From jtillots at cogbots.com Wed May 1 14:34:48 2013 From: jtillots at cogbots.com (Jenett Tillotson) Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 14:34:48 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Open to the public tonight from 7pm to ??? Message-ID: Bloominglabs will be open to the public tonight from 7pm until whenever we quit (10pm-ish usually although it has been later). Come by and join us for a night of making and socializing. Hope to see you there! Jenett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bloominglabs.org/pipermail/bloominglabs-announce/attachments/20130501/dbfdc576/attachment.html From zachiepompadore at yahoo.com Wed May 1 15:18:02 2013 From: zachiepompadore at yahoo.com (Zach Campbell) Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Open to the public tonight from 7pm to ??? Message-ID: <1367435882.65028.androidMobile@web126201.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Sometimes we close after the bar. :) Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bloominglabs.org/pipermail/bloominglabs-announce/attachments/20130501/ebca369d/attachment.html From dosman at packetsniffers.org Thu May 2 09:52:05 2013 From: dosman at packetsniffers.org (dosman) Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 09:52:05 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Bloominglabs yardsale/flea market Message-ID: <121BEBB5-C72F-43BD-A35B-B0498B3042F7@packetsniffers.org> Greetings! This Saturday from 10am to 3pm we will have a yardsale/flea market. There will be electronics, cabinets, computer parts, household items, and all around cool techno junk for sale. We will also have hotdogs and snacks available so come on down! Thanks! -Nathan From dosman at packetsniffers.org Sat May 4 03:46:37 2013 From: dosman at packetsniffers.org (dosman) Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 03:46:37 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Flea Market / Yard sale Saturday (5-4) Message-ID: <10D1363B-9D06-4001-9082-8E36B76A2CFF@packetsniffers.org> Greetings! This is just a reminder that we will be having a flea market / yard sale Saturday from 10am to 3pm. Tons of techno-junk and household items will be available. We'll be here rain or shine grilling hotdogs and having fun as usual. Also, we have a surprise, we just received our brand new Full Spectrum 40W laser cutter Friday so come check that out too!! Thanks, -Nathan From dosman at packetsniffers.org Thu May 9 02:15:31 2013 From: dosman at packetsniffers.org (dosman) Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 02:15:31 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Pictures and video of our laser on Flickr Message-ID: <4AA8EBD6-414A-4F15-BB8E-00F47A282857@packetsniffers.org> FYI, we have new pics from this past weekends flea market and our awesome new laser cutter posted to Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloominglabs Some early projects done with the laser are posted there too. Thanks! -Nathan From dosman at packetsniffers.org Fri May 10 22:47:08 2013 From: dosman at packetsniffers.org (dosman) Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 22:47:08 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] IU E-Waste pickup day Saturday May 11th Message-ID: Greetings, This is just an reminder that IU is having an E-Waste pickup-day Saturday, May 11 from 9am-2pm in the Memorial Stadium Purple parking lot: http://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/programs/e-waste-collection-days/index.php Thanks, -Nathan From ha_roush at hotmail.com Thu May 16 15:00:43 2013 From: ha_roush at hotmail.com (Heath Roush) Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:43 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] rain barrel / compost barrel workshop Message-ID: Daniel and I will be running a rain barrel / compost barrel workshop in the beginning of June. I wouldn't expect it to take longer than 2 hours to complete / nearly complete both projects. I would love to have a members only (max 8) trial run before opening it up to the public, but it depends on how many people are interested. The costs are as follows: 55 gallon poly barrel: $10 non food grade (contained car soap) / $20 food grade rain barrel materials: $15 at menards, depending on what you want compost barrel materials: I don't know the amount, and Daniel can correct me here, but around $20 Tools: a corded drill and 3/4-ish inch spade bit. (not required that each person have one, but helpful) If you are interested in doing one or both, let me know which projects you want to do, how many barrels you want, and which kind (food / non-food). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Do we want to work on the light display, the temporary decorations, or both? Next, who among us is willing to join a team to work on the bridge project(s)? I would greatly appreciate any input on project preferences as well as volunteers to work collaboratively on making this happen. Let's make this happen and put on a great display in the downtown area! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bloominglabs.org/pipermail/bloominglabs-announce/attachments/20130517/e1036e73/attachment.html From dosman at packetsniffers.org Tue May 21 11:23:26 2013 From: dosman at packetsniffers.org (dosman) Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:26 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Lost and Found Message-ID: <28E07567-F44B-45D4-AD9F-7AB25C313B8F@packetsniffers.org> FYI, a black Calvin Klein jacket was left at the space about 4 weeks ago and has never been claimed. It has some receipts in the pocket with a name, but I am forgetting the name at the moment. It will be available any Wednesday night to pick up assuming a non-member left it. Also if anyone has come across a translucent charcoal grey swiss army knife at the space in the last week please let me know. Thanks, -Nathan From jtillots at cogbots.com Tue May 21 23:18:41 2013 From: jtillots at cogbots.com (Jenett Tillotson) Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 23:18:41 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Volunteers needed for Wonderlab camp - PLEASE RESPOND Message-ID: At Wonderlab this summer, we are going to be making Drawdios with the kids and I need volunteers! Specifically: Drawdios! with Wonderlab Camp Tuesday, July 16 Setup 12:30pm Event 1pm-3:45pm If you can volunteer for this camp, please email me so I can know you are coming. Even if you've told me before, I'd appreciate if you'd remind me now. I need 5 to 6 members to make this successful and that means you! :) Here's a list of all the workshops we are doing this summer, which you are more than welcome to come to: Wonderlab Camp: June 19th Squishy Circuirts, 2nd & 3rd graders, 1:00-3:00pm June 20th Makey-Makey, 2nd & 3rd graders, 1:00-3-45pm July 15th Squishy Circuits/Makey-Makey, 4th & 5th graders, 1pm-4pm July 16th Drawdio!, 4th & 5th graders, 12:30pm-4pm <-----SEE ABOVE, PLEASE COME! Monroe County Public Library: June 10th DIY Speakers, Bloomington Branch, 6:00pm-8pm June 11th DIY Speakers, Ellettsville Branch, 6:00pm-8pm June 24th Stop Motion Movies, Ellettsville Branch, 6:00pm-8pm June 25th Stop Motion Movies, Bloomington Branch, 6:00pm-8pm If you are planning on attending any of these, drop me a note so I know to expect you, but you don't need to. It's a lot of fun! Except for the Drawdios workshop - I need people to commit to coming and I look forward to your email. :) Thanks in advance! Jenett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bloominglabs.org/pipermail/bloominglabs-announce/attachments/20130521/3f201025/attachment.html From jtillots at cogbots.com Fri May 24 11:44:38 2013 From: jtillots at cogbots.com (Jenett Tillotson) Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:38 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Parts for the Wonderlab squishy circuits kits Message-ID: So, I've been trying to source parts for the squishy circuits events at Wonderlab. I would like to mimic what's in these kits: http://squishycircuitsstore.com/kits.html They need 10 of these, so $250 is a bit much and I'm trying to make them cheaper. However, the specifics of the kit are not available. So, I'm trying to figure out what's going on. They are using a 4AA battery pack for a total of 6 volts. I also like battery packs where the leads snap on with a 9V connector. The squishy circuit stuff all says that you can also use a 9volt battery instead. As for the other components, they are a bunch of 10mm LEDs, a motor, and a buzzer. I expect all these parts are 3V parts. Does that seem right? Will the playdough be of such high resistance that the voltage is affected? How does that work? I'm hoping to come up with something soon for Wonderlab to buy. If anyone has advice, please send it along. Thanks! Jenett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bloominglabs.org/pipermail/bloominglabs-announce/attachments/20130524/c55f17b6/attachment.html From mistasteve at gmail.com Fri May 24 11:49:49 2013 From: mistasteve at gmail.com (S Charlesworth) Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:49 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Parts for the Wonderlab squishy circuits kits In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm sure we have all those things around the space, so it might be a good idea to do a test run to make sure everything works fine together and then place an order. Do you know roughly what kind of resistance the playdough will have? It'll be dependent of the length and cross section, too. Too much resistance and the current drops too much (V = IR) so that would be a potential problem. But I think the best way to find out is to play with it and see... S On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Jenett Tillotson wrote: > So, I've been trying to source parts for the squishy circuits events at > Wonderlab. I would like to mimic what's in these kits: > > http://squishycircuitsstore.com/kits.html > > They need 10 of these, so $250 is a bit much and I'm trying to make them > cheaper. > > However, the specifics of the kit are not available. > > So, I'm trying to figure out what's going on. They are using a 4AA battery > pack for a total of 6 volts. I also like battery packs where the leads snap > on with a 9V connector. The squishy circuit stuff all says that you can > also use a 9volt battery instead. > > As for the other components, they are a bunch of 10mm LEDs, a motor, and a > buzzer. I expect all these parts are 3V parts. Does that seem right? Will > the playdough be of such high resistance that the voltage is affected? How > does that work? > > I'm hoping to come up with something soon for Wonderlab to buy. If anyone > has advice, please send it along. > > Thanks! > > Jenett > > _______________________________________________ > Bloominglabs-announce mailing list > Bloominglabs-announce at bloominglabs.org > http://www.bloominglabs.org/mailman/listinfo/bloominglabs-announce > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bloominglabs.org/pipermail/bloominglabs-announce/attachments/20130524/975a68c3/attachment.html From vic.kelson at gmail.com Fri May 24 12:01:52 2013 From: vic.kelson at gmail.com (Vic Kelson) Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 12:01:52 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Parts for the Wonderlab squishy circuits kits In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0DC790B2-970D-48D2-B471-D40C423FAF36@gmail.com> When my wife made up the dough for the squishy circuits, we had a great time with it. We even made batteries using the conductive dough, pieces of copper wire, and galvanized nails. By hooking them up in series, we boosted the voltage until the internal resistance made it unworkable. But we did hook up 2 or 3 cells. --v On May 24, 2013, at 11:49 AM, S Charlesworth wrote: > I'm sure we have all those things around the space, so it might be a good idea to do a test run to make sure everything works fine together and then place an order. > > Do you know roughly what kind of resistance the playdough will have? It'll be dependent of the length and cross section, too. Too much resistance and the current drops too much (V = IR) so that would be a potential problem. But I think the best way to find out is to play with it and see... > > S > > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Jenett Tillotson wrote: > So, I've been trying to source parts for the squishy circuits events at Wonderlab. I would like to mimic what's in these kits: > > http://squishycircuitsstore.com/kits.html > > They need 10 of these, so $250 is a bit much and I'm trying to make them cheaper. > > However, the specifics of the kit are not available. > > So, I'm trying to figure out what's going on. They are using a 4AA battery pack for a total of 6 volts. I also like battery packs where the leads snap on with a 9V connector. The squishy circuit stuff all says that you can also use a 9volt battery instead. > > As for the other components, they are a bunch of 10mm LEDs, a motor, and a buzzer. I expect all these parts are 3V parts. Does that seem right? Will the playdough be of such high resistance that the voltage is affected? How does that work? > > I'm hoping to come up with something soon for Wonderlab to buy. If anyone has advice, please send it along. > > Thanks! > > Jenett > > _______________________________________________ > Bloominglabs-announce mailing list > Bloominglabs-announce at bloominglabs.org > http://www.bloominglabs.org/mailman/listinfo/bloominglabs-announce > > > _______________________________________________ > Bloominglabs-announce mailing list > Bloominglabs-announce at bloominglabs.org > http://www.bloominglabs.org/mailman/listinfo/bloominglabs-announce -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bloominglabs.org/pipermail/bloominglabs-announce/attachments/20130524/cdb99a34/attachment-0001.html From vic.kelson at gmail.com Fri May 24 12:04:25 2013 From: vic.kelson at gmail.com (Vic Kelson) Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 12:04:25 -0400 Subject: [Bloominglabs-announce] Parts for the Wonderlab squishy circuits kits In-Reply-To: <0DC790B2-970D-48D2-B471-D40C423FAF36@gmail.com> References: <0DC790B2-970D-48D2-B471-D40C423FAF36@gmail.com> Message-ID: <36D54555-7A63-42ED-8326-3823B22D11C7@gmail.com> I can't recall if we were able to get enough current to light an LED, but we checked the voltage with a meter. Hans will recall if the squishy battery could light a LED. --v On May 24, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Vic Kelson wrote: > When my wife made up the dough for the squishy circuits, we had a great time with it. We even made batteries using the conductive dough, pieces of copper wire, and galvanized nails. By hooking them up in series, we boosted the voltage until the internal resistance made it unworkable. But we did hook up 2 or 3 cells. > > --v > > > On May 24, 2013, at 11:49 AM, S Charlesworth wrote: > >> I'm sure we have all those things around the space, so it might be a good idea to do a test run to make sure everything works fine together and then place an order. >> >> Do you know roughly what kind of resistance the playdough will have? It'll be dependent of the length and cross section, too. Too much resistance and the current drops too much (V = IR) so that would be a potential problem. But I think the best way to find out is to play with it and see... >> >> S >> >> >> On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Jenett Tillotson wrote: >> So, I've been trying to source parts for the squishy circuits events at Wonderlab. I would like to mimic what's in these kits: >> >> http://squishycircuitsstore.com/kits.html >> >> They need 10 of these, so $250 is a bit much and I'm trying to make them cheaper. >> >> However, the specifics of the kit are not available. >> >> So, I'm trying to figure out what's going on. They are using a 4AA battery pack for a total of 6 volts. I also like battery packs where the leads snap on with a 9V connector. The squishy circuit stuff all says that you can also use a 9volt battery instead. >> >> As for the other components, they are a bunch of 10mm LEDs, a motor, and a buzzer. I expect all these parts are 3V parts. Does that seem right? Will the playdough be of such high resistance that the voltage is affected? How does that work? >> >> I'm hoping to come up with something soon for Wonderlab to buy. 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