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From: "John Radio" <johnyradio(a)gmail.com>
Date: Jan 27, 2018 2:34 PM
Subject: [dorkbotsf-blabber] A123 Battery Teardowns
To: <dorkbotsf-blabber(a)googlegroups.com>
Cc:
Hi all
Remember those A123 batteries I posted about, a couple weeks back? I’ve
found people to hold all our batteries. Wow! Thx to everyone who is helping
the Bayview BOOM. Some came from as far away as Chico, to cart away these
packs.
We’ve started to tear down the packs, and would be great to hear *your
suggestions on making the process easier and cheaper.* Please check out the
videos:
https://vimeo.com/252296535
password: M1A
https://youtu.be/MMrPjUwAmT0
Here’s one possible improvement:
*Problem - Removing plastic cover: *We had difficulty removing the plastic
cover. It’s time-consuming, very fiddly/wiggly, and lots of touching on or
near hot contacts.
*Issue*: the plastic “prongs” on the plastic cover must have been inserted
all at once, in a single downward motion, as described by Bob at the
BoxShop teardown.
*Solution: *Therefore, maybe the quickest removal is to somehow *pull the
entire cover straight up, in one motion,* after removing screws, punching
out the tabs, and releasing the nickel and insulator sheet from their
retainer. How to do that? Part of the difficulty is that the cover flexes.
If you pull it up by one end, it bends.
*Ideas:*
· *Top-plate: *Attach a rigid, non-conductive plate or wooden board
to the loose cover. Pull that straight up. The weight of the pack will
help. Problem: how to pull it straight up? Maybe attach a couple handles?
· *Bottom-clamp: *Invert the whole pack and lay it upside down,
with the unscrewed cover face down on the table. Then, somehow clamp just
the loose plastic cover to the table. Then pull the rest of the pack
straight up. Problem: it’s heavy.
Seems this approach has a possible added advantage that it might reduce the
amount of touching hot contacts by the human, thereby making this a
possibly safer approach.
-Johny Radio
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Hi all,
Please review my plan below and let me know if this jives with the philosophy for the space.
> On Jan 21, 2018, at 7:04 PM, Captain Chesapeake <daro120sudo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ok. There are few overall goals with respect to what I discussed above I think we should set, and it will take more than just me to execute them. Do these next steps make sense for the organization, for example?
>
> Perhaps:
> 1. Ask for volunteers to lead fundraising, cleanliness, and organization challenges, perhaps develop subcommittees specially tasked with these goals.
> 2. Ask these volunteers (with help of members) develop scope, schedule, budget (?) and lead execution of them, each with help from more volunteers.
> 3. Monthly reporting to the group on progress.
>
> I'd like to work with rcsheets on the financial issues, specifically developing a budget and setting targets for member contributions and fundraising. I have some other ideas about how we can raise money too. Rcsheets: can you work with me?
>
> David
>
>> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 9:50 PM, Marc Juul <marc(a)juul.io> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 2:17 PM, Captain Chesapeake <daro120sudo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm a new member. I'm excited to be a part of this community. There are great people and great resources in the space. I've also noticed that is kind of disorganized, cluttered, and the organization is broke! As a medium to long term goal I think it would be great to gain financial solvency and be able to start saving for larger projects as well as clean up the space and make it an amazing workspace with lots of working tools, spare parts, and workspace.
>>>
>>
>> Agreed!
>>
>>> I reviewed the articles of association and noticed a few roles that were not apparent to me in the meetings I've attended. For me the first goal of implementing change is identifying the leadership and working with them to build a consensus.
>>
>> sudo room tries to be a horizontally structured space. You have as much sudo power as you're willing to take on but working with others and checking in before taking actions that are hard to undo is always good.
>>
>>> Is there an existing facilitator, scribe, exchequer, and conflict steward?
>>
>> This should probably be re-written slightly as these are roles that are assigned on a per-meeting or per-conflict basis. We should probably be better about actually verbally making a group decision on who is the facilitator and scribe for each meeting (lately we've been bad at that), though we do take collaborative notes so there is usually more than one person scribing. There can also be more than one conflict steward at the same time if there are multiple ongoing conflicts. We do have an exchequer and I believe that rcsheets is currently it :)
>>
>> --
>> marc/juul
>>
>
Greetings Omninoms/sudoers/CCL'ers/meshers,
Last week, Omni's tall A-frame ladder disappeared from the entrance hall
(if anyone noticed someone exiting the building with a ~13' wooden ladder,
lmk).
Robb and I did a bit of research, and ladders that tall are hard to come by
and fairly expensive. This 15' A-frame Little Giant seems to be the best
bet:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00064C4SQ/
Our scaffolding is bulky, takes time to set up, and doesn't reach the
ceilings in the ballroom, entrance hall nor sudo/ccl. A bucket lift is ~10x
more expensive, and wouldn't be able to access some parts of the building
we'd use it in. With a ladder this size, we could use it for working on the
ceilings everywhere - and mesh could use it for our Sunday node mounts.
The cost is $674.80, so I'm proposing the following financial split:
* Omni - $330
* Sudo - $115
* CCL - $115
* Sudo Mesh - $115
Ideas on how best to securely store it?
Please let me know asap if there are any blocking concerns or better ideas.
I'll bring it up at the next sudoroom and mesh meetings and hopefully
someone can bring it up at CCL's.
<3
Jenny
Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland!
https://omnicommons.org/kitchen
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"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
-Hannah Arendt
"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
-Stéphane Mallarmé
"Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon."
--Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark"
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please disregard this, since clearly "goods and services" were exchanged.
i'll look into the why/how/who of this auto-reply tomorrow.
On Jan 26, 2018 1:07 AM, "Omni Commons" <quickbooks(a)notification.intuit.com>
wrote:
Dear Sudo Room,
Your receipt is attached. Please retain this receipt for end of year
reporting of your gift.
Per IRS Regulations, we hereby state that no goods or services were
received in exchange for this donation. Omni Commons is a 501(c)3
non-profit organization. Our tax ID is 46-4109670.
Omni Commons
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Sale # : 1307
Sale Date: 02/25/2018
Total: $2,000.00
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Dear Sudo Room,
Your receipt is attached. Please retain this receipt for end of year reporting of your gift.
Per IRS Regulations, we hereby state that no goods or services were received in exchange for this donation. Omni Commons is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our tax ID is 46-4109670.
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From: Rachel Sadd <crafty.avenger(a)acemonstertoys.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 9:13 AM
Subject: [sudo-info] Hacker/Maker Happy Hour - February 13th - Downtown Oakland
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
Hello there,
Ace Monster Toys Makerspace would like to cordially invite the folks
at Sudoroom to the Hacker/Maker Happy Hour!
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM
Place: Make Westing - 1741 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612
https://www.facebook.com/events/1982934165279027/
AMT is seeking to foster stronger community both within our org and in
the greater Bay Area community. As such we are calling a happy hour
once a month in the east bay for all folks in the community who are
into making, hacking, inventing and so on.
Last months kick-off happy hour was a lot of fun. Check out the pics!
~Team AMT
Crafty Rachel
President, COO
acemonstertoys.orgmeetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toysfacebook.com/acemonstertoys
Hacker Happy Hour • For makers, hacker, inventors, artists and the
like in the greater bay area • 2nd Tuesdays
Dear Sudo Room,
Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment.
Thank you for stewarding the commons.
Love and solidarity,
Omni Commons
------------------------ Pledge Summary --------------------------
Invoice # : 1303
Invoice Date: 02/01/2018
Due Date: 02/25/2018
Terms: Net 25
Amount Due: $2,000.00
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From: Jonathon Duerig <duerig(a)tenrec.builders>
Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: Oakland SUDO room purchase quoted lighting parts
To: jacques revera <jacquesrevera(a)gmail.com>
Sorry for not responding sooner, I'll get you the files in DXF format
today. I've attached them in DWG format to this email (since that is what I
had available without conversion).
...
Some notes about the design of the light box:
You will need two of each item I sent design files for. The scale of these
files is 1 unit = 1 mm.
If you want to modify the design to better suit your scanner, you will need
to reduce the distance between the lighting module front and lighting
module back. This affects the lighting module sides, the large baffles, and
the LED base plate.
The lighting module sides should be exactly the same, but reduced in width
by whatever is necessary to make it sit on the top of your scanner.
Similarly, the size of the large baffle needs to be reduced by the same
amount along its longest dimension.
The LED base plate is made from FR4. I included it in the shipment to you.
The reason it is FR4 is that it is meant to hold the lights which means
that any heat generated from the lights needs to be accounted for.
Something that is flammable or something that might distort and change
shape when it gets warm are bad choices. FR4 is great because it is both
flame and heat resistant.
The plate I sent will be too long. You could deal with this in two ways.
One way would be to remove the slots on top of the front/back plates and
have it just rest with a bit of overhang.
Another way would be to modify the plate so that it fits. You can cut FR4
with a saw (be careful because it is brittle). You can also drill FR4. So
you could cut it in half, then drill a couple of holes to bolt it back
together as a shorter length. If you do this, be very careful of the dust
generated. FR4 is fiberglass-reinforced. And fiberglass dust is dangerous.
Or if you have access to a waterjet, you could buy a piece of FR4 pretty
cheaply and use the waterjet to cut out a modified piece. If you want to do
this, let me know and I can send you the design file for it. You can't cut
FR4 with a laser AFAIK (heat resistant, flame resistant). And it would be a
bad idea to use a CNC router to cut it out (fiberglass dust is very bad for
you). This is why we pay a shop to cut out the LED base plates in batches
with a waterjet. But it is much more expensive to cut a one-off piece of a
different design.
Or if you don't want to modify the design of the lighting module, the
alternative is to add on to the scanner some pieces that would allow you to
rest the unmodified lighting module on top. I'm not sure how much bigger
the lighting module is. But it could be a 2x4 on each side would provide
enough extra width for example. I haven't had much experience with the
older hackerspace scanners, so I don't know for sure.
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Jonathon Duerig
Tenrec Builders LLC
On Mon, Jan 22, 2018, at 1:05 PM, jacques revera wrote:
DXF is probably what we need. Please send a DXF file. But if you can
include the SVG also... This is not my ken and I have not heard back yet.
thanks!
On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:01 PM, Jonathon Duerig <duerig(a)tenrec.builders>
wrote:
I've received your payment. I'll ship to:
Don Spark
4130 mera street
<https://maps.google.com/?q=4130+mera+street+%0D+Oakland,+CA+94601&entry=gma…>
Oakland, CA 94601
<https://maps.google.com/?q=4130+mera+street+%0D+Oakland,+CA+94601&entry=gma…>
When it is on its way, I'll send along tracking information.
And I'm happy to send you design files for the plates as soon as I hear
back what format you want them in.
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Jonathon Duerig
Tenrec Builders LLC
On Wed, Jan 17, 2018, at 2:36 PM, Jonathon Duerig wrote:
Hi. You can send a Paypal payment to our orders(a)tenrec.builders email
address. Or I can make a custom item in the store for you to purchase. It
is up to you which way you want to go.
I'll send along the design files for the main panels as well and you can
then modify them to suit your size or use them as-is and add your own cross
beams or framework to rest it on. Do you have a preferred format (DXF, SVG,
something else)?
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Jonathon Duerig
Tenrec Builders LLC
On Wed, Jan 17, 2018, at 1:23 PM, jacques revera wrote:
Hi Jonathan,
I really appreciate your help and your work on diybookscanner.org where I
am trying to learn all the fundamentals to defeat my reading disability.
How do we do this with a credit card? Below is a link is to your quote. I
want to purchase the option (2) for $150 for use at Oakland's SUDO room on
the 'hackerspace' scanner which came from Noisebridge in San Fran.
Email, text or call me at 415-724-1479 <(415)%20724-1479>,
Jacques
https://forum.diybookscanner.org/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=view&f=0&p=3723
Jonathon wrote:
(2) You could get the lighting module hardware from me and cut out your own
plates for the module itself. I'll provide you with DXF or SVG files. The
plates could be cut out of hardboard on a laser cutter (I am pretty sure
they had a laser cutter at Noisebridge when I visited there) and then you
spray paint them black. And you could cut them out as-is, or tweak the
design to better fit your scanner before cutting them out. I'd be happy to
give you advice as far as that is concerned.
What I would send you includes all the electrical stuff, fixtures, LED
lights, hardware, AC adapter, the LED base plate made from FR-4, lenses,
etc. So you would get everything but the plates themselves. The price would
be $150 and shipping cost to California is included in that price.
This event at the Omni saturday night is important. I can record and upload
video of "Build Your Own Internet Workshop & Panel" to your channel, social
media or my channel. I am a semi-professional videographer and I get good
audio (which is the most important thing at panel and discussion events) -
especially if your sound is good and I take an audio feed from your board.
You can see some of my more recent event and protest videos here:
my channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt7o6FVBWMi5Qtqk39t4AFA/videos
my videos on the Revolution Books channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/revbooks
Jacques
