
> answered our questions on disposing of recyclables and trash.  Everyone
> dove right into the "island" of stuff and disassembled all sorts of things
> and generated tons of scrap metal and components.  Lou tested some printers
> & scanners and marked them as good/bad, he also went through our new "Power
> supplies" box and tested & marked them all.  We reserved the bottom shelf
> for in-progress projects and equipment that needs specific repair (this
> needs a belt, these bench lights need re-wiring, etc)****
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> Fun stuff memory dump: We ordered pizza and had it delivered (finding us
> is an adventure), Alex (new) donated a 5W water-cooled laser that we all
> drooled on for awhile (it's a must-see next time you're there), Jeff made
> progress on the etching project between organizing by expoxying (word?) the
> tank instead of silicone.  We found a working LCD projector!  There was
> much laughing and playing and nerdy-ness, was a great Saturday.  ****
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> The space will be open WEDNESDAY 6-10, THURSDAY 6-10, and this SATURDAY
> 10-3ish unless I can find someone to take over for me at 3PM as I have
> plans and cannot stay.  Whether or not these days are "Open hacks" (as in
> members/non-members) is up in the air, but a discussion & decision is
> forthcoming.****
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> There is plenty of tasks that came out of Saturday, so if you'd like to
> pitch in any of the open days this week it is much appreciated!  Lots of
> things to test, take apart, and much fun to be had!****
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> Comments?  Questions?  Did I forget anything?  Let me know!****
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> J****
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