https://www.i3detroit.org/wi/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Tesral&feedformat=atomi3Detroit - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T08:05:14ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.1https://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=DesignJet_t1100ps&diff=15945DesignJet t1100ps2017-05-12T15:34:44Z<p>Tesral: Edit instructions.</p>
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<div>{{Equipment<br />
|Name=DesignJet t1100ps Plotter<br />
|Zone=Compute Zone<br />
|LooksLike=t1100 plotter.jpg<br />
|Owner=i3Detroit<br />
|MakeModel=DesignJet t1100ps<br />
|PartNumber=Q6687A S/N MY87G5C01G<br />
|Date=23 Mar 2017<br />
|StorageLocation=TBD -- Currently in front of the printers.<br />
|Authorization Required=Yes<br />
|Status=Running<br />
|Value=$1000<br />
|IPaddress=10.13.0.52<br />
|Documentation=[[http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c00911766-1.pdf PDF Manual]] Or deadtree on the printer.<br />
|Intro=A color inkjet printer / plotter designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 44 inches (1.12 m) wide. Some major features are (excerpted from HP website):<br />
* Print resolution of up to 2400 × 1200 optimized dpi, from a 1200 × 1200 dpi input, using the Best print-quality option, the Maximum Detail option, and photo paper<br />
* HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)<br />
* Job management<br />
* Calibration of printer<br />
* Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration<br />
* Economode for printing economically<br />
* Six-ink system<br />
* Color emulations<br />
* Job previewing and nesting using HP Easy Printer Care<br />
(Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) or the printer's Embedded Web Server<br />
* Ink and paper usage information available from the Web from the Embedded Web Server<br />
* Paper flexibility and automatic easy load<br />
|Rules=Training required before use.<br />
|Instructions==== Installing the Printer ===<br />
The plotter is an HP DesignJet t1100ps. It is connected to the network using an HP JetDirect EX interface. The printserver's IP address is 10.13.0.52. Please don't change the printserver's IP address or configuration, it is not at fault.<br />
=====Drivers=====<br />
Drivers for many O/Ss can be found here: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=11203558<br />
<br />
=== How Much Does it Cost? ===<br />
The printer will tell you the paper and ink used for each job. Please check the job online and contribute toward the consumables. This pays for both ink and paper. Put money in the box beside the printer and pat it on the back for a job well done. <br />
<br />
====List of Supplies and Costs====<br />
Note that not all of these supplies are available or compatible. There is an X next to the media that have been checked with the HP website. This list also includes links to the media specs.<br />
[[File:SuppliesPrices.xlsx]]<br />
<br />
===Loading Paper===<br />
=====Loading Roll Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=====Loading Sheet Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== Banner Printing ===<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== When You're Done ===<br />
Before you walk away, make sure that the printhead is "parked" on the left side. Do not turn the machine off. It will go into sleep mode on its own. Turning it off will result in it doing a lengthy (20 minute) calibration when turned back on. <br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== For More Information ===<br />
The user manual for the printer is available here:<br />
http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c00911766-1.pdf The paper manuals are on the printer itself.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Internal HOWTO]][[Category:Networking]][[Category:Equipment]]<br />
|ToDos=Needs a fitted cover, at some point.<br />
}}</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=DesignJet_t1100ps&diff=15944DesignJet t1100ps2017-05-11T19:49:05Z<p>Tesral: Added picture ~~~~</p>
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<div>{{Equipment<br />
|Name=DesignJet t1100ps Plotter<br />
|Zone=Compute Zone<br />
|LooksLike=t1100 plotter.jpg<br />
|Owner=i3Detroit<br />
|MakeModel=DesignJet t1100ps<br />
|PartNumber=Q6687A S/N MY87G5C01G<br />
|Date=23 Mar 2017<br />
|StorageLocation=TBD -- Currently in front of the printers.<br />
|Authorization Required=Yes<br />
|Status=Running<br />
|Value=$1000<br />
|IPaddress=10.13.0.52<br />
|Documentation=[[http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c00911766-1.pdf PDF Manual]] Or deadtree on the printer.<br />
|Intro=A color inkjet printer / plotter designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 44 inches (1.12 m) wide. Some major features are (excerpted from HP website):<br />
* Print resolution of up to 2400 × 1200 optimized dpi, from a 1200 × 1200 dpi input, using the Best print-quality option, the Maximum Detail option, and photo paper<br />
* HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)<br />
* Job management<br />
* Calibration of printer<br />
* Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration<br />
* Economode for printing economically<br />
* Six-ink system<br />
* Color emulations<br />
* Job previewing and nesting using HP Easy Printer Care<br />
(Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) or the printer's Embedded Web Server<br />
* Ink and paper usage information available from the Web from the Embedded Web Server<br />
* Paper flexibility and automatic easy load<br />
|Rules=Training required before use.<br />
|Instructions==== Installing the Printer ===<br />
The plotter is an HP DesignJet t1100ps. It is connected to the network using an HP JetDirect EX interface. The printserver's IP address is 10.13.0.52. Please don't change the printserver's IP address or configuration, it is not at fault.<br />
=====Drivers=====<br />
Drivers for many O/Ss can be found here: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=11203558<br />
<br />
=== How Much Does it Cost? ===<br />
The printer will tell you the paper and ink used for each job. Please check the job online and contribute toward the consumables. This pays for both ink and paper. Put money in the box beside the printer and pat it on the back for a job well done. <br />
<br />
====List of Supplies and Costs====<br />
Note that not all of these supplies are available or compatible. There is an X next to the media that have been checked with the HP website. This list also includes links to the media specs.<br />
[[File:SuppliesPrices.xlsx]]<br />
<br />
===Loading Paper===<br />
=====Loading Roll Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=====Loading Sheet Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== Banner Printing ===<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== When You're Done ===<br />
Before you walk away, make sure that the printhead is "parked" on the left side.<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== For More Information ===<br />
The user manual for the printer is available here:<br />
http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c00911766-1.pdf The paper manuals are on the printer itself.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Internal HOWTO]][[Category:Networking]][[Category:Equipment]]<br />
|ToDos=Needs a fitted cover, at some point.<br />
}}</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=File:T1100_plotter.jpg&diff=15943File:T1100 plotter.jpg2017-05-11T19:47:15Z<p>Tesral: Generic image unto one can be taken.</p>
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<div>Generic image unto one can be taken.</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Talk:DesignJet_t1100ps&diff=15942Talk:DesignJet t1100ps2017-05-11T14:13:46Z<p>Tesral: Created page with "Edit documentation links and To Do list. ~~~~"</p>
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<div>Edit documentation links and To Do list. [[User:Tesral|Tesral]] ([[User talk:Tesral|talk]]) 10:13, 11 May 2017 (EDT)</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=User_talk:Tesral&diff=15941User talk:Tesral2017-05-11T14:12:24Z<p>Tesral: Created page with "Edit documentation and To Do links. ~~~~"</p>
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<div>Edit documentation and To Do links. [[User:Tesral|Tesral]] ([[User talk:Tesral|talk]]) 10:12, 11 May 2017 (EDT)</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=DesignJet_t1100ps&diff=15940DesignJet t1100ps2017-05-11T14:02:30Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>{{Equipment<br />
|Name=DesignJet t1100ps Plotter<br />
|Zone=Compute Zone<br />
|Owner=i3Detroit<br />
|MakeModel=DesignJet t1100ps<br />
|PartNumber=Q6687A S/N MY87G5C01G<br />
|Date=23 Mar 2017<br />
|StorageLocation=TBD -- Currently in front of the printers.<br />
|Authorization Required=Yes<br />
|Status=Running<br />
|Value=$1000<br />
|IPaddress=10.13.0.52<br />
|Documentation=[[http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c00911766-1.pdf PDF Manual]] Or deadtree on the printer.<br />
|Intro=A color inkjet printer / plotter designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 44 inches (1.12 m) wide. Some major features are (excerpted from HP website):<br />
* Print resolution of up to 2400 × 1200 optimized dpi, from a 1200 × 1200 dpi input, using the Best print-quality option, the Maximum Detail option, and photo paper<br />
* HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)<br />
* Job management<br />
* Calibration of printer<br />
* Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration<br />
* Economode for printing economically<br />
* Six-ink system<br />
* Color emulations<br />
* Job previewing and nesting using HP Easy Printer Care<br />
(Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) or the printer's Embedded Web Server<br />
* Ink and paper usage information available from the Web from the Embedded Web Server<br />
* Paper flexibility and automatic easy load<br />
|Rules=Training required before use.<br />
|Instructions==== Installing the Printer ===<br />
The plotter is an HP DesignJet t1100ps. It is connected to the network using an HP JetDirect EX interface. The printserver's IP address is 10.13.0.52. Please don't change the printserver's IP address or configuration, it is not at fault.<br />
=====Drivers=====<br />
Drivers for many O/Ss can be found here: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=11203558<br />
<br />
=== How Much Does it Cost? ===<br />
The printer will tell you the paper and ink used for each job. Please check the job online and contribute toward the consumables. This pays for both ink and paper. Put money in the box beside the printer and pat it on the back for a job well done. <br />
<br />
====List of Supplies and Costs====<br />
Note that not all of these supplies are available or compatible. There is an X next to the media that have been checked with the HP website. This list also includes links to the media specs.<br />
[[File:SuppliesPrices.xlsx]]<br />
<br />
===Loading Paper===<br />
=====Loading Roll Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=====Loading Sheet Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== Banner Printing ===<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== When You're Done ===<br />
Before you walk away, make sure that the printhead is "parked" on the left side.<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== For More Information ===<br />
The user manual for the printer is available here:<br />
http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c00911766-1.pdf The paper manuals are on the printer itself.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Internal HOWTO]][[Category:Networking]][[Category:Equipment]]<br />
|ToDos=Needs a fitted cover, at some point.<br />
}}</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=DesignJet_t1100ps&diff=15939DesignJet t1100ps2017-05-11T13:52:00Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>{{Equipment<br />
|Name=DesignJet t1100ps Plotter<br />
|Zone=Compute Zone<br />
|Owner=i3Detroit,<br />
|MakeModel=DesignJet t1100ps<br />
|PartNumber=Q6687A S/N MY87G5C01G<br />
|Date=23 Mar 2017<br />
|StorageLocation=TBD<br />
|Authorization Required=Yes<br />
|Status=Running<br />
|Value=$1000<br />
|IPaddress=10.13.0.52<br />
|Intro=A color inkjet printer / plotter designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 44 inches (1.12 m) wide. Some major features are (excerpted from HP website):<br />
* Print resolution of up to 2400 × 1200 optimized dpi, from a 1200 × 1200 dpi input, using the Best print-quality option, the Maximum Detail option, and photo paper<br />
* HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)<br />
* Job management<br />
* Calibration of printer<br />
* Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration<br />
* Economode for printing economically<br />
* Six-ink system<br />
* Color emulations<br />
* Job previewing and nesting using HP Easy Printer Care<br />
(Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) or the printer's Embedded Web Server<br />
* Ink and paper usage information available from the Web from the Embedded Web Server<br />
* Paper flexibility and automatic easy load<br />
|Rules=Training required before use.<br />
|Instructions==== Installing the Printer ===<br />
The plotter is an HP DesignJet t1100ps. It is connected to the network using an HP JetDirect EX interface. The printserver's IP address is 10.13.0.52. Please don't change the printserver's IP address or configuration, it is not at fault.<br />
=====Drivers=====<br />
Drivers for many O/Ss can be found here: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=11203558<br />
<br />
=== How Much Does it Cost? ===<br />
The printer will tell you the paper and ink used for each job. Please check the job online and contribute toward the consumables. This pays for both ink and paper. Put money in the box beside the printer and pat it on the back for a job well done. <br />
<br />
====List of Supplies and Costs====<br />
Note that not all of these supplies are available or compatible. There is an X next to the media that have been checked with the HP website. This list also includes links to the media specs.<br />
[[File:SuppliesPrices.xlsx]]<br />
<br />
===Loading Paper===<br />
=====Loading Roll Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=====Loading Sheet Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== Banner Printing ===<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== When You're Done ===<br />
Before you walk away, make sure that the printhead is "parked" on the left side.<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== For More Information ===<br />
The user manual for the printer is available here:<br />
http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c00911766-1.pdf The paper manuals are on the printer itself.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Internal HOWTO]][[Category:Networking]][[Category:Equipment]]<br />
}}</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=DesignJet_t1100ps&diff=15937DesignJet t1100ps2017-05-11T13:46:12Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>{{Equipment<br />
|Name=DesignJet t1100ps Plotter<br />
|Zone=Compute Zone<br />
|Owner=i3Detroit,<br />
|MakeModel=DesignJet t1100ps<br />
|PartNumber=Q6687A S/N MY87G5C01G<br />
|Date=23 Mar 2017<br />
|StorageLocation=TBD<br />
|Authorization Required=Yes, temporarily<br />
|Status=Being set up<br />
|Value=$1000<br />
|IPaddress=10.13.0.52<br />
|Intro=A color inkjet printer / plotter designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 44 inches (1.12 m) wide. Some major features are (excerpted from HP website):<br />
* Print resolution of up to 2400 × 1200 optimized dpi, from a 1200 × 1200 dpi input, using the Best print-quality option, the Maximum Detail option, and photo paper<br />
* HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)<br />
* Job management<br />
* Calibration of printer<br />
* Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration<br />
* Economode for printing economically<br />
* Six-ink system<br />
* Color emulations<br />
* Job previewing and nesting using HP Easy Printer Care<br />
(Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) or the printer's Embedded Web Server<br />
* Ink and paper usage information available from the Web from the Embedded Web Server<br />
* Paper flexibility and automatic easy load<br />
|Instructions==== Installing the Printer ===<br />
The plotter is an HP DesignJet t1100ps. It is connected to the network using an HP JetDirect EX interface. The printserver's IP address is 10.13.0.52. Please don't change the printserver's IP address or configuration, it is not at fault.<br />
=====Drivers=====<br />
Drivers for many O/Ss can be found here: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=11203558<br />
<br />
=== How Much Does it Cost? ===<br />
The printer will tell you the paper and ink used for each job. Please check the job online and contribute toward the consumables. This pays for both ink and paper. Put money in the box beside the printer and pat it on the back for a job well done. <br />
<br />
====List of Supplies and Costs====<br />
Note that not all of these supplies are available or compatible. There is an X next to the media that have been checked with the HP website. This list also includes links to the media specs.<br />
[[File:SuppliesPrices.xlsx]]<br />
<br />
===Loading Paper===<br />
=====Loading Roll Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=====Loading Sheet Paper=====<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== Banner Printing ===<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== When You're Done ===<br />
Before you walk away, make sure that the printhead is "parked" on the left side.<br />
Please see the manual until it can be tested and summarized here.<br />
<br />
=== For More Information ===<br />
The user manual for the printer is available here:<br />
http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c00911766-1.pdf<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Internal HOWTO]][[Category:Networking]][[Category:Equipment]]<br />
}}</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=HP_DesignJet_t1100&diff=15934HP DesignJet t11002017-05-11T13:12:11Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>Stub for the HP DesignJet t1100 plotter<br />
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'''Roger S Said:'''<BR><br />
The HP DesignJet t1100ps was delivered this afternoon. Mike and I plugged it in and tested it. There's a wiki page for it with the deets, but the short answer is it's at 10.13.0.52 on the network and you can get the drivers from here:<br />
<br />
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=11203558<br />
<br />
For the moment I'm going to ask the people check with me before using it. The plotter has the capability to track ink and paper usage, so we need to come up with an approach to accounting / donations for consumables. It's loaded with bond paper that dries quickly.<br />
<br />
There is a loading procedure for other types of materials. If you want to use something else, please check with me ahead of time.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Compute Zone]]<br />
[[Category:Equipment]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Category:Compute_Zone&diff=15933Category:Compute Zone2017-05-11T13:10:52Z<p>Tesral: /* Peripherals */</p>
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<div>{{Zone<br />
|Zone Name=Compute Zone<br />
|Zone Slogan="ARMs and Cores and Cables and Boards"<br />
|Zone Coordinator=James O'Dell<br />
|Zone E-mail=macodis@gmail.com<br />
|Map Area=C<br />
|Zone Color=DarkRed<br />
}}<br />
== Welcome ==<br />
Welcome to the Compute Zone! This zone was established in the aim of providing space and tools for the computing needs of members at large as well as provide a venue and support system for computing oriented projects. Please email us about your thoughts!<br />
<br />
== Training, Workshops, and Documentation ==<br />
<br />
Please email the zone coordinator with ideas and suggestions. <br />
If you teach a class related to this zone let me know and I'll add it to the list and perhaps help support the needs of the class.<br />
<br />
* '''Introduction to Flask''': On 3/19/2016 I taught a class about Flask, a Python web framework. The slides and code examples are located at https://github.com/bruce-webber/flask-intro<br />
* The Eastern Michigan Python User Group (http://www.meetup.com/empugdotorg/) holds monthly meetings at i3Detroit.<br />
<br />
== Equipment ==<br />
<br />
=== Workstations ===<br />
''Listed in order of generally accepted Awesomeness''<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Nickname <br />
! Hostname <br />
! Platform<br />
! Operating System<br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
! Admin<br />
|-<br />
| AVPink (Alienware)<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core i7<br />
| Windows 10 + VMs<br />
| DHCP <br />
| Design, Audio Editing, Video Editing<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| AVBlue (Alienware)<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core i7<br />
| Windows 10 + VMs<br />
| DHCP <br />
| Design, Audio Editing, Video Editing<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| Dell Desktop<br />
| fedora20desktop.i3detroit.local<br />
| Intel Core 2 Duo<br />
| Fedora 20<br />
| DHCP <br />
| New Member Orientation, Print & Scan, Kicking serious butt<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| Dell Laptop<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core 2 Duo<br />
| Fedora 21<br />
| DHCP<br />
| HAM Radio, Inkscape, GIMP, 3D Printing, Games <br />
| [mailto:self@brucewebber.us Bruce Webber]<br />
|-<br />
| i3's Raspberry Pi<br />
| i3raspberrypi.i3detroit.local<br />
| ARMv6<br />
| Rasbian (and others with NOOBs)<br />
| DHCP<br />
| GPIO, Scratch, Minecraft etc.<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett]<br />
|-<br />
| [[VHS Digital Video Recorder]]<br />
| vhs.i3detroit.local<br />
| Pentium 4<br />
| Windows XP Home<br />
| DHCP<br />
| VHS digitizer<br />
| [[User:kmbrown314|Konrad B]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== i3's Windows 10 workstations ====<br />
===== AVPink =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member@outlook.com'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''1481Wordsworth''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone, currently hosted in the Media Lab. Currently there is some basic free software installed like GIMP and Inkscape. More software will be added as requested and available. The general user account, i3member@outlook.com, is (as Windows10 prefers) an outlook email account, any member is free to use this email to transfer information. Please keep in mind any information on the general user account is NOT PRIVATE. If you would like a private account please contact the administrator, they will be happy to set you up.<br />
<br />
===== AVBlue =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member@outlook.com'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''1481Wordsworth''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone. Housed in the Media Lab and is currently down. Currently there is some basic free software installed like GIMP and Inkscape. More software will be added as requested and available. The general user account, i3member@outlook.com, is (as Windows10 prefers) an outlook email account, any member is free to use this email to transfer information. Please keep in mind any information on the general user account is NOT PRIVATE. If you would like a private account please contact the administrator, they will be happy to set you up.<br />
<br />
==== i3's Fedora workstations ====<br />
===== Gnome 3 =====<br />
<br />
If you haven't used Gnome 3x before, the quick trick is to hit the 'super' key also known as the 'windows' key which in this case does have a windows logo on it. This is the same as moving the cursor to the top left corner of the screen. After that just type what you want, like 'firefox', 'chrome', or 'Repetier' for 3D printing. Otherwise you can click on the icons the grid icon on the bottom of the favorites bar will show 'all' user gui applications.<br />
<br />
===== Desktop =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3detroit'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''i3m3mb3r''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone. This laptop has a Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.8GHz, 2GB of DDR2, an 320GB SATA rotating magnetic storage disk. and a DVD+RW multi-recorder optical drive. Other features include, Ethernet, VGA, USB2.0.<br />
<br />
The Desktop is currently running Fedora 20 and there are a few users. The 'common' standard user is: 'i3detroit', shortname: i3detroit. The password for the i3detroit user is 'i3m3mb3r'. There is also a user 'jtrip' for myself and a 'madmin' which are administrator accounts. Anyone can request an individual account it will be created no problem, if they are asking for administrator privileges then I will expect some sort of competency proof, determined after request.<br />
<br />
===== Laptop ===== <br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''i3m3mb3r''' <br />
|}<br />
There is a Dell Latitude E6400 that is wholly owned by i3 Detroit, purchased (2nd hand) with funds raised by the Compute Zone. This laptop has a Core 2 Duo (Penryn I believe) processor running at 2.53GHz, 4GB of DDR2, an 80GB SATA rotating magnetic storage disk. and a DVD+RW multi-recorder optical drive. Other features include, Ethernet, DisplayPort, VGA, USB2.0, ESATA, 4pin 1394, ExpressCard/54, and SmartCard slot.<br />
<br />
The Laptop is currently running Fedora 20 and has the common user credentials listed above. There is also a user 'jtrip' for myself which is an administrator account. If anyone requests a individual account it can be created no problem, if they are asking for administrator privileges then I will expect some sort of competency proof, determined after request.<br />
<br />
==== i3's Raspberry Pi ====<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit by way of Compute Zone donations. The Raspberry Pi is a great was to start learning about programming, GPIO, and Linux. This unit is provided for people to learn and experiment with. If you are interested in making a project with something like this talk to the admin/warden for advice.<br />
<br />
Currently the Raspberry Pi is configured to use the Raspbian distribution which is based on Debian compiled specifically for ARMv6. The default user name is: pi and the password is raspberry. Please feel free to experiment, if something goes wrong just let the admin(listed in the table above) know! :)<br />
<br />
There are a lot of resources for the Raspberry Pi in the form of websites, magazines, videos, tutorials, expansion devices. I will collect a small amount of them here soon, or provide a link to one that links to many.<br />
<br />
=== Servers ===<br />
The below server(s) are online and ready, maintained by the [[:Category:Infrastructure|Infrastructure Zone]].<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Hostname<br />
! Platform<br />
! Operating System<br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
! Admin<br />
|-<br />
| [[VMServer|hardac.i3detroit.local]]<br />
| 64Bit Xeons<br />
| Debian Wheezy<br />
| 10.13.0.17<br />
| Fileserver [samba]<br />
| {{Pretty Link |Andrew Meyer}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Peripherals ===<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Name <br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
|-<br />
| HP ScanJet 8270 Scanner<br />
| n/a - connected directly to Dell Desktop<br />
| scanner<br />
|-<br />
| HP LaserJet 700 M712 Printer<br />
| 10.13.0.51<br />
| monochrome laser printer<br />
|-<br />
| HP Color LaserJet Printer<br />
| 10.13.0.54<br />
| color laser printer<br />
|-<br />
| HP DesignJet 330 Plotter (Historical)<br />
|<br />
| Connected to the network using an HP JetDirect EX interface. For more information, see [[DesignJet_330]]<br />
|-<br />
| HP DesignJet t1100 Plotter<br />
| 10.13.0.52<br />
| Unknown see [[HP DesignJet t1100]]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Computer Accessories ===<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Item<br />
! Description<br />
|-<br />
| Projector<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Keyboards<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Monitors<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Web cam<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 5 port ethernet switch<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 8 port ethernet switch<br />
| property of Nate B<br />
|-<br />
| Cables<br />
| audio, video, network, SATA<br />
|-<br />
| Hard drives<br />
| SATA<br />
|-<br />
| Optical drive<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| (2) 2 GB flash drives<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ODroid XU Dev Kit<br />
| property of Paul Frick<br />
|-<br />
| Raspberry Pi development board<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| GHI Fez Raptor kits<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Beagleboard and Beagleboard XM<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Beaglebone Black and Beaglebone Cape<br />
| container includes USB hub with ethernet ports<br />
|-<br />
| Parts for NCR touch screen<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Projects ==<br />
<br />
=== [[Open Source SIG]] ===<br />
<br />
The Open Source Special Interest Group is a collection of people and events related to Open Source Software and Hardware. We have a number of projects going on in this group including '''Git Empowerment''', '''Open Hardware power profiling''', and '''EFF BitCoin Patronage'''.<br />
<br />
=== [[Network]] ===<br />
Follow the section link to visit the primary network page. Currently there are no local networks created for the Compute Zone.<br />
<br />
=== [[Data Management]] ===<br />
'''[[Power Meter]]''' <br />
<br />
We are also now collecting data on the power usage in the building and hosting publicly for analysis. You can read more about it at the [[Power Meter]] page, at the bottom is information about [http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Power_Meter#The_Database access to the database].<br />
<br />
== Gaming ==<br />
Yup, sometimes seeking inspiration is productive.<br />
<br />
=== Minecraft ===<br />
''What, not hacky enough for you? clearly you don't know minecraft that well...'' <br /><br />
<br />
<br />
We are now hosting our own externally accessible (access controlled) minecraft server! <br /><br />
There will be a more in depth description and some useful information posted after the testing phase ends, see below.<br />
<br />
::Website: <b>[http://space.i3detroit.org:8080/ http://space.i3detroit.org:8080/]</b> <br />
<br />
::Twitter: &nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[https://twitter.com/i3Detroit_mc @i3Detroit_mc]</b><br />
<br />
::Email: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[mailto:minecraft@i3detroit.com minecraft@i3detroit.org]</b><br />
<br />
;Details:<br />
:* Currently we are nearing an end to the testing phase...<br />
:* The server is up and running, so far 100% :)<br />
:* Server connection info available upon request during 'testing' phase<br />
:* Current world is not guaranteed to remain available. <br />
:* Services will be added to display info and assist players.<br />
:* Features will be added in game to assist players.<br />
: '''contact:''' Justin Triplett ([[User:jtrip]]) <br />
<br />
;Survey:<br />
:* Initial: http://t.co/20os3mqQYS<br />
<br />
=== Artemis ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.artemis.eochu.com/ Artemis] is a co-op space combat simulator, whereas all players need to be on the same network so that they may take individual roles to operate between 1 and 6 starships. We have a license that was purchased by Nate B. and donated to i3 for general use. Currently there is a group that meets regularly to play on every other Saturday, please refer to the calendar for details.<br />
<br />
The game only requires one 'desktop/laptop' license to work for as many players as you like (more than 36 and you'd likely be sharing roles) and runs natively on Windows but is also playable on Mac OS and Linux generally via Wine. All versions of the software present the user with a choice of hosting the server or connecting to the server as a client. The game is designed such that one computer must be the server and is best connected to a projector, a player is not able to use that as their client, so there must always be one more computer than players to host the game. [http://www.eochu.com/dl/Artemis_Manual_latest.pdf Here is the PDF manual]<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Mac OS X ====<br />
http://www.playonmac.com/en/, might be more apt to crash, so it is likely best suited as a client because the game will stay stable as clients can drop out and connect at any time.<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on iOS ====<br />
The iOS version is great and highly recommended. Not only can you join games hosted by any other system/platform, but you can also set your iOS device to be the server that any system can attach to as a client. And yes if you buy it once you can run it on both you iPhone and iPad at the same time.<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Linux ====<br />
[http://www.winehq.org/ Wine] + Magical Happy Thoughts + Artemis = One Heck of a Great Time! <br /><br />
''note: this is not the kind of wine that comes with magical happy thoughts by default''<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Android ====<br />
Probably... scrub. :P <br /><br />
If you have further information just send it to me and I will post it.<br />
----<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Zones]]<br />
[[Category:Compute Zone]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Category:Compute_Zone&diff=15932Category:Compute Zone2017-05-11T13:10:05Z<p>Tesral: /* Peripherals */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Zone<br />
|Zone Name=Compute Zone<br />
|Zone Slogan="ARMs and Cores and Cables and Boards"<br />
|Zone Coordinator=James O'Dell<br />
|Zone E-mail=macodis@gmail.com<br />
|Map Area=C<br />
|Zone Color=DarkRed<br />
}}<br />
== Welcome ==<br />
Welcome to the Compute Zone! This zone was established in the aim of providing space and tools for the computing needs of members at large as well as provide a venue and support system for computing oriented projects. Please email us about your thoughts!<br />
<br />
== Training, Workshops, and Documentation ==<br />
<br />
Please email the zone coordinator with ideas and suggestions. <br />
If you teach a class related to this zone let me know and I'll add it to the list and perhaps help support the needs of the class.<br />
<br />
* '''Introduction to Flask''': On 3/19/2016 I taught a class about Flask, a Python web framework. The slides and code examples are located at https://github.com/bruce-webber/flask-intro<br />
* The Eastern Michigan Python User Group (http://www.meetup.com/empugdotorg/) holds monthly meetings at i3Detroit.<br />
<br />
== Equipment ==<br />
<br />
=== Workstations ===<br />
''Listed in order of generally accepted Awesomeness''<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Nickname <br />
! Hostname <br />
! Platform<br />
! Operating System<br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
! Admin<br />
|-<br />
| AVPink (Alienware)<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core i7<br />
| Windows 10 + VMs<br />
| DHCP <br />
| Design, Audio Editing, Video Editing<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| AVBlue (Alienware)<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core i7<br />
| Windows 10 + VMs<br />
| DHCP <br />
| Design, Audio Editing, Video Editing<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| Dell Desktop<br />
| fedora20desktop.i3detroit.local<br />
| Intel Core 2 Duo<br />
| Fedora 20<br />
| DHCP <br />
| New Member Orientation, Print & Scan, Kicking serious butt<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| Dell Laptop<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core 2 Duo<br />
| Fedora 21<br />
| DHCP<br />
| HAM Radio, Inkscape, GIMP, 3D Printing, Games <br />
| [mailto:self@brucewebber.us Bruce Webber]<br />
|-<br />
| i3's Raspberry Pi<br />
| i3raspberrypi.i3detroit.local<br />
| ARMv6<br />
| Rasbian (and others with NOOBs)<br />
| DHCP<br />
| GPIO, Scratch, Minecraft etc.<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett]<br />
|-<br />
| [[VHS Digital Video Recorder]]<br />
| vhs.i3detroit.local<br />
| Pentium 4<br />
| Windows XP Home<br />
| DHCP<br />
| VHS digitizer<br />
| [[User:kmbrown314|Konrad B]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== i3's Windows 10 workstations ====<br />
===== AVPink =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member@outlook.com'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''1481Wordsworth''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone, currently hosted in the Media Lab. Currently there is some basic free software installed like GIMP and Inkscape. More software will be added as requested and available. The general user account, i3member@outlook.com, is (as Windows10 prefers) an outlook email account, any member is free to use this email to transfer information. Please keep in mind any information on the general user account is NOT PRIVATE. If you would like a private account please contact the administrator, they will be happy to set you up.<br />
<br />
===== AVBlue =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member@outlook.com'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''1481Wordsworth''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone. Housed in the Media Lab and is currently down. Currently there is some basic free software installed like GIMP and Inkscape. More software will be added as requested and available. The general user account, i3member@outlook.com, is (as Windows10 prefers) an outlook email account, any member is free to use this email to transfer information. Please keep in mind any information on the general user account is NOT PRIVATE. If you would like a private account please contact the administrator, they will be happy to set you up.<br />
<br />
==== i3's Fedora workstations ====<br />
===== Gnome 3 =====<br />
<br />
If you haven't used Gnome 3x before, the quick trick is to hit the 'super' key also known as the 'windows' key which in this case does have a windows logo on it. This is the same as moving the cursor to the top left corner of the screen. After that just type what you want, like 'firefox', 'chrome', or 'Repetier' for 3D printing. Otherwise you can click on the icons the grid icon on the bottom of the favorites bar will show 'all' user gui applications.<br />
<br />
===== Desktop =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3detroit'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''i3m3mb3r''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone. This laptop has a Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.8GHz, 2GB of DDR2, an 320GB SATA rotating magnetic storage disk. and a DVD+RW multi-recorder optical drive. Other features include, Ethernet, VGA, USB2.0.<br />
<br />
The Desktop is currently running Fedora 20 and there are a few users. The 'common' standard user is: 'i3detroit', shortname: i3detroit. The password for the i3detroit user is 'i3m3mb3r'. There is also a user 'jtrip' for myself and a 'madmin' which are administrator accounts. Anyone can request an individual account it will be created no problem, if they are asking for administrator privileges then I will expect some sort of competency proof, determined after request.<br />
<br />
===== Laptop ===== <br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''i3m3mb3r''' <br />
|}<br />
There is a Dell Latitude E6400 that is wholly owned by i3 Detroit, purchased (2nd hand) with funds raised by the Compute Zone. This laptop has a Core 2 Duo (Penryn I believe) processor running at 2.53GHz, 4GB of DDR2, an 80GB SATA rotating magnetic storage disk. and a DVD+RW multi-recorder optical drive. Other features include, Ethernet, DisplayPort, VGA, USB2.0, ESATA, 4pin 1394, ExpressCard/54, and SmartCard slot.<br />
<br />
The Laptop is currently running Fedora 20 and has the common user credentials listed above. There is also a user 'jtrip' for myself which is an administrator account. If anyone requests a individual account it can be created no problem, if they are asking for administrator privileges then I will expect some sort of competency proof, determined after request.<br />
<br />
==== i3's Raspberry Pi ====<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit by way of Compute Zone donations. The Raspberry Pi is a great was to start learning about programming, GPIO, and Linux. This unit is provided for people to learn and experiment with. If you are interested in making a project with something like this talk to the admin/warden for advice.<br />
<br />
Currently the Raspberry Pi is configured to use the Raspbian distribution which is based on Debian compiled specifically for ARMv6. The default user name is: pi and the password is raspberry. Please feel free to experiment, if something goes wrong just let the admin(listed in the table above) know! :)<br />
<br />
There are a lot of resources for the Raspberry Pi in the form of websites, magazines, videos, tutorials, expansion devices. I will collect a small amount of them here soon, or provide a link to one that links to many.<br />
<br />
=== Servers ===<br />
The below server(s) are online and ready, maintained by the [[:Category:Infrastructure|Infrastructure Zone]].<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Hostname<br />
! Platform<br />
! Operating System<br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
! Admin<br />
|-<br />
| [[VMServer|hardac.i3detroit.local]]<br />
| 64Bit Xeons<br />
| Debian Wheezy<br />
| 10.13.0.17<br />
| Fileserver [samba]<br />
| {{Pretty Link |Andrew Meyer}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Peripherals ===<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Name <br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
|-<br />
| HP ScanJet 8270 Scanner<br />
| n/a - connected directly to Dell Desktop<br />
| scanner<br />
|-<br />
| HP LaserJet 700 M712 Printer<br />
| 10.13.0.51<br />
| monochrome laser printer<br />
|-<br />
| HP Color LaserJet Printer<br />
| 10.13.0.54<br />
| color laser printer<br />
|-<br />
| HP DesignJet 330 Plotter (Historical)<br />
| <br />
| Connected to the network using an HP JetDirect EX interface. For more information, see [[DesignJet_330]]<br />
|-<br />
| HP DesignJet t1100 Plotter<br />
| 10.13.0.52<br />
| Unknown see [[HP DesignJet t1100]]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Computer Accessories ===<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Item<br />
! Description<br />
|-<br />
| Projector<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Keyboards<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Monitors<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Web cam<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 5 port ethernet switch<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 8 port ethernet switch<br />
| property of Nate B<br />
|-<br />
| Cables<br />
| audio, video, network, SATA<br />
|-<br />
| Hard drives<br />
| SATA<br />
|-<br />
| Optical drive<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| (2) 2 GB flash drives<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ODroid XU Dev Kit<br />
| property of Paul Frick<br />
|-<br />
| Raspberry Pi development board<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| GHI Fez Raptor kits<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Beagleboard and Beagleboard XM<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Beaglebone Black and Beaglebone Cape<br />
| container includes USB hub with ethernet ports<br />
|-<br />
| Parts for NCR touch screen<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Projects ==<br />
<br />
=== [[Open Source SIG]] ===<br />
<br />
The Open Source Special Interest Group is a collection of people and events related to Open Source Software and Hardware. We have a number of projects going on in this group including '''Git Empowerment''', '''Open Hardware power profiling''', and '''EFF BitCoin Patronage'''.<br />
<br />
=== [[Network]] ===<br />
Follow the section link to visit the primary network page. Currently there are no local networks created for the Compute Zone.<br />
<br />
=== [[Data Management]] ===<br />
'''[[Power Meter]]''' <br />
<br />
We are also now collecting data on the power usage in the building and hosting publicly for analysis. You can read more about it at the [[Power Meter]] page, at the bottom is information about [http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Power_Meter#The_Database access to the database].<br />
<br />
== Gaming ==<br />
Yup, sometimes seeking inspiration is productive.<br />
<br />
=== Minecraft ===<br />
''What, not hacky enough for you? clearly you don't know minecraft that well...'' <br /><br />
<br />
<br />
We are now hosting our own externally accessible (access controlled) minecraft server! <br /><br />
There will be a more in depth description and some useful information posted after the testing phase ends, see below.<br />
<br />
::Website: <b>[http://space.i3detroit.org:8080/ http://space.i3detroit.org:8080/]</b> <br />
<br />
::Twitter: &nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[https://twitter.com/i3Detroit_mc @i3Detroit_mc]</b><br />
<br />
::Email: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[mailto:minecraft@i3detroit.com minecraft@i3detroit.org]</b><br />
<br />
;Details:<br />
:* Currently we are nearing an end to the testing phase...<br />
:* The server is up and running, so far 100% :)<br />
:* Server connection info available upon request during 'testing' phase<br />
:* Current world is not guaranteed to remain available. <br />
:* Services will be added to display info and assist players.<br />
:* Features will be added in game to assist players.<br />
: '''contact:''' Justin Triplett ([[User:jtrip]]) <br />
<br />
;Survey:<br />
:* Initial: http://t.co/20os3mqQYS<br />
<br />
=== Artemis ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.artemis.eochu.com/ Artemis] is a co-op space combat simulator, whereas all players need to be on the same network so that they may take individual roles to operate between 1 and 6 starships. We have a license that was purchased by Nate B. and donated to i3 for general use. Currently there is a group that meets regularly to play on every other Saturday, please refer to the calendar for details.<br />
<br />
The game only requires one 'desktop/laptop' license to work for as many players as you like (more than 36 and you'd likely be sharing roles) and runs natively on Windows but is also playable on Mac OS and Linux generally via Wine. All versions of the software present the user with a choice of hosting the server or connecting to the server as a client. The game is designed such that one computer must be the server and is best connected to a projector, a player is not able to use that as their client, so there must always be one more computer than players to host the game. [http://www.eochu.com/dl/Artemis_Manual_latest.pdf Here is the PDF manual]<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Mac OS X ====<br />
http://www.playonmac.com/en/, might be more apt to crash, so it is likely best suited as a client because the game will stay stable as clients can drop out and connect at any time.<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on iOS ====<br />
The iOS version is great and highly recommended. Not only can you join games hosted by any other system/platform, but you can also set your iOS device to be the server that any system can attach to as a client. And yes if you buy it once you can run it on both you iPhone and iPad at the same time.<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Linux ====<br />
[http://www.winehq.org/ Wine] + Magical Happy Thoughts + Artemis = One Heck of a Great Time! <br /><br />
''note: this is not the kind of wine that comes with magical happy thoughts by default''<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Android ====<br />
Probably... scrub. :P <br /><br />
If you have further information just send it to me and I will post it.<br />
----<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Zones]]<br />
[[Category:Compute Zone]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=HP_DesignJet_t1100&diff=15931HP DesignJet t11002017-05-11T13:08:49Z<p>Tesral: HP DesignJet t1100 plotter</p>
<hr />
<div>Stub for the HP DesignJet t1100 plotter<br />
<br />
Roger S Said:<br />
The HP DesignJet t1100ps was delivered this afternoon. Mike and I plugged it in and tested it. There's a wiki page for it with the deets, but the short answer is it's at 10.13.0.52 on the network and you can get the drivers from here:<br />
<br />
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=11203558<br />
<br />
For the moment I'm going to ask the people check with me before using it. The plotter has the capability to track ink and paper usage, so we need to come up with an approach to accounting / donations for consumables. It's loaded with bond paper that dries quickly.<br />
<br />
There is a loading procedure for other types of materials. If you want to use something else, please check with me ahead of time.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Compute Zone]]<br />
[[Category:Equipment]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Category:Compute_Zone&diff=15930Category:Compute Zone2017-05-11T13:02:48Z<p>Tesral: /* Peripherals */</p>
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<div>{{Zone<br />
|Zone Name=Compute Zone<br />
|Zone Slogan="ARMs and Cores and Cables and Boards"<br />
|Zone Coordinator=James O'Dell<br />
|Zone E-mail=macodis@gmail.com<br />
|Map Area=C<br />
|Zone Color=DarkRed<br />
}}<br />
== Welcome ==<br />
Welcome to the Compute Zone! This zone was established in the aim of providing space and tools for the computing needs of members at large as well as provide a venue and support system for computing oriented projects. Please email us about your thoughts!<br />
<br />
== Training, Workshops, and Documentation ==<br />
<br />
Please email the zone coordinator with ideas and suggestions. <br />
If you teach a class related to this zone let me know and I'll add it to the list and perhaps help support the needs of the class.<br />
<br />
* '''Introduction to Flask''': On 3/19/2016 I taught a class about Flask, a Python web framework. The slides and code examples are located at https://github.com/bruce-webber/flask-intro<br />
* The Eastern Michigan Python User Group (http://www.meetup.com/empugdotorg/) holds monthly meetings at i3Detroit.<br />
<br />
== Equipment ==<br />
<br />
=== Workstations ===<br />
''Listed in order of generally accepted Awesomeness''<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Nickname <br />
! Hostname <br />
! Platform<br />
! Operating System<br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
! Admin<br />
|-<br />
| AVPink (Alienware)<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core i7<br />
| Windows 10 + VMs<br />
| DHCP <br />
| Design, Audio Editing, Video Editing<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| AVBlue (Alienware)<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core i7<br />
| Windows 10 + VMs<br />
| DHCP <br />
| Design, Audio Editing, Video Editing<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| Dell Desktop<br />
| fedora20desktop.i3detroit.local<br />
| Intel Core 2 Duo<br />
| Fedora 20<br />
| DHCP <br />
| New Member Orientation, Print & Scan, Kicking serious butt<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett],<br />
|-<br />
| Dell Laptop<br />
| needs updating<br />
| Intel Core 2 Duo<br />
| Fedora 21<br />
| DHCP<br />
| HAM Radio, Inkscape, GIMP, 3D Printing, Games <br />
| [mailto:self@brucewebber.us Bruce Webber]<br />
|-<br />
| i3's Raspberry Pi<br />
| i3raspberrypi.i3detroit.local<br />
| ARMv6<br />
| Rasbian (and others with NOOBs)<br />
| DHCP<br />
| GPIO, Scratch, Minecraft etc.<br />
| [mailto:justin.triplett@gmail.com Justin Triplett]<br />
|-<br />
| [[VHS Digital Video Recorder]]<br />
| vhs.i3detroit.local<br />
| Pentium 4<br />
| Windows XP Home<br />
| DHCP<br />
| VHS digitizer<br />
| [[User:kmbrown314|Konrad B]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== i3's Windows 10 workstations ====<br />
===== AVPink =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member@outlook.com'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''1481Wordsworth''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone, currently hosted in the Media Lab. Currently there is some basic free software installed like GIMP and Inkscape. More software will be added as requested and available. The general user account, i3member@outlook.com, is (as Windows10 prefers) an outlook email account, any member is free to use this email to transfer information. Please keep in mind any information on the general user account is NOT PRIVATE. If you would like a private account please contact the administrator, they will be happy to set you up.<br />
<br />
===== AVBlue =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member@outlook.com'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''1481Wordsworth''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone. Housed in the Media Lab and is currently down. Currently there is some basic free software installed like GIMP and Inkscape. More software will be added as requested and available. The general user account, i3member@outlook.com, is (as Windows10 prefers) an outlook email account, any member is free to use this email to transfer information. Please keep in mind any information on the general user account is NOT PRIVATE. If you would like a private account please contact the administrator, they will be happy to set you up.<br />
<br />
==== i3's Fedora workstations ====<br />
===== Gnome 3 =====<br />
<br />
If you haven't used Gnome 3x before, the quick trick is to hit the 'super' key also known as the 'windows' key which in this case does have a windows logo on it. This is the same as moving the cursor to the top left corner of the screen. After that just type what you want, like 'firefox', 'chrome', or 'Repetier' for 3D printing. Otherwise you can click on the icons the grid icon on the bottom of the favorites bar will show 'all' user gui applications.<br />
<br />
===== Desktop =====<br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3detroit'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''i3m3mb3r''' <br />
|}<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit, donated by a member to the Compute Zone. This laptop has a Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.8GHz, 2GB of DDR2, an 320GB SATA rotating magnetic storage disk. and a DVD+RW multi-recorder optical drive. Other features include, Ethernet, VGA, USB2.0.<br />
<br />
The Desktop is currently running Fedora 20 and there are a few users. The 'common' standard user is: 'i3detroit', shortname: i3detroit. The password for the i3detroit user is 'i3m3mb3r'. There is also a user 'jtrip' for myself and a 'madmin' which are administrator accounts. Anyone can request an individual account it will be created no problem, if they are asking for administrator privileges then I will expect some sort of competency proof, determined after request.<br />
<br />
===== Laptop ===== <br />
{|<br />
| '''user''' <br />
| :<br />
| '''i3member'''<br />
|-<br />
| '''password'''<br />
| :<br />
| '''i3m3mb3r''' <br />
|}<br />
There is a Dell Latitude E6400 that is wholly owned by i3 Detroit, purchased (2nd hand) with funds raised by the Compute Zone. This laptop has a Core 2 Duo (Penryn I believe) processor running at 2.53GHz, 4GB of DDR2, an 80GB SATA rotating magnetic storage disk. and a DVD+RW multi-recorder optical drive. Other features include, Ethernet, DisplayPort, VGA, USB2.0, ESATA, 4pin 1394, ExpressCard/54, and SmartCard slot.<br />
<br />
The Laptop is currently running Fedora 20 and has the common user credentials listed above. There is also a user 'jtrip' for myself which is an administrator account. If anyone requests a individual account it can be created no problem, if they are asking for administrator privileges then I will expect some sort of competency proof, determined after request.<br />
<br />
==== i3's Raspberry Pi ====<br />
Wholly owned by i3 Detroit by way of Compute Zone donations. The Raspberry Pi is a great was to start learning about programming, GPIO, and Linux. This unit is provided for people to learn and experiment with. If you are interested in making a project with something like this talk to the admin/warden for advice.<br />
<br />
Currently the Raspberry Pi is configured to use the Raspbian distribution which is based on Debian compiled specifically for ARMv6. The default user name is: pi and the password is raspberry. Please feel free to experiment, if something goes wrong just let the admin(listed in the table above) know! :)<br />
<br />
There are a lot of resources for the Raspberry Pi in the form of websites, magazines, videos, tutorials, expansion devices. I will collect a small amount of them here soon, or provide a link to one that links to many.<br />
<br />
=== Servers ===<br />
The below server(s) are online and ready, maintained by the [[:Category:Infrastructure|Infrastructure Zone]].<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Hostname<br />
! Platform<br />
! Operating System<br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
! Admin<br />
|-<br />
| [[VMServer|hardac.i3detroit.local]]<br />
| 64Bit Xeons<br />
| Debian Wheezy<br />
| 10.13.0.17<br />
| Fileserver [samba]<br />
| {{Pretty Link |Andrew Meyer}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Peripherals ===<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Name <br />
! IP<br />
! Description<br />
|-<br />
| HP ScanJet 8270 Scanner<br />
| n/a - connected directly to Dell Desktop<br />
| scanner<br />
|-<br />
| HP LaserJet 700 M712 Printer<br />
| 10.13.0.51<br />
| monochrome laser printer<br />
|-<br />
| HP Color LaserJet Printer<br />
| 10.13.0.54<br />
| color laser printer<br />
|-<br />
| HP DesignJet 330 Plotter (Historical)<br />
| <br />
| Connected to the network using an HP JetDirect EX interface. For more information, see [[DesignJet_330]]<br />
|-<br />
| HP DesignJet t1100 Plotter<br />
| Unknown<br />
| Unknown see [[HP DesignJet t1100]]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Computer Accessories ===<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Item<br />
! Description<br />
|-<br />
| Projector<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Keyboards<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Monitors<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Web cam<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 5 port ethernet switch<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 8 port ethernet switch<br />
| property of Nate B<br />
|-<br />
| Cables<br />
| audio, video, network, SATA<br />
|-<br />
| Hard drives<br />
| SATA<br />
|-<br />
| Optical drive<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| (2) 2 GB flash drives<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ODroid XU Dev Kit<br />
| property of Paul Frick<br />
|-<br />
| Raspberry Pi development board<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| GHI Fez Raptor kits<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Beagleboard and Beagleboard XM<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Beaglebone Black and Beaglebone Cape<br />
| container includes USB hub with ethernet ports<br />
|-<br />
| Parts for NCR touch screen<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Projects ==<br />
<br />
=== [[Open Source SIG]] ===<br />
<br />
The Open Source Special Interest Group is a collection of people and events related to Open Source Software and Hardware. We have a number of projects going on in this group including '''Git Empowerment''', '''Open Hardware power profiling''', and '''EFF BitCoin Patronage'''.<br />
<br />
=== [[Network]] ===<br />
Follow the section link to visit the primary network page. Currently there are no local networks created for the Compute Zone.<br />
<br />
=== [[Data Management]] ===<br />
'''[[Power Meter]]''' <br />
<br />
We are also now collecting data on the power usage in the building and hosting publicly for analysis. You can read more about it at the [[Power Meter]] page, at the bottom is information about [http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Power_Meter#The_Database access to the database].<br />
<br />
== Gaming ==<br />
Yup, sometimes seeking inspiration is productive.<br />
<br />
=== Minecraft ===<br />
''What, not hacky enough for you? clearly you don't know minecraft that well...'' <br /><br />
<br />
<br />
We are now hosting our own externally accessible (access controlled) minecraft server! <br /><br />
There will be a more in depth description and some useful information posted after the testing phase ends, see below.<br />
<br />
::Website: <b>[http://space.i3detroit.org:8080/ http://space.i3detroit.org:8080/]</b> <br />
<br />
::Twitter: &nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[https://twitter.com/i3Detroit_mc @i3Detroit_mc]</b><br />
<br />
::Email: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[mailto:minecraft@i3detroit.com minecraft@i3detroit.org]</b><br />
<br />
;Details:<br />
:* Currently we are nearing an end to the testing phase...<br />
:* The server is up and running, so far 100% :)<br />
:* Server connection info available upon request during 'testing' phase<br />
:* Current world is not guaranteed to remain available. <br />
:* Services will be added to display info and assist players.<br />
:* Features will be added in game to assist players.<br />
: '''contact:''' Justin Triplett ([[User:jtrip]]) <br />
<br />
;Survey:<br />
:* Initial: http://t.co/20os3mqQYS<br />
<br />
=== Artemis ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.artemis.eochu.com/ Artemis] is a co-op space combat simulator, whereas all players need to be on the same network so that they may take individual roles to operate between 1 and 6 starships. We have a license that was purchased by Nate B. and donated to i3 for general use. Currently there is a group that meets regularly to play on every other Saturday, please refer to the calendar for details.<br />
<br />
The game only requires one 'desktop/laptop' license to work for as many players as you like (more than 36 and you'd likely be sharing roles) and runs natively on Windows but is also playable on Mac OS and Linux generally via Wine. All versions of the software present the user with a choice of hosting the server or connecting to the server as a client. The game is designed such that one computer must be the server and is best connected to a projector, a player is not able to use that as their client, so there must always be one more computer than players to host the game. [http://www.eochu.com/dl/Artemis_Manual_latest.pdf Here is the PDF manual]<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Mac OS X ====<br />
http://www.playonmac.com/en/, might be more apt to crash, so it is likely best suited as a client because the game will stay stable as clients can drop out and connect at any time.<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on iOS ====<br />
The iOS version is great and highly recommended. Not only can you join games hosted by any other system/platform, but you can also set your iOS device to be the server that any system can attach to as a client. And yes if you buy it once you can run it on both you iPhone and iPad at the same time.<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Linux ====<br />
[http://www.winehq.org/ Wine] + Magical Happy Thoughts + Artemis = One Heck of a Great Time! <br /><br />
''note: this is not the kind of wine that comes with magical happy thoughts by default''<br />
<br />
==== Artemis on Android ====<br />
Probably... scrub. :P <br /><br />
If you have further information just send it to me and I will post it.<br />
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[[Category:Zones]]<br />
[[Category:Compute Zone]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Virtual_Graveyard&diff=14611Virtual Graveyard2016-06-20T04:26:42Z<p>Tesral: /* HP ColorLaserJet 3600n */</p>
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<div>__TOC__ <br />
<br />
== Rules ==<br />
<br />
Have stuff you want to offer to other i3Detroit members? Don't bring it to the real, physical graveyard at i3Detroit! Instead, post your offerings to this Virtual Graveyard list. If a member wants your stuff, you will be contacted and will take it off your hands. This keeps i3 from flowing over with "maybe someone, someday will want this" items. <br />
<br />
=== How to Post ===<br />
<br />
Edit this page directly.<br />
<br />
Add your new items to the TOP of the list.<br />
<br />
Don't forget to remove any items that get taken or are otherwise no longer available.<br />
<br />
Copy/paste this template <br />
<br />
(start template)<br />
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=== Object Name Here ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: <br />
*Contact: <br />
*Available Until:<br />
*Pictures: <br />
<br />
(end template)<br />
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<br />
== Items for the Taking ==<br />
<br />
=== 24VDC fans ===<br />
*Description: (15) 24VDC fans. Each fan is roughly 2.5"x2.5", not counting the enclosure and DB9 connector.<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: [[Image:24VDCFans_VirtGraveyard.jpg|100px]]<br />
<br />
=== Dell Dimension 8400 ===<br />
*Description: Dell Dimension 8400 system WITHOUT HARD DRIVES <br />
** Tool-less case w/300W(?) power supply<br />
** Four 5.25" bays, two CD/DVD drive bays; one bay occupied by DVD-RW drive<br />
** Several USB 2.0 ports (front and back), Ethernet, PS2 mouse & keyboard connectors, serial and parallel ports<br />
** 5 expansion slots, two occupied by GeForce 7950GT video card (256MB) and FireWire card<br />
** Processor & 4GB RAM; 4 SATA ports<br />
** NO HARD DRIVES<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: [http://zapp0.staticworld.net/reviews/graphics/products/2005/02.14.05/24143_g3.jpg|100px]<br />
<br />
=== Tool-less Dell Dimension Case ===<br />
*Description: Dell Dimension 8200 tool-less with (300W?) power supply. <br />
** Four 5.25" bays (two are internal, one currently occupied by floppy(!) drive)<br />
** Two CD/DVD drive bays<br />
** 5 expansion slots<br />
** Mobo included w/processor & 4GB RAM; should still be functional<br />
** NO HARD DRIVES<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: <br />
[[Image:DellDimension8200.jpg|100px]]<br />
<br />
=== ATX Power Supplies ===<br />
*Description: Functional ATX power supplies<br />
** Antec 250W<br />
** Dell 250W (Connectors have been cut off. but wires are still of a usable length!)<br />
** Dell 200W<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: (none--they're standard PC ATX power supplies)<br />
<br />
=== Optical drives ===<br />
*Description: Optical drives for PCs<br />
** Lite-On 52x CD-RW model LTR-52327S (EIDE)<br />
** AOpen CD/DVD RW model DUW1616/ARR (EIDE)<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: (none)<br />
<br />
<br />
=== White-Westinghouse WWM2001 Waffle Iron ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: [[User:kmbrown314|Konrad B]]<br />
*Available Until: EOT<br />
*Pictures: [https://www.google.com/search?q=Westinghouse+wwm2001&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoA2oVChMIoqGBhdiIxgIVhHuSCh1QbQDr&biw=1480&bih=649 Google Image Search]<br />
<br />
=== VHS Tapes ===<br />
*Description: About 120 VHS Tapes and 5 2 drawer really fake wood like covered cabinets (2 styles). May or may not have something recorded off of the TV on them.<br />
*Current Owner: David Henry<br />
*Contact: David Henry (Look up in CRM and send me an email)<br />
*Available Until: - Gone. If nobody is interested here, I'll list it on craigslist in a few days, after that it'll go on the Freecycle group. Posted Nov 22, 2014<br />
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=== SF/F Books ===<br />
*Description: Several books that need new homes (listing below)<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
*<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crown of Swords<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: The Gread Hunt<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Dragon Reborn<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Fires of Heaven<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Lord of Chaos<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Knife of Dreams<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Path of Daggers<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crossroads of Twilight (hardcover)<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Shadow Rising<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Wizard's First Rule<br />
*Terry Goodkind: sould of the Fire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Naked Empire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Faith of the Fallen<br />
*Briam Lumley: Last Aerie<br />
*Steve jackson: Creature of Havoc (choose your own adventure RPG book)<br />
*Jacob Transue: Twilight of the Basilisks<br />
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=== Wireless Headset ===<br />
*Description: Base station plugs into standard headphone jack, connects wirelessly to batteried headset<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
<br />
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=== Cable Modem ===<br />
*Owner: Jerry Bocci<br />
*Description: Linksys Broadband Etherfast Cable Modem, model BEFCMU10 v4, DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 compatible, information here: [http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support/routers/BEFCMU10 Linksys Support]<br />
*Contact: jerryboccijr at gmail dotCOM<br />
<br />
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<br />
[[Image:Labelprinter.jpg|100px]] <br />
=== Label Writer ===<br />
*Description: Dymo LabelWriter 315 - May or may not have the power cord. Attaches to computer with USB<br />
<br />
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<br />
<br />
=== misc ===<br />
<br />
*Description: random shit, some works, some doesnt....beauty is in the eye of the beholder<br />
*Owner: Joe Zakar<br />
*Contact: zakar.joe at gmail.com<br />
*I was not tech-savvy enough to embed pictures on here, please use this link::::>>> http://imgur.com/a/a7ryF<br />
*Available Until: taken<br />
*posted: 10/2/2015<br />
[[Category:Reference Data]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Virtual_Graveyard&diff=14568Virtual Graveyard2016-06-13T02:32:01Z<p>Tesral: </p>
<hr />
<div>__TOC__ <br />
<br />
== Rules ==<br />
<br />
Have stuff you want to offer to other i3Detroit members? Don't bring it to the real, physical graveyard at i3Detroit! Instead, post your offerings to this Virtual Graveyard list. If a member wants your stuff, you will be contacted and will take it off your hands. This keeps i3 from flowing over with "maybe someone, someday will want this" items. <br />
<br />
=== How to Post ===<br />
<br />
Edit this page directly.<br />
<br />
Add your new items to the TOP of the list.<br />
<br />
Don't forget to remove any items that get taken or are otherwise no longer available.<br />
<br />
Copy/paste this template <br />
<br />
(start template)<br />
----<br />
=== Object Name Here ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: <br />
*Contact: <br />
*Available Until:<br />
*Pictures: <br />
<br />
(end template)<br />
----<br />
<br />
== Items for the Taking ==<br />
<br />
=== HP ColorLaserJet 3600n ===<br />
*Description: One HP ColorLaserJet 3600n, power cord, old driver disk, some consumables. It works, has some personality and could likely ise a good cleaning. <br />
*Current Owner: Garry Stahl<br />
*Contact: Garry Stahl 313-845-9745<br />
*Available Until: June 17<br />
*Pictures: [[file:printer.JPG]]<br />
<br />
=== 24VDC fans ===<br />
*Description: (15) 24VDC fans. Each fan is roughly 2.5"x2.5", not counting the enclosure and DB9 connector.<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: [[Image:24VDCFans_VirtGraveyard.jpg|100px]]<br />
<br />
=== Dell Dimension 8400 ===<br />
*Description: Dell Dimension 8400 system WITHOUT HARD DRIVES <br />
** Tool-less case w/300W(?) power supply<br />
** Four 5.25" bays, two CD/DVD drive bays; one bay occupied by DVD-RW drive<br />
** Several USB 2.0 ports (front and back), Ethernet, PS2 mouse & keyboard connectors, serial and parallel ports<br />
** 5 expansion slots, two occupied by GeForce 7950GT video card (256MB) and FireWire card<br />
** Processor & 4GB RAM; 4 SATA ports<br />
** NO HARD DRIVES<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: [http://zapp0.staticworld.net/reviews/graphics/products/2005/02.14.05/24143_g3.jpg|100px]<br />
<br />
=== Tool-less Dell Dimension Case ===<br />
*Description: Dell Dimension 8200 tool-less with (300W?) power supply. <br />
** Four 5.25" bays (two are internal, one currently occupied by floppy(!) drive)<br />
** Two CD/DVD drive bays<br />
** 5 expansion slots<br />
** Mobo included w/processor & 4GB RAM; should still be functional<br />
** NO HARD DRIVES<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: <br />
[[Image:DellDimension8200.jpg|100px]]<br />
<br />
=== ATX Power Supplies ===<br />
*Description: Functional ATX power supplies<br />
** Antec 250W<br />
** Dell 250W (Connectors have been cut off. but wires are still of a usable length!)<br />
** Dell 200W<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: (none--they're standard PC ATX power supplies)<br />
<br />
=== Optical drives ===<br />
*Description: Optical drives for PCs<br />
** Lite-On 52x CD-RW model LTR-52327S (EIDE)<br />
** AOpen CD/DVD RW model DUW1616/ARR (EIDE)<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: (none)<br />
<br />
<br />
=== White-Westinghouse WWM2001 Waffle Iron ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: [[User:kmbrown314|Konrad B]]<br />
*Available Until: EOT<br />
*Pictures: [https://www.google.com/search?q=Westinghouse+wwm2001&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoA2oVChMIoqGBhdiIxgIVhHuSCh1QbQDr&biw=1480&bih=649 Google Image Search]<br />
<br />
=== VHS Tapes ===<br />
*Description: About 120 VHS Tapes and 5 2 drawer really fake wood like covered cabinets (2 styles). May or may not have something recorded off of the TV on them.<br />
*Current Owner: David Henry<br />
*Contact: David Henry (Look up in CRM and send me an email)<br />
*Available Until: - Gone. If nobody is interested here, I'll list it on craigslist in a few days, after that it'll go on the Freecycle group. Posted Nov 22, 2014<br />
----<br />
=== SF/F Books ===<br />
*Description: Several books that need new homes (listing below)<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
*<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crown of Swords<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: The Gread Hunt<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Dragon Reborn<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Fires of Heaven<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Lord of Chaos<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Knife of Dreams<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Path of Daggers<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crossroads of Twilight (hardcover)<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Shadow Rising<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Wizard's First Rule<br />
*Terry Goodkind: sould of the Fire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Naked Empire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Faith of the Fallen<br />
*Briam Lumley: Last Aerie<br />
*Steve jackson: Creature of Havoc (choose your own adventure RPG book)<br />
*Jacob Transue: Twilight of the Basilisks<br />
----<br />
=== Wireless Headset ===<br />
*Description: Base station plugs into standard headphone jack, connects wirelessly to batteried headset<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
<br />
----<br />
=== Cable Modem ===<br />
*Owner: Jerry Bocci<br />
*Description: Linksys Broadband Etherfast Cable Modem, model BEFCMU10 v4, DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 compatible, information here: [http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support/routers/BEFCMU10 Linksys Support]<br />
*Contact: jerryboccijr at gmail dotCOM<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
[[Image:Labelprinter.jpg|100px]] <br />
=== Label Writer ===<br />
*Description: Dymo LabelWriter 315 - May or may not have the power cord. Attaches to computer with USB<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
<br />
=== misc ===<br />
<br />
*Description: random shit, some works, some doesnt....beauty is in the eye of the beholder<br />
*Owner: Joe Zakar<br />
*Contact: zakar.joe at gmail.com<br />
*I was not tech-savvy enough to embed pictures on here, please use this link::::>>> http://imgur.com/a/a7ryF<br />
*Available Until: taken<br />
*posted: 10/2/2015<br />
[[Category:Reference Data]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Virtual_Graveyard&diff=14567Virtual Graveyard2016-06-13T02:28:22Z<p>Tesral: /* Object Name Here */</p>
<hr />
<div>__TOC__ <br />
<br />
== Rules ==<br />
<br />
Have stuff you want to offer to other i3Detroit members? Don't bring it to the real, physical graveyard at i3Detroit! Instead, post your offerings to this Virtual Graveyard list. If a member wants your stuff, you will be contacted and will take it off your hands. This keeps i3 from flowing over with "maybe someone, someday will want this" items. <br />
<br />
=== How to Post ===<br />
<br />
Edit this page directly.<br />
<br />
Add your new items to the TOP of the list.<br />
<br />
Don't forget to remove any items that get taken or are otherwise no longer available.<br />
<br />
Copy/paste this template <br />
<br />
(start template)<br />
----<br />
=== Object Name Here ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: <br />
*Contact: <br />
*Available Until:<br />
*Pictures: <br />
<br />
(end template)<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== HP ColorLaserJet 3600n ===<br />
<br />
*Description: One HP ColorLaserJet 3600n, power cord, old driver disk, some consumables. It works, has some personality and could likely ise a good cleaning. <br />
*Current Owner: Garry Stahl<br />
*Contact: Garry Stahl 313-845-9745<br />
*Available Until: June 17<br />
*Pictures: [[file:printer.JPG]]<br />
<br />
== Items for the Taking ==<br />
<br />
=== 24VDC fans ===<br />
*Description: (15) 24VDC fans. Each fan is roughly 2.5"x2.5", not counting the enclosure and DB9 connector.<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: [[Image:24VDCFans_VirtGraveyard.jpg|100px]]<br />
<br />
=== Dell Dimension 8400 ===<br />
*Description: Dell Dimension 8400 system WITHOUT HARD DRIVES <br />
** Tool-less case w/300W(?) power supply<br />
** Four 5.25" bays, two CD/DVD drive bays; one bay occupied by DVD-RW drive<br />
** Several USB 2.0 ports (front and back), Ethernet, PS2 mouse & keyboard connectors, serial and parallel ports<br />
** 5 expansion slots, two occupied by GeForce 7950GT video card (256MB) and FireWire card<br />
** Processor & 4GB RAM; 4 SATA ports<br />
** NO HARD DRIVES<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: [http://zapp0.staticworld.net/reviews/graphics/products/2005/02.14.05/24143_g3.jpg|100px]<br />
<br />
=== Tool-less Dell Dimension Case ===<br />
*Description: Dell Dimension 8200 tool-less with (300W?) power supply. <br />
** Four 5.25" bays (two are internal, one currently occupied by floppy(!) drive)<br />
** Two CD/DVD drive bays<br />
** 5 expansion slots<br />
** Mobo included w/processor & 4GB RAM; should still be functional<br />
** NO HARD DRIVES<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: <br />
[[Image:DellDimension8200.jpg|100px]]<br />
<br />
=== ATX Power Supplies ===<br />
*Description: Functional ATX power supplies<br />
** Antec 250W<br />
** Dell 250W (Connectors have been cut off. but wires are still of a usable length!)<br />
** Dell 200W<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: (none--they're standard PC ATX power supplies)<br />
<br />
=== Optical drives ===<br />
*Description: Optical drives for PCs<br />
** Lite-On 52x CD-RW model LTR-52327S (EIDE)<br />
** AOpen CD/DVD RW model DUW1616/ARR (EIDE)<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: (none)<br />
<br />
<br />
=== White-Westinghouse WWM2001 Waffle Iron ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: [[User:kmbrown314|Konrad B]]<br />
*Available Until: EOT<br />
*Pictures: [https://www.google.com/search?q=Westinghouse+wwm2001&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoA2oVChMIoqGBhdiIxgIVhHuSCh1QbQDr&biw=1480&bih=649 Google Image Search]<br />
<br />
=== VHS Tapes ===<br />
*Description: About 120 VHS Tapes and 5 2 drawer really fake wood like covered cabinets (2 styles). May or may not have something recorded off of the TV on them.<br />
*Current Owner: David Henry<br />
*Contact: David Henry (Look up in CRM and send me an email)<br />
*Available Until: - Gone. If nobody is interested here, I'll list it on craigslist in a few days, after that it'll go on the Freecycle group. Posted Nov 22, 2014<br />
----<br />
=== SF/F Books ===<br />
*Description: Several books that need new homes (listing below)<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
*<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crown of Swords<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: The Gread Hunt<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Dragon Reborn<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Fires of Heaven<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Lord of Chaos<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Knife of Dreams<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Path of Daggers<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crossroads of Twilight (hardcover)<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Shadow Rising<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Wizard's First Rule<br />
*Terry Goodkind: sould of the Fire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Naked Empire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Faith of the Fallen<br />
*Briam Lumley: Last Aerie<br />
*Steve jackson: Creature of Havoc (choose your own adventure RPG book)<br />
*Jacob Transue: Twilight of the Basilisks<br />
----<br />
=== Wireless Headset ===<br />
*Description: Base station plugs into standard headphone jack, connects wirelessly to batteried headset<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
<br />
----<br />
=== Cable Modem ===<br />
*Owner: Jerry Bocci<br />
*Description: Linksys Broadband Etherfast Cable Modem, model BEFCMU10 v4, DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 compatible, information here: [http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support/routers/BEFCMU10 Linksys Support]<br />
*Contact: jerryboccijr at gmail dotCOM<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
[[Image:Labelprinter.jpg|100px]] <br />
=== Label Writer ===<br />
*Description: Dymo LabelWriter 315 - May or may not have the power cord. Attaches to computer with USB<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
<br />
=== misc ===<br />
<br />
*Description: random shit, some works, some doesnt....beauty is in the eye of the beholder<br />
*Owner: Joe Zakar<br />
*Contact: zakar.joe at gmail.com<br />
*I was not tech-savvy enough to embed pictures on here, please use this link::::>>> http://imgur.com/a/a7ryF<br />
*Available Until: taken<br />
*posted: 10/2/2015<br />
[[Category:Reference Data]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=File:Printer.JPG&diff=14566File:Printer.JPG2016-06-13T02:22:55Z<p>Tesral: HP CikirKaserJet 3600n</p>
<hr />
<div>HP CikirKaserJet 3600n</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Virtual_Graveyard&diff=14565Virtual Graveyard2016-06-13T02:21:32Z<p>Tesral: /* Two long carriage impact printers */</p>
<hr />
<div>__TOC__ <br />
<br />
== Rules ==<br />
<br />
Have stuff you want to offer to other i3Detroit members? Don't bring it to the real, physical graveyard at i3Detroit! Instead, post your offerings to this Virtual Graveyard list. If a member wants your stuff, you will be contacted and will take it off your hands. This keeps i3 from flowing over with "maybe someone, someday will want this" items. <br />
<br />
=== How to Post ===<br />
<br />
Edit this page directly.<br />
<br />
Add your new items to the TOP of the list.<br />
<br />
Don't forget to remove any items that get taken or are otherwise no longer available.<br />
<br />
Copy/paste this template <br />
<br />
(start template)<br />
----<br />
=== Object Name Here ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: <br />
*Contact: <br />
*Available Until:<br />
*Pictures: <br />
<br />
(end template)<br />
----<br />
<br />
== Items for the Taking ==<br />
<br />
=== 24VDC fans ===<br />
*Description: (15) 24VDC fans. Each fan is roughly 2.5"x2.5", not counting the enclosure and DB9 connector.<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: [[Image:24VDCFans_VirtGraveyard.jpg|100px]]<br />
<br />
=== Dell Dimension 8400 ===<br />
*Description: Dell Dimension 8400 system WITHOUT HARD DRIVES <br />
** Tool-less case w/300W(?) power supply<br />
** Four 5.25" bays, two CD/DVD drive bays; one bay occupied by DVD-RW drive<br />
** Several USB 2.0 ports (front and back), Ethernet, PS2 mouse & keyboard connectors, serial and parallel ports<br />
** 5 expansion slots, two occupied by GeForce 7950GT video card (256MB) and FireWire card<br />
** Processor & 4GB RAM; 4 SATA ports<br />
** NO HARD DRIVES<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: [http://zapp0.staticworld.net/reviews/graphics/products/2005/02.14.05/24143_g3.jpg|100px]<br />
<br />
=== Tool-less Dell Dimension Case ===<br />
*Description: Dell Dimension 8200 tool-less with (300W?) power supply. <br />
** Four 5.25" bays (two are internal, one currently occupied by floppy(!) drive)<br />
** Two CD/DVD drive bays<br />
** 5 expansion slots<br />
** Mobo included w/processor & 4GB RAM; should still be functional<br />
** NO HARD DRIVES<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: <br />
[[Image:DellDimension8200.jpg|100px]]<br />
<br />
=== ATX Power Supplies ===<br />
*Description: Functional ATX power supplies<br />
** Antec 250W<br />
** Dell 250W (Connectors have been cut off. but wires are still of a usable length!)<br />
** Dell 200W<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: (none--they're standard PC ATX power supplies)<br />
<br />
=== Optical drives ===<br />
*Description: Optical drives for PCs<br />
** Lite-On 52x CD-RW model LTR-52327S (EIDE)<br />
** AOpen CD/DVD RW model DUW1616/ARR (EIDE)<br />
*Current Owner: Paul Kerchen<br />
*Contact: i3graveyard@whirlingchair.com<br />
*Available Until: February 1, 2016<br />
*Pictures: (none)<br />
<br />
<br />
=== White-Westinghouse WWM2001 Waffle Iron ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: [[User:kmbrown314|Konrad B]]<br />
*Available Until: EOT<br />
*Pictures: [https://www.google.com/search?q=Westinghouse+wwm2001&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoA2oVChMIoqGBhdiIxgIVhHuSCh1QbQDr&biw=1480&bih=649 Google Image Search]<br />
<br />
=== VHS Tapes ===<br />
*Description: About 120 VHS Tapes and 5 2 drawer really fake wood like covered cabinets (2 styles). May or may not have something recorded off of the TV on them.<br />
*Current Owner: David Henry<br />
*Contact: David Henry (Look up in CRM and send me an email)<br />
*Available Until: - Gone. If nobody is interested here, I'll list it on craigslist in a few days, after that it'll go on the Freecycle group. Posted Nov 22, 2014<br />
----<br />
=== SF/F Books ===<br />
*Description: Several books that need new homes (listing below)<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
*<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crown of Swords<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: The Gread Hunt<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Dragon Reborn<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Fires of Heaven<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Lord of Chaos<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Knife of Dreams<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Path of Daggers<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crossroads of Twilight (hardcover)<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Shadow Rising<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Wizard's First Rule<br />
*Terry Goodkind: sould of the Fire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Naked Empire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Faith of the Fallen<br />
*Briam Lumley: Last Aerie<br />
*Steve jackson: Creature of Havoc (choose your own adventure RPG book)<br />
*Jacob Transue: Twilight of the Basilisks<br />
----<br />
=== Wireless Headset ===<br />
*Description: Base station plugs into standard headphone jack, connects wirelessly to batteried headset<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
<br />
----<br />
=== Cable Modem ===<br />
*Owner: Jerry Bocci<br />
*Description: Linksys Broadband Etherfast Cable Modem, model BEFCMU10 v4, DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 compatible, information here: [http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support/routers/BEFCMU10 Linksys Support]<br />
*Contact: jerryboccijr at gmail dotCOM<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
[[Image:Labelprinter.jpg|100px]] <br />
=== Label Writer ===<br />
*Description: Dymo LabelWriter 315 - May or may not have the power cord. Attaches to computer with USB<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
<br />
=== misc ===<br />
<br />
*Description: random shit, some works, some doesnt....beauty is in the eye of the beholder<br />
*Owner: Joe Zakar<br />
*Contact: zakar.joe at gmail.com<br />
*I was not tech-savvy enough to embed pictures on here, please use this link::::>>> http://imgur.com/a/a7ryF<br />
*Available Until: taken<br />
*posted: 10/2/2015<br />
[[Category:Reference Data]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Virtual_Graveyard&diff=12270Virtual Graveyard2015-11-15T21:55:48Z<p>Tesral: /* Items for the Taking */</p>
<hr />
<div>__TOC__ <br />
<br />
== Rules ==<br />
<br />
Have stuff you want to offer to other i3Detroit members? Don't bring it to the real, physical graveyard at i3Detroit! Instead, post your offerings to this Virtual Graveyard list. If a member wants your stuff, you will be contacted and will take it off your hands. This keeps i3 from flowing over with "maybe someone, someday will want this" items. <br />
<br />
=== How to Post ===<br />
<br />
Edit this page directly.<br />
<br />
Add your new items to the TOP of the list.<br />
<br />
Don't forget to remove any items that get taken or are otherwise no longer available.<br />
<br />
Copy/paste this template <br />
<br />
(start template)<br />
----<br />
=== Object Name Here ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: <br />
*Contact: <br />
*Available Until:<br />
*Pictures: <br />
<br />
(end template)<br />
----<br />
<br />
== Items for the Taking ==<br />
=== Two long carriage impact printers ===<br />
*'''Description:''' Big long carriage 9 pin parallel interface impact printers that have not been fired up in 20 years A possible source of stepper motors, belts or other bits, even printers if you are up to the challenge.<br />
*'''Current Owner:''' Garry Stahl<br />
*'''Contact:''' testal@wowway.com<br />
*'''Available Until:''' December 6<br />
*'''Pictures:''' Not yet. <br />
<br />
=== White-Westinghouse WWM2001 Waffle Iron ===<br />
<br />
*Description: <br />
*Current Owner: [[User:kmbrown314|Konrad B]]<br />
*Available Until: EOT<br />
*Pictures: [https://www.google.com/search?q=Westinghouse+wwm2001&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoA2oVChMIoqGBhdiIxgIVhHuSCh1QbQDr&biw=1480&bih=649 Google Image Search]<br />
<br />
=== Sony DVD Player ===<br />
<br />
*Description: I can't remember what's wrong with this, but it seems like it was something intermittent that eventually drove me to get a new DVD player.<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" widths="300px"><br />
SonyDVD-1.jpg<br />
SonyDVD-2.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br clear=all><br />
*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
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=== Putting Practice Return Thing ===<br />
<br />
*Description: Pretend you're an executive from 1954! Or, gut it for parts.<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" widths="300px"><br />
PuttingPartner.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br clear=all><br />
*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
----<br />
=== Nicktoons Joystick ===<br />
<br />
*Description: A system-in-a-joystick thing.<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" widths="300px"><br />
NicktoonsJoystick.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br clear=all><br />
*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
----<br />
=== Big-ass Flashlight ===<br />
<br />
*Description: This is really a hand-held floodlight. Needs a new SLA battery. Diameter of lens: 7.5 inches.<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" widths="300px"><br />
MegaLight.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br clear=all><br />
*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
----<br />
=== Linksys WRT54G Router ===<br />
<br />
*Description: Rev. 6. Includes power adapter. Assumed functional, but I've never actually tried it.<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" widths="300px"><br />
LinksysWRT54G-1.jpg<br />
LinksysWRT54G-2.jpg<br />
LinksysWRT54G-3.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
<br clear=all><br />
*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
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=== Jack Diamond Talking Electronic Blackjack Dealer ===<br />
<br />
*Description: The title says it all. How could you not want this?<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
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JackDiamond.jpg<br />
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*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
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=== Quadcopter Remote Controller ===<br />
<br />
*Description: Remote controller for Blade Runner Series HeliQuad 2.4 (Costco sold them for a while). Was used exactly once. Quad copter itself is somewhere in Royal Oak near Crooks and 12 Mile. The '2.4' presumably means 2.4 GHz, but I don't know. Uses 3 AA batteries.<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
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HeliquadRemote.jpg<br />
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*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
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=== Digital Picture Viewers ===<br />
<br />
*Description: 2 Digital Picture Viewers and no doubt obsolete driver CD. Functionality unknown!<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
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DigitalPocketViewer.jpg<br />
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*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
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=== BuzzTime Game ===<br />
<br />
*Description: 2 Controllers for some sort of TV-based game. NIB! NBO!<br />
*Owner: Paul K<br />
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BuzzTime-1.jpg<br />
BuzzTime-2.jpg<br />
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*Contact: i3graveyard at whirlingchair com<br />
*Available Until: Taken<br />
(last verified available: 3/29/2015)<br />
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=== VHS Tapes ===<br />
*Description: About 120 VHS Tapes and 5 2 drawer really fake wood like covered cabinets (2 styles). May or may not have something recorded off of the TV on them.<br />
*Current Owner: David Henry<br />
*Contact: David Henry (Look up in CRM and send me an email)<br />
*Available Until: - Gone. If nobody is interested here, I'll list it on craigslist in a few days, after that it'll go on the Freecycle group. Posted Nov 22, 2014<br />
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=== SF/F Books ===<br />
*Description: Several books that need new homes (listing below)<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
*<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crown of Swords<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: The Gread Hunt<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Dragon Reborn<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Fires of Heaven<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Lord of Chaos<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Knife of Dreams<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Path of Daggers<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Crossroads of Twilight (hardcover)<br />
*Robert Jordan: WoT: Shadow Rising<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Wizard's First Rule<br />
*Terry Goodkind: sould of the Fire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Naked Empire<br />
*Terry Goodkind: Faith of the Fallen<br />
*Briam Lumley: Last Aerie<br />
*Steve jackson: Creature of Havoc (choose your own adventure RPG book)<br />
*Jacob Transue: Twilight of the Basilisks<br />
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=== Wireless Headset ===<br />
*Description: Base station plugs into standard headphone jack, connects wirelessly to batteried headset<br />
*Current Owner: Jody Raiford<br />
*Contact: Jody.Raiford a gmail or sms 978-jodybug<br />
*Available Until: End of October, 2014<br />
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=== Cable Modem ===<br />
*Owner: Jerry Bocci<br />
*Description: Linksys Broadband Etherfast Cable Modem, model BEFCMU10 v4, DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 compatible, information here: [http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support/routers/BEFCMU10 Linksys Support]<br />
*Contact: jerryboccijr at gmail dotCOM<br />
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=== Label Writer ===<br />
*Description: Dymo LabelWriter 315 - May or may not have the power cord. Attaches to computer with USB. Works! <br />
*Contact: Nick Britsky nbritsky at gmail dotCOM<br />
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<br />
=== misc ===<br />
<br />
*Description: random shit, some works, some doesnt....beauty is in the eye of the beholder<br />
*Owner: Joe Zakar<br />
*Contact: zakar.joe at gmail.com<br />
*I was not tech-savvy enough to embed pictures on here, please use this link::::>>> http://imgur.com/a/a7ryF<br />
*Available Until: taken<br />
*posted: 10/2/2015<br />
[[Category:Reference Data]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Category:Laser_Cutter&diff=10704Category:Laser Cutter2015-05-19T21:12:17Z<p>Tesral: /* Choosing Materials */</p>
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== Welcome == <br />
Welcome to the Laser zone! The zone contains 2 almost identical laser cutters, each with a 4'x3' bed. They are located on the west wall of the shop, you can't miss them!<br />
<br />
== Equipment ==<br />
===Laser Cutters===<br />
* [[Laser Cutter: Bumblebee]]<br />
* [[Laser Cutter: Wolverine]]<br />
===Laser Laptop===<br />
* Has [[LaserCut]] and [https://inkscape.org Inkscape] installed<br />
* Has the SoftDog USB dongle plugged in, which is required to start LaserCut and send files to the laser cutter<br />
===Materials Storage===<br />
* '''Grey Drawers''': Store small scraps intended for open use in the appropriately labeled drawer.<br />
* '''Rack under the desk''': Store medium sized pieces here. Pieces should be labeled with member name, email, and date of storage. Unlabeled pieces are assumed to be for open use, and may be culled from time to time.<br />
* Storage for larger sheet goods is in the [[:Category:Wood_Shop#Raw_Material_Storage|Wood Shop]] A-frame and sheet goods racks.<br />
<br />
==Choosing Materials ==<br />
The laser cutter can cut or etch a wide variety of materials. However some are not possible to cut with our current set-up, and other materials are dangerous - they release fumes that damage humans or the laser cutter itself. There are some materials that cannot be cut, only etched. <br />
<br />
'''You are responsible for knowing exactly what your material is before you try to cut it.''' DO NOT cut any of the banned materials. You are liable for expensive damage to the machine or worse - you may release toxic fumes that could easily harm or kill!.<br />
<br />
DO NOT CUT<br />
#Metals <br />
#Materials that contain a high proportion of glue (such as particle board) <br />
#Plastics (or any other materials) that contain chlorine (such as all varieties of vinyl like PVC).[[media:LaserProcessingGuide_Plastics.pdf]] A trace amount of chlorine, such as found in the glue in thin plywood or the resin of medium density fiberboard, is acceptable. Particle board has too much glue. You are responsible to know whether there is chlorine in your material before you try to cut it.<br />
<br />
If you cut plexiglass, please be sure that it is acrylic and not polycarbonate. Look along the cut edge of the material, from the side. Polycarbonate is dark on this area; acrylic is light. Polycarbonate is one of the most dangerous materials you could try to laser. It instantly starts producing yellow, acrid, toxic fumes which will corrode your lungs, and the mechanisms and lens of the laser. When the lens clouds up with these fumes, it may reflect the laser back into the machine, which may melt the head and set the machine on fire. You may not be able to reach the fire extinguisher due to what is in your lungs. Both these outcomes will upset the community. <br />
<br />
ABS Plastics have recently added to the list of banned materials, because while they do not contain chlorine, when laser'd it gives off the gas Hydrogen Cyanide. While not necessarily damaging to the equipment, this gas is used in pesticides and is classified as a chemical weapon. (Not good.)<br />
<br />
PTFE (Teflon) will release Fluorine gas, which when inhaled by humans causes flu-like symptoms, and when mixed with hydrogen (in the atmosphere) will create hydrofluoric acid. This is corrosive and will fog up the optics of the laser.<br />
<br />
<br />
Materials which can be cut, can normally be cut up to about 3/16 of an inch. Some materials can be cut thicker with multiple passes. The thickest cut so far was of 1" thick acrylic. However, that required that it be cut from the opposite side, while flipped over and perfectly registered.<br />
<br />
===Materials List===<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" width="770" style=""<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Material <br />
! scope="col" | Cut? <br />
! scope="col" | Etch? <br />
! scope="col" | Mark? <br />
! scope="col" | Power <br />
! scope="col" | Speed<br />
|-<br />
| Acrylic (Plexiglass)<br />
| Yes <br />
| Yes<br />
| Yes <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Basswood 3/16"<br />
| Yes <br />
| Yes <br />
| Yes <br />
| cut 30, corner 20 <br />
| 120<br />
|-<br />
| Ceramic <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Cloth<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Delrin <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Glass <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Coated Metals <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Leather <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Human flesh (yes, this has come up) <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Marble <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Matte Board <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| MDF <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Speed 10, Power 100, Corner Power 50 to cut 1/4" material<br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Melamine <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Model Foam (expanded polystyrene)<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
<br />
|-<br />
| Mylar<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Metals - Painted<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Metals - Stainless Steel<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Particle board<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Paper<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Speed 400, Power 30, Corner Power 16 to cut bristol board with high resolution (small kerf) <br> <br />
Speed 200, Power 30, Corner Power 16 to cut bristol board with low resolution-across long edges <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Plywood (limited)<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Polycarbonate (Lexan, etc.)<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Rubber (non-chlorine containing)<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Tile<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Vinyl or PVC of any kind<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Wood, veneer<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Wood, natural<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Wood, Plywood, Birch - 1/8" thick<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Cut - 40 (First pass, minimal char, some stray strands.)<br> <br />
| Cut - 20<br><br />
|-<br />
| ABS Plastic<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| PTFE (Teflon)<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== External references on laserable materials ===<br />
*[http://www.buildlog.net/blog/2010/07/laser-cut-vinyl-record-bad-idea/ Cutting vinyl:&nbsp;bad idea!] <br />
*[http://www.cnczone.com/forums/laser_engraving_cutting_machines/56833-co2_laser_pvc_cutting.html Cutting PVC, Lexan, polycarbonates:&nbsp;bad idea!]<br />
*[http://www.pololu.com/docs/0J24/ List of what can and cannot be cut, and some notes about each.]<br />
*[http://www.nycresistor.com/2008/08/28/how-to-identify-polymers-with-burnination/ How to identify polymers in your material through burnination.]<br />
<br />
== Using the laser cutters ==<br />
<br />
=== Getting your design ready ===<br />
You will need access to vector graphics software to design your parts. So far, DXF files seem to work the least-bad of the various vector filetypes, so use them. LaserCut is good for putting finished art into the laser, but barely adequate for designing art.<br />
<br />
=== Using [[LaserCut]] software ===<br />
<br />
=====[[LaserCut#Setting up the software on your personal laptop|Setting up the software on your personal laptop]]=====<br />
=====[[LaserCut#Importing vector graphic files| Importing vector graphic files]]=====<br />
=====[[LaserCut#Basic design set-up|Basic design set-up]]=====<br />
=====[[LaserCut#Send your file to the laser cutter|Sending your file to the laser cutter]]=====<br />
<br />
=== Setting cutting speed & power ===<br />
See the [[:Category:Laser Cutter#Materials List | Materials List]] for material-specific parameters<br />
<br />
In general: <br />
* The 2 main settings for cutting are speed and power. <br />
* If your material isn't cutting through, decrease the speed and/or increase the power. (after checking that everything is set-up/aligned properly)<br />
* Lower speeds allow for lower cutting power, which saves life on the laser tube. <br />
* Lower speeds also cut a wider "kerf" (thickness of cut) through the material. <br />
* At higher speeds the cut is faster but requires higher power, which uses up the laser tube faster. <br />
* Corner power should be set below to the regular power to reduce the power going around a corner. This makes up for the fact that the laser decelerates around the corner for better control. (Lower speed at the same power would result in a higher effective power in the corners otherwise, making the corners look bad).<br />
* High power on wood and paper may cause some discoloration near the cuts (browning color from burned material).<br />
<br />
=== Cutting Parts on the Laser Cutter===<br />
<br />
=====[[Laser Cutter - Bumblebee#Time-of-cut Checklist | Time-of-cut Checklist for Bumblebee]]=====<br />
<br />
== Other References == <br />
* http://boxmaker.rahulbotics.com/ makes wonderful box patterns that you can put into the laser cutter.<br />
* http://kiguino.moos.io/2014/11/21/announcing-laser-cutter-makeabox-dot-io.html is based on the above and even prettier. It's a Ruby gem that spits out PDFs.<br />
* http://www.keppel.demon.co.uk/111000/111000.html makes nice box patterns right in inkscape, has the ability to specify inside or outside dimensions (so after adding about 1 mm all around, you can easily make a box in a box).<br />
<br />
== FAQ ==<br />
A list of commonly asked questions<br />
<br />
; If I have a jpeg file, how do I etch it on a piece of acryllic?<br />
:The easiest way is to import the jpeg file into the LaserCut software, then put it on an engrave layer.<br />
<br />
;If I set speed on LaserCut, what does the SPEED % mean on the display of the Laser Cutter?<br />
:The speed on the Laser cutter screen is irrelevant. When uploading files manually (Without the LaserCut software) this is where you change your speed/power. However, LaserCut handles all of this for you, and the cutter will follow your settings from the program, regardless of what they are set for on the cutter itself.<br />
<br />
;I have a jpeg of a line drawing. How can I cut a piece of acryllic using that line drawing?<br />
:It is recommended that you upload the image into a vector art program (ie: Illustrator, Inkscape) and trace the into tool paths. If you try to cut the jpeg directly, the cutter will also try to cut the artifacts in the image and not only extend your cut time, but also create the potential of ruining your image.<br />
<br />
;Do I need training to use the Laser Cutter? If so, how do I get it?<br />
:Yes, use of the laser cutters must requires you to be a member and either training, or the supervision of a trained operator. If you would like to be trained, or need assistance, you may either contact the zone wardens, or one of the trained operators listed (both on the wiki and in the zone) and a time can be set up. <br />
<br />
;Why do we have 2 Laser Cutters?<br />
:When the lasers were originally purchased, we received a huge discount by ordering multiple. (Three were actually ordered. The third is located with our friends, Sector67.) After the funds were raised for the actual purchase (via a kick-starter), one of our members contributed the funds necessary to purchase all three units. As a result, Bumblebee is owned by the space, [[Laser Engraver - Wolverine|Wolverine]] is owned by Roger S., and the third was purchased/is owned by Sector67 in Madison, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
;LaserCut is demanding that the dongle be re-installed, even though the dongle is plugged into the normal laser cutter laptop! How can I fix it?<br />
: Make sure the USB hub with the dongle is plugged into the side port, not the back port, of the laptop. Windows XP is apparently picky about which USB port drivers are installed to.<br />
<br />
; How can I tell how much my job is going to cost?<br />
: The best way to estimate cost is to run the job on the machine with the power set to 0. Unless you're doing something really complicated, the laser time probably won't cost you more than a few bucks. Some people try to use the LaserCut software to estimate cost based on path length, but there are many complications with this method. The laser will decelerate around corners and curves, so the head speed is not constant. Since we charge based on '''total''' run time as measured on the machine's UI, which includes the non-cut transits, path length means effectively nothing.<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
== Welcome == <br />
Welcome to the Laser zone! The zone contains 2 almost identical laser cutters, each with a 4'x3' bed. They are located on the west wall of the shop, you can't miss them!<br />
<br />
== Equipment ==<br />
===Laser Cutters===<br />
* [[Laser Cutter: Bumblebee]]<br />
* [[Laser Cutter: Wolverine]]<br />
===Laser Laptop===<br />
* Has [[LaserCut]] and [https://inkscape.org Inkscape] installed<br />
* Has the SoftDog USB dongle plugged in, which is required to start LaserCut and send files to the laser cutter<br />
===Materials Storage===<br />
* '''Grey Drawers''': Store small scraps intended for open use in the appropriately labeled drawer.<br />
* '''Rack under the desk''': Store medium sized pieces here. Pieces should be labeled with member name, email, and date of storage. Unlabeled pieces are assumed to be for open use, and may be culled from time to time.<br />
* Storage for larger sheet goods is in the [[:Category:Wood_Shop#Raw_Material_Storage|Wood Shop]] A-frame and sheet goods racks.<br />
<br />
==Choosing Materials ==<br />
The laser cutter can cut or etch a wide variety of materials. However some are not possible to cut with our current set-up, and other materials are dangerous - they release fumes that damage humans or the laser cutter itself. There are some materials that cannot be cut, only etched. <br />
<br />
'''You are responsible for knowing exactly what your material is before you try to cut it.''' DO NOT cut any of the banned materials. You are liable for expensive damage to the machine or worse - you may release toxic fumes that could easily harm or kill!.<br />
<br />
DO NOT CUT<br />
#Metals <br />
#Materials that contain a high proportion of glue (such as particle board) <br />
#Plastics (or any other materials) that contain chlorine (such as all varieties of vinyl like PVC). A trace amount of chlorine, such as found in the glue in thin plywood or the resin of medium density fiberboard, is acceptable. Particle board has too much glue. You are responsible to know whether there is chlorine in your material before you try to cut it.<br />
<br />
If you cut plexiglass, please be sure that it is acrylic and not polycarbonate. Look along the cut edge of the material, from the side. Polycarbonate is dark on this area; acrylic is light. Polycarbonate is one of the most dangerous materials you could try to laser. It instantly starts producing yellow, acrid, toxic fumes which will corrode your lungs, and the mechanisms and lens of the laser. When the lens clouds up with these fumes, it may reflect the laser back into the machine, which may melt the head and set the machine on fire. You may not be able to reach the fire extinguisher due to what is in your lungs. Both these outcomes will upset the community. <br />
<br />
ABS Plastics have recently added to the list of banned materials, because while they do not contain chlorine, when laser'd it gives off the gas Hydrogen Cyanide. While not necessarily damaging to the equipment, this gas is used in pesticides and is classified as a chemical weapon. (Not good.)<br />
<br />
PTFE (Teflon) will release Fluorine gas, which when inhaled by humans causes flu-like symptoms, and when mixed with hydrogen (in the atmosphere) will create hydrofluoric acid. This is corrosive and will fog up the optics of the laser.<br />
<br />
<br />
Materials which can be cut, can normally be cut up to about 3/16 of an inch. Some materials can be cut thicker with multiple passes. The thickest cut so far was of 1" thick acrylic. However, that required that it be cut from the opposite side, while flipped over and perfectly registered.<br />
<br />
===Materials List===<br />
<br />
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" width="770" style=""<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Material <br />
! scope="col" | Cut? <br />
! scope="col" | Etch? <br />
! scope="col" | Mark? <br />
! scope="col" | Power <br />
! scope="col" | Speed<br />
|-<br />
| Acrylic (Plexiglass)<br />
| Yes <br />
| Yes<br />
| Yes <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Basswood 3/16"<br />
| Yes <br />
| Yes <br />
| Yes <br />
| cut 30, corner 20 <br />
| 120<br />
|-<br />
| Ceramic <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Cloth<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Delrin <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Glass <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Coated Metals <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Leather <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Human flesh (yes, this has come up) <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Marble <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Matte Board <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| MDF <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Speed 10, Power 100, Corner Power 50 to cut 1/4" material<br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Melamine <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Model Foam (expanded polystyrene)<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
<br />
|-<br />
| Mylar<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Metals - Painted<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Metals - Stainless Steel<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Particle board<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Paper<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Speed 400, Power 30, Corner Power 16 to cut bristol board with high resolution (small kerf) <br> <br />
Speed 200, Power 30, Corner Power 16 to cut bristol board with low resolution-across long edges <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Plywood (limited)<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Polycarbonate (Lexan, etc.)<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Rubber (non-chlorine containing)<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Tile<br> <br />
| No<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Vinyl or PVC of any kind<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Wood, veneer<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Wood, natural<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| Wood, Plywood, Birch - 1/8" thick<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Yes<br> <br />
| Cut - 40 (First pass, minimal char, some stray strands.)<br> <br />
| Cut - 20<br><br />
|-<br />
| ABS Plastic<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|-<br />
| PTFE (Teflon)<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| BANNED<br> <br />
| <br> <br />
| <br><br />
|}<br />
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=== External references on laserable materials ===<br />
*[http://www.buildlog.net/blog/2010/07/laser-cut-vinyl-record-bad-idea/ Cutting vinyl:&nbsp;bad idea!] <br />
*[http://www.cnczone.com/forums/laser_engraving_cutting_machines/56833-co2_laser_pvc_cutting.html Cutting PVC, Lexan, polycarbonates:&nbsp;bad idea!]<br />
*[http://www.pololu.com/docs/0J24/ List of what can and cannot be cut, and some notes about each.]<br />
*[http://www.nycresistor.com/2008/08/28/how-to-identify-polymers-with-burnination/ How to identify polymers in your material through burnination.]<br />
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== Using the laser cutters ==<br />
<br />
=== Getting your design ready ===<br />
You will need access to vector graphics software to design your parts. So far, DXF files seem to work the least-bad of the various vector filetypes, so use them. LaserCut is good for putting finished art into the laser, but barely adequate for designing art.<br />
<br />
=== Using [[LaserCut]] software ===<br />
<br />
=====[[LaserCut#Setting up the software on your personal laptop|Setting up the software on your personal laptop]]=====<br />
=====[[LaserCut#Importing vector graphic files| Importing vector graphic files]]=====<br />
=====[[LaserCut#Basic design set-up|Basic design set-up]]=====<br />
=====[[LaserCut#Send your file to the laser cutter|Sending your file to the laser cutter]]=====<br />
<br />
=== Setting cutting speed & power ===<br />
See the [[:Category:Laser Cutter#Materials List | Materials List]] for material-specific parameters<br />
<br />
In general: <br />
* The 2 main settings for cutting are speed and power. <br />
* If your material isn't cutting through, decrease the speed and/or increase the power. (after checking that everything is set-up/aligned properly)<br />
* Lower speeds allow for lower cutting power, which saves life on the laser tube. <br />
* Lower speeds also cut a wider "kerf" (thickness of cut) through the material. <br />
* At higher speeds the cut is faster but requires higher power, which uses up the laser tube faster. <br />
* Corner power should be set below to the regular power to reduce the power going around a corner. This makes up for the fact that the laser decelerates around the corner for better control. (Lower speed at the same power would result in a higher effective power in the corners otherwise, making the corners look bad).<br />
* High power on wood and paper may cause some discoloration near the cuts (browning color from burned material).<br />
<br />
=== Cutting Parts on the Laser Cutter===<br />
<br />
=====[[Laser Cutter - Bumblebee#Time-of-cut Checklist | Time-of-cut Checklist for Bumblebee]]=====<br />
<br />
== Other References == <br />
http://boxmaker.rahulbotics.com/ makes wonderful box patterns that you can put into the laser cutter.<br />
http://kiguino.moos.io/2014/11/21/announcing-laser-cutter-makeabox-dot-io.html is based on the above and even prettier. It's a Ruby gem that spits out PDFs.<br />
<br />
== FAQ ==<br />
A list of commonly asked questions<br />
<br />
; If I have a jpeg file, how do I etch it on a piece of acryllic?<br />
:The easiest way is to import the jpeg file into the LaserCut software, then put it on an engrave layer.<br />
<br />
;If I set speed on LaserCut, what does the SPEED % mean on the display of the Laser Cutter?<br />
:The speed on the Laser cutter screen is irrelevant. When uploading files manually (Without the LaserCut software) this is where you change your speed/power. However, LaserCut handles all of this for you, and the cutter will follow your settings from the program, regardless of what they are set for on the cutter itself.<br />
<br />
;I have a jpeg of a line drawing. How can I cut a piece of acryllic using that line drawing?<br />
:It is recommended that you upload the image into a vector art program (ie: Illustrator, Inkscape) and trace the into tool paths. If you try to cut the jpeg directly, the cutter will also try to cut the artifacts in the image and not only extend your cut time, but also create the potential of ruining your image.<br />
<br />
;Do I need training to use the Laser Cutter? If so, how do I get it?<br />
:Yes, use of the laser cutters must requires you to be a member and either training, or the supervision of a trained operator. If you would like to be trained, or need assistance, you may either contact the zone wardens, or one of the trained operators listed (both on the wiki and in the zone) and a time can be set up. <br />
<br />
;Why do we have 2 Laser Cutters?<br />
:When the lasers were originally purchased, we received a huge discount by ordering multiple. (Three were actually ordered. The third is located with our friends, Sector67.) After the funds were raised for the actual purchase (via a kick-starter), one of our members contributed the funds necessary to purchase all three units. As a result, Bumblebee is owned by the space, [[Laser Engraver - Wolverine|Wolverine]] is owned by Roger S., and the third was purchased/is owned by Sector67 in Madison, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
;LaserCut is demanding that the dongle be re-installed, even though the dongle is plugged into the normal laser cutter laptop! How can I fix it?<br />
: Make sure the USB hub with the dongle is plugged into the side port, not the back port, of the laptop. Windows XP is apparently picky about which USB port drivers are installed to.<br />
<br />
; How can I tell how much my job is going to cost?<br />
: The best way to estimate cost is to run the job on the machine with the power set to 0. Unless you're doing something really complicated, the laser time probably won't cost you more than a few bucks. Some people try to use the LaserCut software to estimate cost based on path length, but there are many complications with this method. The laser will decelerate around corners and curves, so the head speed is not constant. Since we charge based on '''total''' run time as measured on the machine's UI, which includes the non-cut transits, path length means effectively nothing.<br />
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<div>=== <u>Section 1. General</u> ===<br />
#It is the responsibility of the members to come to amicable agreements of disputes tools, space or other shop resources. <br />
#No sleeping / living in the space. (Napping for a little is okay.) <br />
#The Board of Directors will respond to all requests for approval within 48 hours unless the Board asks the requester for more time to decide. <br />
=== <u>Section 2. Safety</u> ===<br />
#Safety is the top responsibility of every member and guest. <br />
#All members and guests are required to use appropriate personal protective equipment. i3Detroit provides eye, ear, hand, head, and respiratory protection of many kinds for this reason. <br />
#It is the the responsibility of every member and guest to understand the safe use of any tool or equipment before using it. <br />
#This understanding must be obeyed and any members or guests in the work area who may be affected must be made aware (such as a verbal request to put on safety equipment or relocate to avoid breathing fumes). <br />
#Members must not allow unsafe practices by any guest or other member. <br />
=== <u>Section 3. Guests</u> ===<br />
#Any member may host up to ten guests in the space. <br />
#Two or more members may host an unlimited number of guests. <br />
#In all cases, the member(s) hosting one or more guests are responsible for: <br />
##Verifying that each guest has a signed waiver on file before they're allowed entry <br />
##Signing the log with each guest <br />
##Making sure guests understand the guidelines under which we operate <br />
##Ultimately, cleaning up after guests if they fail to do it themselves <br />
#If any of the following are true, the person is not allowed in the space and must leave: <br />
#The person is not of the age of majority and a parent or guardian of the guest has not filled out the Young Guest Waiver on his or her behalf <br />
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#The person is banned (see 9.1) <br />
#A member or guest who behaves inappropriately (including but not limited to violation of these rules or the bylaws) may be asked to leave by another member. In case of a dispute in the matter, any board member may mediate. <br />
=== <u>Section 4. Property</u> ===<br />
==== Section 4.1 Bringing Property to i3Detroit ====<br />
# A list of property types are listed below. If property coming to i3Detroit meets one or more of these criteria, the associated process(es) must be followed. Otherwise the Board of Directors reserves the right to treat said property at i3Detroit as abandoned (see 4.4.1). <br />
#In all cases requiring approval, do not bring property to i3Detroit until it has been approved.<br />
#The Board of Directors and the warden(s) of the zone receiving the property must both agree to the new property for it to be considered approved.<br />
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==== Section 4.2 Oversize property ====<br />
#Definition: The property is a standing object that occupies a floor footprint (like a server rack, table saw, furniture, or telescope) and it cannot be stored on a shelf. <br />
#Process: Give the Board a filled-out [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/a/a0/I3ParkingPermit.pdf Parking Permit] and wait for approval. <br />
#Oversize projects coming to i3Detroit that will be removed in four days or less do not require approval from the Board of Directors.&nbsp; The owner of the project must send a notification email to the discussion mailing list.<br />
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==== Section 4.3 Donated property ====<br />
#Definition: The property is brought to i3Detroit by a member or guest who wants i3Detroit to become the new owner of the property. <br />
#Process: Give the Board a filled-out [[Donation Release]] and wait for approval. <br />
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==== Section 4.4 Shared property ====<br />
#Definition: The property is brought to i3Detroit by a member (not a guest) who wants to share usage but not ownership of the property. The member retains ownership of the property. <br />
#Process: Give the Board a filled-out [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/4/41/EquipmentEntryForm.pdf Equipment Entry Form / Ownership Affidavit] and wait for approval.<br />
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==== Section 4.5 Private property ====<br />
#Definition: Property owned by a member that is not donated or shared. <br />
#Process: Members may freely bring private property to i3Detroit as long as it is stored safely in their plot. (see 5.1 and 5.2.) <br />
==== Section 4.6 Integrating New Property into i3Detroit ====<br />
#Shared, donated, and oversize property (referred here as “new property”) require special storage arrangements. The Board of Directors, after approving the new property, is responsible for making these arrangements. <br />
#New property must be stored safely in an appropriate zone and with the approval of that zone’s warden. <br />
#New property must be labeled to identify it and where it should be stored. Shelves must be labeled with the property stored there. <br />
#Oversize, private property must have an attached Parking Permit. <br />
#Removing Property From i3Detroit. Many members at i3Detroit depend on the availability of property and tools they do not own. All members are responsible for following these guidelines. <br />
#Members can freely remove property from the graveyard. <br />
#Members taking their personally-owned shared property out of i3Detroit must (amended: should) notify the member mailing list that the property is being removed. This is both a courtesy to others and a safeguard against apparent theft. <br />
==== Section 4.7 Handling Abandoned Property at i3Detroit ====<br />
#Because i3Detroit must actively defend itself from clutter and unwanted property, abandoned property is treated as though the owner places no value on the property and will not return to claim their property. In the interest of the members of i3Detroit and their need for a clean, safe workshop, the Board of Directors will thus use or dispose of the abandoned property however it sees fit. <br />
#Property is considered abandoned if it meets at least one of the following criteria: <br />
##The property was never approved by the Board of Directors when this approval was required (see 4.1) <br />
##The property is neither shared nor donated, violates the safe storage rules, has no attached [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/a/a0/I3ParkingPermit.pdf Parking Permit], and has an attached [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/d/d1/I3ParkingTicket.pdf Parking Ticket] with an expired grace period <br />
##The property is in member storage and is either stored unsafely or exceeds the owning member’s plot <br />
##The property is owned by a former member and has not been collected within thirty days of that person’s departure from i3Detroit <br />
##Any member of i3Detroit can attach a Parking Ticket to property he or she suspects is abandoned (see 4.5).<br />
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==== Section 4.8 Parking Tickets ====<br />
#The member affixing the [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/d/d1/I3ParkingTicket.pdf Parking Ticket] (the “finder”) to property he or she suspects is abandoned must undertake a goodwill effort to contact the owner of the property by sending an email meeting these criteria: <br />
##In the subject line, put the words “ABANDONED PROPERTY PARKING TICKET” <br />
##In the message, describe the property and where it was found <br />
##In the message, mention this notice and when it was attached <br />
##Send the message to i3detroit-announce@googlegroups.com <br />
##Immediately after the message passes moderation and is sent to the announcement list, a seven day grace period begins. If the owner has not stored the property correctly by 12:00 AM of the morning after the grace period expires, the property will be considered abandoned and disposed of accordingly (see 4.4.1).<br />
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=== <u>Section 5. Storage</u> ===<br />
==== Section 5.1 Safe Storage ====<br />
#All property at i3Detroit must be stored in a way that is safe and shows respect for members and guests in the space. Property that meets any of the following criteria will not be considered safely stored. <br />
##Property left on a work surface after the member or guest using it cannot be found and is presumed to have left <br />
##Property left on the floor, especially when it creates a trip hazard and/or obstructs a door or walkway <br />
##Property on a member storage shelf that protrudes more than 2” <br />
##Property on any shelf that protrudes more than 5” <br />
##Property left leaning against a wall, beam, or storage area <br />
##Property piled in front of a storage area <br />
==== Section 5.2 Member Storage ====<br />
#Each member is entitled to one “plot” in member storage, which is a defined, limited space for keeping his or her private property. <br />
#Each member must keep their private property in only one plot and not exceed the physical dimensions of that plot. The only exception is for approved oversize property. <br />
#Member property that is not stored safely or does not fit in the member’s plot is both dangerous and disrespectful and is considered abandoned (see 4.4.1). <br />
==== Section 5.3 Parking Permits ==== <br />
#Once the Board of Directors approves a piece of oversize property for storage at i3Detroit, the member owning the property attach the filled out [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/a/a0/I3ParkingPermit.pdf Parking Permit] to it. <br />
#The Parking Permit must indicate: Who owns the property; where at i3Detroit it is to be stored; the owner’s contact email address and/or phone number; the date when the Parking Permit expires; and the date the Board of Directors approved the Parking Permit. <br />
#The oversize property must be stored in its designated spot at i3Detroit with the Parking Permit visibly affixed. When the Parking Permit expires, the member must either apply for a new one or immediately remove the property from i3Detroit.<br />
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=== <u>Section 6. Floor Plan, Wardens, and Zones </u> ===<br />
#“Zones” are defined, limited areas of i3Detroit’s space that are set aside for a particular purpose (such as chemistry, electronics, or crafting). <br />
#“Wardens” are volunteer members who oversee a specific zone and enforce its organization, safe usage, and cleanliness. <br />
##While wardens are responsible for organizing a zone to encourage cleanliness, organization and safety, individuals are ultimately responsible for their own safety (see 2.1 - 2.5). <br />
##Wardens have final say in governing their zone and are responsible for making their rules known to members and guests. <br />
##Zones may have multiple wardens as long as those wardens act in agreement as one. <br />
##Members may be warden to multiple zones. <br />
##The Board of Directors will by default act as warden to any zones without volunteer wardens. <br />
#The organization of zones, the wardens, the property within zones, the locations of zones, and the floor lines between them are described by the [[Floor Plan]]. <br />
#The Board of Directors is responsible making the Floor Plan known to members and guests. <br />
#It is the responsibility of all members and guests to keep i3Detroit organized according to the Floor Plan. <br />
#The Floor Plan may only be changed with the approval of the Board of Directors.&nbsp; Any board member may approve. <br />
=== <u>Section 7. Access </u> ===<br />
#Each members is responsible for maintaining the security of his or her own keycard or fob and PIN (access credentials). If you suspect that your card has been copied or PIN has been disclosed, please see the Board of Directors about replacing or changing it. <br />
#Access credentials may be temporarily entrusted to another person (trustee) for limited purposes, such as picking up or dropping off items or people at the space. <br />
#Such trustees are not considered members and are not allowed to use tools, host guests, store their personal property at i3Detroit, or exercise other benefits of membership simply for possessing access. <br />
#Sharing or loaning access outside these limits is grounds for revocation. <br />
#A member or guest who behaves inappropriately (including but not limited to violation of these rules or the bylaws) may be asked to leave the space by another member. In case of a dispute in the matter, any board member may mediate. <br />
=== <u>Section 8. Revocation </u> ===<br />
#“Revocation” refers to revocation of membership. This includes removing a former member’s access, removing their property from the space, and removing them from members-only online services and communications. <br />
#Any of the following are grounds for revocation: <br />
##The member refuses to behave safely, repeatedly fails to store property safely, or repeatedly fails to clean up after themselves or their guests <br />
##The member fails to pay their dues by the first day of the billing month <br />
##The member abandons property more than twice in a 30 day time frame <br />
##The member is a disruption about whom multiple members have complained <br />
##The member gives their access credentials to a non-member outside the limits described in 7.2 <br />
#A member’s revocation must be voted on and passed unanimously by the Board of Directors to be enforced. &nbsp;Note:&nbsp;Prior to the Board’s vote, a member’s revocation must follow any applicable procedure in the bylaws to be enforced; see the Bylaws. <br />
#If a person's membership is revoked, the Board of Directors must specify one or more conditions under which the person is welcome to become a member again, such as after a certain date.&nbsp; This requirement does not apply if the Board also votes to ban the person (see Banning). <br />
=== <u>Section 9. Banning</u> ===<br />
#“Banning” refers to the unwelcomeness of an individual from the communications and physical grounds of i3Detroit. Individuals who are banned are not allowed to come to the space. <br />
#A person’s banning must be voted on and passed unanimously by the Board of Directors. <br />
#Removing a person’s banned status must be voted on and passed unanimously by the Board of Directors.<br><br />
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== [http://i3detroit.com i3 Detroit] - The Metro Detroit Hackerspace ==<br />
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<div style="margin:0;background-color:#e0ffe0;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #80e080;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Info for Members</div><br />
* [[FAQ]]<br />
* Rules and Guidelines<br />
** [[HOWTO Be Excellent]]<br />
** [[Standing Rules]]<br />
** [[Harassment Policy]]<br />
** [[Bylaws]]<br />
* [[Communication]]<br />
* [[Finding Information]]<br />
* [[Events]]<br />
* [[:Category:HOWTO|HOWTOs]]<br />
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<div style="margin:0;background-color:#e0ffe0;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #80e080;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Space and Equipment</div><br />
* [[Zones]]<br />
* [[Equipment]]<br />
* [[Infrastructure]]<br />
* [[Wishlist]]<br />
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<div style="margin:0;background-color:#e0ffe0;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #80e080;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">About i3 Detroit</div><br />
* [[The Story of i3 Detroit]]<br />
* [[Vision|i3 Detroit Vision]]<br />
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<div style="margin:0;background-color:#e0e0ff;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a0a0ff;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Info for Directors/Officers</div><br />
* [[:Category:Meeting Minutes|Meeting Minutes]]<br />
** [[:Category:Resolutions|Resolutions]]<br />
* [[Legal Documents]]<br />
* [[Publicity]]<br />
**[[In the Media]]<br />
**[[Community Contacts]]<br />
**[[Public Relations Master Page]]<br />
* [[Forms]]<br />
* [[Organization Structure]]<br />
* [[:Category:HOWTO#How_to_Be_An_Executive|HOWTOs]]<br />
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== Stuff you should probably bookmark ==<br />
These are the URLs that many long-term members just rattle off from memory, or already have bookmarked. If you're new, it would probably be good to familiarize yourself with all these things and understand why old-timers use them so often! Bookmark 'em all, you can easily delete 'em later.<br />
* [[Main_Page#top | This here wiki!]] and [[Special:MyPage | Your personal "user page" on it]] (assuming you [[HOWTO_Get_a_Wiki_Account|have an account]] and are [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]].)<br />
* [http://www.i3detroit.org/ i3's main page, AKA The Blog]. Also, the [http://www.i3detroit.org/wp-admin/ wordpress login] if you're writing posts.<br />
* [http://www.i3detroit.org/crm/ The CRM] (your membership account, dues payments, etc. Please make sure your emergency contact info is current!)<br />
* [https://groups.google.com/group/i3detroit Google Groups - i3 Detroit]<br />
* [https://groups.google.com/group/i3detroit-public Google Groups - i3detroit-public]<br />
* [https://groups.google.com/group/i3detroit-announce Google Groups - i3detroit-announce]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/i3detroit our Twitter page] or you get more results if you [https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=i3detroit just search for the term]. <br />
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/i3detroit the main i3detroit Flickr] and the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/97346106@N03/ Bluecam stream]. More about [[Bluecam]].<br />
* If you're wiki-savvy enough to turn this into another pretty box and nestle it into the empty corner in the above layout, please do so! <br />
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== Members ==<br />
<br />
;[[Members|Members]]<br />
:Incomplete List of Active Members<br />
;[[MemberProjects|Member Projects]] <br />
:Incomplete List of Independent Projects in Progress<br />
;[[New Member Orientation#FAQ|FAQ]] / [[New Member Orientation]] <br />
:Info for new and potential members, including the [[Glossary|Glossary]]<br />
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;[[HOWTO Get a Wiki Account]]<br />
:Because contributions to the wiki are always good!<br />
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;[[SIG Groups]]<br />
:Special Interest Groups - Members organize to share knowledge and efforts.<br />
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;[[HOWTO Leave]]<br />
:Because messy breakups suck! Even this can be done right.<br />
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== Resources and Records ==<br />
<br />
;'''[[Officers and Board of Directors]]''' <br />
:A list of the current officers and members of the Board. <br />
;'''[[:Category:Proposals|Proposals]]''' <br />
:Archive of proposals and votes. <br />
;'''[[Committees]]'''&nbsp; <br />
:List of committees and their resources <br />
;'''[[Glossary]]''' <br />
:A list with definitions of all the special terms for life @ i3.<br />
;'''[[Sources|Material and Tool Sources]]''' <br />
:Places to get materials and tools. <br />
;'''[[Reports]]''' <br />
:Various reports for the organization. <br />
;'''[[ToDo]]''' <br />
:The ever-changing list of maintenance and improvement tasks. <br />
;'''[[Library]]'''<br />
:Incomplete list of books owned by members that can be checked out.<br />
;'''[[Uploads]]''' and '''[[Forms]]'''<br />
:Useful files, such as flyers, graphics, and more.<br />
;'''[[Historical]]'''<br />
:Old versions of Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc.<br />
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== [[Procedures and Instructions]] ==<br />
<br />
;'''[[HOWTO Park your car]]'''&nbsp; <br />
:Rubber side down. <br />
;'''[[HOWTO Close up the space]]'''&nbsp; <br />
:A checklist to complete if you are the last one out at the end of the night. <br />
;'''[[HOWTO Host an event at i3detroit]]'''&nbsp; <br />
:Scheduling, publicity, day-of tasks.<br />
;'''[[Officer and Director Tutorials]]'''&nbsp;<br />
:Information for Officers and Directors in training<br />
Other procedures, including membership processing are on the [[Procedures and Instructions]] page. <br />
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== Choose Your Own Adventure ==<br />
<br />
;'''[[Start the adventure?]]'''<br />
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[[Category: Organization Information]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Standing_Rules_Rewrite_2011-03&diff=6917Standing Rules Rewrite 2011-032014-02-26T06:49:39Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>=== <u>Section 1. General</u> ===<br />
#It is the responsibility of the members to come to amicable agreements of disputes tools, space or other shop resources. <br />
#No sleeping / living in the space. (Napping for a little is okay.) <br />
#The Board of Directors will respond to all requests for approval within 48 hours unless the Board asks the requester for more time to decide. <br />
=== <u>Section 2. Safety</u> ===<br />
#Safety is the top responsibility of every member and guest. <br />
#All members and guests are required to use appropriate personal protective equipment. i3Detroit provides eye, ear, hand, head, and respiratory protection of many kinds for this reason. <br />
#It is the the responsibility of every member and guest to understand the safe use of any tool or equipment before using it. <br />
#This understanding must be obeyed and any members or guests in the work area who may be affected must be made aware (such as a verbal request to put on safety equipment or relocate to avoid breathing fumes). <br />
#Members must not allow unsafe practices by any guest or other member. <br />
=== <u>Section 3. Guests</u> ===<br />
#Any member may host up to ten guests in the space. <br />
#Two or more members may host an unlimited number of guests. <br />
#In all cases, the member(s) hosting one or more guests are responsible for: <br />
##Verifying that each guest has a signed waiver on file before they're allowed entry <br />
##Signing the log with each guest <br />
##Making sure guests understand the guidelines under which we operate <br />
##Ultimately, cleaning up after guests if they fail to do it themselves <br />
#If any of the following are true, the person is not allowed in the space and must leave: <br />
#The person is not of the age of majority and a parent or guardian of the guest has not filled out the Young Guest Waiver on his or her behalf <br />
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#The person is banned (see 9.1) <br />
#A member or guest who behaves inappropriately (including but not limited to violation of these rules or the bylaws) may be asked to leave by another member. In case of a dispute in the matter, any board member may mediate. <br />
=== <u>Section 4. Property</u> ===<br />
==== Section 4.1 Bringing Property to i3Detroit ====<br />
# A list of property types are listed below. If property coming to i3Detroit meets one or more of these criteria, the associated process(es) must be followed. Otherwise the Board of Directors reserves the right to treat said property at i3Detroit as abandoned (see 4.4.1). <br />
#In all cases requiring approval, do not bring property to i3Detroit until it has been approved.<br />
#The Board of Directors and the warden(s) of the zone receiving the property must both agree to the new property for it to be considered approved.<br />
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==== Section 4.2 Oversize property ====<br />
#Definition: The property is a standing object that occupies a floor footprint (like a server rack, table saw, furniture, or telescope) and it cannot be stored on a shelf. <br />
#Process: Give the Board a filled-out [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/a/a0/I3ParkingPermit.pdf Parking Permit] and wait for approval. <br />
#Oversize projects coming to i3Detroit that will be removed in four days or less do not require approval from the Board of Directors.&nbsp; The owner of the project must send a notification email to the discussion mailing list.<br />
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==== Section 4.3 Donated property ====<br />
#Definition: The property is brought to i3Detroit by a member or guest who wants i3Detroit to become the new owner of the property. <br />
#Process: Give the Board a filled-out [[Donation Release]] and wait for approval. <br />
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==== Section 4.4 Shared property ====<br />
#Definition: The property is brought to i3Detroit by a member (not a guest) who wants to share usage but not ownership of the property. The member retains ownership of the property. <br />
#Process: Give the Board a filled-out [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/4/41/EquipmentEntryForm.pdf Equipment Entry Form / Ownership Affidavit] and wait for approval.<br />
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==== Section 4.5 Private property ====<br />
#Definition: Property owned by a member that is not donated or shared. <br />
#Process: Members may freely bring private property to i3Detroit as long as it is stored safely in their plot. (see 5.1 and 5.2.) <br />
==== Section 4.6 Integrating New Property into i3Detroit ====<br />
#Shared, donated, and oversize property (referred here as “new property”) require special storage arrangements. The Board of Directors, after approving the new property, is responsible for making these arrangements. <br />
#New property must be stored safely in an appropriate zone and with the approval of that zone’s warden. <br />
#New property must be labeled to identify it and where it should be stored. Shelves must be labeled with the property stored there. <br />
#Oversize, private property must have an attached Parking Permit. <br />
#Removing Property From i3Detroit. Many members at i3Detroit depend on the availability of property and tools they do not own. All members are responsible for following these guidelines. <br />
#Members can freely remove property from the graveyard. <br />
#Members taking their personally-owned shared property out of i3Detroit must (amended: should) notify the member mailing list that the property is being removed. This is both a courtesy to others and a safeguard against apparent theft. <br />
==== Section 4.7 Handling Abandoned Property at i3Detroit ====<br />
#Because i3Detroit must actively defend itself from clutter and unwanted property, abandoned property is treated as though the owner places no value on the property and will not return to claim their property. In the interest of the members of i3Detroit and their need for a clean, safe workshop, the Board of Directors will thus use or dispose of the abandoned property however it sees fit. <br />
#Property is considered abandoned if it meets at least one of the following criteria: <br />
##The property was never approved by the Board of Directors when this approval was required (see 4.1) <br />
##The property is neither shared nor donated, violates the safe storage rules, has no attached [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/a/a0/I3ParkingPermit.pdf Parking Permit], and has an attached [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/d/d1/I3ParkingTicket.pdf Parking Ticket] with an expired grace period <br />
##The property is in member storage and is either stored unsafely or exceeds the owning member’s plot <br />
##The property is owned by a former member and has not been collected within thirty days of that person’s departure from i3Detroit <br />
##Any member of i3Detroit can attach a Parking Ticket to property he or she suspects is abandoned (see 4.5).<br />
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==== Section 4.8 Parking Tickets ====<br />
#The member affixing the [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/d/d1/I3ParkingTicket.pdf Parking Ticket] (the “finder”) to property he or she suspects is abandoned must undertake a goodwill effort to contact the owner of the property by sending an email meeting these criteria: <br />
##In the subject line, put the words “ABANDONED PROPERTY PARKING TICKET” <br />
##In the message, describe the property and where it was found <br />
##In the message, mention this notice and when it was attached <br />
##Send the message to i3detroit-announce@googlegroups.com <br />
##Immediately after the message passes moderation and is sent to the announcement list, a seven day grace period begins. If the owner has not stored the property correctly by 12:00 AM of the morning after the grace period expires, the property will be considered abandoned and disposed of accordingly (see 4.4.1).<br />
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=== <u>Section 5. Storage</u> ===<br />
==== Section 5.1 Safe Storage ====<br />
#All property at i3Detroit must be stored in a way that is safe and shows respect for members and guests in the space. Property that meets any of the following criteria will not be considered safely stored. <br />
##Property left on a work surface after the member or guest using it cannot be found and is presumed to have left <br />
##Property left on the floor, especially when it creates a trip hazard and/or obstructs a door or walkway <br />
##Property on a member storage shelf that protrudes more than 2” <br />
##Property on any shelf that protrudes more than 5” <br />
##Property left leaning against a wall, beam, or storage area <br />
##Property piled in front of a storage area <br />
==== Section 5.2 Member Storage ====<br />
#Each member is entitled to one “plot” in member storage, which is a defined, limited space for keeping his or her private property. <br />
#Each member must keep their private property in only one plot and not exceed the physical dimensions of that plot. The only exception is for approved oversize property. <br />
#Member property that is not stored safely or does not fit in the member’s plot is both dangerous and disrespectful and is considered abandoned (see 4.4.1). <br />
==== Section 5.3 Parking Permits ==== <br />
#Once the Board of Directors approves a piece of oversize property for storage at i3Detroit, the member owning the property attach the filled out [http://i3detroit.com/wi/images/a/a0/I3ParkingPermit.pdf Parking Permit] to it. <br />
#The Parking Permit must indicate: Who owns the property; where at i3Detroit it is to be stored; the owner’s contact email address and/or phone number; the date when the Parking Permit expires; and the date the Board of Directors approved the Parking Permit. <br />
#The oversize property must be stored in its designated spot at i3Detroit with the Parking Permit visibly affixed. When the Parking Permit expires, the member must either apply for a new one or immediately remove the property from i3Detroit.<br />
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=== <u>Section 6. Floor Plan, Wardens, and Zones </u> ===<br />
#“Zones” are defined, limited areas of i3Detroit’s space that are set aside for a particular purpose (such as chemistry, electronics, or crafting). <br />
#“Wardens” are volunteer members who oversee a specific zone and enforce its organization, safe usage, and cleanliness. <br />
##While wardens are responsible for organizing a zone to encourage cleanliness, organization and safety, individuals are ultimately responsible for their own safety (see 2.1 - 2.5). <br />
##Wardens have final say in governing their zone and are responsible for making their rules known to members and guests. <br />
##Zones may have multiple wardens as long as those wardens act in agreement as one. <br />
##Members may be warden to multiple zones. <br />
##The Board of Directors will by default act as warden to any zones without volunteer wardens. <br />
#The organization of zones, the wardens, the property within zones, the locations of zones, and the floor lines between them are described by the [[Floor Plan]]. <br />
#The Board of Directors is responsible making the Floor Plan known to members and guests. <br />
#It is the responsibility of all members and guests to keep i3Detroit organized according to the Floor Plan. <br />
#The Floor Plan may only be changed with the approval of the Board of Directors.&nbsp; Any board member may approve. <br />
=== <u>Section 7. Access </u> ===<br />
#Each members is responsible for maintaining the security of his or her own keycard or fob and PIN (access credentials). If you suspect that your card has been copied or PIN has been disclosed, please see the Board of Directors about replacing or changing it. <br />
#Access credentials may be temporarily entrusted to another person (trustee) for limited purposes, such as picking up or dropping off items or people at the space. <br />
#Such trustees are not considered members and are not allowed to use tools, host guests, store their personal property at i3Detroit, or exercise other benefits of membership simply for possessing access. <br />
#Sharing or loaning access outside these limits is grounds for revocation. <br />
#A member or guest who behaves inappropriately (including but not limited to violation of these rules or the bylaws) may be asked to leave the space by another member. In case of a dispute in the matter, any board member may mediate. <br />
=== <u>Section 8. Revocation </u> ===<br />
#“Revocation” refers to revocation of membership. This includes removing a former member’s access, removing their property from the space, and removing them from members-only online services and communications. <br />
#Any of the following are grounds for revocation: <br />
##The member refuses to behave safely, repeatedly fails to store property safely, or repeatedly fails to clean up after themselves or their guests <br />
##The member fails to pay their dues by the first day of the billing month <br />
##The member abandons property more than twice in a 30 day time frame <br />
##The member is a disruption about whom multiple members have complained <br />
##The member gives their access credentials to a non-member outside the limits described in 7.2 <br />
#A member’s revocation must be voted on and passed unanimously by the Board of Directors to be enforced. &nbsp;Note:&nbsp;Prior to the Board’s vote, a member’s revocation must follow any applicable procedure in the bylaws to be enforced; see the Bylaws. <br />
#If a person's membership is revoked, the Board of Directors must specify one or more conditions under which the person is welcome to become a member again, such as after a certain date.&nbsp; This requirement does not apply if the Board also votes to ban the person (see Banning). <br />
=== <u>Section 9. Banning</u> ===<br />
#“Banning” refers to the unwelcomeness of an individual from the communications and physical grounds of i3Detroit. Individuals who are banned are not allowed to come to the space. <br />
#A person’s banning must be voted on and passed unanimously by the Board of Directors. <br />
#Removing a person’s banned status must be voted on and passed unanimously by the Board of Directors.<br><br />
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[[Category:Organization Information]][[Category:Policy]][[Category:Main]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=User:Tesral&diff=6912User:Tesral2014-02-25T17:50:56Z<p>Tesral: /* Web Presence */</p>
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<div>[[File:Garry Stahl.png|right|frame|<center>Me</center>]]Hello; I am Garry Stahl. I an aging SF fan with too much time on his hands. I was born January 7, 1958 along with the space age. I saw every lift-off, major event, and splash-down of the first age of Space Exploration as it was happening. I know where I was when Kennedy was killed, and when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon (I don't forget Mike Collins BTW). I hope in my heart to live long enough to remember where I was when man sets foot on Mars.<br />
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My hobbies include folk music, including that thing called Filk. I have played AD&D and D&D in some form since 1976 (no not one session), and I am crazy over the work of Anne McCaffery, Robert Heinlein, EE 'Doc' Smith and Arthur C. Clarke, among many other authors. I have also met two of the four, you guess which two. I am also a hard core Trekkie.<br />
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I am married to Susan Stahl, a multitalented lady in her own right.<br />
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==Interests & Skills==<br />
I am a creative person. I frankly need to be creating something, be it a model, a new piece of writing, or even repairing a windowsill on my house. <br />
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*'''Modeling:''' I enjoy modeling in the old fashion physical sense. Most of my work is in small scale modeling. I am familiar with and have done mold making and casting for both urethane resin and pewter. I will work in plastic, wood, cardboard, or metal.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am interested in learning my way around 3D modeling and the Makerbot. <br />
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*'''Computers:''' I play with computers, mainly to accomplish my writing and graphics. I'm familiar with the inside because I started with [http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com/amiga.html Amiga]. Keeping those beasts going way past what they should have required getting into the physical guts. I am a user of Linux because I prefer to spend my time working with the computer, not on the computer. I own a Thinkpad T-61 that was shipped with SLED. My desktop was assembled at home from parts and no Microsoft tax paid. I am currently running OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 on the desktop and 12.2 on the laptop. I have an extensive collection of Amigas.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''I do not code.'' I am familiar with HTML (I do my own web page.) but not PHP or CSS. I can navigate wiki markup decently, and hate it.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''I do not do Windows''. Indeed like the maids of old. Not being snooty here, I haven't gotten into the guts of a Windows machine since Win98. My knowledge has aged out. <br />
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*'''Graphic Arts:''' I write, I draw, with the help of a computer. I used to do old fashion drafting, but I have not touched the drawing broad in years. I can construct a grammatical English sentence. My typing is flail and pray followed by extensive first response work. I was taught touch typing, but recovered. I'm a touch dyslexic, without computers I would not write at all. <br />
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*'''General:''' I'm the owner of an 80 year old house. I know my way around an extensive collection of power tools. I am familiar with basic machining tools of the metal shop. I've turned my hand at just about anything from the engine lathe to the forge. Familiar with most, expert in none. I can do general carpentry. I have never had the tools for proper cabinet making, but would do that too given the chance. I can do plumbing, and hate it. I don't do wiring, that I leave to my wife.<br />
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==Web Presence==<br />
Tesral is my handle. What every I'm doing it's tesral. So if you find a tesral on the web say hi. I have neither a facebook or a twitter account.<br />
*e-mail: tesral at wowway dot com<br />
*[http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com/index.html The Olde Phoenix Inn] -- My main website Est. 1997 at that address. <br />
*[http://tesral.livejournal.com/ Tesral on Livejournal] -- The only social networking I barely mess with. It's my home page, and with this darn Linux I seldom ever have to restart Firefox and see it. ''Out of sight, out of mind.''<br />
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[[Category:NewMembers]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=User:Tesral&diff=6911User:Tesral2014-02-25T17:49:30Z<p>Tesral: /* Web Presence */</p>
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<div>[[File:Garry Stahl.png|right|frame|<center>Me</center>]]Hello; I am Garry Stahl. I an aging SF fan with too much time on his hands. I was born January 7, 1958 along with the space age. I saw every lift-off, major event, and splash-down of the first age of Space Exploration as it was happening. I know where I was when Kennedy was killed, and when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon (I don't forget Mike Collins BTW). I hope in my heart to live long enough to remember where I was when man sets foot on Mars.<br />
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My hobbies include folk music, including that thing called Filk. I have played AD&D and D&D in some form since 1976 (no not one session), and I am crazy over the work of Anne McCaffery, Robert Heinlein, EE 'Doc' Smith and Arthur C. Clarke, among many other authors. I have also met two of the four, you guess which two. I am also a hard core Trekkie.<br />
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I am married to Susan Stahl, a multitalented lady in her own right.<br />
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==Interests & Skills==<br />
I am a creative person. I frankly need to be creating something, be it a model, a new piece of writing, or even repairing a windowsill on my house. <br />
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*'''Modeling:''' I enjoy modeling in the old fashion physical sense. Most of my work is in small scale modeling. I am familiar with and have done mold making and casting for both urethane resin and pewter. I will work in plastic, wood, cardboard, or metal.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am interested in learning my way around 3D modeling and the Makerbot. <br />
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*'''Computers:''' I play with computers, mainly to accomplish my writing and graphics. I'm familiar with the inside because I started with [http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com/amiga.html Amiga]. Keeping those beasts going way past what they should have required getting into the physical guts. I am a user of Linux because I prefer to spend my time working with the computer, not on the computer. I own a Thinkpad T-61 that was shipped with SLED. My desktop was assembled at home from parts and no Microsoft tax paid. I am currently running OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 on the desktop and 12.2 on the laptop. I have an extensive collection of Amigas.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''I do not code.'' I am familiar with HTML (I do my own web page.) but not PHP or CSS. I can navigate wiki markup decently, and hate it.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''I do not do Windows''. Indeed like the maids of old. Not being snooty here, I haven't gotten into the guts of a Windows machine since Win98. My knowledge has aged out. <br />
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*'''Graphic Arts:''' I write, I draw, with the help of a computer. I used to do old fashion drafting, but I have not touched the drawing broad in years. I can construct a grammatical English sentence. My typing is flail and pray followed by extensive first response work. I was taught touch typing, but recovered. I'm a touch dyslexic, without computers I would not write at all. <br />
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*'''General:''' I'm the owner of an 80 year old house. I know my way around an extensive collection of power tools. I am familiar with basic machining tools of the metal shop. I've turned my hand at just about anything from the engine lathe to the forge. Familiar with most, expert in none. I can do general carpentry. I have never had the tools for proper cabinet making, but would do that too given the chance. I can do plumbing, and hate it. I don't do wiring, that I leave to my wife.<br />
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==Web Presence==<br />
Tesral is my handle. What every I'm doing it's tesral. So if you find a tesral on the web say hi. <br />
*e-mail: tesral at wowway dot com<br />
*[http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com/index.html The Olde Phoenix Inn] -- My main website Est. 1997 at that address. <br />
*[http://tesral.livejournal.com/ Tesral on Livejournal] -- The only social networking I barely mess with. It's my home page, and with this darn Linux I seldom ever have to restart Firefox and see it. ''Out of sight, out of mind.''<br />
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[[Category:NewMembers]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=User:Tesral&diff=6910User:Tesral2014-02-25T17:42:28Z<p>Tesral: /* Interests & Skills */</p>
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<div>[[File:Garry Stahl.png|right|frame|<center>Me</center>]]Hello; I am Garry Stahl. I an aging SF fan with too much time on his hands. I was born January 7, 1958 along with the space age. I saw every lift-off, major event, and splash-down of the first age of Space Exploration as it was happening. I know where I was when Kennedy was killed, and when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon (I don't forget Mike Collins BTW). I hope in my heart to live long enough to remember where I was when man sets foot on Mars.<br />
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My hobbies include folk music, including that thing called Filk. I have played AD&D and D&D in some form since 1976 (no not one session), and I am crazy over the work of Anne McCaffery, Robert Heinlein, EE 'Doc' Smith and Arthur C. Clarke, among many other authors. I have also met two of the four, you guess which two. I am also a hard core Trekkie.<br />
<br />
I am married to Susan Stahl, a multitalented lady in her own right.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Interests & Skills==<br />
I am a creative person. I frankly need to be creating something, be it a model, a new piece of writing, or even repairing a windowsill on my house. <br />
<br />
*'''Modeling:''' I enjoy modeling in the old fashion physical sense. Most of my work is in small scale modeling. I am familiar with and have done mold making and casting for both urethane resin and pewter. I will work in plastic, wood, cardboard, or metal.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am interested in learning my way around 3D modeling and the Makerbot. <br />
<br />
*'''Computers:''' I play with computers, mainly to accomplish my writing and graphics. I'm familiar with the inside because I started with [http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com/amiga.html Amiga]. Keeping those beasts going way past what they should have required getting into the physical guts. I am a user of Linux because I prefer to spend my time working with the computer, not on the computer. I own a Thinkpad T-61 that was shipped with SLED. My desktop was assembled at home from parts and no Microsoft tax paid. I am currently running OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 on the desktop and 12.2 on the laptop. I have an extensive collection of Amigas.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''I do not code.'' I am familiar with HTML (I do my own web page.) but not PHP or CSS. I can navigate wiki markup decently, and hate it.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''I do not do Windows''. Indeed like the maids of old. Not being snooty here, I haven't gotten into the guts of a Windows machine since Win98. My knowledge has aged out. <br />
<br />
*'''Graphic Arts:''' I write, I draw, with the help of a computer. I used to do old fashion drafting, but I have not touched the drawing broad in years. I can construct a grammatical English sentence. My typing is flail and pray followed by extensive first response work. I was taught touch typing, but recovered. I'm a touch dyslexic, without computers I would not write at all. <br />
<br />
*'''General:''' I'm the owner of an 80 year old house. I know my way around an extensive collection of power tools. I am familiar with basic machining tools of the metal shop. I've turned my hand at just about anything from the engine lathe to the forge. Familiar with most, expert in none. I can do general carpentry. I have never had the tools for proper cabinet making, but would do that too given the chance. I can do plumbing, and hate it. I don't do wiring, that I leave to my wife.<br />
<br />
==Web Presence==<br />
*e-mail: tesral at wowway dot com<br />
*[http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com/index.html The Olde Phoenix Inn] -- My main website Est. 1997 at that address. <br />
*[http://tesral.livejournal.com/ Tesral on Livejournal] -- The only social networking I barely mess with. It's my home page, and with this darn Linux I seldom ever have to restart Firefox and see it. ''Out of sight, out of mind.''<br />
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[[Category:NewMembers]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Category:Laser_Cutter&diff=6909Category:Laser Cutter2014-02-25T17:36:22Z<p>Tesral: Created page with "Pages to do with the various 13 Laser cutters."</p>
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<div>Pages to do with the various 13 Laser cutters.</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Laser_Cutter_-_Wolverine&diff=6908Laser Cutter - Wolverine2014-02-25T17:34:56Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>{{Equipment <br />
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| Name = Wolverine<br />
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| Owner = [[User:Surferdudemi|Roger Slykhouse]]<br />
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| StorageLocation = West wall, you can't miss it.<br />
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| MakeModel = Jinan G. Weike / WKLaser LC1290<br />
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| Documentation = <br />
The setup manual, [[File:OPERATIONAL_MANUAL_OF_MACHINE_xin_USB.pdf]] is worth reading, if only for a laugh.<br />
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Inside the cutter, a [http://www.leetro.com/english/sale/20.html Leetro MPC6515 control board] coordinates the motors and laser firing. Its [http://www.leetro.com/english/down/MPC6515%20%20Manual.pdf documentation] is freely downloadable.<br />
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So much grief has arisen from the awful state of the documentation and software, that an entire [http://www.chineselasersupportforum.com/phpBB3/index.php Chinese laser support forum] has arisen for the hapless owners of these machines help each other.<br />
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| LooksLike = <br />
[[File:Laser_cutter_110212.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Photo of Wolverine]]<br />
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| Rules =<br />
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* i3 Members may use this machine with permission of the owner.<br />
* You must be trained to use this machine.<br />
* There is a consumables fee for this machine of $0.25 per minute (or $15 per hour) of laser-on time. (Check the display on the machine right after your job completes to get the time it ran.)<br />
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| Instructions =<br />
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Time-of-cut checklist:<br />
# Place material (square to edge of honeycomb). You can also run the head left / right and watch the red dot to see if it moves parallel to the edge of the material. Adjust as needed.<br />
# Cover inactive honeycomb area except an "intake" in front of the material. This directs smoke away from the gantry. If the other machine is not in use, cover the vents at the back of the OTHER machine to increase the exhaust flow.<br />
# Turn powerstrip for the chiller and blower on. This should bring up the chiller and air-assist pump.<br />
# Push gently on rubber hose to trigger chiller alarm, verifying that it's awake.<br />
# Make sure there is nothing obstructing the path of the laser head toward the right rear of the working surface! Turn keyswitch to on, and wait for boot and home to complete.<br />
# Jog head over to start of cut.<br />
# Grab a focus-chip and keep one hand over emergency-stop while setting Z. On Wolverine, do two quick jogs up on the Z-axis if you use the auto-focus / Datum feature.<br />
# Wave hand under head and verify that air-assist is blowing.<br />
# Download design from LaserCut software.<br />
# Keep one hand over emergency-stop while using Test to check boundaries.<br />
# Turn on the exhaust fan.<br />
# Lift the fire extinguisher and set it back down. This verifies that your muscle-memory knows where it is.<br />
# Press Start.<br />
# DO NOT WALK AWAY. See http://www.thinkhaus.org/2011/04/03/lazzoring-is-serious-business/ for why.<br />
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| OtherReferences =<br />
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Two good sources of info:<br />
http://www.chineselasersupportforum.com/vbul/forum/forum.php<br />
http://www.rabbitlaserusa.com/ManualsTutorials.html<br />
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| MaintenanceInfo =<br />
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We do not know the maintenance schedule for this machine yet. The tube is warranted for 10 months and eventually will need to be replaced. The glass should be cleaned regularly, and the screw drives for the Z-axis should be checked for lubrication.<br />
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| ToDos = <br />
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Develop a list of materials, with speed and power settings for various cutting depths.<br />
Add bumpers under the lid.<br />
Add stringer gas shocks so the lid does not slam shut.<br />
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| FAQs =<br />
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A list of commonly asked questions<br />
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[[Category:Equipment]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Laser_Cutting_for_Dummies&diff=6907Laser Cutting for Dummies2014-02-25T17:33:32Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>== Laser Cutting for Dummies ** ==<br />
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This primer is intended to get the abject novice to be able to cut or etch a simple pattern with our [[Bumblebee]]LaserCutter. It does not describe the optimal methods of use, just a single, simple method that has been tested to work. If you get stuck please append a NOTE FROM USERS to the bottom of this page and we will review if the primer needs modification. <br />
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== Dummies Honor Roll ==<br />
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''If you use this tutorial and successfully make your first piece, please edit the wiki and place your name on the Dummies Honor Roll.''<br />
<br />
Terry W.<br />
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Dan Eklund<br />
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== What the Laser Cutter Does ==<br />
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Using the Laser Cutter is a two stage process. In Stage 1 you need to make or convert a drawing into "Vector Graphics" and output the drawing in a DXF format file. (Don't worry if those terms don't make sense to you yet, we will define them later).<br />
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In Stage 2 you will load your DXF file into the workstation at the Laser Cutting station and using a program called LaserCut, you will command the Laser Cutter to make your piece.<br />
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== Stage 1 Making the DXF file ==<br />
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Laser Cutters use a type of graphics called "Vector Graphics". Vector Graphics drawings are made by such packages as AutoCad, CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, OpenScad and Inkscape. You make a drawing of a circle, and the Laser Cutter will cut a line using the circle as its path. You can etch the area inside the circle (i.e. the disc) by telling the Laser Cutter that the circle isn't a "Cut Path" but rather an "Etch Area" later in Stage 2.<br />
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Most Laser Cutting newbies have some existing drawings that they want to cut or etch. This takes two steps. If the drawing isn't in a Vector Graphics form, we have to get it there. Once there, we have to convert it to a DXF file.<br />
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The second one is usually easy. The first is usually not. Many newbs have Bit Map drawings, even if the drawing is of lines, like the blueprint of a boat. The newb has to find a way to convert the existing drawing into a Vector Graphics drawing. This can be hard, even for non-dummies, and is beyond the scope of this document. If you have non-Vector images that need conversion and you need some help, see the Zone Warden or post the problem on Google Groups for help.<br />
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If you are creating new drawings the task is easier. Again, you may be using many packages to make your Vector Drawing for Laser Cutting. I will give you a simple example on a common package, Inkscape.<br />
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== Make your drawing on InkScape in YOUR laptop ==<br />
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0) Download Inkscape onto your laptop.<br />
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1) Open new inkscape drawing.<br />
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2) Change Layer1 name to “CUT”<br />
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3) Set drawing to fill = NONE<br />
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4) Set stroke color to BLACK set stroke width to something you can see, like 4 pixels.<br />
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5) DRAW your Cuts.<br />
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6) Add Layer 2<br />
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7) Change Layer2 name to “ETCH”<br />
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8) Set stroke color to RED.<br />
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9) Draw your etching boundaries.<br />
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10) Save all to file extension .dxf - use LWPolyLine when prompted.<br />
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11) Move the .dxf file to a flashdrive to carry to the Laser Cutter Workstation.<br />
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12) DONE<br />
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Example 1<br />
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[[File:Test1.png]]<br />
Figure 1 - The way it looks on the screen<br />
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On this page we have a black circle on CUT layer, a red circle on ETCH layer and two red circles concentric on ETCH. Figure 1.<br />
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The way the laser works for etching, is that it scans, left to right, top to bottom, toggling the etch laser between ON and OFF whenever it crosses a ETCH line. This means that etching will fill in simple outlines, but when outlines are nested, the patterns invert. So that the finished product of Example 1 will look like Fig 2.<br />
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[[File:Test2.png]]<br />
Figure 2 - The way it looks on the material<br />
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== Stage 2 Using the DXF file to run the Laser Cutter ==<br />
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1) Plug in your flashdrive into the dedicated Lasercutting Laptop on the Laser Workbench. Logon to the laptop with user LaserCut. Move your yourfile.dxf file to the MyDocuments folder.<br />
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2) Open LaserCut.<br />
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3) Import yourfile.dxf<br />
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4) Select all figures with a Cntr-A. Unite the lines with TOOLS/UNITE LINES. Use default tolerance. Let me explain what this does. Sometimes in the line drawing of a closed loop, like a hexagon, two adjacent sides dont actually touch. Their endpoints get really, really close, but don't touch. UNITE LINES closes the gap so it is a continuous line.<br />
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5) Lasercut assigns different attributes to lines of different colors. Thus our Black Lines are one group and our Red Lines are another. In the box at the Upper Left of the screen you will see the color groups and the attributes of each. Make sure your color group for the lines of cuts are designated as CUTS and the etch color groups as ETCH. Make sure your CUT layer is last and ENGRAVE is first(top). Change order if needed by selecting the layer with a mouse click on the color of the layer in the box on the upper right and use the UP and DOWN buttons beneath to change order. You always want to etch before cutting the boundary of a piece. When the boundary is cut, the piece comes loose from the bulk material and can shift a bit. If you etch last, they may be off by that shift. Etching first means the object keeps registration with the holes. In a similar vein, if your piece has interior holes, like screw holes, you need make the interior holes a special color and make sure that color group is cut before the boundary line of the piece.<br />
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6) Use LASER/SELECT ORIGIN to set which corner of the drawing will be used as origin. I usually use lower right.<br />
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6) Save the drawing as a selected name (i.e. filename.ecl -- NB: Lasercut only supports file names up to 8 characters plus extension.). This is an important step. Lasercut will not let you download instructions to the Laser Cutter until you have saved.<br />
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== Turn on the LaserCUTTER ==<br />
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0) Touch the fire extinguisher, located on the front of the Laser Cutter, on the right.<br />
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0.5) There is cash box for using the laser cutter. Running it ages the replaceable laser tube and uses power. We ask that you contribute $10/hr of lasing, minimum $1.<br />
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1) Turn on the coolent pump and air compressor by turning on the outlet strip behind BumbleBee.<br />
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2) Pinch the clear rubber hose which supplies coolant. If things are working you should get an audible alarm. Release pinch.<br />
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3) Confirm air compressor is working by checking for airflow. Open the lid on Bumblebee and place your hand under the laser head. You should feel airflow.<br />
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4) Turn on Key Switch on BumbleBee.<br />
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5) Turn on fan with toggle switch on wall west of Bumblebee.<br />
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6) Scrap material is in milk crate and under laser workbench. Usable by all.<br />
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7) Place your material in Bumblebee on honeycomb platter area which holds the material. Make sure material is flat. You can use the lead weights nearby to flatten warped material, or lay weight outside material to trap in place. Make sure weights are NOT in path of laserhead for your design.<br />
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8) On the laptop, in LaserCut, hit the DOWNLOAD button on the right lower portion of the screen.<br />
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9) In the resulting dialog box press Download Current.<br />
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10) The Front Panel Controls (FPC) on Bumblebee moves the laser through multiple “layers” of control. Each press of ESC on the FPC pops you “up” one level of command. Once on the top layer another press of ESC does nothing. You can always make sure you are at the Top Layer of control by pressing ESC three times. Press ESC on BumbleBee front panel controls(FPC) three times to get to the Top Layer of Control. Press the carriage return key (also known as the ENTER key with the symbol of the arrow going down and left) once. This will highlight the names of the files which have been downloaded. Press the UP or DOWN arrow keys until Yourfilename is shown on Bumblebee's front panel display (FPD). <br />
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11) Press ESC on the FPC three times to get to the Top Layer of Control. Use the up/down/left/right arrow buttons on the FPC to manually move the laser head. Move the laser head over your material so that the metal plunger, located on the head to the right of the black laser nozzle, is over the material you are using.<br />
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12) Press ESC on the FPC multiple times to ensure you are on top control layer. Press Z and then Datum on the FPC and the laser will automatically set laser depth. When finished press Z again.<br />
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13) From Top Layer of control, use the arrow buttons to move the red aiming dot over the material. Position the dot in the corner of the material which you set for the Origin, usually the Lower Right. Usually place the dot slightly in from an edge. The aiming dot is close, but not exactly where the laser hits, depending on the depth of the material bed. Usually it is within 1mm or so.<br />
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14) From the Top Layer of Control hit TEST to show a bounding box of where the laser will cut. Make sure it is always over the material for the full box. If it beeps and doesn't move, giving a reading of “SOFTSTOP” on the FPD this means your bounding box is off the platter. Readjust your starting position of the head manually until your bounding box is completely on the honeycomb platter always over your material.<br />
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15) When your bounding box is where you want close lid.<br />
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16) Press START/PAUSE on FPC. You can PAUSE the laser with another hit to this button if trouble arises.<br />
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17) When DONE go to Top Layer of Control with three hits of ESC. Then press DATUM to return head to safety position.<br />
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18) Open lid. Remove materials.<br />
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19) Shut down LaserCutter with the 3 switches used previously.<br />
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20) Move the SAVED .ecl file from LaserCut to your flashdrive for archiving.<br />
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21) Remove flash drive and close laptop.<br />
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== NOTES FROM USERS ==<br />
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This space intended for comments/problems/suggestions from newbs who have used this primer.<br />
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<nowiki>**</nowiki> ''Laser Cutting for Dummies'' is NOT associated with, or a product of, John Wiley and Sons, whose "...For Dummies" series is a highly successful set of instructional books covering a myriad of topics, such as ''Brain Surgery for Dummies'', ''Matt Millen's NFL Draft Strategies for Dummies'', and the newly released ''Sequestering for Dummies''.<br />
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[[Category:Laser Cutter]]<br />
[[Category:HOWTO]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=Laser_Cutter_-_Bumblebee&diff=6906Laser Cutter - Bumblebee2014-02-25T17:31:46Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>There are two of these. They have 3'x4' beds and 150 watt tubes. This one is named Bumblebee. It is identical to [[Laser Engraver - Wolverine|Wolverine]], except that whereas Bumblebee is yellow and black, Wolverine is yellow and very dark navy blue.<br />
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{{Equipment <br />
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| Name = Bumblebee<br />
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| Owner = Group-owned, purchased with funds collected from far and wide.<br />
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| StorageLocation = West wall, you can't miss it.<br />
<br />
| MakeModel = Jinan G. Weike / WKLaser LC1280<br />
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| Documentation = <br />
The setup manual, [[File:OPERATIONAL_MANUAL_OF_MACHINE_xin_USB.pdf]] is worth reading, if only for a laugh.<br />
Inside the cutter, a [http://www.leetro.com/english/sale/20.html Leetro MPC6515 control board] coordinates the motors and laser firing. Its [http://www.leetro.com/english/down/MPC6515%20%20Manual.pdf documentation] is freely downloadable.<br />
So much grief has arisen from the awful state of the documentation and software, that an entire [http://www.chineselasersupportforum.com/phpBB3/index.php Chinese laser support forum] has arisen for the hapless owners of these machines help each other.<br />
<br />
<br />
There is also [[Laser Cutting for Dummies]] on our wiki.<br />
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| LooksLike = <br />
[[File:Laser_cutter_110212.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]<br />
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| Rules =<br />
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If you are not trained yourself, operation of the laser cutter must be done under the supervision of one of the trained operators. (A list can be found on the clip board in the zone) Trained operators are: Matt A., Roger S., Nate B., Terry W., Andrew M. and Devon T. See the section below about Damage Prevention.<br />
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i3Detroit asks that users donate $0.25 per minute or $15 per hour that the beam is active. This is to replace consumables, especially the expensive bulb. There is a wooden donation box. <br />
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Do not cut or etch any plastics or other materials that contain chlorine or vinyl. A trace amount of chlorine, such as found in the glue in thin plywood or the resin of medium density fiberboard, is acceptable. Particle board has too much glue. You are responsible to know whether there is chlorine in your material before you try to cut it.<br />
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If you cut plexiglass, please be sure that it is acrylic and not polycarbonate. Look along the cut edge of the material, from the side. Polycarbonate is dark on this area; acrylic is light. Polycarbonate is one of the most dangerous materials you could try to laser. It instantly starts producing yellow, acrid, toxic fumes which will corrode your lungs, and the mechanisms and lens of the laser. When the lens clouds up with these fumes, it may reflect the laser back into the machine, which may melt the head and set the machine on fire. You may not be able to reach the fire extinguisher due to what is in your lungs. Both these outcomes will upset the community. <br />
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*[http://www.buildlog.net/blog/2010/07/laser-cut-vinyl-record-bad-idea/ Cutting vinyl:&nbsp;bad idea!] <br />
*[http://www.cnczone.com/forums/laser_engraving_cutting_machines/56833-co2_laser_pvc_cutting.html Cutting PVC, Lexan, polycarbonates:&nbsp;bad idea!]<br />
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===Materials List===<br />
*Cut or etch: Acrylic, Delrin, Leather, Matte Board Chip Board (AKA architect modeling board), Melamine, Model Foam, Rubber, Wood (natural or veneer) <br />
*Etches but does not successfully cut: Glass, Coated Metals, Painted Metals, Ceramic, Tile, Marble<br />
*Cuts but does not take etching very well: Cloth, Paper, Mylar <br />
*Banned: Human flesh (yes, this has come up), Polycarbonate (Lexan etc.), PVC, Particle Board, any plastic if you don't know for sure it is Delrin or Acrylic <br />
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| Instructions =<br />
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Get material that will fit on the bed of the laser cutter, which is 3'x4': 4 feet wide from left to right, and 3 feet long from the front to the back. Your piece must be able to fit on the bed itself, because the bed will lower to put the surface of your material in focus. However, in case anyone needs to know the whole interior of the bay for some reason: there is 51 inches of clearance between the two rails the gantry runs on (the same width as the machine's bay door). 51 inches is also the measurement from the front lip to the back wall of the machine, but the door itself takes up 3/4 of an inch of that. <br />
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You will need access to vector graphics software to design your parts. So far, DXF files seem to work the least-bad of the various vector filetypes, so use them. LaserCut is good for putting finished art into the laser, but barely adequate for designing art.<br />
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Materials which can be cut, can normally be cut up to about 3/16 of an inch. Some materials can be cut thicker with multiple passes. The thickest cut so far was of 1" thick acrylic. However, that required that it be cut from the opposite side, while flipped over and perfectly registered.<br />
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When cutting parts on the laser, you will use the software to set the cutting speed and power. If we have cut the material you are using before, you can refer to the power and speed recommendations in this list. Otherwise - experiment! Bring some scrap material to do test cuts on until you find a cut you are satisfied with. After that, record your power and speed settings in the list:<br> <br />
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===Power and Speed Rankings===<br />
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TW- I have noticed that the laser seems to lose power over time. To better get a handle on this I am going to start running Cut Rankings. Every time I use the laser, I will make a test of small squares on the 1/8 mdf, which is usually around as scrap, for cutting at 100 power. They will be staggered at speeds of 5.10.15.20. I will put the results and date. If others could do this to we might start to see what we need to do.<br />
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* Cut means fall out / Popout means req'd push to release / No Cut means not seperable<br />
* 6/2/13 1/8 MDF 5 CUT 10 CUT 15 POPOUT 20 NO CUT<br />
* 6/9/13 1/8 MDF 5 CUT 10 CUT 15 POPOUT 20 POPOUT<br />
* 6/10/13 1/8 MDF 5 CUT 10 CUT 15 CUT 20 POPOUT<br />
* 6/11/13 1/8 MDF 5 CUT 10 CUT 15 POPOUT 20 POPOUT<br />
* 6/12/13 1/8 MDF 5 No CUT 10 NO CUT 15 NO CUT 20 NO CUT<br />
* 7/31/13 1/8 mdf 30 cut 33 cut 37 popout 40 popout<br />
* 8/6/13 1/8 mdf 20 cut 23 cut 27 cut 30 popout<br />
* 8/12/13 1/8 mdf 20 cut 23 cut 27 popout 30 nocut<br />
* 11/14/13 1/8 mdf 12cut 20 no cut<br />
* 11/14/13 1/8 mdf AFTER Cleaning 20 cut 25 cut 30 popout<br />
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<br />
IF speed for CUT in 1/8 mdf falls below 20,then check focus and have a trainer clean both mirrors and lens.<br />
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<br />
In general: <br />
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*Lower speeds allow for lower cutting power, which saves life on the laser tube. <br />
*Lower speeds cut a wider "kerf" (thickness of cut) through the material. <br />
*At higher speeds the cut is faster but requires higher power, which uses up the laser tube faster. <br />
*High power on wood and paper may cause some discoloration near the cuts (browning color from burned material).<br />
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Time-of-cut checklist:<br />
# Place material (square to edge of honeycomb).<br />
# Cover inactive honeycomb area except an "intake" in front of the material. This directs smoke away from the gantry. <br />
# Turn on POWER STRIP on floor behind cutter. This should bring up the chiller and air-assist pump.<br />
# Gently pinch rubber hose from laser to chiller, to trigger chiller alarm, verifying that it's awake.<br />
# Assure the exhaust is open on the back of the unit, right next to the chiller. Slide the door all the way open (to the left).<br />
# Turn keyswitch to on, and wait for boot and home to complete.<br />
# With the D-pad, jog head over to center of material.<br />
# Press "Z" to enter the mode to raise or lower the bed. <br />
# Keep one hand over emergency-stop. Press "Datum" to auto-focus. <br />
# Press "Z" again to exit Z mode.<br />
# Wave hand under head and verify that air-assist is blowing.<br />
# Download design from LaserCut software.<br />
# With the D-pad, jog head to start of cut.<br />
# Keep one hand over emergency-stop while using the "Test" button to check boundaries.<br />
# Turn on the exhaust fan (black switchbox on wall).<br />
# Lift the fire extinguisher and set it back down. This verifies that your muscle-memory knows where it is.<br />
# Press "Start".<br />
# DO NOT WALK AWAY. See http://www.thinkhaus.org/2011/04/03/lazzoring-is-serious-business/ for why.<br />
# When cutter finishes, observe elapsed time on LCD and put money into box.<br />
# Also, please remember to turn off the exhaust blower! The furnaces have to put back everything it removes.<br />
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| OtherReferences =<br />
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http://boxmaker.rahulbotics.com/ makes wonderful box patterns that you can put into the laser cutter.<br />
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| MaintenanceInfo =<br />
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How To Calibrate The Auto-Focus<br />
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From time to time the auto-focus gets out of alignment for various reasons gradual or sudden. The depth-finding plunger is at the wrong height. One of two things have usually happened. A. The lens cylinder has telescoped in itself, because the thumb screw that forms its lip was loosened, so calibration is done by pushing it back in place and re-tightening it; or, B. the depth-finding plunger is at the wrong height on the lens cylinder.<br />
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Regardless of which of those parts you are adjusting, use the huge acrylic brick which is on the shelves to measure your success and determine whether to go up or down. Put the block under the laser, do an auto-focus, and mash the "Laser" button for several seconds. The resulting hole will get thinner as it goes down, and then thicken out. This matches the shape of the beam. When the narrowest point of the hole (where the beam is most concentrated) is as close to the surface of the acrylic block as possible, this means the auto-focus plunger is at the correct height.<br />
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If you are not telescoping the actual lens cylinder itself, you will adjust the bracket that connects the auto-focus plunger to the lens cylinder. The bracket tightens on both ends, where it grips both those things. Ideally you would move the bracket where it grips the lens cylinder, not where it grips the plunger. But at the moment (April 2013), the clear plastic screws that tighten the bracket on the lens cylinder have their heads broken off from use. Roger is finding replacements for them. In the meantime, use the hex wrench in the white plastic tub to loosen the screw in the bracket which holds in the plunger.<br />
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Gently twist the plunger and pull up or down to adjust its elevation within the bracket. This twist will keep it from jumping up or down farther than you intend to. You'll probably want to just barely nudge it up or down. Then tighten the bracket and burn another focus hole. Repeat until the narrowest part of the hole is at the surface of the block.<br />
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| ToDos = <br />
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;New cylinders to hold different lenses, <br />
:...to make it easy and safe to change them without smudging or damage. Sector67 has indicated they may make some of these. (The existing cylinder has too narrow an opening for the lens that gives a long focal length. Its beam is so wide that it hits the lip and heats up the cylinder.)<br />
;Payment-measuring timer.<br />
:One way to do this would be to measure current to the machine and time how long it runs at laser-firing power. It would be good to put a button on the timer that would re-set it to zero.<br />
:Another way, used at other spaces, is to use the "blow" output contact from the controller, which is meant to trigger the air-assist, in case bottled gas is being used for special cutting. <br />
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===Done===<br />
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;Payment box.<br />
:Greg Smith made it.<br />
;Laptop desk.<br />
:Standing desk built by [[user:Dustinbikes|Dustin White]] & Ted Hansen.<br />
;Aperture in the chassis, through which to thread the blue USB cable with a grommet.<br />
:Instead, we discovered an exit under the machine and threaded it through that. [[user:Mattarnold|Matt Arnold]] used sugru on the side of the standing desk for a place to attach the end of the cable when unused.<br />
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| FAQs =<br />
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A list of commonly asked questions<br />
<br />
1) If I have a jpeg file, how do I etch it on a piece of acryllic?<br />
:The easiest way is to import the jpeg file into the LaserCut software, then put it on an engrave layer.<br />
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2) If I set speed on LaserCut, what does the SPEED % mean on the display of the Laser Cutter?<br />
:The speed on the Laser cutter screen is irrelevant. When uploading files manually (Without the LaserCut software) this is where you change your speed/power. However, LaserCut handles all of this for you, and the cutter will follow your settings from the program, regardless of what they are set for on the cutter itself.<br />
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3) I have a jpeg of a line drawing. How can I cut a piece of acryllic using that line drawing?<br />
:It is recommended that you upload the image into a vector art program (ie: Illustrator, Inkscape) and trace the into tool paths. If you try to cut the jpeg directly, the cutter will also try to cut the artifacts in the image and not only extend your cut time, but also create the potential of ruining your image.<br />
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4) Do I need training to use the Laser Cutter? If so, how do I get it?<br />
:Yes, use of the laser cutters must requires you to be a member and either training, or the supervision of a trained operator. If you would like to be trained, or need assistance, you may either contact the zone wardens, or one of the trained operators listed (both on the wiki and in the zone) and a time can be set up. <br />
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5) Why do we have 2 Laser Cutters?<br />
:When the lasers were originally purchased, we received a huge discount by ordering multiple. (Three were actually ordered. The third is located with our friends, Sector67.) After the funds were raised for the actual purchase (via a kick-starter), one of our members contributed the funds necessary to purchase all three units. As a result, Bumblebee is owned by the space, [[Laser Engraver - Wolverine|Wolverine]] is owned by Roger S., and the third was purchased/is owned by Sector67 in Madison, Wisconsin.<br />
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== How To ==<br />
[[HOWTO_PCB_Stencil|How to cut PCB solderpaste stencils]]<br />
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== TroubleShooting ==<br />
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'''When running TEST I get a SOFT STOP message on screen and no test.'''<br />
That usually means your cut runs off the laser table. Check your origin point on the file and where you have the laser head starting. Sometimes it means that Logical Origin is set to ON which places your cut off the table, no matter where you have manually set the laser head.<br />
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'''How can I turn off Logical Origin?'''<br />
To Cancel Logical Origin we will use the keys on the Control Panel on the Laser and the Control Panel Display.<br />
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1) Hit ESC 3 times.<br />
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2) Hit the RETURN key (the one with an arrow that goes down and to the left). This should highlight the current file name.<br />
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3) Hit RETURN again. This should pop you to the Logical Origin screen.<br />
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4) Hit Right Arrow until the field Cancel Logical Origin YES is highlighted.<br />
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5) Hit RETURN.<br />
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That should do it.<br />
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'''My Test doesn't start where my laser head is and I have turned Logical Origin off'''<br />
Make sure and check the IMMEDIATE box and save before Downloading AND turn off Logical Origin to allow the origin to be the manually set position of the laser head.<br />
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'''It takes several minutes or infinite minutes to compile in LaserCut'''<br />
I have had this happen with some (but not all) DXF files from OpenSCAD. Open the dxf file in CorelDraw and then save it as dxf. It will "clean it up" and you compiles will now be very quick. I have no clue what is happening.<br />
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'''When cutting 1/8mdf through it takes 100% and slower than 20 speed.'''<br />
Check Focus. If problem persists have trainer clean lens and mirrors. DO NOT attempt cleaning if you are NOT a trainer.<br />
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TRAINERS NOTE: Alcohol and cotton bundle. Convex lens side goes TOWARDS laser. capture ring tool is in white box. use tweezers for removal of oring.<br />
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<br />
== Damage Prevention ==<br />
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The most common way the laser can injure itself is colliding its plunger with something when it moves itself. Moving itself takes place during a job, when going to the logical origin that has been set to begin or end a job, or when homing to the upper right corner of the bed. Homing takes place when pressing the Datum button, or when the machine powers on, such as recovering from an emergency stop. <br />
If the plunger is mounted on the wrong side, it can collide with the machine frame during homing.<br />
The plunger can collide with material or with weights that are holding down material. During a job, sometimes a flexible material will lift off the bed through heat curling, or when cutting releases its pent-up spring energy. Continuing the job might cause the head to collide with the newly-emerged edge.<br />
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Only use the auto-focus feature (z-datum) when plunger is over material. Otherwise, the plunger tip goes into the honeycomb without being pressed down, so the Z-motion doesn't stop itself, and crushes the lens head into the bed. <br />
Keep your hand over the emergency stop when auto-focusing.<br />
Everyone should practice hitting the emergency stop button. Pressing the emergency stop does not cause an emergency.<br />
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Be very careful when removing the emergency stop, because it homes itself during every power-on. So, be sure the lens head is free. If the table is so high that the plunger is stuck in the honeycomb, open the lower doors of the laser, manually pull the belts on the screws so that the bed goes down. After this, this procedure will have to be reversed, measuring the distance from both sides of the bed to both sides of the gantry. <br />
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Coolant failure will destroy the laser, so each time the laser is used, squeeze the coolant tube to ensure that the alarm would go off. <br />
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Be sure the exhaust is on, or the smoke gathering in the machine will damage the mechanics, the optics, and any nearby humans. <br />
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Never laser-cut polycarbonate. It is highly flammable, and will produce toxic, highly corrosive smoke. Also do not cut plastics containing chlorine. Acrylic and delrin are currently the only known-safe plastics.<br />
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Before cutting something with an reflective surface, consult a user who is qualified for training or maintenance.<br />
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If material catches on fire, hit the emergency stop, yell "fire", and use the fire extinguisher mounted to the front of the laser. Pull the pin, and spray carbon dioxide gas in a sweeping motion over the flames. It just dispenses carbon dioxide gas, not foam. This will do no damage. It's just loud. <br />
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}}<br />
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[[Category:Laser Cutter]]<br />
[[Category:Equipment]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=HOWTO_Be_Treasurer&diff=6905HOWTO Be Treasurer2014-02-25T17:27:59Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>{{Template:Procedure}}<br />
<br />
== Beginning of month checklist ==<br />
Do this ASAP after the first member meeting of the month.<br />
* Collect all cash and check dues from the dues dropbox, place them in the "to process" envelope.<br />
* For each dues check:<br />
** Enter the check into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Undeposited Checks" account.<br />
** Enter the check into the CRM.<br />
** Place the check in the "to deposit" envolope as soon as you are done.<br />
* For each cash payment:<br />
** Enter the payment into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Cash" account.<br />
** Enter the payment into the CRM.<br />
** Write a paper receipt for the payment and place the member copy in the "dues receipts" envelope.<br />
** Place the cash in the "to deposit" envelope.<br />
* For each Amazon payment.<br />
** Enter the payment into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Amazon Payments" account.<br />
* Add up all cash and checks in the "to deposit" folder, make sure the amounts match "Undeposited Checks," "Cash," and "Amazon Payments" in QuickBooks.<br />
* Check the "Accounts" tab in the CRM for members who owe two or more month's dues. (Is two month's a good cut-off?)<br />
** Visit that member's "plan" tab, and set the end date of their membership to the last day of the previous month (e.g. if you are doing this on Sept 3, set the end date to Aug 31).<br />
* Visit the "Payments" > "Billing" tab in the CRM.<br />
** Click "Run Billings" to debit each member's account for the current month's dues.<br />
***JAN2014, FEB2014<br />
** Click "Send Emails" to email any members with an outstanding balance.<br />
* Transfer the amazon account into the Checking Account, and record the transaction in QuickBooks.<br />
* Deposit the "to deposit" envelope into the checking account and place the deposit slip in the "Deposit Slips" envelope for the current year.<br />
<br />
== Pre-board meeting checklist ==<br />
Do these tasks once every month after the "beginning of the month" checklist and before the second-Tuesday board meeting.<br />
* Reconcile the previous month's bank statement.<br />
* Prepare a balance sheet.<br />
* Prepare an income/expense report.<br />
* Save a PDF of these reports in the i3 Dropbox.<br />
* Mail the reports to board@i3detroit.com.<br />
<br />
== Advice ==<br />
* Check the mail on a regular basis.<br />
* Collect cash/check dues payments from the dues dropbox.<br />
* When people try to randomly hand you fistfuls of dollar bills, remind them to fill out a payment form and put in in the dues dropbox. Expect this to happen at least on a weekly basis.<br />
* Transfer Amazon payments from our Amazon account to our bank account.<br />
* Perform investigative work to determine who has actually paid dues when members ignore your requests to use their full name when they make payments.<br />
* File the taxes.<br />
* Write reimbursement checks for approved expenses incurred by members.<br />
* If you don’t want to be writing checks every single time you walk through the door, practice telling members they have to wait until the next meeting to get reimbursed for their expenses.<br />
* Make sure the bills get paid on time. See the chart below for info on what payment methods are used for each bill.<br />
* Send a monthly invoice to B. Nektar for their share of the electric bill.<br />
* Enter dues payments into the CRM.<br />
* Enter all income and expenses into Quickbooks.<br />
* Deposit cash and checks at the bank.<br />
* Present monthly financial reports to the Board of Directors.<br />
* Provide sensible fiscal guidance whenever large purchases are being considered. <br />
* Write up receipts for donations, and maintain the donation logbook.<br />
* Follow up with members whose checks bounce; follow up with the same members the following month when their checks bounce again.<br />
* Deal with people constantly coming up to you with questions about finances every single time you come up to the space to work on your own projects.<br />
* Answer the same questions, over and over again, usually regarding information that is already posted on the wiki.<br />
* Get told how to do your job by people who don't understand how our organization actually operates.<br />
* Regularly remind yourself that you're only stuck with this job for a year.<br />
<br />
== Regular, recurring expenses and how they are paid ==<br />
<br />
<br />
There are several expenses that are incurred on a regular and recurring basis. The following table describes each one, including a description of how the expense is paid. "Check" means that a physical check is written and delivered to the creditor. Note that some bills are actual paper bills that get delivered to the space--check the mailbox regularly for these and other important things.<br />
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{| width="600" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Payee (reason) <br />
! scope="col" | Frequency <br />
! scope="col" | Amount <br />
! scope="col" | Mode of Payment<br />
|-<br />
| John Hutt (rent) <br />
| Monthly <br />
| $2130.00 <br />
| Check, payable to John Hutt, hand-delivered to mailbox of John's landscaping business (next door to i3).<br />
|-<br />
| WOW (internet)<br />
| Monthly <br />
| $74.50 <br />
| Automatic debit from checking.<br />
|-<br />
| Runco Waste (dumpster) <br />
| Monthly<br />
| $65.00 <br />
| Check; paper bill is mailed to 1481 Wordsworth.<br />
|-<br />
| Consumers Energy (gas) <br />
| Monthly <br />
| Varies <br />
| Automatic debit from checking.<br />
|-<br />
| DTE&nbsp;Energy (electricity) <br />
| Monthly <br />
| Varies <br />
| Automatic debit from checking; we send an invoice to B. Nektar for their portion of the bill.<br />
|-<br />
| Westfield Group (insurance) <br />
| Monthly <br />
| $89.00 <br />
| Automatic debit from checking.<br />
|-<br />
| John Hutt (water) <br />
| Quarterly <br />
| $200 <br />
| Check, payable to John Hutt, hand-delivered to mailbox of John's landscaping business (next door to i3); John Hutt delivers copy of bill to 1481 Wordsworth mailbox after subtracting B. Nektar's portion.<br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Internal HOWTO]][[Category:Organization Information]][[Category:Historic Archive Data]]</div>Tesralhttps://www.i3detroit.org/wi/index.php?title=HOWTO_Be_Treasurer&diff=6904HOWTO Be Treasurer2014-02-25T17:25:07Z<p>Tesral: </p>
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<div>{{Template:Procedure}}<br />
<br />
== Beginning of month checklist ==<br />
Do this ASAP after the first member meeting of the month.<br />
* Collect all cash and check dues from the dues dropbox, place them in the "to process" envelope.<br />
* For each dues check:<br />
** Enter the check into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Undeposited Checks" account.<br />
** Enter the check into the CRM.<br />
** Place the check in the "to deposit" envolope as soon as you are done.<br />
* For each cash payment:<br />
** Enter the payment into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Cash" account.<br />
** Enter the payment into the CRM.<br />
** Write a paper receipt for the payment and place the member copy in the "dues receipts" envelope.<br />
** Place the cash in the "to deposit" envelope.<br />
* For each Amazon payment.<br />
** Enter the payment into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Amazon Payments" account.<br />
* Add up all cash and checks in the "to deposit" folder, make sure the amounts match "Undeposited Checks," "Cash," and "Amazon Payments" in QuickBooks.<br />
* Check the "Accounts" tab in the CRM for members who owe two or more month's dues. (Is two month's a good cut-off?)<br />
** Visit that member's "plan" tab, and set the end date of their membership to the last day of the previous month (e.g. if you are doing this on Sept 3, set the end date to Aug 31).<br />
* Visit the "Payments" > "Billing" tab in the CRM.<br />
** Click "Run Billings" to debit each member's account for the current month's dues.<br />
***JAN2014, FEB2014<br />
** Click "Send Emails" to email any members with an outstanding balance.<br />
* Transfer the amazon account into the Checking Account, and record the transaction in QuickBooks.<br />
* Deposit the "to deposit" envelope into the checking account and place the deposit slip in the "Deposit Slips" envelope for the current year.<br />
<br />
== Pre-board meeting checklist ==<br />
Do these tasks once every month after the "beginning of the month" checklist and before the second-Tuesday board meeting.<br />
* Reconcile the previous month's bank statement.<br />
* Prepare a balance sheet.<br />
* Prepare an income/expense report.<br />
* Save a PDF of these reports in the i3 Dropbox.<br />
* Mail the reports to board@i3detroit.com.<br />
<br />
== Advice ==<br />
* Check the mail on a regular basis.<br />
* Collect cash/check dues payments from the dues dropbox.<br />
* When people try to randomly hand you fistfuls of dollar bills, remind them to fill out a payment form and put in in the dues dropbox. Expect this to happen at least on a weekly basis.<br />
* Transfer Amazon payments from our Amazon account to our bank account.<br />
* Perform investigative work to determine who has actually paid dues when members ignore your requests to use their full name when they make payments.<br />
* File the taxes.<br />
* Write reimbursement checks for approved expenses incurred by members.<br />
* If you don’t want to be writing checks every single time you walk through the door, practice telling members they have to wait until the next meeting to get reimbursed for their expenses.<br />
* Make sure the bills get paid on time. See the chart below for info on what payment methods are used for each bill.<br />
* Send a monthly invoice to B. Nektar for their share of the electric bill.<br />
* Enter dues payments into the CRM.<br />
* Enter all income and expenses into Quickbooks.<br />
* Deposit cash and checks at the bank.<br />
* Present monthly financial reports to the Board of Directors.<br />
* Provide sensible fiscal guidance whenever large purchases are being considered. <br />
* Write up receipts for donations, and maintain the donation logbook.<br />
* Follow up with members whose checks bounce; follow up with the same members the following month when their checks bounce again.<br />
* Deal with people constantly coming up to you with questions about finances every single time you come up to the space to work on your own projects.<br />
* Answer the same questions, over and over again, usually regarding information that is already posted on the wiki.<br />
* Get told how to do your job by people who don't understand how our organization actually operates.<br />
* Regularly remind yourself that you're only stuck with this job for a year.<br />
<br />
== Regular, recurring expenses and how they are paid ==<br />
<br />
<br />
There are several expenses that are incurred on a regular and recurring basis. The following table describes each one, including a description of how the expense is paid. "Check" means that a physical check is written and delivered to the creditor. Note that some bills are actual paper bills that get delivered to the space--check the mailbox regularly for these and other important things.<br />
<br />
{| width="600" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Payee (reason) <br />
! scope="col" | Frequency <br />
! scope="col" | Amount <br />
! scope="col" | Mode of Payment<br />
|-<br />
| John Hutt (rent) <br />
| Monthly <br />
| $2130.00 <br />
| Check, payable to John Hutt, hand-delivered to mailbox of John's landscaping business (next door to i3).<br />
|-<br />
| WOW (internet)<br />
| Monthly <br />
| $74.50 <br />
| Automatic debit from checking.<br />
|-<br />
| Runco Waste (dumpster) <br />
| Monthly<br />
| $65.00 <br />
| Check; paper bill is mailed to 1481 Wordsworth.<br />
|-<br />
| Consumers Energy (gas) <br />
| Monthly <br />
| Varies <br />
| Automatic debit from checking.<br />
|-<br />
| DTE&nbsp;Energy (electricity) <br />
| Monthly <br />
| Varies <br />
| Automatic debit from checking; we send an invoice to B. Nektar for their portion of the bill.<br />
|-<br />
| Westfield Group (insurance) <br />
| Monthly <br />
| $89.00 <br />
| Automatic debit from checking.<br />
|-<br />
| John Hutt (water) <br />
| Quarterly <br />
| $200 <br />
| Check, payable to John Hutt, hand-delivered to mailbox of John's landscaping business (next door to i3); John Hutt delivers copy of bill to 1481 Wordsworth mailbox after subtracting B. Nektar's portion.<br />
|}<br />
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<div>{{Equipment <br />
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| Name = Binocular Microscope<br />
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| Zone = Electronics Shop<br />
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| Owner = [[User:Agmlego|Andrew Meyer]] (100%)<br />
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| StorageLocation = East end of west bench<br />
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| MakeModel = Schott illuminator, Nikon SMZ-2B binocular microscope<br />
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| PartNumber = SMZ-2B<br />
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| Documentation = <br />
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| LooksLike = <br />
[[File:binoc_microscope.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Binocular Microscope]]<br />
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| Rules =<br />
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*Please turn off the illuminator when not in use.<br />
*Please do not force any knobs. If a knob does not turn as far as you think it should, please ask.<br />
*Please avoid gumming up the optics or mechanics with solder smoke--use an extractor!<br />
*Please clear everything '''but''' the microscope and the illuminator off the west bench when done.<br />
<br />
| Instructions =<br />
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| Maintenance Info =<br />
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*Please periodically and '''gently''' clean the objective and eyepieces with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth and some Windex.<br />
*Please periodically lubricate the slides with Tri-Flow or other PTFE/Teflon lubricant.}}<br />
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<div>{{Equipment <br />
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| Name = Binocular Microscope<br />
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| Zone = Electronics Room<br />
<br />
| Owner = [[User:Agmlego|Andrew Meyer]] (100%)<br />
<br />
| StorageLocation = East end of west bench<br />
<br />
| MakeModel = Schott illuminator, Nikon SMZ-2B binocular microscope<br />
<br />
| PartNumber = SMZ-2B<br />
<br />
| Documentation = <br />
<br />
| LooksLike = <br />
[[File:binoc_microscope.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Binocular Microscope]]<br />
<br />
| Rules =<br />
<br />
*Please turn off the illuminator when not in use.<br />
*Please do not force any knobs. If a knob does not turn as far as you think it should, please ask.<br />
*Please avoid gumming up the optics or mechanics with solder smoke--use an extractor!<br />
*Please clear everything '''but''' the microscope and the illuminator off the west bench when done.<br />
<br />
| Instructions =<br />
<br />
| MaintenanceInfo =<br />
<br />
*Please periodically and '''gently''' clean the objective and eyepieces with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth and some Windex.<br />
*Please periodically lubricate the slides with Tri-Flow or other PTFE/Teflon lubricant.}}<br />
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<div>=Agenda=<br />
'''Chair Justin Triplett'''<br />
<br />
==Action Item Review==<br />
* Justin T. - Make a financial and a membership report by the 3rd Tue meeting<br />
** Meetings happened to figure this out, but no numbers yet.<br />
** We have approximately 120 members<br />
* <strike>Nate B. - Work with Jody to fix welding things</strike><br />
* Brian W. - Talk with other owners of Bridgeport to find new ways find a new owner for it<br />
** Possibly Matt Arnold's uncle would be interested in purchasing the CNC<br />
** His uncle will contact Jim Kemp about the Bridgeport<br />
* Alex W. - Organize a discussion on the possibility of a new i3 sign to replace/upgrade the banner<br />
** Marie and Alex showed up to a meeting<br />
** Looking at Plasma cutting some metal with a powder coat<br />
** Possible lighting<br />
** Alex will check with the landlord and the city to have it approved<br />
<br />
==Introductions==<br />
* Alan M. - Interested in joining. Technical illustrator for Ford<br />
* Kelly - Just visiting. Leather worker, enjoys laser cutter<br />
* John - Likes mechanical projects, works as a Mechanical<br />
* Robert - Interested in laser cutter and CNC Machine<br />
* Max G-A - Membership coordinator, Tree Zone warden<br />
* Vince - Makes recording equipment, working on some microphones carved out of exotic wood<br />
* Neil - A member for 2 years, plans to be back more frequently, into linux, laser cutter<br />
* Jody - Runs welding zone, and it will be getting more awesome soon<br />
<br />
==Show and Tell==<br />
* Porcelain made in the new ceramics kiln. It's a blue vase with a white relief design<br />
** Talk about slip casting!<br />
** Ceramics Kiln goes up to 2370 F<br />
* Wood Marquetry with laser cut veneers<br />
** Promotion for the upcoming Marquetry class<br />
* Occulus Rift <br />
** Virtual Reality? No Tele-reality goggles<br />
<br />
==Hangouts Microphone==<br />
* It's not loud enough<br />
<br />
==CRM and Google Groups Emails==<br />
* Users have different emails or they are on the CRM but not on the Google Groups<br />
* Nate B. will be sending out an email to help people correct this<br />
* Ideally people will use the same email for both systems<br />
<br />
==Zone updates==<br />
<br />
===Craft Room===<br />
* Husqvarna is not working so well<br />
** Terry offered to take it in to help figure it out or have it repaired<br />
** Repair or service may cost $100<br />
<br />
===E Lab===<br />
* Snarkfest.<br />
* We got some samples of displays from a give-away!<br />
<br />
===Kiln Zone===<br />
* Ceramic and Glass Kiln operational. <br />
* Member list request for direction in classes.<br />
* Thinking about getting glazes and clay<br />
** People interested should get together to come to a consensus on what colors would be most interesting<br />
<br />
===Metal Shop===<br />
* Overhead storage for Members in Metal Shop<br />
** Thanks for cleaning that stuff out Steve B<br />
<br />
===Tool Crib===<br />
* Greg Smith will make a money box for the Tool Crib<br />
<br />
===Snack Zone===<br />
* All requests have been filled. <br />
* We have a new section of Microwave Meals in the wall cabinet to the left of the Keurig. Instructions on the door.<br />
Please PostIt or email all new requests.<br />
* Could we have a water purifier? Justing will talk with Terry later.<br />
<br />
===Welding Zone===<br />
* Status of the P&H TIG...<br />
** A new TIG that with pretty advanced capability is coming here<br />
** Thanks to Jim Kemp for acquiring it<br />
* The old TIG welder is on it's last legs<br />
** Jody is looking for anyone interested in trying to fix the old TIG welder<br />
** Fix it for use or fix it to sell, or don't fix and sell<br />
** Nate B. and Evan A. will help. <br />
* Pegboard!<br />
** Metal Zone donated some nice metal pegboard<br />
** Can we get more of it? Does anyone have some?<br />
<br />
===Wood Shop===<br />
* New router is here, in table in the back<br />
** Somewhat different that others, adjusts from the top<br />
** 10 minute tour after the meeting<br />
<br />
==Proposal to Revise Standing Rules==<br />
[[User:djscholl|Dave S]]<br />
<br />
I would like to request a general member vote on the following proposed change to the standing rules. The reasons for the proposed changes were described in detail in a post to the member's mailing list on January 15.<br />
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That the current Section 8 entitled "Revocation", be replaced with a new Section 8 entitled "Suspension", as follows:<br />
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Section 8. Suspension<br />
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"Suspension" refers to suspension of a person's membership.<br />
A person whose membership is in suspension does not pay dues and shall have no members-only rights or privileges.<br />
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Grounds for suspension:<br />
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The member refuses to behave safely or repeatedly fails to store property safely<br />
The member repeatedly fails to clean up after themselves or their guests or abandons property more than twice in a 30 day period<br />
The member is a disruption about whom multiple members have complained<br />
The member shares access credentials with a non-member beyond the limits described in 7.2<br />
The member has engaged in other conduct which is, in the judgement of the Board of Directors, materially and seriously harmful to the interests or purposes of i3 Detroit<br />
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A suspension shall be decided by majority vote of the Board of Directors and shall follow all applicable procedures in Article 3, Section 10: Termination of Membership, in the Bylaws.<br />
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When suspending a membership, the Board of Directors shall specify one or more conditions under which the suspension will be lifted, such as after a certain duration or by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. A person whose suspension has been lifted is welcome to resume membership.<br />
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<br />
'''The proposal passed by majority. Many in favor, none opposed.'''<br />
<br />
* Changes include<br />
** Renaming "Revocation" as "Suspension"<br />
** Makes direct reference to the part of the Bylaws that pertain to revocation<br />
** Changes unanimous vote to majority vote<br />
* Current approach for discipline is either a scolding, or on the other extreme, the "nuclear option" of banning<br />
* "Suspension" conveys the temporary nature of the action<br />
** Naming carefully selected by reference to several dictionary sources<br />
* Revocation has never happened before<br />
** Current policy has not done anything yet, but prolong matters and frustrate the board<br />
** Allowed destructive behavior to continue while the board was helpless to do anything about it<br />
* Banning has happened with the same unanimous requirement, but it is a more extreme punishment<br />
<br />
<br />
==Review of Budget Process Status==<br />
[[User:darvon|Terry W]]<br />
<br />
Brief summary of status of Budget Process and projected time line.<br />
* New email budget@i3detroit.com<br />
* Terry will make instructions about standard ways to carry out budget requests<br />
* Terry will be accepting and verifying all budget requests, and reporting them to the treasurer<br />
<br />
==Action Items==<br />
* Justin T. - Make a financial and a membership report by the 3rd Tue meeting<br />
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=Attendance=<br />
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* Ted H.<br />
* Adrienne Patterson<br />
* Marie-Therese<br />
* Matt O.<br />
* Jody R.<br />
* Matt Huber<br />
* Neil Funk<br />
* Matt Arnold<br />
* Kelly Carnahan<br />
* Matt Switlik<br />
* Chris Prout<br />
* Alan McLenon<br />
* John Fader<br />
* Steve Nowicki<br />
* Terry Wynn<br />
* Evan Allen<br />
* Konrad Brown<br />
* Greg Smith<br />
* Dave Scholl<br />
* Vince Perri<br />
* Ted Huff<br />
* Maxwell Gonyea-Alexander<br />
* Bruce Webber<br />
* Steve Brook<br />
* Madalyn Winans<br />
* Adam Scholl<br />
* Devon Truscott<br />
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<div>General Meeting Minutes<br />
July 19, 2011<br />
<br />
Brad<br />
* Brad has agreed to take a break from his duties as Secretary.<br />
* The details are mostly private and will not be disclosed to the members.<br />
* Brad has not vacated the office; he is just taking a break.<br />
* At this point, there doesn't seem to be a pressing need to appoint/vote<br />
a replacement. Duties will be covered by other officers as necessary.<br />
<br />
Chronotune<br />
* The Chronotune was put in the dumpster as part of a prank.<br />
* There is no danger of peoples' projects being dumped without<br />
sufficient warning.<br />
* Needs a little love to get it ready for MF.<br />
<br />
Parking Tickets<br />
* Meant as means of spurring people into being responsible about large projects.<br />
* Meant to foster a spirit of cooperation, not confrontation.<br />
* Clock starts running only after e-mail is posted to announce- list; seven<br />
days afterward, item can be removed, but only by board.<br />
* Board is responsible for removal; disposition of removed items is at board's<br />
discretion.<br />
* Members should bring overdue tickets to the attention of the board.<br />
* Potential legal issues for discarding other members' property.<br />
* E-mail to i3detroit-board@googlegroups or board@i3detroit.com.<br />
* Parking tickets are best avoided by getting a parking permit; give<br />
completed permits to a board member for approval.<br />
<br />
Maker Faire Prep<br />
* No truck will be provided by i3; members are responsible for arranging<br />
their own project transport to/from MF.<br />
* Members will have pickup trucks and trailers available to help move stuff.<br />
See Nick or Eric.<br />
<br />
Maker Faire Party<br />
* Brad was spearheading party prep; unknown whether Brad is still doing it.<br />
* Electromagnate have prepared a 15 minute preview of their documentary that<br />
will be shown at the party.<br />
* Will there be alcohol served? Probably should be.<br />
* MetroTimes is completely out of the picture, 'kind of overlapping with<br />
our party.'<br />
* Rocco stepped up to take over party planning.<br />
* Should arrange an extra dumpster tip before and after MF.<br />
<br />
MF Kiosk<br />
* Bill Putt has some extra kiosks to let i3 use.<br />
* Support for on-the-spot donations and membership sign ups.<br />
* Issuing a key wouldn't be possible.<br />
<br />
Sponsor<br />
* eSigns will be sponsoring Power Wheels in exchange for a link from<br />
the i3 website.<br />
* eSigns will also give us several signs each year.<br />
<br />
Cleaning<br />
* Thanks to all who helped clean the space on Sunday. Yay!<br />
<br />
Member Storage<br />
* Watch the mailing list for 'reaper' progress reports.<br />
* Next report will be some time this week; should be sent to announce list.<br />
* Reaper is primarily interested in unlabeled and oversized items.<br />
* At minimum, each member's shelf should be labeled.<br />
<br />
Air Conditioning<br />
* Front office AC was broken; turned out it had blown a fuse.<br />
* Eric replaced fuse; doesn't seem to have larger issues.<br />
* If it blows more fuses, may have to notify landlord.<br />
<br />
RedBull Creation<br />
* Seemed to be very popular.<br />
* Unofficially, i3 came in second place; cannot say that officially<br />
though (eg, in press releases, etc.)<br />
* Ad agency got most stuff pre-approved, but RB changed a lot of<br />
things when they came on the scene.<br />
* Came back with some nice tools.<br />
* Need to follow up on contacts made at competition.<br />
* Thanks to Rocco and Hans for supporting the team on-site.<br />
* Thanks to Detroit away team.<br />
* Our local RB rep sucks; Brooklyn rep says she'll make it happen.<br />
<br />
Dake Tools<br />
* Makes metal-working tools.<br />
* Michigan-based<br />
* i3 fixed one of the RBC machines (drill press); Dake noticed<br />
and will hopefully reciprocate.<br />
* Eric talked to sales reps, invited them to the space. They're<br />
going to see what they can do for i3.<br />
<br />
Tools, benches, floors<br />
* Clean up after yourself!<br />
* Don't leave scraps, project parts, trash, tools, etc. when you<br />
finish for the day/night.<br />
* Nate B is going to start seriously pressing this issue; ultimately,<br />
persistently sloppy members will be kicked out of the fun club.<br />
* If you use one of the heavy duty shop vacs, don't use a cord reel<br />
unless it's a heavy duty reel (which we currently don't have).<br />
<br />
Of Mice and Food<br />
* New rule: Open food may be tossed on sight.<br />
* Please use this rule judiciously; don't throw out food unless you're<br />
sure the owner has left for the day/night.<br />
* Dustin still working to see if his father can help out.<br />
* Eliminating the mice is probably impossible.<br />
* Food stored in plastic containers should be okay (eg. Tupperware).<br />
<br />
CNC Update<br />
* It moves!<br />
* Will be rewired so that it doesn't kill people.<br />
* Steve H. needs help to clean coolant tank.<br />
<br />
Next Door Space<br />
* Landlord is interested in leasing the other side of the space to i3.<br />
* Space is empty; walls have been power washed.<br />
* May not have to lease the whole thing; there are a few different options<br />
that may allow us ease into the space.<br />
* Fundraiser idea: kickstarter. Would like to get it going in time<br />
for MF. Funding goal: $20-30K.<br />
* Kiosk would be a good fit.<br />
* Kickstarter may not be best vehicle for fundraising (due to the way<br />
it works, may not get anything if goal is too high, not enough if<br />
goal is too low)<br />
<br />
Craft Magazine Demo Slots<br />
* Looking for volunteers to man demo.<br />
<br />
DTE Energy<br />
* Account is now (finally) in i3's name.<br />
* May be able to get a smart meter.<br />
* Nick knows the DTE smart meter guy; will put Joe in touch with them.<br />
<br />
Motor City Haunt Club<br />
* Visited recently; members really liked the space.<br />
* Probably will get more members out of them.<br />
<br />
Android Users Meetup<br />
* Will be cancelled due to proximity with MF.<br />
<br />
Red Green<br />
* Time to get rid of it?<br />
* Keep head; mount over Joe's fireplace?<br />
* Need to talk to stakeholders (Nick, Aaron, Laurie, etc) before doing anything.<br />
* Sell parts/entire thing as a fundraiser?<br />
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<div>Introductions<br />
<br />
maker faire<br />
* 22000+ attendees<br />
* 2 more Maker Faires Scheduled<br />
* Thank yous all around.<br />
<br />
DIY Street Fair<br />
* middle of September<br />
* free table if we do a kids make and take.<br />
<br />
Maker Meetup Sept. 4th<br />
* a social party to catch up with all the other makers who were too busy to chat up at the faire<br />
<br />
IMTS<br />
* manufacturing show in Chicago happening soon. ~$15 for tickets<br />
<br />
Twinki3 car going to MFNYC?<br />
* maybe.<br />
<br />
Networking to get a Shopbot after the NYC Maker Faire<br />
*russ and nick are working on this<br />
<br />
Autonomous powerwheels<br />
* get a hold of Ted if you want to be a mentor for the kids<br />
<br />
treasurer update<br />
* 46 members<br />
* after rent $2000-3000 in operating fund.<br />
<br />
Internet<br />
* Wide Open West will pay for hook up. exact per month amount not known yet.<br />
* 1 year agreement required.<br />
* show of hands is in favor of better internet<br />
<br />
Grave yard needs to be resorted, no picking from it for now.<br />
* stuff got shoved there during pre-party clean up<br />
<br />
Russ<br />
* going to step down as president next month.<br />
* a proposal for elections every September is being drafted<br />
* a bylaws rewrite will include the yearly meeting for elections<br />
<br />
<br />
punch list<br />
* see wiki<br />
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<div>i3detroit 2010-06-15<br />
<br />
Guests<br />
<br />
* bill putt - new member - open soda - "blastbill"<br />
<br />
Financials<br />
<br />
* May - 29 dues paying members. made $36.08 in may.<br />
<br />
Maker Faire<br />
<br />
* 168 excepted so far, deadline moved back to June 30th<br />
* i3detroit will be running a maker workshop.<br />
o working on getting tool companies in our area, eplilog, toolbot, etc.<br />
o promo for maker faire new member sign ups?<br />
* more info coming Friday.<br />
<br />
<br />
Power wheels update<br />
<br />
* talk to ted after meeting<br />
* diehard has signed on as a sponsor <br />
<br />
<br />
party planning<br />
<br />
* maker faire after party July 31st.<br />
<br />
2nd Tuesday is now official board meeting day<br />
<br />
* pay dues online<br />
* ed's working on a secure dropbox<br />
<br />
Ed's Bylaws Proposal<br />
<br />
* we are voting next meeting<br />
* "member" has a very specific in nonprofits. "members in bylaws are only voting members". In general discussion and documents other than bylaws all dues payers are members<br />
<br />
<br />
Classes<br />
<br />
* cost or free classes are both possible.<br />
* always at least ask for donations.<br />
* see hosting a class section on the wiki (coming soon by nate)<br />
<br />
Dumpster<br />
<br />
* any one know someone who can get us a deal?<br />
* typically costs $300 a month.<br />
* members grab a bag on you trash night eve.<br />
<br />
twitterbot ghosts.<br />
<br />
* pause for your photo or put something humorus in the photo<br />
<br />
Ken's Furniture<br />
<br />
* 8ft folding tables and stackabe chairs<br />
* needs help moving it this saturday afternoon<br />
<br />
Punchlist<br />
<br />
* Ted reads off the list, and will update the wiki with current info<br />
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<div>i3Det2010-01-19<br />
Member Attendance:<br />
<br />
1. Russ<br />
2. Ben<br />
3. Matt<br />
4. Ted<br />
5. Joe<br />
6. Nate W<br />
7. Nate B<br />
8. Trevor<br />
9. Amy<br />
10. Ed Platt<br />
11. Brad<br />
<br />
<br />
Premeeting Open discussion of Electronic Ballot / Voting<br />
<br />
Russ News:<br />
Extinguisher: paul mentions deal on used ones, nate will get them purchased. approx <$100<br />
Architect: $200 estimate to be done.<br />
Ignite Detroit thurs. feb. 25th 6.30 doors 8.00 talks.<br />
-submission to talk. looking for sponsors. GM is currently Sponsoring $1000.<br />
<br />
Maker Faire Community Planning Meeting this Sunday<br />
-Hackerspace tent.<br />
<br />
Scott Kennedy from penguicon. wants to meet. maybe saturday.<br />
<br />
Handmade Detroit: wants to meet. more co-attended events.<br />
<br />
TechNow: big event. in Royal Oak at music theatre. they want i3Detroit.<br />
<br />
Powerwheels on Ford test track??? Make people say maybe.<br />
<br />
Agua Hackerspace Network is now live.<br />
<br />
6 month clock before we are broke.<br />
<br />
Girl Scout: Father Daughter craft day. Meeting Next sometime next week.<br />
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Another Hackerspace in Detroit: Location TBA, more on thurdays. 1/4 mill grant. (Do It Detroit)<br />
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Pledges: $per month. Pledge Drive????<br />
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Electronic Voting Proposal:<br />
-no call for vote. <br />
-swit should draft voting ballot open period extension to 72 hours after meeting.<br />
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<div>i3 Detroit Board Meeting<br />
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July 12, 2011<br />
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Members Present:<br />
Ross Smith<br />
Eric Merrill<br />
Paul Kerchen<br />
Joe Bender<br />
Nate Bezanson<br />
Ed Platt<br />
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Meeting called to order at 7:16 PM.<br />
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Ferndale Chamber of Commerce--Jennifer Roosenberg, Executive Director<br />
* Benefits of membership (see flyer for full list):<br />
** Some benefits might not make sense for i3 (unmployment insurance discounts, etc)<br />
** Social media: Facebook 500-600 fans, 1500 group page, members can post on feed; Twitter group has ~1600 followers, retweets member tweets<br />
** Weekly e-list of events<br />
** Members of i3 Detroit could get discounted CoC membership<br />
** Might be able to have Core members get member-to-member discounts<br />
** Members can put promotional materials in CoC lobby<br />
** Stay and Play social club: regularly does fun hobby/social events; could tie in with i3<br />
** Perhaps i3 could host a social event for its members<br />
** CoC owns marquee at 9 Mile & Woodward; members can advertise at member rate; message must be brief (4 lines of 16 characters)<br />
** CoC can help with fundraising: access to biz community, social media networks<br />
** Quarterly educational workshops and seminars<br />
*** Open to Core members, as representatives of i3 Detroit, not to business owners who just happen to be i3 members<br />
*** Next seminar: securing funding for business<br />
** CoC is working with Kiva Detroit to see what can be done together<br />
** Access to membership mailing list (for one-time announcements, not recurring subscriptions)<br />
** Forum similar to Motor City Connect (eg., BNektar tastings are announced on this forum)<br />
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15-minute interlude trying to get the phone set up<br />
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Red Bull free product<br />
* NY rep told RBC crew that she can make getting product happen for i3 if local rep doesn't.<br />
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Dust Collector<br />
* Opportunity to get large collector unit that can serve entire wood shop<br />
* Asking price is $750<br />
* Sawdust control is a fire hazard<br />
* Collector footprint is probably the same as a fridge; outside placement may be technically possible, though there may be landlord/easement issues<br />
* Dustin and Nate will check it out<br />
* Located in Fraser; can be hauled with trailer or full sized truck<br />
* Would also need ducting, machine adaptors, etc.<br />
* Should be able to handle metal shavings, small screws, etc.<br />
* Dustin and Nate W will champion project<br />
* No member vote necessary<br />
* i3 will limit reimbursement to $600.<br />
* Vote: Shall i3 reimburse the cost of acquiring and installing the dust collector system with a limit of $600?<br />
Yes: 6<br />
No: 0<br />
Absent: 1<br />
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Electric Bill<br />
* Ross needs to verify that they know we're self-reading<br />
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501(c)(3) status<br />
* Need two things: Narrative description and financial plan<br />
* Need to get taxes squared away--Paul and Ed<br />
* Eric can get narrative of another organization (cousin's organization?)<br />
* Should be done before September<br />
* As long as non-profit is postmarked by November, PPT should be okay<br />
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Maker Faire<br />
* Transporting<br />
** Need to get truck (can make multiple trips)<br />
* Party planning<br />
** Brad seems to have it under control<br />
** Need to get momentum going on list<br />
** Ed will back Brad with party planning<br />
* There is some concern that there won't be enough room for people in the tent<br />
* Swit's projects may need to be indoors due to sensitivity to wind<br />
* Kristine suggested having a live link between D7 and i3; probably not technically feasible in the time left<br />
* Time-lapse photo cameras would be cool<br />
* Swag: plenty of t-shirts left, need more hats & patches<br />
* Squiggle trike will be at MF<br />
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Neighboring space<br />
* Neighboring tenant is getting evicted<br />
* Landlord has told us that there is a possible new tenant, but he doesn't like him<br />
* Landlord is open to possibility of splitting space into thirds: one third for i3, one third for landlord and one third for landlord renting/leasing to i3 members.<br />
* Eric and Ross will develop a detailed plan on how to fund and use it<br />
* Need to ask landlord about storing stuff there<br />
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Mouse problems<br />
* Dustin's dad is a pest control guy; he may be able to help us out<br />
* Need to send reminder to list; mention at next general meeting<br />
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Pile o' Laser Cutters<br />
* Possibly could get a bunch<br />
* Tubes only; no cutting tables<br />
* Functionality unknown<br />
* Probably will take a pass<br />
* Might be of interest to individual members<br />
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TorqCut CNC<br />
* Nate will be working on CNC now that he's back in town<br />
* Technical difficulties are slowing progress, but it's still underway<br />
* Joe will make a post requesting status reports on big projects (TorqCut, plasma cutter, etc).<br />
Status report should include time estimates, help needed, etc.<br />
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Plasma cutter<br />
* Rumor is that Walter broke his leg<br />
* Work appears to be underway, need to get progress report from Walter (or Lee?)<br />
* Need to get a completion date<br />
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Piano<br />
* No apparent progress since last party<br />
* If it's not registered for MF, it needs to go ASAP<br />
* In a pinch, might be able to store it next door until after party<br />
* Joe will contact Trevor about status<br />
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RedBull Recap<br />
* Not officially second place (there is no second place); cannot say we placed second<br />
* SquiggleTrike will be at MF<br />
* Crowd-sourced, distributed control center worked great<br />
* Ted suggested i3 telepresence pod for future events<br />
* Other teams didn't seem to have nearly the same level of support as i3 team<br />
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Board Calendar<br />
* Ed will set up a Google calendar for board business (rent, taxes, etc)<br />
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Meeting adjourned at 10:00PM.<br />
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