Midsouth Makers Public List Google Group

Board Meeting tonight 5/20

2013-05-20T19:38:42Z

Sorry for the late notice,

There is a board meeting tonight @ 6:30pm at the space. All members and
pending members are welcome to come.

--
- Joe Ferguson
[link]

Elevator Manufacturing Plant visit

2013-05-14T21:49:53Z

I've spoken with Lynn Sipes, ThyssenKrupp Elevator's plant manager for the
Middleton, TN, manufacturing plant, about organizing a tour for any of the
Midsouth Makers folks that might be interested in checking out the kind of
fabrication stuff they do, particularly in the areas of CNC use and sand

Informal Hack Day @ MidsouthMakers

2013-05-09T12:35:23Z

We're going to have a (very) informal hack day at the space this Saturday
from Noon till whenever. Most of the potential attendees are going to be
software developers but don't let that dissuade you from working on
anything else.

RSVP: [link]

BYOB/F - We have plenty of Bandwidth and Soda.

Hack Memphis

2013-05-06T19:28:20Z

Some of you received this email earlier, sorry for the duplicate. I want to
make sure anyone on this list gets the opportunity to help plan/coordinate.

I know Memphis has an extensive developer network just based on the various
user groups we have in the city. My goal for Hack Memphis would be to get a

Heat gun

2013-05-05T04:18:56Z

I was helping the ACM guys with building their printer at the space tonight and needed the heat gun. I couldn't find it anywhere. If anyone knows of its whereabouts, please put it back up on the pegboard.

Thanks

Daniel
Sent from my iPhone

April Board Meeting tonight 4/22

2013-04-22T12:47:29Z

Just a reminder that our April Board Meeting is tonight 4/22 at 6:30pm at
the space. All members are welcome to attend.

--
- Joe Ferguson
[link]

Cleaning up the space for the LAN Party

2013-04-17T02:31:22Z

Just a heads up we have started cleaning up the space for this Saturday's
LAN party. If you create any sawdust in the shop before then please clean
up. We'll be setting up the community room this Friday night also. Hope to
see you Friday/Saturday!

--
- Joe Ferguson
[link]

Fund Raising Yard Sale

2013-04-16T21:02:43Z

Hey everyone,
I'm having a fundraising yard sale for FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer
Empowered ([link]) on Saturday May 4th from 8am
to 3pm.
You can find the details here on Facebook
If anyone has anything they are willing to donate to the yard sale please
let me know. If not just stop by to see what we are selling to help out a

Fwd: [hackerspaces] CORRECTION: Radio Shack Hackerspace Challenge seeks challenger

2013-04-16T20:43:18Z

Would anyone be interested in forming a team for this and giving it a shot?

Danny

---------- Forwarded message ----------
challenger
To: discuss <disc...@lists.hackerspaces.or g>

Sorry for the repost, but I wanted to fix the subject line, as we are not
necessarily limiting the challenger to the West Coast (that was last year's

Re: Updated LAN Party information!

2013-04-15T16:56:51Z

I'll plan on being there.

Claudio Donndelinger
323-963-3141

LAN Party this Saturday!

2013-04-15T13:16:28Z

*Games List:* Team Fortress 2, Left For Dead 2, Unreal Tournament 2004,
UT3, Monday Night Combat, Super Monday Night Combat, Diablo 3, StarCraft 2,
DOTA2, Minecraft

*Food:* We'll have barbecue available for $15 donation (MidsouthMakers
Members $10) which includes soda BYOB (obviously 21+) Feel free to bring

Shift in meetings

2013-04-12T15:57:31Z

Hello Makers,

As you may have noticed with this month we have shifted away from Republic
Coffee. We have also shifted away from our normal public meeting format.
Instead of having an agenda based public meeting where group business is
shared, we have decided to keep public meetings light and inviting to

Working on the CNC tonight.

2013-04-09T22:59:21Z

Just letting you guys now I'll be laying the ground work for the CNC
tonight.

Memphis FreeFest

2013-04-08T13:47:58Z

Memphis FreeFest®
What a Hamfest Should Be

Sponsored by the Mid-South Amateur Radio Association (MARA)

ARRL Approved
Mars Meeting, Seminars, VE Testing, Concessions

One Day Only
Saturday April 13, 2013
9 am to 3 pm

Bartlett Station Municipal Center
5868 Stage Road Bartlett, TN
North side of Stage Road just west of Bartlett Blvd.

This Friday: MidsouthMakers Dinner out @ Chefies

2013-04-02T21:01:19Z

Just a reminder we are meeting for dinner at Chefies this Friday night at
7pm.

[link]

There is a map on the events page, the address is: 483 High Point Terrace,
Memphis, TN 38122, Memphis, TN

After dinner we will likely be back at the space. See everyone Friday!

Power Supply Tester

2013-04-02T18:08:39Z

Is there a power supply tester at the space or does anyone have one I can
use? My rig at home has started having some major issues and I'm
attempting to narrow the scope of possible problems. Wonderful timing with
a LAN party coming up...

Hacker Scouts

2013-04-01T13:37:48Z

Is this something we might want to do in the future? I know I have friends
with kids and many of or members have children. Also I have heard Dan talk
about his scout troop coming up for a visit.

3D Printing - OK I GIVE

2013-04-01T02:57:39Z

Alright, I give in. I've held out for as long as possible as I have come
to the conclusion that my curiosity needs to be satiated.

OK, ladies and gents - gimme the scoop at where I need to start.

Chad

Awesome Roomba Find

2013-03-31T17:03:58Z

Just had to share with some other makers.....I happened to find a working
Roomba robot at the Goodwill yesterday for just $2. It's a 400 model with
the serial command input port. I think I am going to use one of Raspberry
Pi's to create a telepresence bot.

--
Jason

The man who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself

Where to take old TV's, CRT's, and computers?

2013-03-30T20:45:45Z

Does any one know where I can take broken old TV's, CRT's and some
computers? I do not care about getting money for them I just do not want to
set them at the street.

Space activities

2013-03-28T22:39:22Z

Looks like a few of us are going to be up at the space tonight. If anyone would like to join.

Also it is unconfirmed but we may have one of the major players in 3D printing coming by for a visit.

Daniel
Sent from my iPhone

OUYA case on thingiverse

2013-03-27T17:33:30Z

Don't know if anyone else backed the kickstarter, but the OUYA
android-based console will be shipping this week. They just released STL
files to print cases for them:

[link]

Danny Chamberlin
Co-Chairperson,
MidSouthCon 31
dchamber...@midsouthcon.org

New board member picture?

2013-03-24T05:18:33Z

Kit's blowout bonanza!

2013-03-22T23:00:32Z

Everything must go, if you saw something of mine at the space that you
wanted? well make me an offer! On the chopping block for sure are my
welder, cables, gloves, apron, 5x nikon 35mm slrs with lenses, metcal
station, and possibly other things.
You all know my email and all know how to contact me at the meetings,

No Meeting tonight Go to Midsouthcon!

2013-03-22T22:11:17Z

Just a reminder, there is no open house meeting tonight at the space, go to
MidsouthCon instead!

Dan, Ben, Brett, and Claudio (and others likely) will be there showing off
stuff.

--
- Joe Ferguson
[link]

Vinyl Buy

2013-03-22T14:37:20Z

For MidsouthCon, and to have extra at the space after, we are doing a group
vinyl buy. Each roll is $20 for 30" wide by 10 yards long. If anyone else
would like to toss in for some other colors, we'll have a decent collection
at the space afterwords.

Use the link here to find what colors are available.

Free DNS

2013-03-22T07:54:24Z

Hey, just found this and figured I'd share. Apparently D-Link offers its customers a free DynDNS (they arent free anymore) account, but does not verify whether they are D-Link customers. So if one were so inclined as to put their morals aside, and go to [link] you can end up with a free <whatever>.dlinkddns.com hostname for your computer. Good for remote sessions, home web sites, or whatever.

MendelMax 2 beta update

2013-03-21T21:11:26Z

My is #312,

Plan's are to build it at the space with help and post the videos to our
youtube.

---------quoted--------------- ------------------------------ ----------
Hi MendelMax 2 beta batch 2 tester,

Thanks for being patient with us over the last few days. We’re excited to
announce that we began shipping batch 2 kits this week! We’re shipping the

Vehicle PCM

2013-03-21T09:35:01Z

Did someone in the group make their own PCM interface for their car? I kind of remember somebody doing it.

P()
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Private Range Rental at Range USA

2013-03-20T03:40:25Z

There have been a few separate occasions where it has been discussed that
there may be some interest within the group in doing a private range rental
at Range USA. I got us a list of prices and thought I'd gauge some
interest. If enough people are on board, we can split the cost and I can
make the arrangements.

Freelance Web Design Work

2013-03-18T20:30:43Z

A friend of mine is looking to have a website made for his music promotion
company. Something with an online store in it. I've never done something
like this, and while I could figure it out I imagine someone else could do
it faster and better than I could. He's willing to pay for the work,
although I did not discuss with him how much. If anyone's interested let

Solder Paste

2013-03-18T17:17:00Z

Had a few questions I wanted to throw out to the group and get some
opinions concerning Solder Paste.

First I was wondering what brands have you used, if any, and had the best
results with??

Also, is there anywhere locally where decent solder paste can be purchased
that would be worthy of surface mount work?

March Board Meeting Tonight 3/18

2013-03-18T13:12:25Z

Just a reminder that our March Board Meeting is tonight 3/18 at 6:30pm at
the space. All members are welcome to attend. We'll be going over our plan
for MidsouthCon this weekend, as well as talking about our next upcoming
event, a LAN Party on April 20th.

--
- Joe Ferguson
[link]

Etching Tank 2.5

2013-03-17T16:28:36Z

For those whom might have missed it, we tested out the second life of my
etching tank. I ran in to a issue where where it had begun to leak where
the airline ran in at. In this version its all Plexiglas two valve's and a
ton of sealant. The angle of the bottom had some unexpected
happy accidents My original thought was for it to help with it drain. In

#memtech Golf Outing

2013-03-13T14:34:38Z

Brian Swanson (.Net User Group Leader) is putting together a a golf outing
at Audubon Golf Course in East Memphis at 9am on April 7th.

If you'd like to go, RSVP by "buying" a free ticket here:
[link]

If you have any questions you can contact Brian directly: bgswanson ]at[

webmaster work

2013-03-13T03:06:08Z

I met a guy that's looking for someone to help him put up a rudimentary
website, and spend a little time updating it monthly. He didn't want to go
the route of something like Rocketfuel. He just wants someone to help him
with something really basic. I'm a busy bee and I just don't have the time.

Arduino Lab (v2) sets

2013-03-11T01:47:10Z

I'll have a few (tbd) of these Arduino Labs by Thingiverse member
jasonwelch at the meeting on Friday. They are printed in black or white ABS
(or any random combination of both). They are sized for the Arduino Uno and
a small breadboard. The 2 drawers are removable and have their own covers.
I am also including 2 taller sides. If you would like to print your own you

I will be up at the Space Today!

2013-03-10T16:51:47Z

Just letting every one know I will be up there between 12:30 till 6ish
today working on some stuff.

--
Ben S. Eishen
773.234.7436 | b...@eishen.com

Acrylic for MAME cabinet

2013-03-09T21:35:34Z

Does anyone know where the acrylic screen for the cabinet is? I'm up
at the space right now and can't for the life of me find it.

(Not that that's saying much, as my kids can attest...)

--
Mark Turnage

Who is going to MidSouthCon for sure?

2013-03-09T16:21:14Z

Let me know and give me the badge name you want - need them by tomorrow
afternoon at the latest.

If you have already registered, I have your info.

Danny

T-minus 16 days to Midsouth Con

2013-03-06T19:52:18Z

As most of you guys are aware, Midsouth makers will be having a Fan booth
setup at Midsouth Con. This is a great opportunity for the Makers to
network with other Memphian geeks! We are bringing a few thing to show
case our work and grab people's attention. This years exhibit will include:
-Pedal powered arcade cabinet featuring Bret's pedal power bike

Recyler for 3d printers

2013-03-04T17:03:51Z

Hey, did you guys see this?
[link]

up coming class

2013-03-03T11:32:16Z

Just a reminder I sent my class payment in with my dues.
Thanks
Dru

Group Buy Time!

2013-02-26T20:36:29Z

I am going to pick up a hose reel for the group, and maybe another air
hose. I was going to see if any one else would like to chip in. It would
clean up the pile of hose spaghetti in the corner of the shop.
Harbor fright has a nice (highly reviewed) reel for 20 bucks and Northern
Tool has a 50ft Goodyear hose for 20 bucks. A lengthier hose would allow us

Board Meeting tonight 6:30pm @ the space

2013-02-25T14:18:59Z

Just a reminder that tonight is our monthly board meeting 6:30pm @ the
space. All members are welcome and encouraged to join.

--
- Joe Ferguson
[link]

Cory Doctorow signs "Homeland" | The Booksellers at Laurelwood

2013-02-19T18:41:05Z

If you're a fan of Cory Doctorow he's in town tonight:

[link]

Cory Doctorow signs "Homeland"

Posted January 10, 2013
Start: 02/19/2013 6:00 pm
End: 02/19/2013 7:00 pm

In Cory Doctorow's wildly successful Little Brother, young Marcus Yallow

Old Cell Phone Screen Programming

2013-02-19T01:39:50Z

So, I had this old motorola droid V3 laying around and decided to do what
all makers do - take it apart. Aside from having all sorts of nifty
components to use, it also has its nice two-sided display. Now, all of the
ribbons and connectors are still intact, so I'm curious if anyone has ever
repurposed a cell phone display for general purpose development? Any and

Beginning Blender Class

2013-02-18T16:57:03Z

*Date:* 03/16/2013
*Where:* MidsouthMakers
(map<[link]>

ONYX ASHANTI TECHTALK AND PERFORMANCE THIS FRIDAY

2013-02-14T18:44:33Z

<[link]>
ONYX ASHANTITECHTALK AND PERFORMANCEAT FIVE IN ONE SOCIAL CLUB

Doors open at 7pm for a social mixer.
8pm tech talk.
Performance after tech talk.
$10/general

Onyx sounds like the offspring of Roger Troutman, Timbaland, and John

No updates to website front page since 2/1

2013-02-14T13:19:48Z

I don't know if this was an automatic thing or if someone has to do it, but
there hasn't been an update to the home page of the website since the 2/1
meeting announcement.

Danny