> Hi guys and gals,
> The GCA portfolio showcase will be this Wednesday evening at the
> incubator.  I would love to see as many of your cool projects on display as
> possible.  Please let me know if you guys need any special space
> requirements.  I will be cleaning up the garage this evening so you can
> start setting up anything you would like.

> Registration (free) for the event can be found here
> http://spring2010showcase.eventbrite.com/

> Thanks,
> Dar

> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Rick Pollack <r...@makergear.com> wrote:

>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Rick Pollack <r...@makergear.com>
>> Date: Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MA-Discuss] Coffee Roasting Night!
>> To: The Makers' Alliance Discussion List <disc...@makersalliance.org>

>> Let's make our own roaster. What temp is needed and what kind of fan (how
>> much air flow)?

>> I have lots of nichrome wire (heater) and a controller for the nichrome. I
>> may have a fan that will work...if not, someone does..

>> Supplies:
>> Beans
>> Heater
>> Bean holder
>> fan
>> power supply
>> what else???

>> Rick

>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Jodie Schneider <ty...@notacon.org>wrote:

>>> I have an air popper. I will check if it is the right kind.

>>> Tyger

>>> On 4/19/10, Mr. Fright <misterfri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Note the type of airpopper from the link.  The proper popper has a
>>> solid
>>> > bottom and vents on the side.  An example of an improper popper is one
>>> with
>>> > a mesh bottom.  You need the right one that moves the beans enough.
>>> > Otherwise, you'll burn the ones on the bottom, and still have green on
>>> top.
>>> > Try your luck at a thrift store to find one.

>>> > I have about a pound and a half of green coffee beans.  I'll try to
>>> come if
>>> > I can.

>>> > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:59 AM, Chris Clymer <ccly...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:

>>> >> If you want to bring some fresh beans home you'll want to bring your
>>> own
>>> >> air-tight container of some sort to put the roasted beans in.

>>> >> This is one of the how-to's I was looking at:
>>> >> http://www.sweetmarias.com/airpop/airpopmethod.php

>>> >> On Apr 19, 2010, at 12:57 AM, Chris Clymer wrote:

>>> >> Correction, we also need (and I'll bring) the following:
>>> >> - large bowl
>>> >> - colander
>>> >> - thermometer
>>> >> - large spoon
>>> >> - oven mitt

>>> >> On Apr 19, 2010, at 12:55 AM, Chris Clymer wrote:

>>> >> Ok, now that Notacon is over it looks like the next Hardware Hacking
>>> night
>>> >> is April 30th, a week from this Friday.  It sounds like a few of us
>>> are
>>> >> interested in learning about coffee roasting.  I'm going to plan on
>>> doing
>>> >> this on the 30th.  It looks like what we need:

>>> >> - Green Coffee Beans
>>> >> - Air Popcorn Popper

>>> >> And if we want to try our coffee immediately:
>>> >> - Grinder
>>> >> - Drip coffee maker OR french press and source of piping hot water

>>> >> I've got a grinder and french press right now, I'm not sure if we have
>>> a
>>> >> source of hot water at the space.  If there isn't, I'll bring my drip
>>> >> maker
>>> >> but obviously french press would be preferred.

>>> >> I'm going to look around for an air popper before then, if anyone else
>>> >> would like to bring theirs thats great too.  I'll also try and get
>>> some
>>> >> green beans.  Not sure if anyplace locally can/will do so, so I'm
>>> going to
>>> >> figure that one out quickly since I suspect I'll be ordering online.

>>> >> On Apr 2, 2010, at 2:34 PM, Chris Clymer wrote:

>>> >> Id be interested in learning to roast, ive become a total coffee snob
>>> >> since
>>> >> getting a grinder and french press

>>> >> Sent from my iPhone

>>> >> On Apr 2, 2010, at 11:43 AM, "Mr. Fright" <misterfri...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:

>>> >> Awesome.  I'm always about Linux and TCP/IP stuff, and I roast my own
>>> >> coffee.  I might have a spare popcorn popper to donate to the space
>>> for
>>> >> coffee roasting.

>>> >> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:37 PM, rftech44004 < <
>>> rftech44...@roadrunner.com>
>>> >> rftech44...@roadrunner.com> wrote:

>>> >>>  I haven’t made it to any meetings, yet.  I’ve been working some
>>> serious
>>> >>> overtime lately.

>>> >>> I cycle through various hobbies from time to time.  Here’s the short
>>> >>> list.

>>> >>> Lightning photography,

>>> >>> CO2 Lasers,

>>> >>> Tesla Coils,

>>> >>> RF electronics,

>>> >>> Microcontrollers (PIC, MSP430, AVR)

>>> >>> Asterisk PBX,

>>> >>> VoIP,

>>> >>> Linux,

>>> >>> Amateur Radio,

>>> >>> Networking (TCP/IP),

>>> >>> Coffee roasting & Espresso,

>>> >>> Eve Online

>>> >>>  ------------------------------

>>> >>> *From:* <discuss-boun...@makersalliance.org>
>>> >>> discuss-boun...@makersalliance.org
>>> >>> [mailto:<discuss-boun...@makersalliance.org>
>>> >>> discuss-boun...@makersalliance.org] *On Behalf Of *Chris Clymer
>>> >>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:34 AM
>>> >>> *To:* The Makers' Alliance Discussion List
>>> >>> *Cc:* The Makers' Alliance Discussion List

>>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [MA-Discuss] Introduction

>>> >>> I would agree, better to have things centralized and believe drupal
>>> has a
>>> >>> forum module.  Peraonally i use mailing lists and irc more than
>>> forums,
>>> >>> but
>>> >>> thats not to say someone else wouldnt make better use of forums.
>>> >>> Probably
>>> >>> worth some discussion.

>>> >>> Rftech:  made it out to any of the meetings yet?  What kinds of
>>> projects
>>> >>> are you interested in?  As always, glad you found the group : D. The
>>> more
>>> >>> of
>>> >>> us there are, the more we are collectively able to accomplish

>>> >>> Sent from my iPhone

>>> >>> On Apr 1, 2010, at 9:45 AM, "Mr. Fright" < <misterfri...@gmail.com>
>>> >>> misterfri...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> >>> Woops, thats <http://makerSalliance.org> <http://makerSalliance.org>

>>> >>> makerSalliance.org

>>> >>> On Apr 1, 2010 9:42 AM, "Mr. Fright" <
>>> >>> <misterfri...@gmail.com><misterfri...@gmail.com>

>>> >>> misterfri...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> >>> Hi!  Welcome to the group, and thanks for the offer.

>>> >>> I'm not sure what others think, but I'd prefer keeping things
>>> >>> centralized.  For instance, if we were to use a website forum, I'd
>>> like
>>> >>> it
>>> >>> on <http://makeralliance.org>
>>> >>> <http://makeralliance.org>makeralliance.org.

>>> >>> But that begs the question, would that be better than the mailing
>>> list?
>>> >>> I
>>> >>> don't recall this being dicussed.

>>> >>> -Eric

>>> >>> > On Mar 31, 2010 10:15 PM, "rftech44004" <
>>> >>> > <rftech44...@roadrunner.com><rftech44...@roadrunner.com>

>>> >>> rftech44...@roadrunner.com> wrote:

>>> >>> > I've been liste...

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>>> Jodie "Tyger" Schneider
>>> KC8ULI
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