At Ace Makerspace, we strive for a safe and fun place to learn. Part of that playful spirit includes using plush toys for in-space notifications. In that playful spirit, pay attention when at Ace Makerspace in case Notification Bear (or other plush animal) has important messages for you about space and tool use. If you …
Category: AMT Projects
Expanded PVC
Expanded PVC (also know as foam PVC) is an easily machinable plastic that can be sanded, painted, and glued. It is frequently used in sign-making and retail displays. Some common brand names for expanded PVC are Trovicel® and Sintra®. ==Sourcing== Members have purchased this material from [http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=343& Tap Plastics] (their store locations have a wider …
Book Scanner
=Parts in this kit= {| class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-table-lspace: 9.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; mso-table-rspace: 9.0pt; margin-right: 6.0pt; mso-table-anchor-vertical: page; mso-table-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-table-left: 88.9pt; mso-table-top: 117.05pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.75pt 0in 7.9pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext" width="100%" border="1" align="left" |- style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; …
Change Project
We great a lot in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and we will be on a growth arch until about August 2017. Some of the big changes were: *Grew by 55% *Took on 6 Major projects *Added over 6 major tools *Added 1 major program *Extended capabilities significantly accross programs and platforms *Launch a new website …
Cupcakes
== Overview == In the interests of inter-[[hackerspace]] collaboration, Ace Monster Toys is building a robot to deliver delicious delicacies to [[Noisebridge]]. We understand Noisebridge has a robot too, and we are preparing to defend ourselves against any robot-delivered treats it may attempt to deliver to our space. == The Rules == * Whichever hackerspace …
Cut-Storage Tables
A Plan… cause we need to have tables and storage for Pete’s sake. == Supplies == *Table Tops (2x) – [http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80251358/ http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80251358/] *Plywood – Decent Grade ($34 per sheet) – Cut down to 78 3/4×23 5/8" with notches in the corners and edges routed to avoice snags *Frame wood – Needs to be calculated. I imagine …
DIY BookScanner
[[Category:NA]] AMT has a DIY Book Scanner in the space. It was developed from gamma level plans published by Daniel Reetz. It is located on a high upper shelf to the left of the electronics bench upstairs. It could use some love and refurbishment and if you are so inclined, please take it down, get …
DIY Bookscanner
Build a bookscanner as discussed at http://diybookscanner.org Talk to Al if you’re interested in working on this. [[Category:Projects]]
DIY LaserCutArt
== Creating art for AMT’s LaserCutter == === Software === I use a free program called [http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en Inkscape] which is available for both Mac and PC. It’s a little tricky to use, but there are excellent step-by-step tutorials available online if you get stuck. You will want to save your work as a .svg or …
Drawbot
Parts: Lightobject gantry USB Control board / stepper drivers (arduino w/ grbl + two mini stepper driver boards) Solenoids for pens Raspberry pi Webcam LCD Buttons Power supply Idea: Webcam takes image of user, with LCD showing stream so you can position correctly. Raspberry Pi runs filters on image to turn it into gcode, sends it …