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Matt Arnold  
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 More options Oct 2 2012, 1:24 pm
From: Matt Arnold <matt.matt...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 13:24:08 -0400
Local: Tues, Oct 2 2012 1:24 pm
Subject: Laser Update!
Because I know we're all excited about the laser cutter, here's an
update on the status. Both ours and Sector 67's were finished, and put
on a boat on Thursday, September 27. The estimate for when they are
likely to arrive in Chicago is October 19! (Keep in mind, you never
know what might happen to alter the schedule.)

Then, it will be trucked from Chicago to the door of i3Detroit.
Anybody want to order confetti and streamers? (Or clean them up?) Then
we need to set up the machine, confirm the safety measures work,
determine the appropriate file formats and software, and hold classes.

Please allow for each step to encounter unavoidable delays which we
cannot predict. But we're stoked about it! Until next time, true
believers, this has been a LASER UPDATE!

-Eppcott


 
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Nathaniel Bezanson  
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 More options Oct 3 2012, 3:02 pm
From: Nathaniel Bezanson <mys...@telcodata.us>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:02:27 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Wed, Oct 3 2012 3:02 pm
Subject: Re: Laser Update!
On Oct 2, 1:24 pm, Matt Arnold <matt.matt...@gmail.com> wrote:

> on a boat on Thursday, September 27. The estimate for when they are
> likely to arrive in Chicago is October 19! (Keep in mind, you never

I don't suppose we have a container number?
http://www.track-trace.com/container

Of course,
http://xkcd.com/281/

-Nathaniel-


 
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Roger S  
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 More options Oct 3 2012, 3:20 pm
From: Roger S <surferdud...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:20:28 -0400
Local: Wed, Oct 3 2012 3:20 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

The ship is MSC Ivana.  Container i think is XINU8081972 seal #FEX3093066


 
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Aaron Dubin  
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 More options Oct 3 2012, 3:48 pm
From: Aaron Dubin <aarondu...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:47:53 -0400
Local: Wed, Oct 3 2012 3:47 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

HAIL XINU! Sorry. I couldn't help myself.


 
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Paul Kerchen  
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 More options Oct 3 2012, 4:07 pm
From: Paul Kerchen <kingkerc...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:07:21 -0400
Local: Wed, Oct 3 2012 4:07 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

IVANA LASER CUTTER! (spoken with Russian accent)

On 10/3/2012 3:47 PM, Aaron Dubin wrote:


 
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Ryan Busch  
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 More options Oct 3 2012, 4:41 pm
From: Ryan Busch <rya...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 16:41:32 -0400
Local: Wed, Oct 3 2012 4:41 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Paul Kerchen <kingkerc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>  IVANA LASER CUTTER! (spoken with Russian accent)

Big laser hugs all around!!!  Yay!!!


 
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Nathaniel Bezanson  
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 More options Oct 3 2012, 4:52 pm
From: Nathaniel Bezanson <mys...@telcodata.us>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 13:52:56 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Wed, Oct 3 2012 4:52 pm
Subject: Re: Laser Update!
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?oldmmsi=370930000&zoom=...
Awesome.

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Ryan Busch  
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 More options Oct 3 2012, 5:09 pm
From: Ryan Busch <rya...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:09:35 -0400
Local: Wed, Oct 3 2012 5:09 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

Found a cool picture of the container ship.  Huge!

http://7seasvessels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DSC_0414.jpg

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Paul Kerchen  
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 More options Oct 4 2012, 1:03 pm
From: Paul Kerchen <kingkerc...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 10:03:49 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Oct 4 2012 1:03 pm
Subject: Re: Laser Update!

Very cool!  After seeing this, I thought it'd be cool to make an app
(running on a raspi or something similar) that periodically grabs Ivana's
location and updates a display in the space, indicating how many miles away
she is.  Perhaps it might make a 'ping' sound every 100 miles, too.  Lots
of fun possibilities!  Anyway, this lead me down a bit of a rabbit hole,
learning about AIS
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Identification_System) and
MarineTraffic's API for getting access to their raw tracking data
(http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/addyourarea.aspx?level1=150).  The data
supplied by MT is free, but you have to set up an AIS base station and
share its data with MT to get access to it.  Equipment-wise, that would
require an AIS receiver and a high-gain VHF antenna.   Also, the station
would need to be within 10 miles of (presumably navigable) water, which
Ferndale may be, depending on how liberally one measures distance.  
Obviously this would be way more work than could be warranted for a
one-time novelty such as stalking Ivana, which makes it all the more
appealing.  However, I don't know much about antennas, so I have no idea
how practical it would be to put up a high-gain VHF antenna at the space.  
How much does a typical high-gain VHF antenna cost?  Could it be used for
other purposes?  Or is this whole idea technically infeasible?

Paul


 
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Joseph C. Bender  
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 More options Oct 4 2012, 1:29 pm
From: "Joseph C. Bender" <jcben...@bendorius.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:29:48 -0400
Local: Thurs, Oct 4 2012 1:29 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!
On 10/4/2012 13:03, Paul Kerchen wrote:

        We can build such an antenna, probably from stuff lying about  at i3.
        There's soundcard AIS decoder software, too, but the site looks like
they want you to use a commercial decoder, and those things aren't cheap.

        Additionally, we probably won't get further position updates from the
ship until it's within VHF radio line-of-sight of the US west coast.  We
may not see position updates for it for the next few days.  Might not be
worth the effort, because it might not be visible until it's almost to
its destination port.

I hate to throw water on the idea, but if the distance counter won't
have much of a datafeed, it's kinda anticlimactic.

--
Joseph C. Bender
jcbender at bendorius dot com


 
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Nathaniel Bezanson  
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 More options Oct 4 2012, 1:36 pm
From: Nathaniel Bezanson <mys...@telcodata.us>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 10:36:30 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Oct 4 2012 1:36 pm
Subject: Re: Laser Update!
On Oct 4, 1:03 pm, Paul Kerchen <kingkerc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> how practical it would be to put up a high-gain VHF antenna at the space.
> How much does a typical high-gain VHF antenna cost?  Could it be used for
> other purposes?  Or is this whole idea technically infeasible?

It depends on what they mean by "high-gain", which in some marketing
parlance, can mean "anything better than a rubber duckie". The 162MHz
frequency is fairly low compared to most of the things we're used to
making antennas for, meaning the elements are fairly large, on the
order of a foot or two.

Because Ferndale isn't really surrounded by navigable water, the
directional Yagi antenna is a good choice, and yeah, such a thing
could be constructed without too much trouble. I'm pretty sure we have
permission to mount antenna masts to the side of the building, as long
as we avoid walking on the roof. Clearance to powerlines isn't a
problem, and VHF shouldn't mind a few feet of feedline to get the
signal indoors and over to the ham station.

Assuming that we can set up a radio that will bring a chunk of
spectrum into a computer soundcard for demodulation, can you figure
out if gnuais will feed MT the appropriate data?

Side note: Presumably, the shipping container will be on a train from
Los Angeles to Chicago, so you'll want to check out those monitoring
systems next. ;)

-Nathaniel-


 
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Paul Kerchen  
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 More options Oct 4 2012, 2:17 pm
From: Paul Kerchen <kingkerc...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:17:18 -0400
Local: Thurs, Oct 4 2012 2:17 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!
On 10/4/2012 1:29 PM, Joseph C. Bender wrote:

> Additionally, we probably won't get further position updates from the
> ship until it's within VHF radio line-of-sight of the US west coast.
> We may not see position updates for it for the next few days. Might
> not be worth the effort, because it might not be visible until it's
> almost to its destination port.

> I hate to throw water on the idea, but if the distance counter won't
> have much of a datafeed, it's kinda anticlimactic.

Hmm, good point. Apparently there are some satellites fitted with AIS
receivers, but that data "is available on an annual or multi-year
subscription with pricing based on factors unique to your needs
primarily the square nautical miles in your Area of Interest." Perhaps
it's time to turn my attentions to the rail network as Nate suggested. <g>

Paul


 
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Roger S  
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 More options Oct 4 2012, 3:26 pm
From: Roger S <surferdud...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 15:26:08 -0400
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Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

Yeah.  Once it hits the west coast we'll want to track its progress to
Chicago!


 
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Nathaniel Bezanson  
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 More options Oct 12 2012, 2:00 pm
From: Nathaniel Bezanson <mys...@telcodata.us>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:00:58 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri, Oct 12 2012 2:00 pm
Subject: Re: Laser Update!
It's in port, just refresh the previous map:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?oldmmsi=370930000&zoom=...

How will we know when it clears customs?

On Oct 4, 3:26 pm, Roger S <surferdud...@gmail.com> wrote:


 
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Roger S  
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 More options Oct 12 2012, 3:02 pm
From: Roger S <surferdud...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:02:10 -0400
Local: Fri, Oct 12 2012 3:02 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

It goes by rail to Chicago and will clear customs there.


 
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Roger S  
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 More options Oct 26 2012, 9:52 am
From: Roger S <surferdud...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:52:55 -0400
Local: Fri, Oct 26 2012 9:52 am
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

Latest on the laser:
The truck is going to deliver Sector67's machine to Madison, WI and then
bring ours to Ferndale. There will not be any increase in shipping cost and
it will ensure that we each get the right machines.  So it looks like
Monday is the day!  Chris (Sector67) is going to give me an update once he
talks with the driver.


 
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digital...@gmail.com  
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 More options Oct 26 2012, 10:13 am
From: digital...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:13:53 +0000
Local: Fri, Oct 26 2012 10:13 am
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

John mentioned to me last night he wasn't planning to pour the cement if it rained this morning, which it obviously did. Plan was to pour Monday now. If its not poured on Monday do we want to build a bridge and slide it in?


 
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Aaron Dubin  
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 More options Oct 26 2012, 10:18 am
From: Aaron Dubin <aarondu...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:18:21 -0400
Local: Fri, Oct 26 2012 10:18 am
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

is BNektar's driveway chopped up too? if not, could we fit it through the
door between our spaces and would they be cool with us going through their
space if we're really REALLY careful? just looking for an easier plan b if
needed. also is there any estimate on the time of day the laser will be
delivered? thinking about taking half a day off or something to be there to
help if it shows up midday.


 
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Nathan Warnick  
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 More options Oct 26 2012, 10:20 am
From: Nathan Warnick <digital...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:20:52 -0400
Local: Fri, Oct 26 2012 10:20 am
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

PlanB is to store it at Bnektar down the road or the landlords building.
The unit is the same size as AB's old one so no, wont fit through a man
door.

 No rush, we didnt expect this till xmas anyways. YEAHHH EARLY GIFTS!!!


 
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 More options Oct 29 2012, 9:17 am
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Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:16:54 -0400
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Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Re: Laser Update!

The cement is being poured now at future home of BNecktar.

John

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John Sugg  
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 More options Nov 1 2012, 2:18 pm
From: John Sugg <sug...@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:18:31 -0400
Local: Thurs, Nov 1 2012 2:18 pm
Subject: Re: [i3detroit-public] Laser Update!
I spoke to Landlord John today. He says the cement is hard enough to roll the laser cutter across. He is willing to use his forklift to bring the laser cutter over early tomorrow morning. The cement is not hard enough for the forklift to cross.
Can we put together "team crowbar" to uncrate the laser cutter early tomorrow morning? If so, who can send Landlord John a text message confirming an early am time for the laser cutter forklift move? ( I forgot to get his cell number). I can help starting at 8am. I'm sure at least one of you would like to youtube the un-crating, throw the confetti or crack open the champagne.

John

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Discussion subject changed to "[i3detroit-public] Laser Update!" by Eric Merrill
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 More options Nov 1 2012, 2:49 pm
From: Eric Merrill <eric.a.merr...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:49:25 -0400
Local: Thurs, Nov 1 2012 2:49 pm
Subject: Re: [i3Detroit] Re: [i3detroit-public] Laser Update!

I think I could come over (like 8) and help.

-Eric


 
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 More options Nov 2 2012, 9:36 am
From: Matt Arnold <matt.matt...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 06:36:31 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri, Nov 2 2012 9:36 am
Subject: Re: [i3Detroit] Re: [i3detroit-public] Laser Update!

I just saw this. I could have tried to ask for time off work if I had
known! Oh well. Did this happen?


 
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 More options Nov 2 2012, 9:37 am
From: digital...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 13:37:51 +0000
Local: Fri, Nov 2 2012 9:37 am
Subject: Re: [i3Detroit] Re: [i3detroit-public] Laser Update!

Eric posted a photo on his Facebook this morning.
They look beautiful!!


 
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 More options Nov 2 2012, 9:39 am
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Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 09:39:32 -0400
Local: Fri, Nov 2 2012 9:39 am
Subject: Re: [i3Detroit] Re: [i3detroit-public] Laser Update!

Yes. Eric is working on setting it up now.


 
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