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Sandblasting Custom Mugs
by orias on Aug.01, 2014, under Crafts, Projects, sandblasting, Vinyl Cutter
Thanks to Ben and the Sandblasting cabinet he made for an older project (WordClock) we have been able to make some really interesting things! We used our vinyl cutter to cut the custom vinyl stickers. The stickers served as a blasting mask, to protect the rest of the glass. Sandblasting is quick, you can go from a digital drawing to a custom sandblasted glass in an hour!
Come by one of our Open House Meetings on Friday at 7pm to check it out! RSVP at Meetup.com
Upgrading The Furnace Cart
by orias on Jul.20, 2014, under Casting, Crafts, Projects, Welding
Ben, Claudio and Eric built up a replacement furnace cart tonight. It should be much more stable to wheel the furnace outside when melting aluminum and burning out your molds.
Come by one of our regular Friday night Open House meetings at 7pm to see it in operation! RSVP at Meetup.com!
First Attempts at Aluminum Casting
by orias on Jul.11, 2014, under Crafts, Meetings, omgwhathaveidone, RepRap
Scott brought a plaster mold to the open house meeting tonight. He used 3D printed PLA parts and used the forge to burn out the PLA plastic and to melt some aluminum cans and some aluminum heat sinks. We ended up cooking the mold a bit too much, it was rather fragile. We could probably burn it out in under 30 minutes for the next attempt. While not perfect, we learned a lot!
Shapeoko 2
by orias on Jul.01, 2014, under Arduino Projects, Projects, Woodworking
Our new Shapeoko 2 CNC Mill has been assembled! Thank you to all that pitched in to help put it together. We’ll announce an introductory class on operations when we have some demonstration materials arrive.
If you’d like to learn more about the Shapeoko 2 CNC Mill, more information can be found at Shapeoko.com and purchased at Inventables.com. Some project ideas to get you started can be found at Project Shapeoko.
Stay tuned for more information!
LAN Party April 12th!
by orias on Apr.02, 2014, under Events, Meetings
On Saturday April 12th we’ll be having another LAN party!
Game 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 and anything else you’d like to play.
Food: We will have a taco/nacho bar setup with a variety of fillings, condiments and options available for a $15 donation (MidsouthMakers Members $10) which includes soda. BYOB (obviously 21+) Feel free to bring your own food/drinks/snacks.
Agenda: 4p – 6pm Setup. Food served at 5pm. From 6pm onwards, game, eat and frag!
All attendees need to be 18 years old or older, unless accompanied by a legal guardian at all times. Bring your PC, a monitor, power strip, and an ethernet cord.
If you plan to drink you must be 21+ and please drink responsibly, if you need a ride/cab home please let someone know.