I'm leaving in about an hour. I'm not committing to running the booth but if anyone wants me to transport parts I can. On Mar 29, 2014 7:47 AM, "Torrie Fischer" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Saturday, March 29, 2014 03:13:11 Torrie Fischer wrote: > > On Friday, March 28, 2014 20:50:27 Torrie Fischer wrote: > > > On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 17:50:12 gs volt wrote: > > > > I just announced Syn/Hak at Cleveland Mini Maker Faire 2014 on > meetup: > > > > > > > > http://www.meetup.com/synhak/events/173605542/ > > > > > > > > *Event details (for convenience):* > > > > > > > > Cleveland Mini-Maker Faire 2014 will be held at the Cleveland Public > > > > Library (both old and new buildings) between 10a-5p on 3/29/2014 and > > > > will > > > > feature 100+ exhibitors that like to share knowledge and teach > attendees > > > > how to make cool things, age no bar! > > > > > > > > More event information on their website here: > > > > http://www.makerfairecleveland.com > > > > > > > > Come celebrate making with SYN/HAK at the 2014 Cleveland Mini-Maker > > > > Faire! > > > > > > > > Find us in the lower level (outside the auditorium) of Louis Stokes > Wing > > > > aka the new building > > > > > > > > At this year's event, we plan to: > > > > - Provide an area for people of all ages to build simple circuits on > the > > > > fly using a SnapCircuits kit (first come first served) > > > > - Showcase Arduino Mega controlled relays to synchronize your 110V > > > > devices > > > > - Showcase how to easily use painters tape and a battery to > illuminate > > > > LEDs > > > > that remain lit for months > > > > - Showcase simple off the shelf solar panels to illuminate more LEDs > and > > > > power Arduinos > > > > - Showcase RaspberryPi > > > > - Showcase TinyLily and Tinyduino by TinyCircuits in Akron > > > > - Showcase an illuminated lab-coat (worn by G) > > > > - Showcase how to solder circuits (time and materials permitting) > > > > - Share information about Syn/Hak so that attendees can learn about > our > > > > recent relocation in Akron downtown. > > > > > > > > I guess you could say we're excited to be illuminating LEDs all day > at > > > > the > > > > Cleveland Mini-Maker Faire 2014, so come on out and have fun > > > > illuminating > > > > LEDs with us! > > > > > > > > Torrie, I got a response from CMMF that yes, soldering is indeed > allowed > > > > at > > > > the library. They are encouraging lots of it this year. > > > > > > > > I think I have a good spread of things to display on an 8foot table. > I > > > > might even go vertical with some of the permanent interactive > displays. > > > > Also, I plan to stand in front of the table this year, rather than > > > > behind. > > > > > > > > *Following things are forthcoming for this event *(they're in the > mail, > > > > if > > > > I get it I'll update the meetup event): > > > > - LED strip that I hope to mount on the 8foot table's edges to > > > > illuminate > > > > the whole table > > > > - 50-100 LEDs and 3V batteries - for the youngest attendees for them > to > > > > take with them > > > > > > > > *Questions I have pending:* > > > > - Do we have a Synhak sign that I can take with me (battered is > fine)? > > > > - CMMF just announced that there is one parking permit per exhibitor > > > > that > > > > they can cover. I'm going so I plan to use the permit they give me > for > > > > my > > > > car. Anyone want to come along, simply reply back and we can > rendezvous > > > > at > > > > Synhak around 8a. I plan to have an early day, might event stop at > > > > Syn/Hak > > > > earlier than 8a on 3/29 for last minute planning/testing. Unlike last > > > > year, > > > > I plan to move towards Cleveland by 8:30a at the latest. My trunk > will > > > > pretty much fit everything I plan to carry. > > > > - I want to plan to blog the event. But if I'm solo, I can't video > tape > > > > makers in attendance and their projects for obvious reasons. If you > go > > > > with > > > > me, it'll allow me to "guerrilla video" makers - I don't know if CMMF > > > > has > > > > a > > > > dedicated resource for this. > > > > > > > > As I have more questions, I plan to reply to this thread. Please > reply > > > > back > > > > with your thoughts, additional demos that you might wish to share > with > > > > attendees. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance to all the hackers at synhak and makersalliance for > > > > helping me with this. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Ya know, screw it, I'm getting out of this funk. I'm going to work on > the > > > mobile hackerspace idea a little bit more and pack up what we've got > for > > > soldering. We should still have a lot of kits. > > > > SYNHAK: The Mobile Hackerspace Rev2 is complete. > > > > I've adapted each of the two sheets of plywood we used at the Akron MMF: > > > > * Painted one side black to easily find loose components > > * Attached a power strip > > * Cut out a handle for easy carrying > > * Routed all the edges to avoid splinters and sharp edges. > > > > I'm also including a light stand and a pair of lights in the package to > help > > out when our big heads are hovering over people's projects. > > > > I've got a big tote of soldering irons, kits, liability waivers, writing > > tools, some flyers, our mostly disintegrated banner, a first aid kit, and > > various tools for soldering. It is in the back of my car and will try to > be > > brought up there at 9AM. Its currently 3AM, so lets see how that goes. > > > > Suggestion: Can we spend $200 of that grant money on a bunch of new > > soldering irons and another $300 on kits? Pretty please? > > > > Also, I know that the space is a disaster lately since the contents of > the > > racks were unloaded onto every available surface instead of being neatly > > stacked somewhere out of the way. That doesn't mean you can just leave > tools > > lying around and contribute to entropy. Please put them back, thanks. > > Uponf ruther inspection of my self, I've decided to back out at the last > minute. This change was motivated by the fact that I fell asleep in the > shower > and to not feel comfortable driving to cleveland and back like this. > > If someone wants to grab the bits and knows how to teach kids how to > solder, > give me a ring. > > 4408583382. > > > > G, are we permitted to accept donations? > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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