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Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:49:12 -0500
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Subject: Re: [Hive 76 Discussion] Operation Project background
From: Dan Shookowsky <dshookow...@gmail.com>
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Thanks for the feedback everyone.  That gives me a lot to work with.

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:50 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, this stuff:
> http://m.homedepot.com/Paint-Adhesives-Tape/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xhmZarpz/R-100030120/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051
>
> sent by telephone
> On Nov 16, 2012 6:46 PM, "Kyle Yankanich" <kyleyankan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ducting tape is probably what peejay is talking about. Should save you
>> some time of walking the Aisles of Home Depot.
>>
>> -- Kyle Yankanich
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:34 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It was aluminum foil tape that we picked up at home depot. Worked quite
>>> well, too.
>>>
>>> sent by telephone
>>> On Nov 16, 2012 6:30 PM, "Chris Thompson" <eaglea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I thought the edges were lined with copper foil tape.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> via mobile.
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 16, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Far McKon <farmc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> John 'VoltWhiz' Siemiarowski did a lot of help on the project, and
>>>> almost all of the electrical work. I'm sure he would probably be glad to
>>>> help again if it's a civic minded project.
>>>>
>>>> IIRC, we just used foil and hotmelt for the metal edges. The tweezers
>>>> were slices of a street-sign, cut and rounded on a router, and using a
>>>> section of 3'(ish) plastic pipe, and a plastic pipe cap. The internal
>>>> electricals was 12v IIRC (from a generic wall-wart)  and we had some real
>>>> back and forth with The Franklin to explain it was not dangerous in any way.
>>>>
>>>> The nose is just a 'marine lamp' (from online) and we painted the
>>>> inside of the glass shell with some cheap stain-glass stain from the local
>>>> craft store.  The body was 1" ply top, sides, and bottom. We used foamcore
>>>> boxes larger than the holes around the objects, to create the red
>>>> background.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and lots of paint.
>>>>
>>>> All told, it was 3-4 weekends of 6 hour days, by 5ish people each day.
>>>>
>>>> hack on,
>>>> - Far McKon
>>>>
>>>> On 11/15/12 10:20 PM, Dan Shookowsky wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I saw that Hive76 did a large-scale Operation game.  I was thinking of
>>>> doing something similar, but with a Rudolph theme for Christmas (remove
>>>> stockings, candy canes, etc).  I didin't see a full write up on the wiki.
>>>>  What did you use for the conductive edge?  Foil tape?  Aluminum foil?
>>>>  something else?
>>>>
>>>>  It seems like a pretty simple circuit with some power, a
>>>> light/buzzer, and then a switch formed by the tweezers and contact with the
>>>> "body", but any lessons learned would be appreciated.
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Thanks for the feedback everyone. =A0That gives me a lot to work with.<br><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:50 PM, PJ Santoro <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:paint...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank=
">paint...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Yeah, this stuff: <a href=3D"=
http://m.homedepot.com/Paint-Adhesives-Tape/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xhmZarpz/R-100030=
120/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=3D10053&amp;langId=3D-1&amp;storeId=3D100=
51" target=3D"_blank">http://m.homedepot.com/Paint-Adhesives-Tape/h_d1/N-5y=
c1vZ1xhmZarpz/R-100030120/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=3D10053&amp;langId=
=3D-1&amp;storeId=3D10051</a></p>


<p dir=3D"ltr">sent by telephone</p><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"=
>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Nov 16, 2012 6:46 PM, &quot;Kyle Yankanich&qu=
ot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:kyleyankan...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">kyleya=
nkan...@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">

ducting tape is probably what peejay is talking about. Should save you some=
 time of walking the Aisles of Home Depot.<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><b=
r clear=3D"all">-- Kyle Yankanich<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:34 PM, PJ Sant=
oro <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:paint...@gmail.com" target=3D"_=
blank">paint...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex">


<p dir=3D"ltr">It was aluminum foil tape that we picked up at home depot. W=
orked quite well, too.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">sent by telephone</p><div><div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Nov 16, 2012 6:30 PM, &quot;Chris Thompson&qu=
ot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eaglea...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">eagleapex@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex">



<div dir=3D"auto"><div>I thought the edges were lined with copper foil tape=
.=A0<br><br><div><br></div><div><br></div>via mobile.=A0</div><div>
<br>On Nov 16, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Far McKon &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:farmckon@g=
mail.com" target=3D"_blank">farmc...@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>
 =20
   =20
 =20
 =20
    <div>John &#39;VoltWhiz&#39;
     =20
      Siemiarowski did a lot of help on the project, and almost all of
      the electrical work. I&#39;m sure he would probably be glad to help
      again if it&#39;s a civic minded project.<br>
      <br>
      IIRC, we just used foil and hotmelt for the metal edges. The
      tweezers were slices of a street-sign, cut and rounded on a
      router, and using a section of 3&#39;(ish) plastic pipe, and a plasti=
c
      pipe cap. The internal electricals was 12v IIRC (from a generic
      wall-wart)=A0 and we had some real back and forth with The Franklin
      to explain it was not dangerous in any way.<br>
      <br>
      The nose is just a &#39;marine lamp&#39; (from online) and we painted=
 the
      inside of the glass shell with some cheap stain-glass stain from
      the local craft store.=A0 The body was 1&quot; ply top, sides, and
      bottom. We used foamcore boxes larger than the holes around the
      objects, to create the red background.<br>
      <br>
      Oh, and lots of paint.<br>
      <br>
      All told, it was 3-4 weekends of 6 hour days, by 5ish people each
      day. <br>
      <br>
      hack on,<br>
      - Far McKon<br>
      <br>
      On 11/15/12 10:20 PM, Dan Shookowsky wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">I saw that Hive76 did a large-scale Operation=
 game. =A0I
      was thinking of doing something similar, but with a Rudolph theme
      for Christmas (remove stockings, candy canes, etc). =A0I didin&#39;t =
see
      a full write up on the wiki. =A0What did you use for the conductive
      edge? =A0Foil tape? =A0Aluminum foil? =A0something else?
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>It seems like a pretty simple circuit with some power, a
        light/buzzer, and then a switch formed by the tweezers and
        contact with the &quot;body&quot;, but any lessons learned would be
        appreciated.</div>
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