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Shopbot PRS CNC router

2019-12-15T18:01:15Z

Dee: /* Chip Load Calculation */ +Chip Load Calculator by Guhdo

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner = PS:One
|serial = TBD.
|certification = yes
|hackable = no
|model = Shopbot PRS #10108 96-48
|arrived = 2014
|image = Shopbot.jpg
|doesitwork = yes
|contact = [[CNC|CNC Area Host]]
|where = Wood Shop
|value = $16000
|hostarea = CNC
}}
= ShopBot PRS #10108 96-48 =

* [http://www.shopbottools.com/mProducts/prSstandard.htm OEM website and specs]
* Nominal Cutting Area 96"x 48"x 6" (2.44m x 1.22m x .15m)
* Total Movement Area 102" x 50" x 8" (2.59m x 1.27m x .20m)
* Max spindle speed: 18000 RPM
* Min spindle speed: 4100 RPM

The spindle uses ER25 collets. These eventually wear out, so check before using them. Collets are a durable expendable.

Some people buy their own collets. There are a number of suppliers of collets, nuts, and related accessories. [http://www.techniksusa.com/ Techniks] and [http://www.shars.com/ Shars] are both brands that have been recommended by experienced CNC users, although other brands may also be of equivalent price and quality:

* [http://www.shars.com/1-4-ultra-precision-5-micron-er25-collet Shars ER25 Collet Ultra Precision 5 Micron]
* [https://www.ebay.com/itm/TECHNIKS-1-4-SUPER-PRECISION-ER25-COLLET-0002-ACCURACY-CNC-CHUCK-MILL-/130701349603?hash=item1e6e6852e3 Techniks 1/4" Super Precision ER25 Collet .0002 Accuracy]
* [https://www.toolstoday.com/cnc-high-precision-spring-collets-for-er25-tool-holder.html?variantids=11644,0&keywords=CO-286 Amana CNC High Precision Spring Collets for ER25 Tool Holder]
* [https://www.amazon.com/HHIP-3900-5215-ER-25-Spring-Collet/dp/B01ABWS9IG/ HHIP 3900-5215 ER-25 Spring Collet, 1/4"]
* [https://www.amazon.com/Dorian-Tool-Alloy-Precision-Collet/dp/B00CB14HXW/ Dorian Tool ER25 Alloy Steel Ultra Precision Collet, 0.236" - 0.276" Hole Size]

=Status=
August 2017: Dust collection system out of commission.

June 2017: There is an intermittent break in the wiring for the Z-axis Zero Plate. Check for continuity before using (the #1 input should light up on screen when you touch the contacts together). It usually works near the front of the table, but not halfway back. This will get fixed eventually, but it's a good idea to be in the habit of checking.

12/27/16 - Fixed Shopbot x-axis homing. The cable had been pulled on hard enough that some of the conductors broke inside the cable. It has been spliced, soldered, and heatshrinked back together.

= How to Get Authorized =

'''Authorization for this tool by authorized proctors only.''' This means you cannot get authorized by just anyone who is already authorized. You can only get authorized by a few people, the proctors listed below.

Authorization sessions are scheduled roughly monthly. Check the [https://www.meetup.com/Pumping-Station-One/events/ Meetup calendar] for upcoming authorizations. If no ShopBot sessions are currently scheduled, ask the [[CNC Area Host]] or on the [https://groups.google.com/group/pumping-station-one/ Google Group].

Be aware that this authorization consists of two parts; the first session is a classroom session that will cover the software required and introduce you to the essential settings and chip-load calculation, and the second part, scheduled separately, is a hands-on class.

== Authorizers ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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|Elizabeth Koprucki
|Danger Committee
|-
|Bart Dring
|Danger Committee
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|Ryan Pierce
|Danger Committee
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|Nathan Ellis
|Danger Committee
|-
|Michael Skilton
|Danger Committee
|-
|Khoi Nguyen
|Michael Skilton
|-
|Andrew Camardella
|Elizabeth Koprucki
|-
|Matt Meshulam
|Andrew Camardella
|-
|David Earl
|Matt Meshulam
|-
|}

== How to Become an Authorizer ==
Get an ok from the area host. Successfully run an authorization supervised by an authorizer.
It's recommended that initial authorizations be limited to 2 member participants or less.

= Documentation =

[[File:Shopbotassembly.pdf|Shopbotassembly.pdf]]

[[File:Squaringshopbot.pdf|Squaring the ShopBot]]

[[File:Programming_handbook.pdf|Programming Handbook]]

[[File:PRS Maintenance Schedule.pdf|Maintenance Schedule]]

[[File:ShopBot_USB_Connection_Troubleshoot.pdf]] - USB Troubleshooting Guide

[[File:ShopBot_Tech_Support_FAQ_2016_09_12.pdf]] - Tech Support FAQ

[[File:SBG00142 User Guide 2013 05 01.pdf|SBG00142 User Guide 2013 05 01.pdf]] - User Guide

[[File:B17P.763_Schematic.pdf]] - Omer Nail Gun Documentation

[http://www.shopbottools.com/ShopBotDocs/files/quick%20start%20guide%202013%2007%2023.pdf QuickStart]

X, Y, Z probe: https://pumpingstationone.org/2015/09/xyz-finder-for-the-shopbot/

[http://drshopbot.com/index.php?title=Main_Page "Dr Shopbot" wiki]

[http://drshopbot.com/index.php?title=MaintainingConnection "Maintaining Connections"]

[[File:Shopbotmagnets.ai.zip]] - Template for the dust skirt and magnet placement.

== Tutorials ==
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWCZfYHOYWw Part 1 of our Shopbot Authorization] - This is available as a refresher only. You still need to go to the class when it happens to get access to the hands-on Part 2.

[http://www.woodguide.org/files/2014/07/CNCrouter_bit_basics.pdf Router Bit Basics for CNC - VERY USEFUL]

[https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/pumping-station-one/shopbot Shopbot Threads on Member List]

[https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/pumping-station-one/shopbot Shopbot Forum]

[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/pumping-station-one/vUF3iKRQ9yc/_qNnLXzZ3QcJ Overview of Cut Load calcualtions for setting bit feed and speed rates]

Vertanux1: This user teaches at Elgin Community College and has very good tutorials and downloadable textbook on Autodesk Inventor (which applies to Fusion 360 as well: http://www.vertanux1.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/vertanux1?reload=9

Online chipload calculator: https://www.guhdo.com/chipload-calculator

Fusion 360 Videos

NYC CNC - Several videos that provide an overview of downloading software, preferences, and basic sketch terms and steps. https://www.nyccnc.com/fusion-360/

Lars Christensen - CAD/CAM instructor hired by Autodesk to produce their Fusion 360 videos. The Absolute Basics and #LarsLive series are worth watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5bc9c3S12g&feature=youtu.be

Maker's Muse CAD for Newbies Series - Provides a detailed overview of sketch dimensions, constraints, revolving, sweeping, and lofting, among many other topics. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCCNNvHC8PC40tcEqaJcgUMb97LNkLIn

Krenov Coffee Table - A fantastic overview of the design of a coffee table from scratch. Lots of CAD best practices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J22j8RfETjs&feature=youtu.be

Fusion 360 V12 Engine - A long playlist series on a complex topic that demonstrates how powerful real CAD software can be. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQl9vsO6sGSlasKFP-CAgnDs324Z6IW8s

= Software Tool Chain =
*Illustrator
*Inkscape
*Vectric Aspire
**Allows for 2D and 3D linework and toolpath creation
**Only available on the Shapeoko Computer
*Vectric V-Carve Makerspace Edition Version 9.0 (earlier versions may not be supported here anymore)
** http://www.vectric.com/products/vcarve/trial.html
**Allows for 2D linework and toolpath creation
**Allows at home use of V-Carve - output only at PS1
**Our Makerspace Code is: E4793-F6472-BB9E5-9B114-3FEEB-73649-16F4F
*Autodesk Fusion 360
**The ShopBot computer does not have this and may not be fast enough to run it.
**You '''MUST''' use the custom post-processor below. Otherwise, you will bypass the safety check to make sure the spindle really is running!
**For local '''Windows''', to install this on your local computer:
***Unzip and install this in C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Fusion 360 CAM\Posts
***Note that AppData is often a hidden folder!
***Inside Fusion 360, when you select Actions / Post Process, under Configuration Folder, hit Setup and select Use Personal Posts.
**For local '''Mac'''
*** Unzip and install in Macintosh HD> Users> USERNAME> Autodesk> Fusion 360 CAM> Posts
*** In Fusion 360, when you select Actions > Post Process, under Settings select Personal Posts for the Source
**For '''Cloud'''
*** Open Fusion 360 and navigate to Libraries > Assets in the Data Panel.
*** Double click the Assets > CAMPosts folder to enter it.
*** Use the Upload button to upload the desired post processor from your local machine to the Assets > CAMPosts folder. This will upload the post to the cloud and allow you to access it anywhere you may login to your Fusion 360 account through My Cloud Posts.
*** After enabling cloud libraries in Fusion 360, you will be able to access your cloud post processor library by setting the Configuration Folder (Windows) or Source (Mac) to My Cloud Posts. Both of these dialog boxes are shown below. You will then be able to select the Cloud post you uploaded in the Post Configuration field (Windows) or the Post Processor field (Mac).
====Chip Load Calculation====
*[https://www.guhdo.com/chipload-calculator Chip Load Calculator by Guhdo]
*[http://www.pdsspindles.com/engineering-speeds Bit Parameter Overview by PDS Spindles]
*[https://www.monstertool.com/29/tech-data.htm Monster Tools Chip Load Calculator]
*[http://www.pdsspindles.com/admin/modules/page_editor/uploads/image/Chip%20load%20for%20common%20tool%20diameters%20(Inches).jpg Chip Load Chart by PDS Spindles]
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/pumping-station-one/makerspace$20edition/pumping-station-one/cTwfUHxESjU/7m_lI8UWCgAJ How to install Makerspace Version]

== User Tips & Troubleshooting Reports ==
[http://www.sgstool.com/PDF-speedfeeds/SGS-Speeds-Feeds-GP.pdf Some feed and speed recommendations for small bits]

Add your experiences with feeds and speeds or other tips here:
[[Shopbot_User_Tips]]

Add troubleshooting reports here:
[[Shopbot_Troubleshooting_Reports]]

=== Materials ===

* [[Shopbot_PRS_CNC_router/Aluminium|Aluminium]]
* [[Shopbot_PRS_CNC_router/Brass|Brass]]
* [[Shopbot_PRS_CNC_router/Wood|Wood]]

== Authorization Checklist ==

This is here as a checklist for proctors to follow when authorizing people. It can also help remind you of things after you are authorized. Just reading this does not authorizing you.

* How to get authorized
** Watch [http://www.meetup.com/Pumping-Station-One/ the meetup group] for a recurring class on the second Thursday and last Sunday of the month. Sometimes check [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pumping-station-one the forum] for announcements or ask on the forum if no announcements have been made for a few weeks.

* Authorization group size
** There is no cap to the software instruction preceding the machine usage portion of the class. If you come to this portion it is easier to get fully authorized at a later date.
** 3 machine users - each person will run a job (~1/2 hr each) and everyone will assist each other in completing a job profile and pocket cut. You must be present for the entire authorization

* Safety
** Safety Glasses
** Hearing Protection
** Dust Protection

* What can go wrong (and what to do)

* How does machine work
** Axes
** Motors
** Spindle

* Daily Maintenance
** Spindle bearing warm up.
*** The "C5" warm up routine should be run on the first job of the day. It runs the spindle at 3 speeds for 3 minutes each to warm up the bearings. (When it doubt, warm it up)

* Extended Maintenance
** See maintenance schedule file under documentation.
** Grease the racks
** Use Grease type: Manual states any type is safe there is some in the draw

* Machine Control
** Turn on sequence
*** Log into computer
*** Turn on Shopbot big red and yellow twist switch (see zeroing below)
*** Insert Key and turn to "engaged" position.
*** The VDF should light up, the spindle fan should be on.
*** Start "Shopbot 3" program.
*** Open Tools...Spindle RPM Control menu (to allow RPM control)
**** Make sure collet is tightened or no tool or nut is installed
**** Run the C5 warm up routine
** Jogging
*** Keypad
*** Arrow Keys + Page Up, Page Down (ctrl for fast jog)

* CAM Software
** Vectric V Carve
** Just the basics...separate class for advanced V Carve.
** Online videos

* Running your Job
** Zeroing X & Y
*** With machine off slow push gantry towards X0 until it hits hard stops (optional)
*** Turn on big red switch while still holding gantry.
*** Jog machine away from X0 Y0 so machine will find switches
*** Click X, Y zero button.
** Zeroing Z (top of work piece)
*** Jog over your work piece
*** Place Z zero plate on work piece under the bit
*** Place clip on bit
*** Test connection by touching plate to bit and watch for light #1 to light
*** Click the Z 0 button (it will touch off twice!!!)
*** If Z is critical, you may want to verify that your bit has been zeroed properly by using a "MZ,0" command over the surface you have zeroed the bit to. Repeat zeroing if not correct.

* Waste Board and clamping

* Collets, Bits, Feeds and Speeds
** Feeds and Speeds
*** Use a Cut Load Calculator to determine which feeds and speeds you should be using for your specific bits. An overview is avaialble at: [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/pumping-station-one/vUF3iKRQ9yc/_qNnLXzZ3QcJ]
** Collets
*** We currently have collets for 1/2, 1/4, 3/16 and 1/8" shank bits.
*** Try to keep them clean and store them away from dust between uses. Dust between the gaps will produce runout. The drawer mounted under the Shopbot is the right place to store these items.
*** If the collet nuts are not threading smoothly try cleaning the threads with a small brush, spindle threads as well.
** Bits
*** Use bits designed for the material you are cutting. Don't just steal a bits from the Bridgeport. They won't do a good job and will probably overheat.
*** For cutting out things, use the smallest appropriate bit. Using a 1/2" bit to cutout will just create a lot of mess.

* ShopBot should not be used for...
** Metals other than aluminum
** Cutting anything that requires coolant or lubricant (it will ruin the waste board)
** Ripping lumber (use the table saw)
** Thickness Planning (Use the planner if you can)
** Drilling holes with drill bits (a small end mill works better)

* How to leave the machine (be excellent)
** Machine
*** Home the machine to X0, Y0
*** Turn off both switches
*** Remove Key
*** Remove bit and collet.
*** Place both collet wrenches on top of electronics box
*** clean up work area
*** Smooth out waste board if you puckered it at all.
*** Check if the dust collector needs to be emptied

** Post a picture on our [[Blog]] please!

== Use checklist ==

PS1 is experimenting with the use of checklists to encourage the safe use and proper care of tools in the workspace. The latest version of the [[checklists]] for this tool is stored as a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zxrvQX0DXaLxaXkaKCKpZ-PAgnDak6ezKKBkdu_Fw1U/edit?usp=sharing Google Doc] that can be edited by anyone. If you make changes, update the effective date at the bottom of the document. Print a new copy, and replace the old one.

Physical checklists are necessarily constrained in length. Following is a more extensive pre-flight checklist:

* Did you home the machine?
* Is the dust collect gate open?
* Are you sure you have the right X, Y orientation for your file and material?
* Did you set the proper X,Y zero for your work piece on the Shopbot.
* Is the correct bit installed and tight?
* Is the key in and turned on?
* Is the dust skirt set right so it does not get smashed.
* Is Z zero set to the work top?
* Are the touch plate and clip returned?
* Is the material properly secured?
* Open the Shopbot spindle control dialog (Tools > Spindle RPM Control)
* Safety glasses, hearing protection on.
* Start the job with the E-Stop ready to hit.
* Turn on dust collector ( I like to wait so I can hear that things sound right on the shopbot before turning on the collector)

== List of Currently Authorized Users ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Qualified Member
! Trained By
! Date
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|Elizabeth Koprucki
|Danger Committee
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|Bart Dring
|Danger Committee
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|Ryan Pierce
|Danger Committee
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|Nathan Ellis
|Danger Committee
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|Michael Skilton
|Danger Committee
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|Arturo Duarte
|Bart
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|Derek Bever
|Bart
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|Everett
|Bart
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|Vincent Colombo
|Bart
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|[[User:justin|Justin T. Conroy]]
|Bart
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|Hugh Sato
|Bart
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|Sergey Nekrasov
|Bart
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|Valerie Moore
|Bart
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|Patrick Schless
|Bart
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|Tom Forajter
|Bart
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|Todd Allen
|Michael Skilton
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|[[User:RogerMoore|Roger Moore]]
|Bart
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|Tim Saylor
|Bart
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|Hef
|Bart
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|Jeff McBride
|Bart
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| Maxwell ?
| Michael Skilton
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|Samuel Swope
|Michael Skilton
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| Khoi Nguyen
|Michael Skilton
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|Brian Chojnowski
|Michael Skilton
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|Josh Cooper
|Bart
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|Andrew Camardella
|Bart
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|Adam Glick
|Bart
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|Yehuda Braun
|Bart
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| Jeff Kantarek
| Michael Sklton
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| Justin Miles
|Michael Skilton
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|Will Garza
|Michael Skilton
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|Clarence Risher
|Michael Skilton
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|[[User:ericbeau|Eric Beauchamp]]
|Michael Skilton
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|[[User:Jason|Jason]]
|Michael Skilton
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|Eric Stein
|Bart
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|Colin Parsons
|Bart
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|David Ditzler
|Bart
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|Ray Doeksen
|Bart Dring
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|Ron Bean
|Khoi Nguyen & Michael Skilton
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| Thomas Wright
|Khoi Nguyen & Michael Skilton
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|David Morton
|Bart Dring
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|Ron Olson
|Bart Dring
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|Kyle Bieneman
|Bart Dring
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|[[User:amishhammer|Tom Judge]]
|Michael Skilton
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|Bryan Gleason
|Michael Skilton
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|Dave Schact
|Ryan Pierce
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|Chris Agocs
|Andrew Camardella
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|[[user:kuroishi | Doorman Dave ]]
|Andrew Camardella
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|Alec Weege
|Andrew Camardella
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|Sam Reicks
|Andrew Camardella
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|Touly Phiachantharath
|Andrew Camardella
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|Lucas Goossen
|Andrew Camardella
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|[[user:Tina|Tina C]]
|Andrew Camardella
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|Ryan Neuman
|Andrew Camardella
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|Dan Loeser
|Andrew Camardella
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|Ben Bogler
|Andrew Camardella
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|Erin Banwell
|Ryan Pierce
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|Brad Rios
|Ryan Pierce
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|Aaron Carlock
|Andrew Camardella
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|James Villalpando
|Andrew Camardella
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|Connor Jansen
|Andrew Camardella
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|Tait Leswing
|Bart
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|Raj Perera
|Khoi Nguyen
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|Keith Hultman
|Andrew Camardella
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|David Srebro
|Andrew Camardella
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|[[user:Wessing | Erik Wessing ]]
|Andrew Camardella
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|Leeswann Bolden
|Andrew Camardella
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|Josh Myers
|Andrew Camardella
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|Kurt Ziegel
|Andrew Camardella
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|Glenn Powers
|Andrew Camardella
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|[[User:mqudsi|Mahmoud Al-Qudsi]]
|Andrew Camardella
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|Casey Olson
|Khoi
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|Mike Jones
|Andrew Camardella
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|Aaron Feigen
|Andrew Camardella
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|Jim Baker
|Andrew Camardella
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|Andrew Camardella
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|Alex Al-Hamdan
|Andrew Camardella
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|Andrew Camardella
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|Brian Zable
|Andrew Camardella
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|Daylan Dufelmeier
|Andrew Camardella
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|Steve Kruse
|Matt Meshulam
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|Mike Mandrea
|Andrew Camardella
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|Jeff Zelnio
|Andrew Camardella
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|Aaron Stoddart
|Matt Meshulam
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|Koun Park
|Matt Meshulam
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|Dan Baltudis
|Matt Meshulam
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|Curtiss Cooke
|Matt Meshulam
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|Jeannine Chuchan
|Matt Meshulam
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|Brandon Love
|Matt Meshulam
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|Matt Meshulam
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|Matt Meshulam
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|Matt Meshulam
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|Andrew Camardella
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|Andrew Camardella
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|Matt Meshulam
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|Adam Stein
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|John Farmer
|Matt Meshulam
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|Joshua Havenga
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:mct|McTavish McArdle]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|Frank Bowles
|Matt Meshulam
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|Joe Iklov
|Matt Meshulam
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|Matthew Quigley
|Matt Meshulam
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|Derwin Umali
|Andrew Camardella
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|Doug Mahoney
|Matt Meshulam
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|Jacob Collins
|Matt Meshulam
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|Donald Wells
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:jim|Jim Brink]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:mkeith|Matt Keith]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:vmorris|Victoria Morris]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:bobsabayesian|Bob Loos]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:muthpete|Peter Muth]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:guijemont|Guillaume Emont]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:erikthefunk|Erik Funkhouser]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:mrashes|Max Rashes]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:panchan99|Juan Ramos]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:Justjoe|Joe Dowling]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:smash|Ashley Matrisciano]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|Ryan Kapp
|Matt Meshulam
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|Idris Raja
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:Dannyblanchard|Danny Blanchard]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|Aaron Mintz
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:ianstubbs|Ian Stubbs]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:skynaya|Sky Nova]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|Chris Ruhland
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:Jaypee|Jay Pee]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:Ryanmafi|Ryan Fiebing]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:sblaszak|Shawn Blaszak]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|[[user:tonyiacullo|Tony Iacullo]]
|Matt Meshulam
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|Mark Haughey
|Matt Meshulam
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|Chris Iacullo
|Matt Meshulam
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|Ian Monroe
|Matt Meshulam
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|Ashish Jasani
|Matt Meshulam
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|Kurt Gilman
|Matt Meshulam
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|Abel Greenwald
|Matt Meshulam
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|Vaidotas (Vai) Staugaitis
|Matt Meshulam
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|Leo Battikhi
|Matt Meshulam
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|Matt Schaid
|Matt Meshulam
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|Jamie Vollmer
|Matt Meshulam
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|Bhairavi Warke
|Matt Meshulam
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|Denis Kuznetsov
|Matt Meshulam
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|Matt Meshulam
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|Rob Dumas
|Matt Meshulam
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|Mark Weiser
|Matt Meshulam
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|Tom Burtonwood
|Matt Meshulam
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If you have been authorized but cannot log in, request to be added to the "ShopBot Authorized" Samba group (send an email to info (at) pumpingstationone.org with your username and the name of the person who certified you) so that your login works. If you don't have a log-in on https://members.pumpingstationone.org/ you will have issues here - sign up on that site first if you haven't already.

= Maintenance =

== Maintenance Log ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
!Date
!Preformed by
!Service Type
!Notes
|-
|4/16/2017
|Ryan Pierce
|Created new AutoDesk Fusion 360 Post Processor. Modified Vectric Post Processors.
|Created new Fusion 360 Post Processor. It includes the changes listed below for the Vectric Post Processors. For Vectric, modified the Post Processors so that if the spindle does not spin up, it gives the user a Retry/Cancel dialog box instead of Abort/Retry/Ignore where Ignore is identical to Retry. Also, these Post Processors broke the Preview mode in the ShopBot software because the preview mode did the real spindle check and it failed because, of course, the spindle wasn't running. The new version will ignore the spindle check in preview mode.
|-
|11/8/2014
|Ryan Pierce
|Updated VCarve Post Processor
|Previously, installed new Post Processor to preset an Abort / Retry / Ignore dialog box when the spindle is started but doesn't spin up. Usual culprit is that a job is started when the the interlock is disabled, which results in the non-spinning bit crashing into the workpiece. Abort stops the job. Today, fixed Retry code. If you power on the VFD and the motor start is enabled, the VFD refuses to start. So I've re-programmed the Retry button to stop the VFD, wait 2 seconds, start the VFD, wait 2 more seconds, and check again to see if it is running. The Ignore button actually acts as Retry because we don't want someone clicking through this dialog box and damaging the machine. NOTE: The Aspire PC in the shop also has this Post Processor, but if you use Aspire, VCarve Pro, etc. on your personal computer, you will need the latest Post Processor to support this safety check.
|-
|11/8/2014
|Ryan Pierce
|Updated ShopBot software
|Did upgrade from 3.8.14 to 3.8.26. Installed latest firmware on ShopBot controller. (This was mandatory.) Two features of interest: Fixed occasional erractic behavior after repeated Stops and Resumes (and Nudges or Command Insertions). Reduced liklihood of Keypad lockup.
|-
|5/31/2015
|Ron Olson
|Created new VCarve Post Processors
|For drag/engraving bits, it's important that the spindle be turned '''off''' so as to not destroy the bit. Instead of manually modifying the sbp every time to remove the check that the spindle is turned on, I created a couple of new post processors (inches and mm, similar to Ryan's), that explicitly ''turn off'' the spindle. The user is given two opportunities to cancel the job if that is not what he/she wants.
|-
|}

== Outstanding Maintenance Issues ==

=== Lack of True E-Stop ===
As shipped, the ShopBot PRS does not support an Emergency Stop. This could be hacked, but it runs the risk of damaging the machine if engaged in a non-emergency situation. Suggested solution: Installing a 10A double pole 24V coil DIN mount relay, and powering the coil via the 24V supply through a normally closed E-Stop button. One pole will disconnect the 63V stepper motor current. One pole will break the control signal that enables the VFD and will cause the VFD to brake to a stop.

=== Automatic Dust Collection ===
The ShopBot has +5V TTL outputs that could be used to trigger automatic dust collection (when the spindle goes live) and/or a warning light (when the gantry is enabled to move.)

=== Limit Switch Issues ===
Every time you start the ShopBot, it resets itself so that the limit switches are disabled! You can turn them on (if memory serves) with the Values -> Input Switch Assignment menu item. Limit switches are really useful - but they need to be enabled. When they are, they will stop manual jogging when the limit is hit (although pressing the key again will let you continue moving the gantry) and they will also stop a running job (but give you the option of ignoring the limits.)

I found a couple more problems when testing all the limits. When I took the gantry to X maximum, the dust collector hose pulled off! I put it back on, but I'm not sure how stable this is. Also, when I originally set the Y maximum and minimum, I wanted as much spindle travel as possible. But it appears that if you're at the Y max and move in the X direction, you can hit the middle support with the dust collector boot. We've got several inches Y travel beyond the nominal 48", so we may want to look into reducing this to clear the supports.

== Resources ==
[[File:ShopBot PSOne Post Processors.zip]] - Post Processors for Vectric Aspire and VCarve Pro 8.0 which includes the change to check that the spindle actually started.

[[File:ShopBot_TC_PS1-NO-SPIN.zip]] - Post Processors for Vectric Aspire and VCarve Pro which include changes to explicitly *disable* spinning

[[File:ShopBot PSOne Fusion 360 Post Processor.zip]] - Post Processor for Autodesk Fusion 360 which includes the change to check that the spindle actually started.

[[Category:Fabrication]]
[[Category:CNC]]
[[Category:Future Things Bus Data Sources]]

Category:Laser Cutter

2016-01-01T21:41:08Z

Dee: +Category:Equipment

Laser Cutter Info

[[Category:Equipment]]

Sears Scroll Saw

2015-02-27T16:11:18Z

Dee: add manual PDF

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner = PS:One
|model = Sears/Craftsman 137.216160
|serial = RFW11
|arrived = April 2009
|doesitwork = yes
|contact = Dan Meyer
|where = Wood Shop
|certification = yes
|hackable = no
|value = $100
|image = Sears_scroll_saw_small.jpg
}}

== Documentation ==
* [http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/lis_pdf/OWNM/L0808290.pdf Owner's manual]

== List of Currently Certified Users ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Qualified Member
! Trained By
|-
|Adam Flynn
|Danger Committee
|-
|Julie Moffitt
|Danger Committee
|-
|Sacha De'Angeli
|Danger Committee
|-
|Eric Michaud
|Danger Committee
|-
|Dan Davis Bodeiaver?
|Danger Committee
|-
|Tim Saylor
|Danger Committee
|-
|Zane Bowers
|Danger Committee
|-
|Teddie Goldenberg
|Seth D. Slis?
|-
|Nicolle Nevlist
|Seth D. Slis?
|-
|Jeff Kantarek
|Eric Michaud
|-
|Chris Luiz
|Eric Michaud
|-
|Avner Shanan
|Chris Luiz
|-
|David Mole
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Sarah Sutherlin
|Jeff Kantarek
|-
|Jeannette Thraen
|Sarah Sutherlin
|-
|Jasna Delic
|Sarah Sutherlin
|-
|Nathan Witt
|?
|-
|Tom Ketola
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Geoffrey Topham
|Nathan Witt
|-
|John Stoner
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Ryan Lanham
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Brian Cordanvier
|Nathan Witt
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|Jim Burke
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Anne Petersen
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Cory Knapp
|Nathan Witt
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|Joshua Rothhaas
|Shawn Blaszak
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|Jay Hopkins
|Shawn Blaszak
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|Jordan Bunker
|Nathan Witt
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|Constomtin Gowileson?
|Nathan Witt
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|Alek Shnayder
|Nathan Witt
|-
|John Dorfman
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Jakub Klimuszko
|Sacha De'Angeli
|-
|Adrianna McKinley
|?
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|Nathan Witt
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Bryer Le?
|Eric Michaud
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|Matt Bran
|Shawn Blaszak
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|Nick Ferrari
|Tim Saylor
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|Chris Fanning
|Shawn Blaszak
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|Mike Warot
|Adrianna McKinley
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|Gabriel Rosenhouse
|Adrianna McKinley
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|Malerie Kaplan
|Tim Saylor
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|Tucker Tomlinson
|Shawn Blaszak
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|Joseph Prosninitz
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Steve Farkas
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Ryan Pierce
|Adrianna McKinley
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|Michael Reddy
|Tim Saylor
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|Matt Triano
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Derek Bever
|Tim Saylor
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|Dan Willmott
|Tim Saylor
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|Tyler DeAngelo
|Tim Saylor
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|Michael Skilton
|Tim Saylor
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|Kathy Whisler
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Janet Dornhoff
|Matt Triano
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|Hilary Lee
|Matt Triano
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|Will Rante
|Matt Triano
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|Henry Behel
|Matt Triano
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|Alan Livshin
|Matt Triano
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|Michelle Garcia
|Matt Triano
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|Daylan Dufelmeier
|Matt Triano
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|Michael Maloney
|Matt Triano
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|Ian Cochran
|Matt Triano
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|Bryan Gleason
|Matt Triano
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|Sloan Lavery
|Matt Triano
|-
|Trey Keifer
|Matt Triano
|-
|Juan Robles
|Matt Triano
|-
|Simon Cygielski
|Matt Triano
|-
|Tom Forajter
|Matt Triano
|-
|Robert Grossman
|Matt Triano
|-
|Lucas Morris
|Matt Triano
|-
|Sergio Preston
|Matt Triano
|-
|Casey Olson
|Matt Triano
|-
|David Fell
|Ron Olson
|-
|Dubi Kaufmann
|Ron Olson
|-
|Patrick Grider
|Ron Olson
|-
|John Farmer
|Ron Olson
|-
|Sam Paris
|Ron Olson
|-
|Frances Ritchie
|Ron Olson
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|Ben Kern
|Ron Olson
|-
|Eric Yu
|Ron Olson
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|Karol Slowikowski
|Ron Olson
|-
|Chris Smith
|Ron Olson
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[[Category:Fabrication]]
[[Category:Woodworking]]

Sears Scroll Saw

2015-02-27T15:54:07Z

Dee: allow this page to be found when someone searches for "Craftsman"

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner = PS:One
|model = Sears/Craftsman 137.216160
|serial = RFW11
|arrived = April 2009
|doesitwork = yes
|contact = Dan Meyer
|where = Wood Shop
|certification = yes
|hackable = no
|value = $100
|image = Sears_scroll_saw_small.jpg
}}
== List of Currently Certified Users ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Qualified Member
! Trained By
|-
|Adam Flynn
|Danger Committee
|-
|Julie Moffitt
|Danger Committee
|-
|Sacha De'Angeli
|Danger Committee
|-
|Eric Michaud
|Danger Committee
|-
|Dan Davis Bodeiaver?
|Danger Committee
|-
|Tim Saylor
|Danger Committee
|-
|Zane Bowers
|Danger Committee
|-
|Teddie Goldenberg
|Seth D. Slis?
|-
|Nicolle Nevlist
|Seth D. Slis?
|-
|Jeff Kantarek
|Eric Michaud
|-
|Chris Luiz
|Eric Michaud
|-
|Avner Shanan
|Chris Luiz
|-
|David Mole
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Sarah Sutherlin
|Jeff Kantarek
|-
|Jeannette Thraen
|Sarah Sutherlin
|-
|Jasna Delic
|Sarah Sutherlin
|-
|Nathan Witt
|?
|-
|Tom Ketola
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Geoffrey Topham
|Nathan Witt
|-
|John Stoner
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Ryan Lanham
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Brian Cordanvier
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Jim Burke
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Anne Petersen
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Cory Knapp
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Joshua Rothhaas
|Shawn Blaszak
|-
|Jay Hopkins
|Shawn Blaszak
|-
|Jordan Bunker
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Constomtin Gowileson?
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Alek Shnayder
|Nathan Witt
|-
|John Dorfman
|Nathan Witt
|-
|Jakub Klimuszko
|Sacha De'Angeli
|-
|Adrianna McKinley
|?
|-
|Nathan Witt
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Bryer Le?
|Eric Michaud
|-
|Matt Bran
|Shawn Blaszak
|-
|Nick Ferrari
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Chris Fanning
|Shawn Blaszak
|-
|Mike Warot
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Gabriel Rosenhouse
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Malerie Kaplan
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Tucker Tomlinson
|Shawn Blaszak
|-
|Joseph Prosninitz
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Steve Farkas
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Ryan Pierce
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Michael Reddy
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Matt Triano
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Derek Bever
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Dan Willmott
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Tyler DeAngelo
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Michael Skilton
|Tim Saylor
|-
|Kathy Whisler
|Adrianna McKinley
|-
|Janet Dornhoff
|Matt Triano
|-
|Hilary Lee
|Matt Triano
|-
|Will Rante
|Matt Triano
|-
|Henry Behel
|Matt Triano
|-
|Alan Livshin
|Matt Triano
|-
|Michelle Garcia
|Matt Triano
|-
|Daylan Dufelmeier
|Matt Triano
|-
|Michael Maloney
|Matt Triano
|-
|Ian Cochran
|Matt Triano
|-
|Bryan Gleason
|Matt Triano
|-
|Sloan Lavery
|Matt Triano
|-
|Trey Keifer
|Matt Triano
|-
|Juan Robles
|Matt Triano
|-
|Simon Cygielski
|Matt Triano
|-
|Tom Forajter
|Matt Triano
|-
|Robert Grossman
|Matt Triano
|-
|Lucas Morris
|Matt Triano
|-
|Sergio Preston
|Matt Triano
|-
|Casey Olson
|Matt Triano
|-
|David Fell
|Ron Olson
|-
|Dubi Kaufmann
|Ron Olson
|-
|Patrick Grider
|Ron Olson
|-
|John Farmer
|Ron Olson
|-
|Sam Paris
|Ron Olson
|-
|Frances Ritchie
|Ron Olson
|-
|Ben Kern
|Ron Olson
|-
|Eric Yu
|Ron Olson
|-
|Karol Slowikowski
|Ron Olson
|-
|Chris Smith
|Ron Olson
|-

[[Category:Shop Equipment]]
[[Category:Fabrication]]
[[Category:Woodworking]]

Brother DCP-7065DN Printer

2014-11-09T04:47:29Z

Dee: add Linux instructions

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner=PS:One
|model=Brother DCP-7065DN
|serial=3066558
|arrived=2014-07-01
|doesitwork=yes
|where=Arts
|certification=no
|hackable=no
}}

== Drivers ==

* All platforms — http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=dcp7065dn_all
* Windows — http://download.brother.com/welcome/dlf004601/DCP-7065DN-inst-C1-USA.EXE
* Linux — Generally, install the official RPM / DEB from Brother
** [http://askubuntu.com/a/489920/259333 Ubuntu 14.04 instructions]

== Network Location ==
Use a bonjour enabled service to locate the pritner

* On OS X, bonjour is enabled by default. Adding the printer will download drivers from apple.
* On Windows, install the brother drivers for the printer. The printer will then be discoverable.

MAC Address 30:05:5c:30:75:de

IP Address http://10.100.1.15/

== Supplies ==

From: http://www.brother-usa.com/MultiFunction/ModelDetail/4/DCP7065DN/supp#.U-K14mPp5VM

* Toner Cartridges: TN450
* We have a spare drum unit (DR420) in the safe. It doesn't need to be replaced nearly as often as toner does.

== Helpful Hint ==

It appears that the size of images to be printed defaults to metric - a member has suggested this solution.

When I clicked on a BMP file, IrfanVew started.
Select Print
Custom
Width: 15.10
Height: 10.10
Look at the resulting image size on paper
The cm/in should match the BMP size

Laser Cutter Instructions and Workflow

2014-05-18T17:13:38Z

Dee:

=== Pumping Station: One - Laser Cutter Workflow ===

== Introduction ==

Our laser cutter is an Epilog Mini 24 30-watt system with a bed 24” by 12” (610 x 305 mm) and which can cut through materials up to 0.25” (6.35 mm) thick (Thicker materials can be cut, but may require multiple passes). Material must lie flat on the bed, as warped or curved materials will cause the beam to be out of focus when it cuts or engraves. Important: only certain materials can be cut, but of special note is '''NO PVC OR VINYL''' as those materials will release toxic chlorine gas (think World War I) and damage the machine. If you have questions about the material use the “hot wire” test (see below). Also beware of fabrics, as certain dyes can also release toxic vapors.

The laser has two modes: raster and vector. Raster (aka: “multi-pass cut”) etches an image via multiple passes over an area, whereas vector (aka “single-pass cut”) makes a single pass over the material, cutting where the reference image has indicated. The host computer sees the laser cutter as just a regular printer and thus it can print from any program. We suggest you print from a vector-capable program such as Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, Corel Draw, AutoCAD, etc.
'''

1. File Prep'''

a. All files to use (for cutting or engraving) should be vector (.ai, .svg, .eps, .pdf).

b. “Hairlines” (0.001”/0.025 mm/0.1pt) are vector cuts. Anything larger is a raster engraving.

c. If you are importing an image, make sure that any fonts that would not be normally found on a Windows machine (assuming you’re printing from the lab machine) have been rasterized.

== Configuring Laser Settings ==
* When you are satisfied with your image, print the image from the vector application.
* In the Windows “Print” dialog box
* Printer should be Epilog Engraver Win32.
* Click “Setup”.
* Click “Preferences”.
* Choose the job type: “Raster”, “Vector”, or “Combined” based on if you are cutting, etching, or doing both. If you have a Raster or Combined job, set the resolution appropriately, but generally there’s no need to go above 600dpi.
* Do '''not''' enable Auto Focus.
* Set the piece size accordingly, or just set to 24” by 12” and set the art board within the vector application to 24” by 12” and then position the cutting/engraving image within the art board in).
* Raster settings (for engraving) are applied to strokes within the image that’s over a hairline (as defined above), while vector settings (for cutting) are applied to hairlines. If you have a combo image, you’ll have to set both. These settings depend on the material properties and thickness and there is a handy reference chart on the wall with commonly used materials.
* Set “Engrave Direction” to “Bottom Up” as cutting in that manner works better with the airflow through the machine.
* Dithering settings can usually be left alone, except in the cases of specialized images.
* “Vector Sorting”, which determines which cuts are made first should be checked. Generally optimize is fine.
* Frequency Automatic can generally be left alone.
* Click OK.
* Click Print.
* Set the proper orientation, rotation, placement, etc.
* Do not click “Print” until the laser is on.

== Cutting and Engraving with the Laser ==
* Confirm the ventilation system is running (the orange fan in the garage on the wall). An easy way to check is just to touch the large exhaust tube, as it will be vibrating if the exhaust fan is on.
* Confirm that the second exhaust fan is on (this fan is in the ceiling in the garage. You may need a may need a pole to turn on the light switch on the ceiling.)
* Turn on the power switch on left rear of machine. The initialization process will run.
* Once it says “Job: “ on the cutter’s display, you can click “Print” on the controller computer.
* The file name of your image will show up on the cutter’s display.
* Reset home: place your material in top left corner (ideally) then press the “Pointer” button on the cutter’s front panel to turn on the laser pointer. Press the “Disable X/Y” button. The display will say “X/Y Off? “Go/Stop”, press the “Go” button to confirm and the display will read “X/Y Disabled”. You may now manually move the laser head around. '''DO NOT TOUCH THE LENSES OR MIRRORS'''. Move the laser pointer to the starting point (top left most corner, usually).
* Press the “Set Home” button.
* Press the “Reset” button.
* Optional: With the cutter lid open, press “Go” and watch a test cut (non-destructive) to confirm proper operation. When satisfied, press “Stop” and then press “Reset”.
* Close the cutter lid.
* Turn on the air assist (blue knob inline with tubing to the right of the cutter). The air compressor in the garage needs to be on and regulator positioned to 20-30PSI (no more). Air assist will audibly hiss.
* You’re ready to cut or engrave. Press “Go” and watch the light show.

== Cleaning/Finishing Up ==

* Turn off the air assist when done.
* Shut down all apps on the lab computer and log off (be sure to take any files you may have changed).
* Turn off the cutter (switch on the rear left).
* Turn off the exhaust and air assist compressor systems in the garage. There are 2 fans, the one with the orange housing that sucks air out of the cutter through the duct (unplug it) and the big vent on the ceiling that the duct leads to (there's a switch on the ceiling, use something long).
* Clean the single lens and the two mirrors. Grab a Q-tip from above the laser cutter and the bottle of lens cleaner. Saturate the tip of the Q-Tip with 3-4 drops of the lens cleaner fluid. Using a circular motion clean off the surfaces of the mirrors and lenses with the moistened Q-Tip. Wipe up the moisture with the other end of the qtip. Dispose of the Q-Tip when done.
* Open the front panel on the cutter, flip out the levers on the black tray, slide the tray out of the cutter, and empty it into the garbage.
* Return the tray to the cutter, flip the levers back into the locked position, close the door and you’re done.

'''HAPPY LAZZORING!'''

== Hot wire test for chlorine ==

Chlorine is a very dangerous gas used in the creation of many plastics (e.g. PVC). These plastics are safe until heated, whereupon they release toxic chlorine gas which is highly poisonous to humans and will severely damage the machine. The laser cutter will easily heat plastics enough to release the gas, so to avoid a rather nasty situation, use the following technique to test an unknown plastic for the presence of chlorine. This is formally known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beilstein_test Beilstein test].

# Heat some copper wire until red-hot (do this for a while to remove any PVC that may be stuck to the wire from the coating).
# Apply the red-hot copper wire to plastic so that it melts a little onto it.
# Heat copper wire until red-hot again.
# A green flame means that the plastic contains chlorine so do not use it.

Tidy Space Policy

2014-05-14T21:39:53Z

Dee: +Category:Tidy Space

== Non-policy Notes ==
=== Computer Disposal ===
[http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdph/supp_info/hccrf/household_chemicalscomputerrecyclingfacilityoverview.html Chicago Recycling & Waste Management] accepts computers on Tuesdays, Thursday, and the first Saturday of every month.

=== Being Excellent ===
Please don't strip parts from things that might be useful. If you want to strip a thing, please make sure to properly dispose of the rest.

== Tidy Space Policy ==

=== What is TidySpace? ===

The TidySpace policy is designed to make the “space” in “hackerspace” easier for everyone to use. It introduces a visual system of marking and tagging to indicate when something is out of place, and gives people tools to help keep things orderly. It relies on participation from every member, but is administered by area hosts and officers. It is, of course, to be executed alongside the Pumping Station: One Membership Agreement and the overarching rule: “be excellent to each other.”

=== Parking Permit ===

==== What it is ====

[[Media:Parking permit.pdf | This green tag]] should be placed on any item, project or materials used for personal or group projects, which are too large to store in personal locker or shelf space. Items with a properly issued parking permit must not be left on a Worktable or in a Walkway Permits expire after 30 days, or on the date selected by the issuer, whichever comes first.

==== Who can issue ====

Parking permits may be issued or renewed by any officer, director, or area host, but renewals can be overruled by a majority vote of the same. Permit renewals follow the same process as new permits. The individual responsible for the material should be notified immediately of the date of issue so they can honor the term of the permit.

==== What’s on the form ====

The tag includes a brief description of the material covered, the maximum square footage taken up by the material, the name and contact information of the individual responsible for the material, the date the permit expires and the name and signature of the issuer.

=== Parking Ticket ===

==== What it is ====

[[Media:Parking ticket.pdf | This red tag]] should be placed on any item, project or materials found in the space without an owner or any indication how long it will be there or who owns it, or if the material is obstructing a walkway, common work areas or work surfaces, or is otherwise stored in a manner that is dangerous to the material or individuals passing by.

==== Who can issue ====

Parking tickets may be issued by any officer, director, or area host.

==== What’s on the form ====

The tag includes space for a brief description of the material in question, instructions for the owner of the item, the name of the individual issuing the ticket, and the date of issue.

==== What happens to ticketed items ====

The ticket can be struck by the issue of a valid parking permit, or in the case of space property, proper labeling and storage. Ticketed material may be moved out of the way or placed in a Wut Zone, but must not be moved to Limbo until the 72 hours after the ticket is issued. The issuer, and/or area host, accepts the obligation to make a good-faith effort to contact the person responsible for the material (if known) to let them know their material should be retrieved or marked with a valid parking permit. If the owner is legitimately unavailable to take care of their materials within the 72 hours, the issuer and/or area host may make arrangements with the owner at their discretion.

=== Parking Request ===

==== What it is ====

[[Media:Parking request.pdf | This yellow tag]] should be placed on any item or group of items that looks like it might be in need of either a parking permit or parking ticket. These exist so that any member can flag items needing permits/tickets and bring them to the attention of area hosts. A web form will be created for notifying area hosts of parking requests. Requests for a parking ticket may be removed by the owner of the items if the items are moved into personal storage or removed from the space.

==== Who can issue ====

Requests can be issued by any member.

==== What’s on the form ====

The tag includes space for a brief description of the material in question, check boxes to indicate the nature of the request (ticket or permit), the name of the individual issuing the request, and the date of issue.

=== Limbo ===

==== What it is ====

Limbo is a clearly marked and well lit set of shelves dedicated to almost-trash. Everything brought into limbo is marked with a date. Date marking apparatus is attached to the shelf. Anyone may remove anything from Limbo at any time. Area hosts will periodically clear out the oldest items. If an item is too big to fit in Limbo, it is subject to disassembly or ejection from the space. In this case, if the owner is known, they shall be given two weeks to arrange for removal of the item from the space.

==== What can be put in Limbo and who can put it there? ====

* Area hosts: Items with valid parking tickets issued more than 72 hours in the past
* Area hosts: Items that have been in the lost and found for more than a month
* All members: Items you own

==== Limbo rules: ====

* Do not bring items to PS:One specifically to put in Limbo. [note: we need a space for incoming donations and a digital form for offering donations]
* Items in the Limbo MUST be dated so that old items can be cleaned out
* If an item is of a known level of brokenness, label as such
* Items must fit on the shelves. You can make room by (re)moving or disassembling other items
* Anyone may remove anything from Limbo at any time
* If you take something out of Limbo for personal use, it must be stored properly

=== Wut Zones ===

==== What what they are ====

Each hosted area has a Wut Zone, a marked space designated for items in need of a home. The area hosts will sort through these areas as often as they’re able, but other members can also help.

==== What to put in a Wut Zone ====

* Things that probably belong somewhere nearby (have a look around first)
* Things that aren’t obviously useful, but aren’t obviously trash
* Things that bear no indication of where they belong

==== What happens to things in Wut Zones ====

Things found in Wut Zones will be sorted by anyone. If you encounter a populated Wut Zone, do this:
* Put the item where it belongs (if you definitely know where it goes)
* Designate a new home with a labeled bin, shelf, pegboard outline, or similar (let the area host know, chances are they’ll appreciate it)
* Take item to lost and found

* Only area hosts are allowed to
** Issue parking tickets
** Throw items away
** Take items to Limbo

=== Lost and Found ===

Small personal items (cell phones, wallets, multitools, hats, etc.) should be placed in the Lost and Found.

* Label found items with date and location found
* Items must remain in Lost and Found for a minimum of one month before they are moved to Limbo
* Try to inform the owner
* Communicate privately if possible
* Post to the list when the owner is unknown
* Include "[found]" in the subject line

=== Area Hosts ===
Because the TidySpace policy relies heavily on area host intervention, it also requires that areas be visually well-defined, that area hosts are easy to contact, and that they’re able to recruit help and delegate administrative tasks as necessary.

Every square foot in the space falls under the purview of an area host. In each area, the following information should be clearly visible:
* name of the area
* name and contact information the area host

Area hosts may, at their discretion, recruit other members to help them manage parking requests, parking permits, parking tickets, Worktables, Walkways, and Wut Zones. Area helpers agree to communicate all administrative activities to the area hosts. Area hosts may revoke administrative permissions at any time, but should avoid this by selecting their helpers carefully.

=== Worktables ===

A Worktable is a surface to be used only for projects being worked on right now. Area hosts designate Worktables in their area at their discretion. Worktables are marked either with spray paint (using a stencil like this one) or with other markings devised by the area host. Worktables must never be used to store projects not being worked on right now.

=== Walkways ===

Walkways are specially marked areas which are kept free of obstructions so that individuals may pass through them unhindered. Area hosts designate walkways in their area at their discretion. Adherence to ADA width requirements* is strongly encouraged where possible.

Designating “walkways” is an excellent way for area hosts to keep floorspace clear and are recommended for areas around stationary tools, shelves, and anywhere else where obstructions are unacceptable.

Although some large projects may inevitably encroach on a walkway while they’re being worked on, this should be kept to an absolute minimum. Materials should never be left in a walkway.

=== Standing Projects ===

If you need to leave a project for a short time (less than 24 hours), you are expected to put a note on your project. If other members encounter your project while you're out, the note will communicate to other members how long the project has been there, how soon they can its owner will be back to take care of it, and how to contact its owner in case it needs to be moved. “Standing Project” forms will be available but other media may be used.

Standing projects should be tagged by their owner with the following
* name & contact information
* date & time the items are being left
* justification (examples: "wet paint", "home depot run", "dinner")
* when you intend to retrieve the items

Make sure your tag is visible, legible, and securely attached to your items. As a courtesy to others, and for the protection of your project, do not leave projects on a Worktable, in a Walkway, or anywhere it will be in other people's way. Projects left in people's way may be respectfully moved.

Standing projects with notes over 24 hours old are automatically subject to ticketing. Projects with notes past their stated time of retrieval are also subject to ticketing.

=== Moving Other People’s Projects ===

If you encounter what appears to be an abandoned project in a Walkway, Worktable or any place where it obstructs your activities, take a moment to assess the situation. The project’s owner might be somewhere in the building or outside. Try to find them. If they’ve left the building there should be a note nearby. After looking for a note and verifying that the person is not at the space, proceed while keeping the following in mind:

* Respecting other people's property is, of course, part of Being Excellent.
* If possible, carefully place the items in a container so that they don’t get scattered.
* Put the project somewhere nearby, such as the nearest Wut Zone.
* If items are drying, painstakingly arranged, or susceptible to damage from gentle touching, avoid moving them. If the owner is known, communicate with them.

You might feel frustrated when other people's projects are left in your way. That's understandable. But remember the rules. Be respectful and non-confrontational. Keep in mind that nobody's perfect, and that lapses in policy cannot be blamed solely on one individual. Use the opportunity to improve the space’s operation through communication.

[[Category:Tidy Space]]

300 Seconds of fame

2014-05-13T23:22:42Z

Dee: /* Current 300SoF */ +termdetect

2nd Tuesdays of each month at PS:One, you! yes YOU! get to hear your fellow members, geeks, and other associated community-minded people present to whoever wants to show up, but only for 300 seconds apiece.

You've got five minutes. Use it wisely.

== What is it? ==

300 Seconds of Fame (300SoF) is a combination/alteration of PS:One's separate [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/lightning-talks-at-pumping-station-one/ lightning talks] and [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/pechakucha-night-at-psone/ Pecha Kucha night], taking in elements from [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame Noisebridge's Five Minutes of Fame], which in turn is an adaptation of CCC's Lightning Talks. The idea is that we hold about an hour's worth of 5 minute open mic slots. You can run shorter, but not longer, than five minutes.

Within those parameters, what is it? Glad you asked.

It can be a presentation, a musical number, a demonstration, a debate, a run-through of a proof of concept, performance art, live circuit bending, etc, etc, ad nauseum. Will it fit into five minutes, be feasible for the space, and be appreciated by an audience? Go for it.

== When and Where does it happen? ==

Second Tuesday of every month after the 8pm meeting at PS:One. (doors open at 6ish)

== Why are we doing this? ==

* Easy way to find out what's going on at PS:One -- no need to sit through long lectures.
* Some people are working on projects that are not ready for a full 30 minute or hour long talk, but they want to get their ideas out. Maybe they need help; maybe they want to propose an idea to the PS:One community.
* Some people are shy about public speaking and want to practice without giving an "official" conference talk, which can be daunting. This is a great way to try it out in a community of peers.
* These days, many of us are becoming entrepreneurs to one extent or another. If you're trying to sell your idea to someone, you need to be able to explain it in five minutes or less.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism#Law_of_Fives "The Law of Fives"]

== How can I participate? ==

Easy - sign up to give a talk! Contact Everett (NegativeK on irc OR @ gmail com) or add your talk to the Current section below.

Include your name (or handle) and talk title, as well as whether or not you'll need projector access.

== How can I attend? ==

Just show up!

== Current 300SoF ==

To be held at May 13th, 2014 at approximately 8:30pm.

# tac - 300 Seconds of Puzzles.
# Jason - Music visualization
# Jesse - Knitting Circuit Boards
# Hef - Whiteboard paint experiment
# Jenny - Causes of the Holocaust
# Arturo Duarte - Stuff and more stuff!
# Dee Newcum — [http://bit.ly/termdetect bit.ly/termdetect], a GPL project

== Past 300SoF ==
==== April 2014 ====
# Ste - HD Retrovision
# Bjonnh - Reverse engineering in academia
# Mike - How GPS Works
# Dan - First Robotics Competition

==== March 2014 ====
# Eric Stein - What Beer Church Does
# Ryan Pierce - How to make lots of noise and ozone: Tesla coils!
# A. Catherine Noon - What's in a publishing contract? One author's experience.
# Hef - Howto Wiki (projector)
# Nick - Thoughts on Surveillance
# Pete N. - Zymurgy at PS:1 and Random Renaissance Moment

==== February 2014 ====
# Lyn - Creative looms for rubberband items
# Mike - Snaaaake, it's a snaaaake.
# Bry - Lazor Air Ballons
# Justin - 300 Seconds Worth of Servo Stuff
# Hef - Tech Updates - Blog edition. (projector)
# A. Catherine Noon - Getting paid to write books - or, Stories That Make You Late For Work.
# Sacha - I made a tweeting, motion sensing hammer in 72 hours. It changed how I do all my projects

==== January 2014 ====
# Director at Large nominee - Ed Bennett
# Director at Large nominee - Jay Hopkins
# Director at Large nominee - A. Catherine Noon
# CTO nominee - Hef
# Treasurer nominee - Steve Farkas
# Secretary nominee - Rhys Rhaven
# Secretary nominee - Derek Bever
# Vice President nominee - Everett Wilson
# President nominee - Bryanna Denney

==== December 2013 ====
# Mike - The Projective Plane
# Hef - Tech Updates (Including Root For All)
# loans - Modern intelligent lighting
# Ste - Composite Video Encoding/Decoding
# Jerry - Adding Cosinusoidal Functions the Relatively Easy Way, or Phasors
# Kevin - Alexander G. Bell - Electromagnetic noise reduction

==== November 2013 ====
# Andrey Belomutskiy - rusEfi - DIY electronic fuel injection [projector]
# Frank Duncon - Frank talks about netlogo [projector]
# Tac - sqrt(2)
# Hef - State of the technologies

==== October 2013 ====
# Bry - Look at this cake I made (interactive) [projector]
# Joe Walnes - Idea to Kickstarter in 90 days. Sort of.
# Ste Kulov - Digital Logic
# Jerry - 300 More Seconds of Lasers (or: Deblackboxifying the laser cutter a bit)
# eviljoel - Calling your legislature.
# Sacha - Why the lasercutter _really_ doesn't burn through the earth.

==== September 2013 ====
# Kevin - Did A.G.Bell steal the telephone? (Needs Projector)
# Hef - PS1 Technology Update. (Needs Projector)
# Anthony - Searches for Supersymmetry
# Ryan - Stuff I'm working on

==== August 2013 ====

# Hef - [https://members.pumpingstationone.org PS1 Member Site ] - Needs Projector
# Ste - Easy Op-Amps
# Jerry - Lasers: a 300 second primer
# Ryan Pierce - The Polygraph

==== July 2013 ====

# Dash - How to text message from your dreams [projector]
# Ste - Digital-to-Analog Conversion Circuit
# Jamie Becka - Chicago Time Exchange

==== June 2013 ====

# James Longfield - How not to be a dick in the shop
# Jodie Arañas - FIGMENT Chicago [Projector Access]
# Mike Maloney - Groups
# A. Catherine Noon - Finding water
# Jenny Tong - Consciousness and P-Zombies

==== May 2013 ====

# Tim - How to not kill each other with voting
# ste - Thevenin's Theorem
# Patrick O'hara - Dvorak keyboards
# Jesse Seay - Clam Shell Case Pressure Sensor

==== April 2013 ====

# Dee - Important uses of rope           [projector needed]
# Ste - Digital Signal processing
# Mike - Double Negatives

==== March 2013 ====

# - Jenny - Voting Rights Act of 1965
# - Steve - Beer Church - What to do with the mash?
# - Shellie - Amazing world of mail art
# - Mike - DAGS
# - Ste - Linear Interpolation

==== January 2013 ====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Jesse Seay
# Director at Large nominee - Ed Bennett
# Director at Large nominee - Shawn Blaszak
# Director at Large nominee - Steve Finkleman
# CTO nominee - Josh Krueger
# Treasurer nominee - Steve Farkas
# Secretary nominee - Haley Willis
# Vice President nominee - Bryanna Denney
# President nominee - Eric Stein

=== 2012 ===

==== December 2012 ====

==== November 2012 ====
# - Will McShane - Vinyl advertising as craft material
# - Mike Warot - Hacking a digital caliper

==== October 2012 ====
# - Rhys Raven - Two fine encryption tools
# - Ryan Brandys - Stuff Ryan is doing
# - Patrick Callahan - Power Racing Highlights

==== September 2012 ====
# - Benjamin Sugar - Apps for activists
# - Will McShane - Laser Scrimshaw
# - Brian Chojnowski - Antikythera
# - Donald Jacobson - Fun with 3d printing
# - Dan Locks - Find me a new job

==== August 2012 ====

# Sacha - Inkscape as Engineering Tool
# Aeva - TV hacking
# Will - 30 second chocolate cake
# Todd - Chicago wifi project
# Corinna - Radiohead bear suit
# Anthony - We Found the Higgs

==== July 2012 ====

# Sacha - From 2D to 3D: five techniques for designing objects for laser cutting
# Elory - The Big Draw Chicago
# Trevor - on behalf of the vinyl cutter
# Will - 1956 Erector set

==== June 2012 ====

# Ed - Electronic Cactus

==== May 2012 ====

# Jesse - introduction to me and my work
# Adam - Apollo 13
# Steve - Doors
# Todd - wifi project
# Sacha - Relative Risk and You
# Brian - Antikythera

==== April 2012 ====

# Rhys - Bitcoin
# Dwayne Johnson - Washcloth Robot
# Sacha De'Angeli - Photoduino Booth
# Avner - Mozilla Open Badges and Hackerspaces

==== March 2012 ====

# Eric Stein - Actual TARDIS
# Jimmy Trevor - Wanderer's Poetry
# Andrew Valkanas - Hacker, hack thy self
# Avner - Kombucha: What the #$*& is that, and can I have some?
# Adam - Artificial pancreas
# Jay - Economics and the technological singularity

==== February 2012 ====
Date change: February 7!

# Eric Stein - mkpuzzle
# Steve - Eagle to Finished Circuit Board in Two Hours
# Jenny Tong - Hacking People
# Brian Kung - Hacking Movement
# Kathy - Sea Chanties
# Ben Smith - Infolens Storage
# Sacha - Intro to Do-ocracies and Bicycle Shedding
# Colin - Stuff I Do
# Pocket Factory - Clap Rap
# Anthony - Hack the Universe
# Chris - dropping some rhymes
# Mike Warot - Computer Security Can Be Fixed

==== January 2012 ====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Eric
# Director at Large nominee - Dan Meyer
# Director at Large nominee - Steve
# CTO nominee - Eric
# Treasurer nominee - Ish
# BREAK! Cell Stretcher: an Open Science Project - Gerry
# Secretary nominee - Shawn
# Secretary nominee - Patrick
# Vice President nominee - Shawn
# Vice President nominee - Patrick
# President nominee - Tim
# BREAK! Thanks for all you've made in the past year - Anne
# Vice President nominee - Jim

=== 2011 ===

==== December 2011 ====
# Tricopter - Dan
# Osloom's linear actuator - Ed
# Making things for fun and profit - Tim
# NaNoWriYe - Laurie
# Open Science - Ben

==== November 2011 ====
# Awesome Award (and photos) - Chris and Sacha
# The Awesome Foundation - Chris
# Making a Daft Punk Helmet, and Why You Shouldn't - Nick
# telling us about how rad glassblowing is - Daniel from Hotglass Chicago
# journal reading - Beth
# The Saga of Juan - Jim
# Open Science: What it is and why it's cool - Sacha
# Chatlight: Embodying the Internet - Eric
# virtual focus - mike
# digeridoo performance - geoffrey

==== October 2011 ====
# Dan Meyer: Fab Lab Circuit Bending Workshop Video
# Ashley from i3 - Engineering Education: We're Doing it Wrong
# Tim - Businesses as Projects

==== September 2011 ====
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Lindsay -Ghetto prom 2011

==== August 2011 ====
# Chromium and you - Sacha
# Textile changes - Avner and Lindsay and Tim
# Image processing for cool results - Eric Stein
# One damn beautiful hackerspace - Tim
# Dabble - Anne
# Defcon - Dan

==== June 2011 ====
# Will - Fresh Paint
# John - Electronics for Popups
# Jess - World Naked Bike Ride
# Ish - Apps that break the game
# Tomer - Sarah Palin in a box on acid, or ecstasy
# Adrianna - Song for Pluto

==== May 2011 ====

# Nick - HAL740: An Introduction to DIY Home Automation
# Rhys - Pirates, Hackers, and ADC
# Shawn Blaszak presents the fantastical tangled tale of how I earned my semi-ersatz Erdos number and my surprisingly believable Bacon number
# Jordan - Cricut hacks
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Matt/digipengi - Protect Your Shit
# Avner - GGHC

==== April 2011 ====

# Kyle - Passive Agressive: Interpreting and Reinterpreting Passive Digital Media
# Dustin - Firefox 4 and Mozilla
# Jim - My Bike and a special announcement
# Sacha - How Open Source Saved My Company
# Eric - How to Wiki

==== March 2011 ====

# Joe - Waking up a la Flava Flav
# Jonathan - Extracting Coffee
# Jim - Hipster Nascar and the Balloon Factory
# Eric - Freegeek
# Rhys - Wireless Chording Keyboard on Thingiverse

==== February 2011 ====

# Avner - Vertical garden
# Joe - Where's Waldo?
# Dan - Small CNC
# Patrick - Things I'm doing
# Jim - Stories from the balloon factory
# David - Time-lapse CHDK photography
# Ben - Macaroni and cheese

==== January 2011 ====
Election edition!

# Jordan Bunker (At Large)
# Jim Burke (At Large)
# Shawn Blasak (At Large)
# Asher - hacking the five minute play
# Rhys (CTO)
# Tim "How to hand-cut a mortise and tenon (badly)"
# Ishmael Rufus (Treasurer)
# Patrick (Secretary)
# Idan - Skiboard
# Nathan Witt (Vice President)
# Anne Petersen (President)
# Sacha De'Angeli (Nothing)

=== 2010 ===

==== December 2010 ====

# Sarah - Member survey
# Jordan, Ish, Rhys, Nathan, Tim - Open Door Hackathon
# Dan - CNC PhlatPrinter
# Tim - Top reasons why you can't juggle
# Joshua Rothhaas - Tinkering School comes to Chicago
# Jay - PCs Uncased
# Sacha - ChiHack
# Patrick - XMas64 Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
# Nathan - Pledge drive
# Jaku and John - RFID jacket
# Tomer

==== November 2010 ====

# Patrick - XMass64 v0.1
# Dustin - Hacking Elections
# Tim - Laser Cutters and you
# Tim and Jordan - Hackerspace valuation, a proposal

==== October 2010 ====

# Bill Mania - Team Frednet and the Google Lunar X Prize
# Joe - Joe's Fantastic Voyage
# dustin - buildbot
# arthur - xray scattering
# Vimby - The world premier of Scion's Take on the Machine, Pumping Station: One

==== September 2010 ====
# Patrick - Patrick
# Sacha - Chemical burns and electric shocks: making atomically sharp needles for fun and profit.
# Sacha - Fish or eat sushi: dumping unprofitable projects for fun and profit.
# Dan - Knots? That's Awesome

==== August 2010 ====
# How to Fail at Physics by Sacha
# Clear Hotspot by Matt
# Mister Rogers on Ecstasy in a Box by Tomer
# Open Up by Willow

==== July 13, 2010 ====

# How to Identify Someone Who Practises Hacking by Tim
# PRS by Jim
# Rival Spaces by Steve
# Optimizing PS:One by Anne

==== June 8, 2010 ====

# Stuff I keep in my pockets by Patrick
# Shadelab by Alex Gilliam
# More tales from the balloon factory by Jim
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Breakfast Cleanup Club results by Anne
# chain maille by Jakub
# Geek Pranks by Patrick
# NeighborCon by Travis

==== May 11, 2010 ====

# Firespinning by Sc00bz
# Taking inventory of PS1's stuff and how you can help by Tim
# The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End by Jeff
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Audio Arduino by Joe Fallon

==== April 13, 2010 ====

# tobtu.com by Sc00bz
# Welcome Tomerica by Tomer
# Tech Workers of the World Unite! by Steve Goodpaster
# Chip Decapping by Travis Goodspeed
# Creative Re-Use by Carl Boyd
# The Jew's Harp by Jimmy P. Rogers
# Malicious GPU Kernel by Travis Goodspeed

==== March 9, 2010 ====

# First Robotics by Ryan Lanham
# A Hackerspace's Guide to... oh, you stopped reading, didn't you by Sacha De'Angeli
# 10 Awesome Things You Probably Didn't Know About Neuroanatomy by Frag
# Digeridoo by Geoffrey
# Arduino Radio by Joseph Fallon
# Please Pirate by Pete
# Fiddling Around by Sarah S.
# Things That Happen to Me at the Balloon Factory by Jim
# Democratizing Video Surveillance by Ella
# Fun Raising by Eric Hanley

==== February 9, 2010 ====

# Peoplehacking II: A Numerically and Biologically Intensive Solution to Losing Weight or: The Engineers' Guide to Weight Loss or: Four Formulae For The Reduction Of Operational Mass by Sacha De'Angeli
# Maker Fair: Get Excited! by Ryan Lanham
# Photography Rights: an educational rant on where it's legal to take pictures by Anne Petersen
# RepRap report: progress! by camo
# Brawndo: The Messy Hackerspace MUTILATOR by Tim Saylor

== Creative Commons licensing and attribution ==
Content is available under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported], cribbed generously from the wiki about [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame/ Noisebridge's similar event].

User talk:Hef

2014-03-18T01:32:58Z

Dee: +Mark changes as bot?

== Mark changes as bot? ==
Would it be possible for the [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Hef&offset=20140318003200&limit=500&target=Hef changes that you make as a bot] to be [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Recent_changes#Bots marked as such]? This would allow other users to hide the changes from the recent changes page and their watchlist.

The wiki normally doesn't get much traffic, so your changes are drowning out the human edits.

It's not a huge deal, but if you're using a popular library, it's probably an easy change to make. --[[User:Dee|Dee]] ([[User talk:Dee|talk]]) 20:32, 17 March 2014 (CDT)

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User:Dee/Janitorial

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Dee:

== Wiki cleanup efforts ==

* [[:Category:Photographs Needed]]
*: [[Special:WhatLinksHere/File:Equipment-no-photo.jpg]]
* [[Wiki clean-up]]

== Categories ==
* [[Special:WantedCategories]]
* [[Special:UncategorizedCategories]]
* [[Special:UncategorizedPages]]

== Things I might do if I got the mop ==
* pages that might be worth deleting
** [[Primer]] -- defunct?
** [[Site Redesign]] -- defunct?
** [[Harvesting parts]] -- the only content is a single deadlink
** [[:Category:June 2009]] -- completely orphaned
** [[:Category:2009-06(June)]] -- completely orphaned
** [[:Category:2009-07(July)]] -- completely orphaned
** [[Special:UnusedCategories]]
** things that should be moved to userspace (or possibly deleted if they're simply redirects to userspace)
*** [[Crimson]]
*** [[Ada savage]]
*** [[Ada crowley]]
*** [[Main Page 2]] (though useful, it's an experimental fork, by one person, and it isn't something that we want to maintain forever)
** things that should be moved to project-space
*** [[PS:One WIKI:Current events]]
*** [[PS:One WIKI:About]]
*** [[Sandbox]]

== Things I should discuss with other folks first, or things that I have to ask other folks to do ==
* should we create a [[:Category:Votes]] or [[:Category:Initiatives]] for things like:
** [[Contractual Expedience Amendment]]
** [[Bylaws]]
** [[Bylaws Omnibus Necessary and Essential Revisions]]
** [[Bylaws as amended]]
** [[Bylaws rewrite 2010]]
** [[Bylaws cleanup]]
** [[Other things that were voted on]]
** [[Officer eligibility]]
** [[ProposedOnlineVoting]]
** [[MisbehaviorAmendment]]
** [[2012 Elections]] (maybe do [[:Category:Elections]] instead?)
* [[Pumping Station: One Wiki:Copyrights]] should be created (after discussing what the wiki's license should be)
* the project namespace is awfully long and should probably be renamed (to "PSOne:" (only one colon), or just "Project:" like Mediawiki.org did)
* SVG thumbnails are broken (for instance, see [[Logo]] and [[:File:Psone-logo-harbinger-no-text.svg]])

== List of pages ==
* [[Special:AllPages|mainspace pages]]
* [[Special:MostLinkedCategories|Categories]]
* [[Special:PrefixIndex/Template:|Templates]]
* [[Special:ListFiles|Files (images)]]
* [[Special:PrefixIndex/Pumping Station: One Wiki:|Project namespace (Pumping Station: One Wiki)]]
* [[Special:PrefixIndex/User:|User-space]]
* [[Special:PrefixIndex/MediaWiki:|MediaWiki configuration]]

Category:CNC

2014-03-08T23:40:59Z

Dee: create

[[Category:Equipment]]

User:Dee/Projects

2014-03-06T01:04:25Z

Dee: + various papercraft / papercut things for the laser cutter

Projects I've [mostly] completed:

* [http://paperlined.org/prominence/vertical/prison_rope.html A rope-making device] — wood with metal rods
* A [http://imgur.com/LFSu0 marlinspike that fits my keyring] — steel, hot forged

Projects I'm working on:

* [https://github.com/DeeNewcum/laser_cutter various papercraft / papercut things for the laser cutter]
* [http://paperlined.org/apps/pumping_station_one/projects/I_made_this_with_a__panels.html "I made this with a..." panels] — A series of rectangular panels, each manufactured with a different method, with a word or two etched/cut/etc onto the panel's face, describing how it was manufactured.
*: ("chisel", "hand sewing needle", "anvil", "laser cutter", "vinyl cutter", "vacuum forming", "metal mill", etc)
* Organize and hold a [http://paperlined.org/apps/pumping_station_one/projects/sewing_class_for_trans_folks.html sewing machine intro class for trans folks]
* Organize and hold a knot/cordage/wire-rope class

Epilog Laser settings

2014-03-05T15:16:52Z

Dee: context in case this data gets used for other laser cutters

Settings for various materials.

This data was generated using PS:One's [[Epilog 30w Mini 24 Laser Engraver|Epilog 30w Mini 24]]. Please keep that in mind when using this information for other cutters.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Material
! Speed
! Power
! Frequency
|-
| Cardstock (perforate)
| 80
| 45
| 175
|-
| Corrugated Cardboard (cut)
| 25
| 50
| 500
|-
| Corrugated Cardboard (etch)
| 100
| 50
|-
| 1/4" Aspen (cut)
| 7
| 100
| 500
|-
| 1/4" mdf (cut)
| 7
| 100
| 500
|-
| 1/8" birch plywood (cut)
| 15
| 100
| 500
|-
| 1/4" Maple (cut)
| 6
| 95
| 500
|-
| Maple (engrave)
| 35
| 100
|-
| 1/4" mirror back acrylic (cutting from back)
| 10
| 100
| 5000
|-
| Cork (engrave)
| 45
| 100
|-
| 1/8" PETG (cut) make 3 passes
| 35
| 100
| 500
| put wet newspaper on top to prevent charring
|-
| PETG (engrave)
| 100
| 60
|-
| Foamies (tm) 2mm sheet
| 100
| 30
| 500
|-
| Acrylic (1mm engrave depth with crisp edges)
| Regular settings for Acrylic and print 3 copies
|}

[http://wiki.nycresistor.com/wiki/Laser_Power More power settings] from NYCResistor (though theirs is a 35w model and ours is 30w)

Epilog Laser settings

2014-03-05T15:14:16Z

Dee: +see also: NYCResistor's power settings

Settings for various materials

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Material
! Speed
! Power
! Frequency
|-
| Cardstock (perforate)
| 80
| 45
| 175
|-
| Corrugated Cardboard (cut)
| 25
| 50
| 500
|-
| Corrugated Cardboard (etch)
| 100
| 50
|-
| 1/4" Aspen (cut)
| 7
| 100
| 500
|-
| 1/4" mdf (cut)
| 7
| 100
| 500
|-
| 1/8" birch plywood (cut)
| 15
| 100
| 500
|-
| 1/4" Maple (cut)
| 6
| 95
| 500
|-
| Maple (engrave)
| 35
| 100
|-
| 1/4" mirror back acrylic (cutting from back)
| 10
| 100
| 5000
|-
| Cork (engrave)
| 45
| 100
|-
| 1/8" PETG (cut) make 3 passes
| 35
| 100
| 500
| put wet newspaper on top to prevent charring
|-
| PETG (engrave)
| 100
| 60
|-
| Foamies (tm) 2mm sheet
| 100
| 30
| 500
|-
| Acrylic (1mm engrave depth with crisp edges)
| Regular settings for Acrylic and print 3 copies
|}

[http://wiki.nycresistor.com/wiki/Laser_Power More power settings] from NYCResistor (though theirs is a 35w model and ours is 30w)

Sources

2013-11-19T04:48:36Z

Dee: /* Plastic */ +Eager Polymers; +locations

Resources
re-sources [ree-sawrsez]
–noun
1. a source of supply, support, or aid, esp. one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
2. an indexed organized list of people and places that you can utilize for your project. Kinda like the list found below.

== Electrical ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Ref/REF_9.html Circuit Schematic Symbols List] Circuit Schematic Symbols: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume V Chapter 9
* [http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/javamotor.htm Electric Motor Animations] very cool electric motor animations but be sure to check all the other stuff out too!
* [http://www.plcs.net/contents.shtml Intro To PLC's] Plain English PLC information.
* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Digital/DIGI_6.html Ladder Diagram Basics] Ladder Diagrams: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume IV Chapter 6 Ladder diagram basics. Also check out chapters 4 and 5.
* [http://www.plctutor.com/ PLC Tutor] PLC Info
* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/AC/AC_9.html Transformer basics] Transformers: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume II Chapter 9
* [http://electronics.wisc-online.com/ Electromechanical Reference Page] A wide ranging site dealing with quite a few subjects.

=== Suppliers ===

* [http://www.electricscooterparts.com Electric Scooter Parts] A one-stop source for homebrew electric vehicle drive systems. Be sure to check out the [http://www.electricscooterparts.com/madewithourparts.html customer project pages] to see what was built using their drive equipment. Location: boulder Creek, CA
* [http://www.eescodist.com/ EESCO] Formerly known as Englewood Electric Supply Company. General supplier of electrical parts and supplies. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://www.gemelectricsupply.com/ GEM Electric Supply] General supplier of electrical parts and supplies. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store

== Electronics ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.ladyada.net/library/procure/index.html Procuring Electronic Components] A guide on another site to getting electronic parts cheaply.
* [http://www.cherrywoodsystems.com/cshop1.htm Circuit Shop Electronic Circuit CAD] Circuit Shop allows you to design, simulate and learn about digital and analog electronic circuits. Circuit Shop is an easy to use graphical CAD tool to allow electronic circuits to be constructed and simulated.
* [http://www.research-systems.com/easysim/easysim.htm Digital Logic Simulator] EasySim is an easy to use, yet sophisticated, software tool that integrates the process of designing and simulating the operation of digital electronic circuitry within the context of a Microsoft Windows environment.
* [http://octopart.com Octopart] Electronic parts search engine
* [http://www.discovercircuits.com/ Discover Circuits] DiscoverCircuits.com has 28,000+ electronic circuits, cross-referenced into 500+ categories.
* [http://www.freebyte.com/electronics/ Freebyte's Guide to Electronics Online] Internet electronics pages catalog.
* [http://www.hobby-electronics.info/ Hobby Electronics] Internet electronics pages catalog.
* [http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz LED Series/Parallel Array Wizard] The LED series/parallel array wizard is a calculator that will help you design large arrays of LEDs.
* [http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/LM555.html LM555 And LM556 Timer Circuits] This page presents general information and some tips when using the LM555 timer.
* [http://www.ealnet.com/m-eal/resistor/resistor.htm Resistor Color Code Converter] A neat site that figures out the color codes of resistors.

=== Suppliers ===

==== General Electronics Suppliers ====

* [http://www.alliedelec.com/ Allied Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Ft. Worth, TX
* [http://digikey.com DigiKey] General electronics supplier. Location: Thief River Falls, MN
* [http://mouser.com Mouser] General electronics supplier. Location: Mansfield, TX
* [http://www.makershed.com/ MakerShed] MAKE Magazines own store. Kits, parts, books and supplies.
* [http://www.adafruit.com/ Adafruit Industries] Wide range of Micro controllers, parts and tools. A very nice Arduino experimentation kit is offered. Location: New York, NY
* [http://newark.com Newark] General electronics supplier. Location: Palatine, IL
* [http://sparkfun.com Sparkfun] Maker geared kits, parts and supplies. Location: Boulder, CO
* [http://www.mpja.com/ MPJA] Surplus electronics and related tools. Location: Lake Park, FL
* [https://www.tselectronic.com Tri-State Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Mt. Prospect, IL
* [http://www.westfloridacomponents.com/ West Florida Components] General electronics supplier. Location: Tarpon Springs, FL
* [http://www.jameco.com Jameco Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Belmont, CA
* [http://brilldea.com/ Brilldea]: Electronics, software and tools targeted towards prototype development. Provides Discount - Contact direct and mention PS:One Location: Hong Kong, China
* [http://chicagodist.com Chicago Electronic Distributors]: Local member owned business specializing in Raspberry Pi, Arduino & BeagleBone. Distributor for Adafruit. Contact via website for discount and logistics.

==== Specialty Electronics Suppliers ====

* [http://www.happcontrols.com/ Happ] Game Controls Location: Elk Grove, IL
* [http://www.hebeiltd.com/ Hebei LTD] LEDs Location: Shanghai, China
* [http://www.schmartboard.com/ SchmartBoard] Easy prototyping of PC Boards, accounts for ICs of various types.
* [http://www.allelectronics.com All Electronics] Motors/batteries and misc equpment
* [http://www.monoprice.com Monoprice] Ridiculously cheap cables, mostly A/V, and a few other things.

==== Robotics ====

* [http://robotcityworkshop.com/homeframes.html Robot City Workshop] Chicago’s robot store.
* [http://www.trossenrobotics.com/ Trossen Robotics] Robotics kits, parts and supplies. Also check out their line of unique [http://www.trossenrobotics.com/c/robot-force-sensor-fsr.aspx/ force and touch sensors]. Location: Downers Grove, IL
* [http://www.imagesco.com Images Scientific Instruments] Robotics and electronics. Check out the [http://www.imagesco.com/sensors/sensor-index.html various specialized sensors] they sell. Very speedy shipping. Location: Staten Island NY

== Free Stuff ==

* [http://freestorechicago.org/ Chicago Freestore] Periodic reoccurring free exchange store. Check website for current address and hours. Location: Chicago, IL
* [http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Illinois/Chicago Freecycle] chicago’s free stuff website. Mailing list membership required. Local chapters across the country.
* [http://chicago.craigslist.org/ Craigslist] Has a “Free” section oddly located in the “For Sale” section.

== Genetic Sciences ==

* [http://www.plos.org Public Library of Science] Biological and medical journals. All articles free.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ PubMed] PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Recent articles may require payment, free .pdfs in PubMed Central.
* [http://pubget.com/search PubGet] Biology articles and journals on-line.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man] OMIM is a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml Cn3D] Cn3D is a helper application for your web browser that allows you to view 3-dimensional structures from NCBI's Entrez retrieval service. Cn3D runs on Windows, Macintosh, and Unix. Cn3D simultaneously displays structure, sequence, and alignment, and now has powerful annotation and alignment editing features.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/gquery Entrez] Life sciences search engine.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cdd CDD - Conserved Domain Database] Conserved domains are functional units within a protein that have been used as building blocks in molecular evolution and recombined in various arrangements to make proteins with different functions.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/biosystems Biosystems Molecular Interactions Database] A biosystem, or biological system, is a group of molecules that interact in a biological system. One type of biosystem is a biological pathway, which can consist of interacting genes, proteins, and small molecules. Another type of biosystem is a disease, which can involve components such as genes, biomarkers, and drugs
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/probe Probe] Sequence-specific reagents database.

== Industrial Suppliers and Vendors ==

=== Broad Range ===

* [http://www.grainger.com/ Grainger] Longstanding industrial supplier. Note: Sales restricted to commercial accounts only however “employee sales” can cheerfully be made through personal contacts whose companies have accounts. Locations: See website for your nearest local branch
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr] THE source for EVERYTHING industrial! Raw materials to finished items, copy paper to robot brains to left hand threaded screws, no minimums. And they’ll sell to anyone! One of the best sales websites on the internet that you can use for idea generation and physical specifications. Lots of cross ref charts. The coin cell battery reference is outstanding! Some listings have multiple format 2 and 3D drawings available.
* [http://www.mscdirect.com MSC Industrial Supply] A wide range if industrial supplies with a focus towards the metalworking industry.
* [https://www.motionindustries.com/ Motion Industries] Wide range of industrial supplies with a focus on power transmission equipment and parts. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://www.bearingheadquarters.com/ Bearing Headquarters] Suppliers of power transmission supplies, electric motors and shafting. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://jordanindustrial.com/ Jordan Industrial] Supplier of industrial supplies and raw materials. Location: Wheeling, IL

=== Capitol Equipment ===

* [http://www.harborfreight.com/ Harbor Freight] Cheap Chinese tools and machinery…cheap. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://grizzly.com/ Grizzly Tools] Chinese and Taiwanese sourced tools focusing on wood and metalworking equipment. Location: Muncy, PA
* [http://www.use-enco.com Enco] Long established importer of metalworking equipment, consumables and supplies. Location: Fernley, NV
* [http://www.littlemachineshop.com Little Machine Shop] A source for tabletop mill and lathe parts and supplies. Location: Pasadena, CA

== Mechanical ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf COSI Simple Machine Tutorial] Flash animations of simple machines.
* [http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-Machines/ Edhead's Simple Machine Tutorial] Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the house and tool shed! Silly fun stuff!
* [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/machines/Levers.shtml Levers: Simple Machines] Flash animations of various classes of levers. Levers, fulcrums and loads described and illustrated.
* [http://synthetica.eng.uci.edu/~mccarthy/Linkages.html Linkage Animations] Flash animations of complex linkages.
* [http://www.technologystudent.com/cams/link1.htm Linkage Mechanisms] Common linkage examples.
* [http://www.flying-pig.com/mechanisms/index.html Mechanisms and Movement] Flash animations of simple machines, mechanisms and movements.
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/D260/PDF/part1.pdf The World Of Timing Belts] A complete primer on all things timing belt and timing belt related.
* [http://www.engineershandbook.com/ Mechanical Engineering Design Guide] The Engineer's Handbook: Tables, charts and formulas.
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/intro.html How To Make Springs] A complete spring making tutorial.
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-springs-in-seconds/ Make your own springs]

=== Suppliers ===

* [http://www.dpxsystems.com/default.aspx DPX Systems] Turn your DeWalt drill into a power drive to power other stuff like scooters, wheel chairs, hoists, toolboxes, etc. Location: Las Vegas, NV
* [http://jordanindustrial.com/ Jordan Industrial Supply] Heavy-duty hardware distributor. Location: Wheeling, IL
* [http://www.habasitusa.com/ Habasit Belting] Sells through distributors such as Motion Industries. If you are making a large tracked robot and need tracks they are your supplier.
* [http://www.vxb.com/ VXB Bearings] A source for inexpensive bearings used in homebrew machines and gizmos. Also hybrid ceramic bearings. Location: Anaheim CA
* [http://leepspring.com/ Lee Spring] For when you can't find a particular spring ready-made on McMaster. They've got all shapes & sizes. Must register before viewing catalog.

== Miscellany ==

* [http://chicago.craigslist.org/ Craigslist Chicago] Stuff, jobs and hookers.
* [http://www.buyemp.com/ Emergency Medical Products] Because, sooner or later, you’ll mess up and start bleeding. Very fast shipping. Location: Waukesha, WI
* [http://www.boingboing.net BoingBoing] Very cool tech and tech lifestyle blog.

== Raw Materials ==

=== Chemicals ===

* [http://www.unitednuclear.com United Nuclear] Small amounts of chemicals and lab apparatus. They even sell uranium and elemental sodium. Location: Laingsburg, MI
* [http://www.firefox-fx.com/ Fire Fox FX] Pyro chemicals. Note the stringent registration policy. Location: Pocatello, ID

=== Fabrics ===
====Local====
* [http://www.joann.com Joann Fabrics And Crafts] Large source of fabrics, sewing supplies and craft materials. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store. (Closest to PS:One is just south in the mall at Elston & Logan, near Microcenter.)
* [http://www.voguefabricsstore.com Vogue Fabrics] One of the best fabric stores in the area, arguably one of the best in the Midwest. Wide selection of fabric for clothing and home decor. Also have corset-making supplies and a wide range of patterns from independent pattern companies. The store in Evanston on Main Street (near the Main St. CTA station) is better than the one on Roosevelt Road.
* [http://www.fishmansfabrics.com Fishman's Fabrics] High end fabric for clothing and home decor. These days the retail store is more of a showroom for their wholesale business so in many cases you are shopping from swatches, but still a good store. Just off Roosevelt Road east of the highway, near the Roosevelt Road Vogue Fabrics and Binny's South Loop.
* [http://www.paragear.com/main.asp ParaGear] Parachute fabrics and cords. Basically anything used on a parachute. Location: Skokie, IL
* [http://http://theleonardadlerco.com The Leonard Adler Company] "Sewn product construction necessities." Wondering where the local tailoring/alterations shop goes to get things like rolls of elastic, bolts of interfacing, and boxes of buttons? They almost certainly get it all from this warehouse at 3018 W. Montrose Ave. (just a few blocks east of Montrose & Kedzie). The company has been selling tailoring, dressmaking, and furrier supplies in Chicago since 1903. In many cases, what he has is much better and less expensive than the chain fabric stores. And he's local, so you don't even have to pay shipping.
* [http://misterzipper.com Jay Arbetman, Arbetman and Assoc.] also known as Chicago Wholesale Fabrics. 2256 West Grand, in Chicago. He represents a huge number of fabric manufacturers. Relatively low minimum order, less than ten yards in many cases. Also lots of sewing findings in addition to what Leonard Adler carries. Obviously a far better selection than the fabric chain stores, and he is often less expensive as well. But you will have to plan ahead, as most of it must be ordered. Also has PFD (prepared for dyeing) fabrics. If you are gearing up to start an Etsy shop and need fabric, this is the place to go.

====Online====
* [http://www.beaconfabric.com Becon Fabrics And Notions] An amazing assortment of drapery supplies, webbing, flagcloth and other outdoor fabrics. Great website for idea generation. Location: Lakeland, FL
* [http://www.lessemf.com/fabric.html Less EMF] Conductive fabric and thread. Enough said.

=== Junk & Salvage ===

* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/coopers-junk-yard-chicago Coopers Junk Yard] '''Closed [http://www.flickr.com/photos/25165196@N08/7196516638/in/photostream and demolished]!'''

=== Masonry ===

* [http://www.crawfordmaterial.com/ Crawford Materials] Stone and brick building materials. Location: Chicago, IL

=== Metal ===

* [http://www.metalsupermarkets.com Metal Supermarkets] — A source for metals, all kinds and shapes, no minimums. Location: [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=metalsupermarkets.com+loc:chicago Five locations in Chicagoland.]
* [[D. Wexler & Sons (metal supplier)|D. Wexler & Sons]] — A36 steel. A small supply shop, very friendly, will answer your questions. Location: 47th St, Chicago
* [http://www.otisoakley.com/ Otis-Oakley] — Sells scrap steel, as well as some new steel. Location: California Ave and Fulton St, Chicago
* [https://www.metalsdepot.com/index.phtml MetalsDepot] — A source for metals, all kinds and shapes, no minimums. Location: Winchester, KY

=== Paper ===

* [http://xpedxstores.com/ Xpedx Retail Stores] Retail small printer supply house. Papers, boxes, inks, plate making supplies. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store.
* [http://www.graytex.com/ Graytex Papers] Graytex Papers provides specialty papers and a greater choice of paper sizes. Location: Justin, TX

=== Wood ===

* [http://www.owlhardwood.com/ Owl Hardwood Lumber] Rare and exotic woods, specialty woodworking supplies and kits. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store.

=== Plastic ===

* [http://www.inventables.com Inventables] — All sorts of maker-y hardware and materials, including laserable size acrylic. Friend of PS:One! Location: Chicago.
* [http://www.petersenplastics.com Petersen plastics] — sheet plastics and manufacturing services. Location: Chicago.
* [http://www.raycosignsupply.com Rayco Sign Supply] — roll vinyl for the use with the vinyl cutter, and other sign-making supplies. Location: Chicago
* [http://www.eagerplastics.com/cat.htm Eager Polymers] — Liquid thermosets: Silicones, epoxies, moldmaking, etc. Location: 48th St, Chicago

== Reference ==

=== Calculators And Conversions ===

* [http://www.onlineconversion.com/ On Line Conversion] Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
* [http://www.dallassd.com/our%20schools/high%20School/Chemsite/ime/freefall.html Free Fall Calculator] When your parachute fails and you don’t have a calculator handy.
* [http://www.wise-uranium.org/rdcri.html Radiation Dose to Risk Converter] When you really, Really, REALLY mess up.
* [http://www.webcalc.net/index.php WebCalc.net] Need a specific or unusual calculator? Will be changing to [http://www.calcenstein.com/ CalcEnstein].
* [http://www.xe.com/ucc/full/ XE Currency Converter] Currency exchange rates updated daily.

=== Chemical ===

* [http://www.coleparmer.com/techinfo/chemcomp.asp Cole-Parmer Chemical Compatibility Charts] Which materals are compatable with what chemicals.

=== Creativity, Brainstorming, Learning And Teaching ===

* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CT.htm Creativity Tools] A source for creativity tools and ideas.
* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_5W.htm Five Why's] A simple useful problem-solving tool.
* [http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html#intro Instructional System Design] How to design training programs.
* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TMC.htm Problem Solving Techniques] Problem solving tool and ideas.
* [http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd.html Training & Learning Site] Creative training and instruction.
* [http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm#top Free MIT Web Classes] MIT is putting their entire curriculum on line and for free!

=== Food ===

* [http://www.culinarysoftware.com/sugar.htm Cooked Sugar Tests and Temperatures] Sugar and what you can expect it to do at various temperatures.
* [http://www.foodtimeline.org/ Food Timeline] Just a damn cool site that has NOTHING to do with the rest of this stuff.

=== Engineering ===

* [http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm eFunda: The Ultimate Engineering Fundamentals Site] eFunda stands for engineering Fundamentals. Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs.
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/web/html/reference_library.htm Small Drive Parts Reference ] From Stock Drive Products.
* [http://www.technologystudent.com/index.htm Technologystudent.com] The information sheets cover a wide range and include, the design process, gear systems, electronics, cams, printed circuit boards, PIC microcontrollers/computer control, key words/phrases, structures, vocational work, technology and cultures, basic CNC work. They are intended to provide a valuable resource for teachers and pupils AND they are free.

=== General ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh_qn62zny0 DB Fletcher Capstan Ilona Expanding Table] File under things that make you go "Huh! Neat!"
* [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspaces Hackerspaces] All about hackerspaces, where they are and ideas behind them.
* [http://www.innocentive.com/ InnoCentive] Here is where big business offers you big money to solve their big problems.
* [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/type/type_inventor.html Invention Quotes] Because we all need motivation and inspiration from time to time.
* [http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml List Of All U.S. Govt Agencies] Because sometimes you just have to work WITH them.
* [http://makezine.com/ MAKE Magazine] The MAKE'ers magazine.
* [http://www.instructables.com Instructables] A great site for diy projects with step-by-step instructions.
* [http://patft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html U. S. Patent Office Quick Search] Search the database for all things patent related.
* [http://www.gizmology.net/index.htm Unique Projects] This guy made a toy Sherman tank his kid could ride in! How cool is that!
* [http://www.uiausa.org/ United Inventor’s Association] United Inventors Association is the national membership organization dedicated to inventor education and support.
* [http://www.survival-center.com/firstaid/book.htm#toc First Aid Class] What to do and how to do it when you mess up.
* [http://www.refdesk.com/ Refdesk.com] A depository of reference sites whose information has been confirmed as valid.

=== Workshop ===

* [http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/makevalves1.pdf Electro-Chemical Etching] A treatise on cutting thin metal using acid to cut complex shapes.
* [http://www.littlemachineshop.com/Reference/reference.php Little Machine Shop Reference Page] Reference page for tooling, parts, and accessories for bench top machinists.
* [http://www.metalworking.com/ Metalworking.com] A resource for the "Rec.Crafts.Metalworking" community of hobbyists and small businesses.
* [http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/Nicholson%20Guide%20To%20Filing%202006.pdf Nicholson File Information] Nicholson file guide to files and filing.
* [http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/file_terminology.pdf Nicholson File Terminology] Nicholson File Terminology Guide
* [http://www.sherline.com/resource.htm Sherline's Metalworking Resources and Hotlinks List] Reference material for miniature machining.
* [http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/index.php Shop Floor Talk Forum] A forum for all things metal and metal working.
* [http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/index.php The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS] A forum for all things metal and metal working.
* [http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculators/calc.pl?calculator=weight_bd_ft Lumber Weight Calculator] A very diverse and detailed calculator designed to determine lumber weights.
* [http://mistupid.com/homeimpr/lumber.htm Nominal Lumber Dimensions] Actual lumber dimensions chart.
* [http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/pvc-cpvc-pipes-dimensions-d_795.html PVC Pipe Dimensions] Actual PVC pipe dimensions chart.
* [http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/ehs-videos/videos MIT’s Intro to Metal Shop Video Series] An outstanding series for the beginning machinist.

== Reading Materials ==

=== Books ===

Title (Links to Amazon.com), Author, ISBN, Description

* [http://www.lindsaybks.com/ Lindsay Technical Publications]. An amazing catalog of how to books from the turn of the century to modern technology.
* [http://www.knowledgepublications.com Knowledge Publications]. A lot of energy related books.

==== Chemistry ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Tradename-Dictionary-Michael-Ash/dp/1560816252/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122800&sr=1-1 Chemical Tradename Dictionary (Paperback)] Ash 1560816252 A dictionary that cross references tradename and scientific names of industrial chemicals.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Chemical-Thesaurus-Michael-Ash/dp/1560816155/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123680&sr=1-1 Industrial Chemical Thesaurus Vol 1 & 2 (Hardcover)] Ash 1560816155 This reference work contains approximately 40,000 international tradenames by which more than 6000 generic chemicals are known and marketed worldwide.
* [http://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hill-Dictionary-Chemistry-Sybil-Parker/dp/0070524289/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125958&sr=1-1 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry (Paperback)] Parker 9780070524286 An essential reference for all professional engineers, writers, and students.

==== Computer sciences ====

==== Crafts ====

==== Electricity & Electronics ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Motor-Controls-Gary-Rockis/dp/0826916716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123323&sr=1-1 Electrical Motor Controls (Hardcover)] Rockis 9780826916716 Considered to be the standard text for text books in the field. This textbook presents technical information on the control devices used in contemporary industrial electrical systems. A sampling of topics includes electrical safety, solenoids, reversing motor circuits, power distribution systems, solid-state relays, reduced-voltage starting, PLCs, and DC and AC circuits.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Telephone-Repair-Illustrated-Stephen-Bigelow/dp/0830640347/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265128669&sr=1-2 Telephone Repair Illustrated (Hardcover)] Bigelow 0830640347 This guide will take you through beginning and intermediate levels of telephone repair.

==== Engineering & Design ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122515&sr=1-1 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books) (Paperback)] Brown 0486443604 This 1868 compendium of ingenious mechanisms employs simple drawings to explain 507 of the small components that constitute complex machinery. Left-hand pages feature illustrations, and facing pages offer brief descriptions of use and operation. Ranging from simple to complex, the mechanisms include cranks, pulleys, drills, wheels, and screws. [http://books.google.com/books?id=vOhIAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Read/Download free eBook]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Engineering-Sybil-P-Parker/dp/0070524351/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123019&sr=1-1 Dictionary of Engineering (Paperback)] Parker 9780070524354 An essential reference for all professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Formulas-Kurt-Gieck/dp/0071457747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123412&sr=1-1 Engineering Formulas (Hardcover)] Gieck 9780071457743 A good source of math formulas for many subjects.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Ingenious-Mechanisms-Designers-Inventors-Set/dp/0831110848/ref=tmm_hrd_title_4 Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors 4-Volume Set (Hardcover)] Jones 0831110848 Among the mechanisms described and illustrated by working diagrams are: Cam applications and special cam designs; intermittent motions from gears and cams; interlocking devices; valve diagrams; reversing mechanisms of special design; tripping or stop mechanisms; drives of crank type for reciprocating driven members; feeding mechanisms and auxiliary devices; feeding and ejecting mechanisms; and many, many more.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Design-Handbook-Ph-D-Lingaiah/dp/0070379335/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125252&sr=1-1 Machine Design Data Handbook (Hardcover)] Lingaiah 9780070379336 This unique handbook provides hundreds of charts on material properties as well as the necessary equations, formulas, calculations, graphs, and data required to solve the full range of machine design problems.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Fixture-Design-Paul-Campbell/dp/0831130520/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122606&sr=1-1 Basic Fixture Design (Hardcover)] Campbell 831130520 This illustrated introduction to fixture design takes the reader from concept to building. It details the mechanics, materials used, commercially available components, design procedures, and economics.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Fixture-Design-Manual-Erik-Henriksen/dp/0831110988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125144&sr=1-1 Jig and Fixture Design Manual (Hardcover)] Henriksen 0831110988 Written for the experienced engineer as well as the student, this comprehensive reference presents the fundamental aspects of jig and fixture design.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Mechanisms-Mechanical-Sourcebook-Nicholas-Chironis/dp/0070109184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126042&sr=1-1 Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook (Hardcover)] Chironis 0070109184 A one-of-a-kind pictorial directory gives you drawings and descriptions of time-tested components, mechanisms, and devices.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Bearings-Contribution-Progress-Technology/dp/0712415009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265133507&sr=8-1 Rolling Bearings and Their Contribution to the Progress of Technology (Hardcover)] FAG Bearings 712415009 A text unique in the fact that it was written and published by a manufacturing company
* [http://www.amazon.com/Unwritten-Laws-Engineering-W-King/dp/0791806413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129197&sr=1-1 Unwritten Laws of Engineering (Paperback)] King 0791806413 This fully revised and updated edition of the 1944 classic serves as a crucial compilation of 'house rules' or a professional code.

==== Food ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596805888?ie=UTF8/amazontag=cookingforgee-20/amazonlinkCode=as2/amazoncamp=1789/amazoncreative=9325/amazoncreativeASIN=0596805888 Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food (O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (August 9, 2010)) (Paperback)] Potter 0596805888 Initialize your kitchen and calibrate your tools. Learn about the important reactions in cooking, such as protein denaturation, Maillard reactions, and caramelization, and how they impact the foods we cook. Play with your food using hydrocolloids and sous vide cooking. Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, chemist Hervé This, and xkcd.

==== General Reference ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Deming-American-Japanese-Quality/dp/0671746219/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123135&sr=1-1 Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality (Paperback)] Aguayo 9780671746216 This is a classic book that is very useful for those who need a gentle introduction to Total Quality Management. Although 15 years old with some rather dated examples, the message it gives is still relevant and important.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-Thomas-J-Glover/dp/1885071337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126311&sr=1-1 Pocket Ref (Paperback)] Glover 1885071337 Pocket Ref is a unique book. It is part encyclopedia, part trivia tome, part entertainment and part dispute-solver. Buried in the various tables and charts are tons of data and facts to aid the reader, roadside mechanic or budding MacGyver. There is also a [http://www.amazon.com/Deskref-Thomas-JGlover/dp/1885071442/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3 full size version] that does not require a microscope to read.

==== Human Factors ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Control-Systems-Innovations-Advanced-Companie/dp/1563271435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129436&sr=1-1 Visual Control Systems (Visual Control Innovations in Japan's Most Advanced Companies) (Paperback)] Shimbun 9781563271434 How to keep factory workers from messing up by using signs, lights, charts and pictures.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Factors-Design-Handbook-Wesley-Woodson/dp/0070717680/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123598&sr=1-1 Human Factors Design Handbook (Hardcover)] Multiple 9780070717688 Covers the art and science of designing machines for human use.

==== Hydraulics ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Vickers-Industrial-Hydraulics-Manual-Training/dp/0963416200/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129312&sr=1-1 Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual (Hardcover)] Vickers 9780963416209 Eaton Fluid Power Training's Industrial Hydraulics Manual have set the standard for the industry for many years. Clear, plainly written text and high-quality illustrations make the Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual the most popular hydraulics text both in plants and at local college bookstores.

==== Inventions & Inventing ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Flow-Psychology-Discovery-Invention/dp/0060928204/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122937&sr=1-1 Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Paperback)] Csikszentmihalyi 9780060928209 What makes us invent things?
* [http://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Modern-America-Microwave-Mouse/dp/0262523493/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124066&sr=1-1 Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse (Paperback)] Brown 9780262523493 Introduces 35 practitioners of American ingenuity in this survey, profiling inventors in many fields.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thing/dp/0674463684/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124550&sr=1-1 Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (Paperback)] Petroski 9780674463684 Invention by design is a complex book written about simple everyday things we use. Things like paper clips, aluminum cans, mechanical pencils, zippers, airplanes, bridges, and more.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Inventors-Discoverers-Changing-Our-World/dp/0870447513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124646&sr=1-1 Inventors and Discoverers: Changing Our World (Hardcover)] Newhouse 0870447513 From steam to aeronautics, from photography to tomorrow's technology, this intriguing chronicle of invention and discovery relives 200 years of technological breakthroughs that have changed our world.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Engines-Our-Ingenuity-Engineer-Technology/dp/0195167317/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129021&sr=1-1 The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture (Paperback)] Lienhard 9780195167313 What makes us engineer things?

==== Learning & Problem Solving ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Toolkit-Powerful-Techniques-Problem/dp/0812928083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129116&sr=1-1 The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving (Paperback)] Jones 9780812928082 A book for problem solving and decision-making.

==== Material Sciences ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Materials-Processes-Iu-Mechanical-Technology/dp/0827350201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123914&sr=1-1 Introduction to Materials and Processes (Hardcover)] Wright 9780827350205 A comprehensive approach designed to introduce the beginning student of engineering to the basic concepts of the industrial materials and
manufacturing processes.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Materials-Handbook-Encyclopedia-Professionals-Technicians/dp/0070070741/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125796&sr=1-1 Materials Handbook: An Encyclopedia (Hardcover)] Brady 9780070070745 Covers both classic and cutting edge material, applications and limitations.

==== Metalworking & Machining ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/How-run-lathe-operation-cutting/dp/155918115X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123472&sr=1-1 How To Run A Lathe (Paperback)] O'Brian 155918115X The care and operation of a screw cutting lathe.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-shop-Practice-Vol-1/dp/0831111267/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125319&sr=1-1 Machine Shop Practice Vol. 1 (Hardcover)] Moltrecht 0831111267 An essential reference for all machinists, professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Shop-Practice-Vol-2/dp/0831111321/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125480&sr=1-1 Machine Shop Practice Vol. 2 (Hardcover)] Moltrecht 0831111321 An essential reference for all machinists, professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Tool-Box-Franklin-Jones/dp/0831126256/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125555&sr=1-1 Machinery's Handbook Tool-Box Edition (Hardcover)] Multiple 9780831126254 Considered to be the standard metalworking shop reference. Updated versions regularly published.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machining-Fundamentals-John-R-Walker/dp/0870067109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125720&sr=1-1 Machining Fundamentals (Hardcover)] Walker 870067109 A comprehensive text that provides an introduction to the various machining operations, setups, and procedures. The colorful and detailed text covers all traditional machining methods, as well as newer and nontraditional methods. Extensive coverage of CNC and automated manufacturing processes is included.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Metalworking-John-R-Walker/dp/0870061666/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126117&sr=1-1 Modern Metalworking (Hardcover)] Walker 870061666 A good basic high school/jr. college shop course text book on the subject. Long out of print but can often be had for less than $2 used.

==== Old Things New ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Sears-Roebuck-Catalogue-Consumers-Guide/dp/0791019454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265122315&sr=8-1 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Paperback)] Israel 9780791019450 A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.
* [http://www.amazon.com/1902-Sears-Roebuck-Co-Catalog/dp/0517009226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122415&sr=1-1 1902 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Paperback)] Amory 9780517009222 A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Mechanic-Things-Boys-Book/dp/0917914880/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122711&sr=1-1 Boy Mechanic: 700 Things for Boys to Do/ Book 1-3 (Paperback)] Pop Mechanics 917914880 A compendium reprint of projects from Popular Mechanics circa 1913. A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies. 3+ Volumes are available.
* [http://www.amazon.com/boy-electrician-Alfred-Powell-Morgan/dp/1559181648/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265128800&sr=1-1 The Boy Electrician (Paperback)] Morgan 1559181648 The classic how-to book, first published in 1913, is filled with dozens of electrical projects and experiments for the young and old alike.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Control-Systems-Innovations-Advanced-Companie/dp/1563271435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129436&sr=1-1 War Toys for Boys Classic Plans (Pamphlet)] Hall 1559182490 A compendium reprint of projects from Popular Mechanics circa 1913. A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.

==== Physics ====

==== Robotics ====

=== Magazines ===

Title, (Type), Description

* [http://www.designnews.com/ Design News] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) THE design magazine. Excellent website!
* [http://www.edn.com/ Electronic Design News] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) THE electronics design magazine
* [http://www.eedigest.com/ Electronics Digest] (E-zine) OEM Electronics
* [http://www.epemag3.com/ EPEMag] (E-zine) Web delivered hobby magazine
* [http://www.americanheritage.com/inventionandtechnology/ Invention And Technology] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Good stuff, interesting stories
* [http://makezine.com/ MAKE Magazine] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) The MAKE'ers magazine
* [http://www.hplusmagazine.com/ h+] (E-zine and Consumer/Paid Subscription) h+ covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing, and will change, human beings in fundamental ways.
* http://www.ewa1.com/mghmen.html Model Engineering (UK)] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Scale working steam engines and bench top machining
* http://www.techbriefs.com/ NASA Tech Briefs] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) Way beyond cutting edge tech
* [http://www.nutsvolts.com/ Nuts And Volts] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Electronics hobby magazine
* [http://www.homeshopmachinist.net/home?noredirect=true The Home Shop Machinist, Machinist's Workshop, and Digital Machinist] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) THE home machinists magazine series

== Retail Suppliers ==

* [http://www.sciplus.com/ American Science and Surplus] All around awesome store, and we get a discount! Customer Number is 12025714. Retail locations in Jefferson Park, Geneva, and Niles.
* [http://scientificsonline.com/ Edmund Scientific] Wide range of science related toy, games and kits. Location: Tonawanda, NY
* [http://www.bricklink.com/ Brick Link] Kind of like eBay or Amazon but for Lego bricks.

== Surplus ==

* [http://www.govliquidation.com/ Government Liquidators] Official federal government auctions site. Read the fine print before you leap.

D. Wexler & Sons (metal supplier)

2013-11-18T18:16:54Z

Dee: copyedit

[http://www.wexlersteel.com/ D. Wexler & Sons] is one of the [[Sources#Metal|places to get raw steel in Chicago]].

* Minimum order — one 16-24 foot bar (exact bar length depends on the steel shape)
* Prices — $0.75 to $0.85 a pound. Bars can be cut, eg. to fit in your vehicle. Cuts are $1 to $2 each.
* Location — [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=wexlersteel.com+loc:chicago 47th St, Chicago]
* Pickup — Mon to Fri, 8:00am to 3:30pm.
* Catalog — No online catalog is available. Get their paper catalog. A paper catalog is stored at Pumping Station: One. You can also call them, they're very friendly and answer questions.
* Metal sold — A36 steel only. Available in most shapes.

They're a small and friendly place. The first time I (Dee Newcum) ordered from them, the president took my order, and he took time to answer my questions, even though I was making a small order.

[[Category:Metalworking]]

User:Dee

2013-11-18T17:58:28Z

Dee: /* Skills */

Hi, I'm Dee. I joined PS:One on October 2, 2012.

== Contact ==
* Email — dee (dot) n e wcu m (at) g ma il.com
* [http://www.paperlined.org/ Personal website]
* [https://github.com/DeeNewcum/ Github]

== Skills ==

Things I know well enough I'm willing to teach. Contact me if you'd like to discuss:

* Wikis — I was a Wikipedia admin, and have spent a lot of time with Mediawiki.
* Knots and rope/cordage/line
*: I work with knots and line from many disciplines: Sailing knots, climbing knots, arborist techniques, securing loads during transport, surgeon sutures, crocheting/knitting/[http://paperlined.org/trades/knots/net_making.html net-making], kinky knots, fishing line knots, wire rope assemblies used in marine and crane applications, etc etc.
* Perl
* Un*x shell scripting — My day job involves doing production support work on Solaris, AIX, and RHEL machines. I use KSH, Bash, and Perl quite a bit.

== Projects ==
{{User:Dee/Projects}}

== See also ==
* [[Special:PrefixIndex/User:Dee/|all my user subpages]]
* [http://paperlined.org/apps/pumping_station_one/ my off-wiki notes]

D. Wexler & Sons (metal supplier)

2013-11-18T17:56:10Z

Dee: create

[http://www.wexlersteel.com/ D. Wexler & Sons] is one of the [[Sources#Metal|places to get raw steel in Chicago]].

* Minimum orders — 16 to 24 feet bars (exact bar length depends on the steel shape)
* Prices — $0.75 to $0.85 a pound. Bars can be cut, eg. to fit in your vehicle. Cuts are $1 to $2 each.
* Location — [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=wexlersteel.com+loc:chicago 47th St, Chicago]
* Pickup — Mon to Fri, 8:00am to 3:30pm.
* Catalog — No online catalog is available. Get their paper catalog. A paper catalog is stored at Pumping Station: One. You can also call them, they're very friendly and answer questions.
* Metal sold — A36 steel only. Available in most shapes.

They're a small and friendly place. The first time I (Dee Newcum) ordered from them, the president took my order, and he took time to answer my questions, even though I was making a small order.

[[Category:Metalworking]]

Sources

2013-11-18T17:45:16Z

Dee: /* Metal */

Resources
re-sources [ree-sawrsez]
–noun
1. a source of supply, support, or aid, esp. one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
2. an indexed organized list of people and places that you can utilize for your project. Kinda like the list found below.

== Electrical ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Ref/REF_9.html Circuit Schematic Symbols List] Circuit Schematic Symbols: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume V Chapter 9
* [http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/javamotor.htm Electric Motor Animations] very cool electric motor animations but be sure to check all the other stuff out too!
* [http://www.plcs.net/contents.shtml Intro To PLC's] Plain English PLC information.
* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Digital/DIGI_6.html Ladder Diagram Basics] Ladder Diagrams: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume IV Chapter 6 Ladder diagram basics. Also check out chapters 4 and 5.
* [http://www.plctutor.com/ PLC Tutor] PLC Info
* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/AC/AC_9.html Transformer basics] Transformers: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume II Chapter 9
* [http://electronics.wisc-online.com/ Electromechanical Reference Page] A wide ranging site dealing with quite a few subjects.

=== Suppliers ===

* [http://www.electricscooterparts.com Electric Scooter Parts] A one-stop source for homebrew electric vehicle drive systems. Be sure to check out the [http://www.electricscooterparts.com/madewithourparts.html customer project pages] to see what was built using their drive equipment. Location: boulder Creek, CA
* [http://www.eescodist.com/ EESCO] Formerly known as Englewood Electric Supply Company. General supplier of electrical parts and supplies. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://www.gemelectricsupply.com/ GEM Electric Supply] General supplier of electrical parts and supplies. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store

== Electronics ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.ladyada.net/library/procure/index.html Procuring Electronic Components] A guide on another site to getting electronic parts cheaply.
* [http://www.cherrywoodsystems.com/cshop1.htm Circuit Shop Electronic Circuit CAD] Circuit Shop allows you to design, simulate and learn about digital and analog electronic circuits. Circuit Shop is an easy to use graphical CAD tool to allow electronic circuits to be constructed and simulated.
* [http://www.research-systems.com/easysim/easysim.htm Digital Logic Simulator] EasySim is an easy to use, yet sophisticated, software tool that integrates the process of designing and simulating the operation of digital electronic circuitry within the context of a Microsoft Windows environment.
* [http://octopart.com Octopart] Electronic parts search engine
* [http://www.discovercircuits.com/ Discover Circuits] DiscoverCircuits.com has 28,000+ electronic circuits, cross-referenced into 500+ categories.
* [http://www.freebyte.com/electronics/ Freebyte's Guide to Electronics Online] Internet electronics pages catalog.
* [http://www.hobby-electronics.info/ Hobby Electronics] Internet electronics pages catalog.
* [http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz LED Series/Parallel Array Wizard] The LED series/parallel array wizard is a calculator that will help you design large arrays of LEDs.
* [http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/LM555.html LM555 And LM556 Timer Circuits] This page presents general information and some tips when using the LM555 timer.
* [http://www.ealnet.com/m-eal/resistor/resistor.htm Resistor Color Code Converter] A neat site that figures out the color codes of resistors.

=== Suppliers ===

==== General Electronics Suppliers ====

* [http://www.alliedelec.com/ Allied Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Ft. Worth, TX
* [http://digikey.com DigiKey] General electronics supplier. Location: Thief River Falls, MN
* [http://mouser.com Mouser] General electronics supplier. Location: Mansfield, TX
* [http://www.makershed.com/ MakerShed] MAKE Magazines own store. Kits, parts, books and supplies.
* [http://www.adafruit.com/ Adafruit Industries] Wide range of Micro controllers, parts and tools. A very nice Arduino experimentation kit is offered. Location: New York, NY
* [http://newark.com Newark] General electronics supplier. Location: Palatine, IL
* [http://sparkfun.com Sparkfun] Maker geared kits, parts and supplies. Location: Boulder, CO
* [http://www.mpja.com/ MPJA] Surplus electronics and related tools. Location: Lake Park, FL
* [https://www.tselectronic.com Tri-State Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Mt. Prospect, IL
* [http://www.westfloridacomponents.com/ West Florida Components] General electronics supplier. Location: Tarpon Springs, FL
* [http://www.jameco.com Jameco Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Belmont, CA
* [http://brilldea.com/ Brilldea]: Electronics, software and tools targeted towards prototype development. Provides Discount - Contact direct and mention PS:One Location: Hong Kong, China
* [http://chicagodist.com Chicago Electronic Distributors]: Local member owned business specializing in Raspberry Pi, Arduino & BeagleBone. Distributor for Adafruit. Contact via website for discount and logistics.

==== Specialty Electronics Suppliers ====

* [http://www.happcontrols.com/ Happ] Game Controls Location: Elk Grove, IL
* [http://www.hebeiltd.com/ Hebei LTD] LEDs Location: Shanghai, China
* [http://www.schmartboard.com/ SchmartBoard] Easy prototyping of PC Boards, accounts for ICs of various types.
* [http://www.allelectronics.com All Electronics] Motors/batteries and misc equpment
* [http://www.monoprice.com Monoprice] Ridiculously cheap cables, mostly A/V, and a few other things.

==== Robotics ====

* [http://robotcityworkshop.com/homeframes.html Robot City Workshop] Chicago’s robot store.
* [http://www.trossenrobotics.com/ Trossen Robotics] Robotics kits, parts and supplies. Also check out their line of unique [http://www.trossenrobotics.com/c/robot-force-sensor-fsr.aspx/ force and touch sensors]. Location: Downers Grove, IL
* [http://www.imagesco.com Images Scientific Instruments] Robotics and electronics. Check out the [http://www.imagesco.com/sensors/sensor-index.html various specialized sensors] they sell. Very speedy shipping. Location: Staten Island NY

== Free Stuff ==

* [http://freestorechicago.org/ Chicago Freestore] Periodic reoccurring free exchange store. Check website for current address and hours. Location: Chicago, IL
* [http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Illinois/Chicago Freecycle] chicago’s free stuff website. Mailing list membership required. Local chapters across the country.
* [http://chicago.craigslist.org/ Craigslist] Has a “Free” section oddly located in the “For Sale” section.

== Genetic Sciences ==

* [http://www.plos.org Public Library of Science] Biological and medical journals. All articles free.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ PubMed] PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Recent articles may require payment, free .pdfs in PubMed Central.
* [http://pubget.com/search PubGet] Biology articles and journals on-line.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man] OMIM is a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml Cn3D] Cn3D is a helper application for your web browser that allows you to view 3-dimensional structures from NCBI's Entrez retrieval service. Cn3D runs on Windows, Macintosh, and Unix. Cn3D simultaneously displays structure, sequence, and alignment, and now has powerful annotation and alignment editing features.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/gquery Entrez] Life sciences search engine.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cdd CDD - Conserved Domain Database] Conserved domains are functional units within a protein that have been used as building blocks in molecular evolution and recombined in various arrangements to make proteins with different functions.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/biosystems Biosystems Molecular Interactions Database] A biosystem, or biological system, is a group of molecules that interact in a biological system. One type of biosystem is a biological pathway, which can consist of interacting genes, proteins, and small molecules. Another type of biosystem is a disease, which can involve components such as genes, biomarkers, and drugs
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/probe Probe] Sequence-specific reagents database.

== Industrial Suppliers and Vendors ==

=== Broad Range ===

* [http://www.grainger.com/ Grainger] Longstanding industrial supplier. Note: Sales restricted to commercial accounts only however “employee sales” can cheerfully be made through personal contacts whose companies have accounts. Locations: See website for your nearest local branch
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr] THE source for EVERYTHING industrial! Raw materials to finished items, copy paper to robot brains to left hand threaded screws, no minimums. And they’ll sell to anyone! One of the best sales websites on the internet that you can use for idea generation and physical specifications. Lots of cross ref charts. The coin cell battery reference is outstanding! Some listings have multiple format 2 and 3D drawings available.
* [http://www.mscdirect.com MSC Industrial Supply] A wide range if industrial supplies with a focus towards the metalworking industry.
* [https://www.motionindustries.com/ Motion Industries] Wide range of industrial supplies with a focus on power transmission equipment and parts. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://www.bearingheadquarters.com/ Bearing Headquarters] Suppliers of power transmission supplies, electric motors and shafting. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://jordanindustrial.com/ Jordan Industrial] Supplier of industrial supplies and raw materials. Location: Wheeling, IL

=== Capitol Equipment ===

* [http://www.harborfreight.com/ Harbor Freight] Cheap Chinese tools and machinery…cheap. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://grizzly.com/ Grizzly Tools] Chinese and Taiwanese sourced tools focusing on wood and metalworking equipment. Location: Muncy, PA
* [http://www.use-enco.com Enco] Long established importer of metalworking equipment, consumables and supplies. Location: Fernley, NV
* [http://www.littlemachineshop.com Little Machine Shop] A source for tabletop mill and lathe parts and supplies. Location: Pasadena, CA

== Mechanical ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf COSI Simple Machine Tutorial] Flash animations of simple machines.
* [http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-Machines/ Edhead's Simple Machine Tutorial] Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the house and tool shed! Silly fun stuff!
* [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/machines/Levers.shtml Levers: Simple Machines] Flash animations of various classes of levers. Levers, fulcrums and loads described and illustrated.
* [http://synthetica.eng.uci.edu/~mccarthy/Linkages.html Linkage Animations] Flash animations of complex linkages.
* [http://www.technologystudent.com/cams/link1.htm Linkage Mechanisms] Common linkage examples.
* [http://www.flying-pig.com/mechanisms/index.html Mechanisms and Movement] Flash animations of simple machines, mechanisms and movements.
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/D260/PDF/part1.pdf The World Of Timing Belts] A complete primer on all things timing belt and timing belt related.
* [http://www.engineershandbook.com/ Mechanical Engineering Design Guide] The Engineer's Handbook: Tables, charts and formulas.
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/intro.html How To Make Springs] A complete spring making tutorial.
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-springs-in-seconds/ Make your own springs]

=== Suppliers ===

* [http://www.dpxsystems.com/default.aspx DPX Systems] Turn your DeWalt drill into a power drive to power other stuff like scooters, wheel chairs, hoists, toolboxes, etc. Location: Las Vegas, NV
* [http://jordanindustrial.com/ Jordan Industrial Supply] Heavy-duty hardware distributor. Location: Wheeling, IL
* [http://www.habasitusa.com/ Habasit Belting] Sells through distributors such as Motion Industries. If you are making a large tracked robot and need tracks they are your supplier.
* [http://www.vxb.com/ VXB Bearings] A source for inexpensive bearings used in homebrew machines and gizmos. Also hybrid ceramic bearings. Location: Anaheim CA
* [http://leepspring.com/ Lee Spring] For when you can't find a particular spring ready-made on McMaster. They've got all shapes & sizes. Must register before viewing catalog.

== Miscellany ==

* [http://chicago.craigslist.org/ Craigslist Chicago] Stuff, jobs and hookers.
* [http://www.buyemp.com/ Emergency Medical Products] Because, sooner or later, you’ll mess up and start bleeding. Very fast shipping. Location: Waukesha, WI
* [http://www.boingboing.net BoingBoing] Very cool tech and tech lifestyle blog.

== Raw Materials ==

=== Chemicals ===

* [http://www.unitednuclear.com United Nuclear] Small amounts of chemicals and lab apparatus. They even sell uranium and elemental sodium. Location: Laingsburg, MI
* [http://www.firefox-fx.com/ Fire Fox FX] Pyro chemicals. Note the stringent registration policy. Location: Pocatello, ID

=== Fabrics ===
====Local====
* [http://www.joann.com Joann Fabrics And Crafts] Large source of fabrics, sewing supplies and craft materials. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store. (Closest to PS:One is just south in the mall at Elston & Logan, near Microcenter.)
* [http://www.voguefabricsstore.com Vogue Fabrics] One of the best fabric stores in the area, arguably one of the best in the Midwest. Wide selection of fabric for clothing and home decor. Also have corset-making supplies and a wide range of patterns from independent pattern companies. The store in Evanston on Main Street (near the Main St. CTA station) is better than the one on Roosevelt Road.
* [http://www.fishmansfabrics.com Fishman's Fabrics] High end fabric for clothing and home decor. These days the retail store is more of a showroom for their wholesale business so in many cases you are shopping from swatches, but still a good store. Just off Roosevelt Road east of the highway, near the Roosevelt Road Vogue Fabrics and Binny's South Loop.
* [http://www.paragear.com/main.asp ParaGear] Parachute fabrics and cords. Basically anything used on a parachute. Location: Skokie, IL
* [http://http://theleonardadlerco.com The Leonard Adler Company] "Sewn product construction necessities." Wondering where the local tailoring/alterations shop goes to get things like rolls of elastic, bolts of interfacing, and boxes of buttons? They almost certainly get it all from this warehouse at 3018 W. Montrose Ave. (just a few blocks east of Montrose & Kedzie). The company has been selling tailoring, dressmaking, and furrier supplies in Chicago since 1903. In many cases, what he has is much better and less expensive than the chain fabric stores. And he's local, so you don't even have to pay shipping.
* [http://misterzipper.com Jay Arbetman, Arbetman and Assoc.] also known as Chicago Wholesale Fabrics. 2256 West Grand, in Chicago. He represents a huge number of fabric manufacturers. Relatively low minimum order, less than ten yards in many cases. Also lots of sewing findings in addition to what Leonard Adler carries. Obviously a far better selection than the fabric chain stores, and he is often less expensive as well. But you will have to plan ahead, as most of it must be ordered. Also has PFD (prepared for dyeing) fabrics. If you are gearing up to start an Etsy shop and need fabric, this is the place to go.

====Online====
* [http://www.beaconfabric.com Becon Fabrics And Notions] An amazing assortment of drapery supplies, webbing, flagcloth and other outdoor fabrics. Great website for idea generation. Location: Lakeland, FL
* [http://www.lessemf.com/fabric.html Less EMF] Conductive fabric and thread. Enough said.

=== Junk & Salvage ===

* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/coopers-junk-yard-chicago Coopers Junk Yard] '''Closed [http://www.flickr.com/photos/25165196@N08/7196516638/in/photostream and demolished]!'''

=== Masonry ===

* [http://www.crawfordmaterial.com/ Crawford Materials] Stone and brick building materials. Location: Chicago, IL

=== Metal ===

* [http://www.metalsupermarkets.com Metal Supermarkets] — A source for metals, all kinds and shapes, no minimums. Location: [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=metalsupermarkets.com+loc:chicago Five locations in Chicagoland.]
* [[D. Wexler & Sons (metal supplier)|D. Wexler & Sons]] — A36 steel. A small supply shop, very friendly, will answer your questions. Location: 47th St, Chicago
* [http://www.otisoakley.com/ Otis-Oakley] — Sells scrap steel, as well as some new steel. Location: California Ave and Fulton St, Chicago
* [https://www.metalsdepot.com/index.phtml MetalsDepot] — A source for metals, all kinds and shapes, no minimums. Location: Winchester, KY

=== Paper ===

* [http://xpedxstores.com/ Xpedx Retail Stores] Retail small printer supply house. Papers, boxes, inks, plate making supplies. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store.
* [http://www.graytex.com/ Graytex Papers] Graytex Papers provides specialty papers and a greater choice of paper sizes. Location: Justin, TX

=== Wood ===

* [http://www.owlhardwood.com/ Owl Hardwood Lumber] Rare and exotic woods, specialty woodworking supplies and kits. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store.

=== Plastic ===

* [http://www.inventables.com Inventables] All sorts of maker-y hardware and materials, including laserable size acrylic. Friend of PS:One!
* [http://www.petersenplastics.com Petersen plastics] sheet plastics and manufacturing services
* [http://www.raycosignsupply.com Rayco Sign Supply] roll vinyl for the use with the vinyl cutter, and other sign-making supplies.

== Reference ==

=== Calculators And Conversions ===

* [http://www.onlineconversion.com/ On Line Conversion] Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
* [http://www.dallassd.com/our%20schools/high%20School/Chemsite/ime/freefall.html Free Fall Calculator] When your parachute fails and you don’t have a calculator handy.
* [http://www.wise-uranium.org/rdcri.html Radiation Dose to Risk Converter] When you really, Really, REALLY mess up.
* [http://www.webcalc.net/index.php WebCalc.net] Need a specific or unusual calculator? Will be changing to [http://www.calcenstein.com/ CalcEnstein].
* [http://www.xe.com/ucc/full/ XE Currency Converter] Currency exchange rates updated daily.

=== Chemical ===

* [http://www.coleparmer.com/techinfo/chemcomp.asp Cole-Parmer Chemical Compatibility Charts] Which materals are compatable with what chemicals.

=== Creativity, Brainstorming, Learning And Teaching ===

* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CT.htm Creativity Tools] A source for creativity tools and ideas.
* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_5W.htm Five Why's] A simple useful problem-solving tool.
* [http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html#intro Instructional System Design] How to design training programs.
* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TMC.htm Problem Solving Techniques] Problem solving tool and ideas.
* [http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd.html Training & Learning Site] Creative training and instruction.
* [http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm#top Free MIT Web Classes] MIT is putting their entire curriculum on line and for free!

=== Food ===

* [http://www.culinarysoftware.com/sugar.htm Cooked Sugar Tests and Temperatures] Sugar and what you can expect it to do at various temperatures.
* [http://www.foodtimeline.org/ Food Timeline] Just a damn cool site that has NOTHING to do with the rest of this stuff.

=== Engineering ===

* [http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm eFunda: The Ultimate Engineering Fundamentals Site] eFunda stands for engineering Fundamentals. Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs.
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/web/html/reference_library.htm Small Drive Parts Reference ] From Stock Drive Products.
* [http://www.technologystudent.com/index.htm Technologystudent.com] The information sheets cover a wide range and include, the design process, gear systems, electronics, cams, printed circuit boards, PIC microcontrollers/computer control, key words/phrases, structures, vocational work, technology and cultures, basic CNC work. They are intended to provide a valuable resource for teachers and pupils AND they are free.

=== General ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh_qn62zny0 DB Fletcher Capstan Ilona Expanding Table] File under things that make you go "Huh! Neat!"
* [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspaces Hackerspaces] All about hackerspaces, where they are and ideas behind them.
* [http://www.innocentive.com/ InnoCentive] Here is where big business offers you big money to solve their big problems.
* [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/type/type_inventor.html Invention Quotes] Because we all need motivation and inspiration from time to time.
* [http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml List Of All U.S. Govt Agencies] Because sometimes you just have to work WITH them.
* [http://makezine.com/ MAKE Magazine] The MAKE'ers magazine.
* [http://www.instructables.com Instructables] A great site for diy projects with step-by-step instructions.
* [http://patft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html U. S. Patent Office Quick Search] Search the database for all things patent related.
* [http://www.gizmology.net/index.htm Unique Projects] This guy made a toy Sherman tank his kid could ride in! How cool is that!
* [http://www.uiausa.org/ United Inventor’s Association] United Inventors Association is the national membership organization dedicated to inventor education and support.
* [http://www.survival-center.com/firstaid/book.htm#toc First Aid Class] What to do and how to do it when you mess up.
* [http://www.refdesk.com/ Refdesk.com] A depository of reference sites whose information has been confirmed as valid.

=== Workshop ===

* [http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/makevalves1.pdf Electro-Chemical Etching] A treatise on cutting thin metal using acid to cut complex shapes.
* [http://www.littlemachineshop.com/Reference/reference.php Little Machine Shop Reference Page] Reference page for tooling, parts, and accessories for bench top machinists.
* [http://www.metalworking.com/ Metalworking.com] A resource for the "Rec.Crafts.Metalworking" community of hobbyists and small businesses.
* [http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/Nicholson%20Guide%20To%20Filing%202006.pdf Nicholson File Information] Nicholson file guide to files and filing.
* [http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/file_terminology.pdf Nicholson File Terminology] Nicholson File Terminology Guide
* [http://www.sherline.com/resource.htm Sherline's Metalworking Resources and Hotlinks List] Reference material for miniature machining.
* [http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/index.php Shop Floor Talk Forum] A forum for all things metal and metal working.
* [http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/index.php The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS] A forum for all things metal and metal working.
* [http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculators/calc.pl?calculator=weight_bd_ft Lumber Weight Calculator] A very diverse and detailed calculator designed to determine lumber weights.
* [http://mistupid.com/homeimpr/lumber.htm Nominal Lumber Dimensions] Actual lumber dimensions chart.
* [http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/pvc-cpvc-pipes-dimensions-d_795.html PVC Pipe Dimensions] Actual PVC pipe dimensions chart.
* [http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/ehs-videos/videos MIT’s Intro to Metal Shop Video Series] An outstanding series for the beginning machinist.

== Reading Materials ==

=== Books ===

Title (Links to Amazon.com), Author, ISBN, Description

* [http://www.lindsaybks.com/ Lindsay Technical Publications]. An amazing catalog of how to books from the turn of the century to modern technology.
* [http://www.knowledgepublications.com Knowledge Publications]. A lot of energy related books.

==== Chemistry ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Tradename-Dictionary-Michael-Ash/dp/1560816252/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122800&sr=1-1 Chemical Tradename Dictionary (Paperback)] Ash 1560816252 A dictionary that cross references tradename and scientific names of industrial chemicals.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Chemical-Thesaurus-Michael-Ash/dp/1560816155/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123680&sr=1-1 Industrial Chemical Thesaurus Vol 1 & 2 (Hardcover)] Ash 1560816155 This reference work contains approximately 40,000 international tradenames by which more than 6000 generic chemicals are known and marketed worldwide.
* [http://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hill-Dictionary-Chemistry-Sybil-Parker/dp/0070524289/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125958&sr=1-1 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry (Paperback)] Parker 9780070524286 An essential reference for all professional engineers, writers, and students.

==== Computer sciences ====

==== Crafts ====

==== Electricity & Electronics ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Motor-Controls-Gary-Rockis/dp/0826916716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123323&sr=1-1 Electrical Motor Controls (Hardcover)] Rockis 9780826916716 Considered to be the standard text for text books in the field. This textbook presents technical information on the control devices used in contemporary industrial electrical systems. A sampling of topics includes electrical safety, solenoids, reversing motor circuits, power distribution systems, solid-state relays, reduced-voltage starting, PLCs, and DC and AC circuits.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Telephone-Repair-Illustrated-Stephen-Bigelow/dp/0830640347/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265128669&sr=1-2 Telephone Repair Illustrated (Hardcover)] Bigelow 0830640347 This guide will take you through beginning and intermediate levels of telephone repair.

==== Engineering & Design ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122515&sr=1-1 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books) (Paperback)] Brown 0486443604 This 1868 compendium of ingenious mechanisms employs simple drawings to explain 507 of the small components that constitute complex machinery. Left-hand pages feature illustrations, and facing pages offer brief descriptions of use and operation. Ranging from simple to complex, the mechanisms include cranks, pulleys, drills, wheels, and screws. [http://books.google.com/books?id=vOhIAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Read/Download free eBook]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Engineering-Sybil-P-Parker/dp/0070524351/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123019&sr=1-1 Dictionary of Engineering (Paperback)] Parker 9780070524354 An essential reference for all professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Formulas-Kurt-Gieck/dp/0071457747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123412&sr=1-1 Engineering Formulas (Hardcover)] Gieck 9780071457743 A good source of math formulas for many subjects.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Ingenious-Mechanisms-Designers-Inventors-Set/dp/0831110848/ref=tmm_hrd_title_4 Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors 4-Volume Set (Hardcover)] Jones 0831110848 Among the mechanisms described and illustrated by working diagrams are: Cam applications and special cam designs; intermittent motions from gears and cams; interlocking devices; valve diagrams; reversing mechanisms of special design; tripping or stop mechanisms; drives of crank type for reciprocating driven members; feeding mechanisms and auxiliary devices; feeding and ejecting mechanisms; and many, many more.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Design-Handbook-Ph-D-Lingaiah/dp/0070379335/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125252&sr=1-1 Machine Design Data Handbook (Hardcover)] Lingaiah 9780070379336 This unique handbook provides hundreds of charts on material properties as well as the necessary equations, formulas, calculations, graphs, and data required to solve the full range of machine design problems.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Fixture-Design-Paul-Campbell/dp/0831130520/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122606&sr=1-1 Basic Fixture Design (Hardcover)] Campbell 831130520 This illustrated introduction to fixture design takes the reader from concept to building. It details the mechanics, materials used, commercially available components, design procedures, and economics.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Fixture-Design-Manual-Erik-Henriksen/dp/0831110988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125144&sr=1-1 Jig and Fixture Design Manual (Hardcover)] Henriksen 0831110988 Written for the experienced engineer as well as the student, this comprehensive reference presents the fundamental aspects of jig and fixture design.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Mechanisms-Mechanical-Sourcebook-Nicholas-Chironis/dp/0070109184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126042&sr=1-1 Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook (Hardcover)] Chironis 0070109184 A one-of-a-kind pictorial directory gives you drawings and descriptions of time-tested components, mechanisms, and devices.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Bearings-Contribution-Progress-Technology/dp/0712415009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265133507&sr=8-1 Rolling Bearings and Their Contribution to the Progress of Technology (Hardcover)] FAG Bearings 712415009 A text unique in the fact that it was written and published by a manufacturing company
* [http://www.amazon.com/Unwritten-Laws-Engineering-W-King/dp/0791806413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129197&sr=1-1 Unwritten Laws of Engineering (Paperback)] King 0791806413 This fully revised and updated edition of the 1944 classic serves as a crucial compilation of 'house rules' or a professional code.

==== Food ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596805888?ie=UTF8/amazontag=cookingforgee-20/amazonlinkCode=as2/amazoncamp=1789/amazoncreative=9325/amazoncreativeASIN=0596805888 Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food (O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (August 9, 2010)) (Paperback)] Potter 0596805888 Initialize your kitchen and calibrate your tools. Learn about the important reactions in cooking, such as protein denaturation, Maillard reactions, and caramelization, and how they impact the foods we cook. Play with your food using hydrocolloids and sous vide cooking. Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, chemist Hervé This, and xkcd.

==== General Reference ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Deming-American-Japanese-Quality/dp/0671746219/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123135&sr=1-1 Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality (Paperback)] Aguayo 9780671746216 This is a classic book that is very useful for those who need a gentle introduction to Total Quality Management. Although 15 years old with some rather dated examples, the message it gives is still relevant and important.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-Thomas-J-Glover/dp/1885071337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126311&sr=1-1 Pocket Ref (Paperback)] Glover 1885071337 Pocket Ref is a unique book. It is part encyclopedia, part trivia tome, part entertainment and part dispute-solver. Buried in the various tables and charts are tons of data and facts to aid the reader, roadside mechanic or budding MacGyver. There is also a [http://www.amazon.com/Deskref-Thomas-JGlover/dp/1885071442/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3 full size version] that does not require a microscope to read.

==== Human Factors ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Control-Systems-Innovations-Advanced-Companie/dp/1563271435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129436&sr=1-1 Visual Control Systems (Visual Control Innovations in Japan's Most Advanced Companies) (Paperback)] Shimbun 9781563271434 How to keep factory workers from messing up by using signs, lights, charts and pictures.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Factors-Design-Handbook-Wesley-Woodson/dp/0070717680/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123598&sr=1-1 Human Factors Design Handbook (Hardcover)] Multiple 9780070717688 Covers the art and science of designing machines for human use.

==== Hydraulics ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Vickers-Industrial-Hydraulics-Manual-Training/dp/0963416200/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129312&sr=1-1 Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual (Hardcover)] Vickers 9780963416209 Eaton Fluid Power Training's Industrial Hydraulics Manual have set the standard for the industry for many years. Clear, plainly written text and high-quality illustrations make the Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual the most popular hydraulics text both in plants and at local college bookstores.

==== Inventions & Inventing ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Flow-Psychology-Discovery-Invention/dp/0060928204/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122937&sr=1-1 Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Paperback)] Csikszentmihalyi 9780060928209 What makes us invent things?
* [http://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Modern-America-Microwave-Mouse/dp/0262523493/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124066&sr=1-1 Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse (Paperback)] Brown 9780262523493 Introduces 35 practitioners of American ingenuity in this survey, profiling inventors in many fields.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thing/dp/0674463684/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124550&sr=1-1 Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (Paperback)] Petroski 9780674463684 Invention by design is a complex book written about simple everyday things we use. Things like paper clips, aluminum cans, mechanical pencils, zippers, airplanes, bridges, and more.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Inventors-Discoverers-Changing-Our-World/dp/0870447513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124646&sr=1-1 Inventors and Discoverers: Changing Our World (Hardcover)] Newhouse 0870447513 From steam to aeronautics, from photography to tomorrow's technology, this intriguing chronicle of invention and discovery relives 200 years of technological breakthroughs that have changed our world.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Engines-Our-Ingenuity-Engineer-Technology/dp/0195167317/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129021&sr=1-1 The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture (Paperback)] Lienhard 9780195167313 What makes us engineer things?

==== Learning & Problem Solving ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Toolkit-Powerful-Techniques-Problem/dp/0812928083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129116&sr=1-1 The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving (Paperback)] Jones 9780812928082 A book for problem solving and decision-making.

==== Material Sciences ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Materials-Processes-Iu-Mechanical-Technology/dp/0827350201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123914&sr=1-1 Introduction to Materials and Processes (Hardcover)] Wright 9780827350205 A comprehensive approach designed to introduce the beginning student of engineering to the basic concepts of the industrial materials and
manufacturing processes.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Materials-Handbook-Encyclopedia-Professionals-Technicians/dp/0070070741/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125796&sr=1-1 Materials Handbook: An Encyclopedia (Hardcover)] Brady 9780070070745 Covers both classic and cutting edge material, applications and limitations.

==== Metalworking & Machining ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/How-run-lathe-operation-cutting/dp/155918115X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123472&sr=1-1 How To Run A Lathe (Paperback)] O'Brian 155918115X The care and operation of a screw cutting lathe.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-shop-Practice-Vol-1/dp/0831111267/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125319&sr=1-1 Machine Shop Practice Vol. 1 (Hardcover)] Moltrecht 0831111267 An essential reference for all machinists, professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Shop-Practice-Vol-2/dp/0831111321/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125480&sr=1-1 Machine Shop Practice Vol. 2 (Hardcover)] Moltrecht 0831111321 An essential reference for all machinists, professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Tool-Box-Franklin-Jones/dp/0831126256/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125555&sr=1-1 Machinery's Handbook Tool-Box Edition (Hardcover)] Multiple 9780831126254 Considered to be the standard metalworking shop reference. Updated versions regularly published.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machining-Fundamentals-John-R-Walker/dp/0870067109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125720&sr=1-1 Machining Fundamentals (Hardcover)] Walker 870067109 A comprehensive text that provides an introduction to the various machining operations, setups, and procedures. The colorful and detailed text covers all traditional machining methods, as well as newer and nontraditional methods. Extensive coverage of CNC and automated manufacturing processes is included.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Metalworking-John-R-Walker/dp/0870061666/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126117&sr=1-1 Modern Metalworking (Hardcover)] Walker 870061666 A good basic high school/jr. college shop course text book on the subject. Long out of print but can often be had for less than $2 used.

==== Old Things New ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Sears-Roebuck-Catalogue-Consumers-Guide/dp/0791019454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265122315&sr=8-1 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Paperback)] Israel 9780791019450 A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.
* [http://www.amazon.com/1902-Sears-Roebuck-Co-Catalog/dp/0517009226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122415&sr=1-1 1902 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Paperback)] Amory 9780517009222 A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Mechanic-Things-Boys-Book/dp/0917914880/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122711&sr=1-1 Boy Mechanic: 700 Things for Boys to Do/ Book 1-3 (Paperback)] Pop Mechanics 917914880 A compendium reprint of projects from Popular Mechanics circa 1913. A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies. 3+ Volumes are available.
* [http://www.amazon.com/boy-electrician-Alfred-Powell-Morgan/dp/1559181648/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265128800&sr=1-1 The Boy Electrician (Paperback)] Morgan 1559181648 The classic how-to book, first published in 1913, is filled with dozens of electrical projects and experiments for the young and old alike.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Control-Systems-Innovations-Advanced-Companie/dp/1563271435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129436&sr=1-1 War Toys for Boys Classic Plans (Pamphlet)] Hall 1559182490 A compendium reprint of projects from Popular Mechanics circa 1913. A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.

==== Physics ====

==== Robotics ====

=== Magazines ===

Title, (Type), Description

* [http://www.designnews.com/ Design News] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) THE design magazine. Excellent website!
* [http://www.edn.com/ Electronic Design News] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) THE electronics design magazine
* [http://www.eedigest.com/ Electronics Digest] (E-zine) OEM Electronics
* [http://www.epemag3.com/ EPEMag] (E-zine) Web delivered hobby magazine
* [http://www.americanheritage.com/inventionandtechnology/ Invention And Technology] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Good stuff, interesting stories
* [http://makezine.com/ MAKE Magazine] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) The MAKE'ers magazine
* [http://www.hplusmagazine.com/ h+] (E-zine and Consumer/Paid Subscription) h+ covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing, and will change, human beings in fundamental ways.
* http://www.ewa1.com/mghmen.html Model Engineering (UK)] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Scale working steam engines and bench top machining
* http://www.techbriefs.com/ NASA Tech Briefs] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) Way beyond cutting edge tech
* [http://www.nutsvolts.com/ Nuts And Volts] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Electronics hobby magazine
* [http://www.homeshopmachinist.net/home?noredirect=true The Home Shop Machinist, Machinist's Workshop, and Digital Machinist] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) THE home machinists magazine series

== Retail Suppliers ==

* [http://www.sciplus.com/ American Science and Surplus] All around awesome store, and we get a discount! Customer Number is 12025714. Retail locations in Jefferson Park, Geneva, and Niles.
* [http://scientificsonline.com/ Edmund Scientific] Wide range of science related toy, games and kits. Location: Tonawanda, NY
* [http://www.bricklink.com/ Brick Link] Kind of like eBay or Amazon but for Lego bricks.

== Surplus ==

* [http://www.govliquidation.com/ Government Liquidators] Official federal government auctions site. Read the fine print before you leap.

Sources

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Resources
re-sources [ree-sawrsez]
–noun
1. a source of supply, support, or aid, esp. one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
2. an indexed organized list of people and places that you can utilize for your project. Kinda like the list found below.

== Electrical ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Ref/REF_9.html Circuit Schematic Symbols List] Circuit Schematic Symbols: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume V Chapter 9
* [http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/javamotor.htm Electric Motor Animations] very cool electric motor animations but be sure to check all the other stuff out too!
* [http://www.plcs.net/contents.shtml Intro To PLC's] Plain English PLC information.
* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Digital/DIGI_6.html Ladder Diagram Basics] Ladder Diagrams: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume IV Chapter 6 Ladder diagram basics. Also check out chapters 4 and 5.
* [http://www.plctutor.com/ PLC Tutor] PLC Info
* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/AC/AC_9.html Transformer basics] Transformers: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume II Chapter 9
* [http://electronics.wisc-online.com/ Electromechanical Reference Page] A wide ranging site dealing with quite a few subjects.

=== Suppliers ===

* [http://www.electricscooterparts.com Electric Scooter Parts] A one-stop source for homebrew electric vehicle drive systems. Be sure to check out the [http://www.electricscooterparts.com/madewithourparts.html customer project pages] to see what was built using their drive equipment. Location: boulder Creek, CA
* [http://www.eescodist.com/ EESCO] Formerly known as Englewood Electric Supply Company. General supplier of electrical parts and supplies. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://www.gemelectricsupply.com/ GEM Electric Supply] General supplier of electrical parts and supplies. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store

== Electronics ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.ladyada.net/library/procure/index.html Procuring Electronic Components] A guide on another site to getting electronic parts cheaply.
* [http://www.cherrywoodsystems.com/cshop1.htm Circuit Shop Electronic Circuit CAD] Circuit Shop allows you to design, simulate and learn about digital and analog electronic circuits. Circuit Shop is an easy to use graphical CAD tool to allow electronic circuits to be constructed and simulated.
* [http://www.research-systems.com/easysim/easysim.htm Digital Logic Simulator] EasySim is an easy to use, yet sophisticated, software tool that integrates the process of designing and simulating the operation of digital electronic circuitry within the context of a Microsoft Windows environment.
* [http://octopart.com Octopart] Electronic parts search engine
* [http://www.discovercircuits.com/ Discover Circuits] DiscoverCircuits.com has 28,000+ electronic circuits, cross-referenced into 500+ categories.
* [http://www.freebyte.com/electronics/ Freebyte's Guide to Electronics Online] Internet electronics pages catalog.
* [http://www.hobby-electronics.info/ Hobby Electronics] Internet electronics pages catalog.
* [http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz LED Series/Parallel Array Wizard] The LED series/parallel array wizard is a calculator that will help you design large arrays of LEDs.
* [http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/LM555.html LM555 And LM556 Timer Circuits] This page presents general information and some tips when using the LM555 timer.
* [http://www.ealnet.com/m-eal/resistor/resistor.htm Resistor Color Code Converter] A neat site that figures out the color codes of resistors.

=== Suppliers ===

==== General Electronics Suppliers ====

* [http://www.alliedelec.com/ Allied Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Ft. Worth, TX
* [http://digikey.com DigiKey] General electronics supplier. Location: Thief River Falls, MN
* [http://mouser.com Mouser] General electronics supplier. Location: Mansfield, TX
* [http://www.makershed.com/ MakerShed] MAKE Magazines own store. Kits, parts, books and supplies.
* [http://www.adafruit.com/ Adafruit Industries] Wide range of Micro controllers, parts and tools. A very nice Arduino experimentation kit is offered. Location: New York, NY
* [http://newark.com Newark] General electronics supplier. Location: Palatine, IL
* [http://sparkfun.com Sparkfun] Maker geared kits, parts and supplies. Location: Boulder, CO
* [http://www.mpja.com/ MPJA] Surplus electronics and related tools. Location: Lake Park, FL
* [https://www.tselectronic.com Tri-State Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Mt. Prospect, IL
* [http://www.westfloridacomponents.com/ West Florida Components] General electronics supplier. Location: Tarpon Springs, FL
* [http://www.jameco.com Jameco Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Belmont, CA
* [http://brilldea.com/ Brilldea]: Electronics, software and tools targeted towards prototype development. Provides Discount - Contact direct and mention PS:One Location: Hong Kong, China
* [http://chicagodist.com Chicago Electronic Distributors]: Local member owned business specializing in Raspberry Pi, Arduino & BeagleBone. Distributor for Adafruit. Contact via website for discount and logistics.

==== Specialty Electronics Suppliers ====

* [http://www.happcontrols.com/ Happ] Game Controls Location: Elk Grove, IL
* [http://www.hebeiltd.com/ Hebei LTD] LEDs Location: Shanghai, China
* [http://www.schmartboard.com/ SchmartBoard] Easy prototyping of PC Boards, accounts for ICs of various types.
* [http://www.allelectronics.com All Electronics] Motors/batteries and misc equpment
* [http://www.monoprice.com Monoprice] Ridiculously cheap cables, mostly A/V, and a few other things.

==== Robotics ====

* [http://robotcityworkshop.com/homeframes.html Robot City Workshop] Chicago’s robot store.
* [http://www.trossenrobotics.com/ Trossen Robotics] Robotics kits, parts and supplies. Also check out their line of unique [http://www.trossenrobotics.com/c/robot-force-sensor-fsr.aspx/ force and touch sensors]. Location: Downers Grove, IL
* [http://www.imagesco.com Images Scientific Instruments] Robotics and electronics. Check out the [http://www.imagesco.com/sensors/sensor-index.html various specialized sensors] they sell. Very speedy shipping. Location: Staten Island NY

== Free Stuff ==

* [http://freestorechicago.org/ Chicago Freestore] Periodic reoccurring free exchange store. Check website for current address and hours. Location: Chicago, IL
* [http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Illinois/Chicago Freecycle] chicago’s free stuff website. Mailing list membership required. Local chapters across the country.
* [http://chicago.craigslist.org/ Craigslist] Has a “Free” section oddly located in the “For Sale” section.

== Genetic Sciences ==

* [http://www.plos.org Public Library of Science] Biological and medical journals. All articles free.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ PubMed] PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Recent articles may require payment, free .pdfs in PubMed Central.
* [http://pubget.com/search PubGet] Biology articles and journals on-line.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man] OMIM is a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml Cn3D] Cn3D is a helper application for your web browser that allows you to view 3-dimensional structures from NCBI's Entrez retrieval service. Cn3D runs on Windows, Macintosh, and Unix. Cn3D simultaneously displays structure, sequence, and alignment, and now has powerful annotation and alignment editing features.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/gquery Entrez] Life sciences search engine.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cdd CDD - Conserved Domain Database] Conserved domains are functional units within a protein that have been used as building blocks in molecular evolution and recombined in various arrangements to make proteins with different functions.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/biosystems Biosystems Molecular Interactions Database] A biosystem, or biological system, is a group of molecules that interact in a biological system. One type of biosystem is a biological pathway, which can consist of interacting genes, proteins, and small molecules. Another type of biosystem is a disease, which can involve components such as genes, biomarkers, and drugs
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/probe Probe] Sequence-specific reagents database.

== Industrial Suppliers and Vendors ==

=== Broad Range ===

* [http://www.grainger.com/ Grainger] Longstanding industrial supplier. Note: Sales restricted to commercial accounts only however “employee sales” can cheerfully be made through personal contacts whose companies have accounts. Locations: See website for your nearest local branch
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr] THE source for EVERYTHING industrial! Raw materials to finished items, copy paper to robot brains to left hand threaded screws, no minimums. And they’ll sell to anyone! One of the best sales websites on the internet that you can use for idea generation and physical specifications. Lots of cross ref charts. The coin cell battery reference is outstanding! Some listings have multiple format 2 and 3D drawings available.
* [http://www.mscdirect.com MSC Industrial Supply] A wide range if industrial supplies with a focus towards the metalworking industry.
* [https://www.motionindustries.com/ Motion Industries] Wide range of industrial supplies with a focus on power transmission equipment and parts. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://www.bearingheadquarters.com/ Bearing Headquarters] Suppliers of power transmission supplies, electric motors and shafting. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://jordanindustrial.com/ Jordan Industrial] Supplier of industrial supplies and raw materials. Location: Wheeling, IL

=== Capitol Equipment ===

* [http://www.harborfreight.com/ Harbor Freight] Cheap Chinese tools and machinery…cheap. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://grizzly.com/ Grizzly Tools] Chinese and Taiwanese sourced tools focusing on wood and metalworking equipment. Location: Muncy, PA
* [http://www.use-enco.com Enco] Long established importer of metalworking equipment, consumables and supplies. Location: Fernley, NV
* [http://www.littlemachineshop.com Little Machine Shop] A source for tabletop mill and lathe parts and supplies. Location: Pasadena, CA

== Mechanical ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf COSI Simple Machine Tutorial] Flash animations of simple machines.
* [http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-Machines/ Edhead's Simple Machine Tutorial] Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the house and tool shed! Silly fun stuff!
* [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/machines/Levers.shtml Levers: Simple Machines] Flash animations of various classes of levers. Levers, fulcrums and loads described and illustrated.
* [http://synthetica.eng.uci.edu/~mccarthy/Linkages.html Linkage Animations] Flash animations of complex linkages.
* [http://www.technologystudent.com/cams/link1.htm Linkage Mechanisms] Common linkage examples.
* [http://www.flying-pig.com/mechanisms/index.html Mechanisms and Movement] Flash animations of simple machines, mechanisms and movements.
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/D260/PDF/part1.pdf The World Of Timing Belts] A complete primer on all things timing belt and timing belt related.
* [http://www.engineershandbook.com/ Mechanical Engineering Design Guide] The Engineer's Handbook: Tables, charts and formulas.
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/intro.html How To Make Springs] A complete spring making tutorial.
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-springs-in-seconds/ Make your own springs]

=== Suppliers ===

* [http://www.dpxsystems.com/default.aspx DPX Systems] Turn your DeWalt drill into a power drive to power other stuff like scooters, wheel chairs, hoists, toolboxes, etc. Location: Las Vegas, NV
* [http://jordanindustrial.com/ Jordan Industrial Supply] Heavy-duty hardware distributor. Location: Wheeling, IL
* [http://www.habasitusa.com/ Habasit Belting] Sells through distributors such as Motion Industries. If you are making a large tracked robot and need tracks they are your supplier.
* [http://www.vxb.com/ VXB Bearings] A source for inexpensive bearings used in homebrew machines and gizmos. Also hybrid ceramic bearings. Location: Anaheim CA
* [http://leepspring.com/ Lee Spring] For when you can't find a particular spring ready-made on McMaster. They've got all shapes & sizes. Must register before viewing catalog.

== Miscellany ==

* [http://chicago.craigslist.org/ Craigslist Chicago] Stuff, jobs and hookers.
* [http://www.buyemp.com/ Emergency Medical Products] Because, sooner or later, you’ll mess up and start bleeding. Very fast shipping. Location: Waukesha, WI
* [http://www.boingboing.net BoingBoing] Very cool tech and tech lifestyle blog.

== Raw Materials ==

=== Chemicals ===

* [http://www.unitednuclear.com United Nuclear] Small amounts of chemicals and lab apparatus. They even sell uranium and elemental sodium. Location: Laingsburg, MI
* [http://www.firefox-fx.com/ Fire Fox FX] Pyro chemicals. Note the stringent registration policy. Location: Pocatello, ID

=== Fabrics ===
====Local====
* [http://www.joann.com Joann Fabrics And Crafts] Large source of fabrics, sewing supplies and craft materials. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store. (Closest to PS:One is just south in the mall at Elston & Logan, near Microcenter.)
* [http://www.voguefabricsstore.com Vogue Fabrics] One of the best fabric stores in the area, arguably one of the best in the Midwest. Wide selection of fabric for clothing and home decor. Also have corset-making supplies and a wide range of patterns from independent pattern companies. The store in Evanston on Main Street (near the Main St. CTA station) is better than the one on Roosevelt Road.
* [http://www.fishmansfabrics.com Fishman's Fabrics] High end fabric for clothing and home decor. These days the retail store is more of a showroom for their wholesale business so in many cases you are shopping from swatches, but still a good store. Just off Roosevelt Road east of the highway, near the Roosevelt Road Vogue Fabrics and Binny's South Loop.
* [http://www.paragear.com/main.asp ParaGear] Parachute fabrics and cords. Basically anything used on a parachute. Location: Skokie, IL
* [http://http://theleonardadlerco.com The Leonard Adler Company] "Sewn product construction necessities." Wondering where the local tailoring/alterations shop goes to get things like rolls of elastic, bolts of interfacing, and boxes of buttons? They almost certainly get it all from this warehouse at 3018 W. Montrose Ave. (just a few blocks east of Montrose & Kedzie). The company has been selling tailoring, dressmaking, and furrier supplies in Chicago since 1903. In many cases, what he has is much better and less expensive than the chain fabric stores. And he's local, so you don't even have to pay shipping.
* [http://misterzipper.com Jay Arbetman, Arbetman and Assoc.] also known as Chicago Wholesale Fabrics. 2256 West Grand, in Chicago. He represents a huge number of fabric manufacturers. Relatively low minimum order, less than ten yards in many cases. Also lots of sewing findings in addition to what Leonard Adler carries. Obviously a far better selection than the fabric chain stores, and he is often less expensive as well. But you will have to plan ahead, as most of it must be ordered. Also has PFD (prepared for dyeing) fabrics. If you are gearing up to start an Etsy shop and need fabric, this is the place to go.

====Online====
* [http://www.beaconfabric.com Becon Fabrics And Notions] An amazing assortment of drapery supplies, webbing, flagcloth and other outdoor fabrics. Great website for idea generation. Location: Lakeland, FL
* [http://www.lessemf.com/fabric.html Less EMF] Conductive fabric and thread. Enough said.

=== Junk & Salvage ===

* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/coopers-junk-yard-chicago Coopers Junk Yard] '''Closed [http://www.flickr.com/photos/25165196@N08/7196516638/in/photostream and demolished]!'''

=== Masonry ===

* [http://www.crawfordmaterial.com/ Crawford Materials] Stone and brick building materials. Location: Chicago, IL

=== Metal ===

* [http://www.metalsupermarkets.com Metal Supermarkets] — A source for metals, all kinds and shapes, no minimums. Location: [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=metalsupermarkets.com+loc:chicago Five locations in Chicagoland.]
* [[D. Wexler & Sons (metal supplier)]] — A36 steel. A small supply shop, very friendly, will answer your questions. Location: 47th St, Chicago
* [http://www.otisoakley.com/ Otis-Oakley] — Sells scrap steel, as well as some new steel. Location: California Ave and Fulton St, Chicago
* [https://www.metalsdepot.com/index.phtml MetalsDepot] — A source for metals, all kinds and shapes, no minimums. Location: Winchester, KY

=== Paper ===

* [http://xpedxstores.com/ Xpedx Retail Stores] Retail small printer supply house. Papers, boxes, inks, plate making supplies. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store.
* [http://www.graytex.com/ Graytex Papers] Graytex Papers provides specialty papers and a greater choice of paper sizes. Location: Justin, TX

=== Wood ===

* [http://www.owlhardwood.com/ Owl Hardwood Lumber] Rare and exotic woods, specialty woodworking supplies and kits. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store.

=== Plastic ===

* [http://www.inventables.com Inventables] All sorts of maker-y hardware and materials, including laserable size acrylic. Friend of PS:One!
* [http://www.petersenplastics.com Petersen plastics] sheet plastics and manufacturing services
* [http://www.raycosignsupply.com Rayco Sign Supply] roll vinyl for the use with the vinyl cutter, and other sign-making supplies.

== Reference ==

=== Calculators And Conversions ===

* [http://www.onlineconversion.com/ On Line Conversion] Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
* [http://www.dallassd.com/our%20schools/high%20School/Chemsite/ime/freefall.html Free Fall Calculator] When your parachute fails and you don’t have a calculator handy.
* [http://www.wise-uranium.org/rdcri.html Radiation Dose to Risk Converter] When you really, Really, REALLY mess up.
* [http://www.webcalc.net/index.php WebCalc.net] Need a specific or unusual calculator? Will be changing to [http://www.calcenstein.com/ CalcEnstein].
* [http://www.xe.com/ucc/full/ XE Currency Converter] Currency exchange rates updated daily.

=== Chemical ===

* [http://www.coleparmer.com/techinfo/chemcomp.asp Cole-Parmer Chemical Compatibility Charts] Which materals are compatable with what chemicals.

=== Creativity, Brainstorming, Learning And Teaching ===

* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CT.htm Creativity Tools] A source for creativity tools and ideas.
* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_5W.htm Five Why's] A simple useful problem-solving tool.
* [http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html#intro Instructional System Design] How to design training programs.
* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TMC.htm Problem Solving Techniques] Problem solving tool and ideas.
* [http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd.html Training & Learning Site] Creative training and instruction.
* [http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm#top Free MIT Web Classes] MIT is putting their entire curriculum on line and for free!

=== Food ===

* [http://www.culinarysoftware.com/sugar.htm Cooked Sugar Tests and Temperatures] Sugar and what you can expect it to do at various temperatures.
* [http://www.foodtimeline.org/ Food Timeline] Just a damn cool site that has NOTHING to do with the rest of this stuff.

=== Engineering ===

* [http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm eFunda: The Ultimate Engineering Fundamentals Site] eFunda stands for engineering Fundamentals. Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs.
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/web/html/reference_library.htm Small Drive Parts Reference ] From Stock Drive Products.
* [http://www.technologystudent.com/index.htm Technologystudent.com] The information sheets cover a wide range and include, the design process, gear systems, electronics, cams, printed circuit boards, PIC microcontrollers/computer control, key words/phrases, structures, vocational work, technology and cultures, basic CNC work. They are intended to provide a valuable resource for teachers and pupils AND they are free.

=== General ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh_qn62zny0 DB Fletcher Capstan Ilona Expanding Table] File under things that make you go "Huh! Neat!"
* [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspaces Hackerspaces] All about hackerspaces, where they are and ideas behind them.
* [http://www.innocentive.com/ InnoCentive] Here is where big business offers you big money to solve their big problems.
* [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/type/type_inventor.html Invention Quotes] Because we all need motivation and inspiration from time to time.
* [http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml List Of All U.S. Govt Agencies] Because sometimes you just have to work WITH them.
* [http://makezine.com/ MAKE Magazine] The MAKE'ers magazine.
* [http://www.instructables.com Instructables] A great site for diy projects with step-by-step instructions.
* [http://patft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html U. S. Patent Office Quick Search] Search the database for all things patent related.
* [http://www.gizmology.net/index.htm Unique Projects] This guy made a toy Sherman tank his kid could ride in! How cool is that!
* [http://www.uiausa.org/ United Inventor’s Association] United Inventors Association is the national membership organization dedicated to inventor education and support.
* [http://www.survival-center.com/firstaid/book.htm#toc First Aid Class] What to do and how to do it when you mess up.
* [http://www.refdesk.com/ Refdesk.com] A depository of reference sites whose information has been confirmed as valid.

=== Workshop ===

* [http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/makevalves1.pdf Electro-Chemical Etching] A treatise on cutting thin metal using acid to cut complex shapes.
* [http://www.littlemachineshop.com/Reference/reference.php Little Machine Shop Reference Page] Reference page for tooling, parts, and accessories for bench top machinists.
* [http://www.metalworking.com/ Metalworking.com] A resource for the "Rec.Crafts.Metalworking" community of hobbyists and small businesses.
* [http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/Nicholson%20Guide%20To%20Filing%202006.pdf Nicholson File Information] Nicholson file guide to files and filing.
* [http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/file_terminology.pdf Nicholson File Terminology] Nicholson File Terminology Guide
* [http://www.sherline.com/resource.htm Sherline's Metalworking Resources and Hotlinks List] Reference material for miniature machining.
* [http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/index.php Shop Floor Talk Forum] A forum for all things metal and metal working.
* [http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/index.php The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS] A forum for all things metal and metal working.
* [http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculators/calc.pl?calculator=weight_bd_ft Lumber Weight Calculator] A very diverse and detailed calculator designed to determine lumber weights.
* [http://mistupid.com/homeimpr/lumber.htm Nominal Lumber Dimensions] Actual lumber dimensions chart.
* [http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/pvc-cpvc-pipes-dimensions-d_795.html PVC Pipe Dimensions] Actual PVC pipe dimensions chart.
* [http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/ehs-videos/videos MIT’s Intro to Metal Shop Video Series] An outstanding series for the beginning machinist.

== Reading Materials ==

=== Books ===

Title (Links to Amazon.com), Author, ISBN, Description

* [http://www.lindsaybks.com/ Lindsay Technical Publications]. An amazing catalog of how to books from the turn of the century to modern technology.
* [http://www.knowledgepublications.com Knowledge Publications]. A lot of energy related books.

==== Chemistry ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Tradename-Dictionary-Michael-Ash/dp/1560816252/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122800&sr=1-1 Chemical Tradename Dictionary (Paperback)] Ash 1560816252 A dictionary that cross references tradename and scientific names of industrial chemicals.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Chemical-Thesaurus-Michael-Ash/dp/1560816155/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123680&sr=1-1 Industrial Chemical Thesaurus Vol 1 & 2 (Hardcover)] Ash 1560816155 This reference work contains approximately 40,000 international tradenames by which more than 6000 generic chemicals are known and marketed worldwide.
* [http://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hill-Dictionary-Chemistry-Sybil-Parker/dp/0070524289/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125958&sr=1-1 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry (Paperback)] Parker 9780070524286 An essential reference for all professional engineers, writers, and students.

==== Computer sciences ====

==== Crafts ====

==== Electricity & Electronics ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Motor-Controls-Gary-Rockis/dp/0826916716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123323&sr=1-1 Electrical Motor Controls (Hardcover)] Rockis 9780826916716 Considered to be the standard text for text books in the field. This textbook presents technical information on the control devices used in contemporary industrial electrical systems. A sampling of topics includes electrical safety, solenoids, reversing motor circuits, power distribution systems, solid-state relays, reduced-voltage starting, PLCs, and DC and AC circuits.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Telephone-Repair-Illustrated-Stephen-Bigelow/dp/0830640347/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265128669&sr=1-2 Telephone Repair Illustrated (Hardcover)] Bigelow 0830640347 This guide will take you through beginning and intermediate levels of telephone repair.

==== Engineering & Design ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122515&sr=1-1 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books) (Paperback)] Brown 0486443604 This 1868 compendium of ingenious mechanisms employs simple drawings to explain 507 of the small components that constitute complex machinery. Left-hand pages feature illustrations, and facing pages offer brief descriptions of use and operation. Ranging from simple to complex, the mechanisms include cranks, pulleys, drills, wheels, and screws. [http://books.google.com/books?id=vOhIAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Read/Download free eBook]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Engineering-Sybil-P-Parker/dp/0070524351/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123019&sr=1-1 Dictionary of Engineering (Paperback)] Parker 9780070524354 An essential reference for all professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Formulas-Kurt-Gieck/dp/0071457747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123412&sr=1-1 Engineering Formulas (Hardcover)] Gieck 9780071457743 A good source of math formulas for many subjects.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Ingenious-Mechanisms-Designers-Inventors-Set/dp/0831110848/ref=tmm_hrd_title_4 Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors 4-Volume Set (Hardcover)] Jones 0831110848 Among the mechanisms described and illustrated by working diagrams are: Cam applications and special cam designs; intermittent motions from gears and cams; interlocking devices; valve diagrams; reversing mechanisms of special design; tripping or stop mechanisms; drives of crank type for reciprocating driven members; feeding mechanisms and auxiliary devices; feeding and ejecting mechanisms; and many, many more.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Design-Handbook-Ph-D-Lingaiah/dp/0070379335/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125252&sr=1-1 Machine Design Data Handbook (Hardcover)] Lingaiah 9780070379336 This unique handbook provides hundreds of charts on material properties as well as the necessary equations, formulas, calculations, graphs, and data required to solve the full range of machine design problems.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Fixture-Design-Paul-Campbell/dp/0831130520/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122606&sr=1-1 Basic Fixture Design (Hardcover)] Campbell 831130520 This illustrated introduction to fixture design takes the reader from concept to building. It details the mechanics, materials used, commercially available components, design procedures, and economics.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Fixture-Design-Manual-Erik-Henriksen/dp/0831110988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125144&sr=1-1 Jig and Fixture Design Manual (Hardcover)] Henriksen 0831110988 Written for the experienced engineer as well as the student, this comprehensive reference presents the fundamental aspects of jig and fixture design.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Mechanisms-Mechanical-Sourcebook-Nicholas-Chironis/dp/0070109184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126042&sr=1-1 Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook (Hardcover)] Chironis 0070109184 A one-of-a-kind pictorial directory gives you drawings and descriptions of time-tested components, mechanisms, and devices.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Bearings-Contribution-Progress-Technology/dp/0712415009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265133507&sr=8-1 Rolling Bearings and Their Contribution to the Progress of Technology (Hardcover)] FAG Bearings 712415009 A text unique in the fact that it was written and published by a manufacturing company
* [http://www.amazon.com/Unwritten-Laws-Engineering-W-King/dp/0791806413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129197&sr=1-1 Unwritten Laws of Engineering (Paperback)] King 0791806413 This fully revised and updated edition of the 1944 classic serves as a crucial compilation of 'house rules' or a professional code.

==== Food ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596805888?ie=UTF8/amazontag=cookingforgee-20/amazonlinkCode=as2/amazoncamp=1789/amazoncreative=9325/amazoncreativeASIN=0596805888 Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food (O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (August 9, 2010)) (Paperback)] Potter 0596805888 Initialize your kitchen and calibrate your tools. Learn about the important reactions in cooking, such as protein denaturation, Maillard reactions, and caramelization, and how they impact the foods we cook. Play with your food using hydrocolloids and sous vide cooking. Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, chemist Hervé This, and xkcd.

==== General Reference ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Deming-American-Japanese-Quality/dp/0671746219/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123135&sr=1-1 Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality (Paperback)] Aguayo 9780671746216 This is a classic book that is very useful for those who need a gentle introduction to Total Quality Management. Although 15 years old with some rather dated examples, the message it gives is still relevant and important.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-Thomas-J-Glover/dp/1885071337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126311&sr=1-1 Pocket Ref (Paperback)] Glover 1885071337 Pocket Ref is a unique book. It is part encyclopedia, part trivia tome, part entertainment and part dispute-solver. Buried in the various tables and charts are tons of data and facts to aid the reader, roadside mechanic or budding MacGyver. There is also a [http://www.amazon.com/Deskref-Thomas-JGlover/dp/1885071442/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3 full size version] that does not require a microscope to read.

==== Human Factors ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Control-Systems-Innovations-Advanced-Companie/dp/1563271435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129436&sr=1-1 Visual Control Systems (Visual Control Innovations in Japan's Most Advanced Companies) (Paperback)] Shimbun 9781563271434 How to keep factory workers from messing up by using signs, lights, charts and pictures.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Factors-Design-Handbook-Wesley-Woodson/dp/0070717680/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123598&sr=1-1 Human Factors Design Handbook (Hardcover)] Multiple 9780070717688 Covers the art and science of designing machines for human use.

==== Hydraulics ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Vickers-Industrial-Hydraulics-Manual-Training/dp/0963416200/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129312&sr=1-1 Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual (Hardcover)] Vickers 9780963416209 Eaton Fluid Power Training's Industrial Hydraulics Manual have set the standard for the industry for many years. Clear, plainly written text and high-quality illustrations make the Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual the most popular hydraulics text both in plants and at local college bookstores.

==== Inventions & Inventing ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Flow-Psychology-Discovery-Invention/dp/0060928204/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122937&sr=1-1 Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Paperback)] Csikszentmihalyi 9780060928209 What makes us invent things?
* [http://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Modern-America-Microwave-Mouse/dp/0262523493/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124066&sr=1-1 Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse (Paperback)] Brown 9780262523493 Introduces 35 practitioners of American ingenuity in this survey, profiling inventors in many fields.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thing/dp/0674463684/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124550&sr=1-1 Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (Paperback)] Petroski 9780674463684 Invention by design is a complex book written about simple everyday things we use. Things like paper clips, aluminum cans, mechanical pencils, zippers, airplanes, bridges, and more.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Inventors-Discoverers-Changing-Our-World/dp/0870447513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124646&sr=1-1 Inventors and Discoverers: Changing Our World (Hardcover)] Newhouse 0870447513 From steam to aeronautics, from photography to tomorrow's technology, this intriguing chronicle of invention and discovery relives 200 years of technological breakthroughs that have changed our world.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Engines-Our-Ingenuity-Engineer-Technology/dp/0195167317/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129021&sr=1-1 The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture (Paperback)] Lienhard 9780195167313 What makes us engineer things?

==== Learning & Problem Solving ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Toolkit-Powerful-Techniques-Problem/dp/0812928083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129116&sr=1-1 The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving (Paperback)] Jones 9780812928082 A book for problem solving and decision-making.

==== Material Sciences ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Materials-Processes-Iu-Mechanical-Technology/dp/0827350201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123914&sr=1-1 Introduction to Materials and Processes (Hardcover)] Wright 9780827350205 A comprehensive approach designed to introduce the beginning student of engineering to the basic concepts of the industrial materials and
manufacturing processes.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Materials-Handbook-Encyclopedia-Professionals-Technicians/dp/0070070741/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125796&sr=1-1 Materials Handbook: An Encyclopedia (Hardcover)] Brady 9780070070745 Covers both classic and cutting edge material, applications and limitations.

==== Metalworking & Machining ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/How-run-lathe-operation-cutting/dp/155918115X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123472&sr=1-1 How To Run A Lathe (Paperback)] O'Brian 155918115X The care and operation of a screw cutting lathe.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-shop-Practice-Vol-1/dp/0831111267/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125319&sr=1-1 Machine Shop Practice Vol. 1 (Hardcover)] Moltrecht 0831111267 An essential reference for all machinists, professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Shop-Practice-Vol-2/dp/0831111321/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125480&sr=1-1 Machine Shop Practice Vol. 2 (Hardcover)] Moltrecht 0831111321 An essential reference for all machinists, professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Tool-Box-Franklin-Jones/dp/0831126256/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125555&sr=1-1 Machinery's Handbook Tool-Box Edition (Hardcover)] Multiple 9780831126254 Considered to be the standard metalworking shop reference. Updated versions regularly published.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machining-Fundamentals-John-R-Walker/dp/0870067109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125720&sr=1-1 Machining Fundamentals (Hardcover)] Walker 870067109 A comprehensive text that provides an introduction to the various machining operations, setups, and procedures. The colorful and detailed text covers all traditional machining methods, as well as newer and nontraditional methods. Extensive coverage of CNC and automated manufacturing processes is included.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Metalworking-John-R-Walker/dp/0870061666/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126117&sr=1-1 Modern Metalworking (Hardcover)] Walker 870061666 A good basic high school/jr. college shop course text book on the subject. Long out of print but can often be had for less than $2 used.

==== Old Things New ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Sears-Roebuck-Catalogue-Consumers-Guide/dp/0791019454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265122315&sr=8-1 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Paperback)] Israel 9780791019450 A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.
* [http://www.amazon.com/1902-Sears-Roebuck-Co-Catalog/dp/0517009226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122415&sr=1-1 1902 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Paperback)] Amory 9780517009222 A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Mechanic-Things-Boys-Book/dp/0917914880/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122711&sr=1-1 Boy Mechanic: 700 Things for Boys to Do/ Book 1-3 (Paperback)] Pop Mechanics 917914880 A compendium reprint of projects from Popular Mechanics circa 1913. A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies. 3+ Volumes are available.
* [http://www.amazon.com/boy-electrician-Alfred-Powell-Morgan/dp/1559181648/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265128800&sr=1-1 The Boy Electrician (Paperback)] Morgan 1559181648 The classic how-to book, first published in 1913, is filled with dozens of electrical projects and experiments for the young and old alike.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Control-Systems-Innovations-Advanced-Companie/dp/1563271435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129436&sr=1-1 War Toys for Boys Classic Plans (Pamphlet)] Hall 1559182490 A compendium reprint of projects from Popular Mechanics circa 1913. A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.

==== Physics ====

==== Robotics ====

=== Magazines ===

Title, (Type), Description

* [http://www.designnews.com/ Design News] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) THE design magazine. Excellent website!
* [http://www.edn.com/ Electronic Design News] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) THE electronics design magazine
* [http://www.eedigest.com/ Electronics Digest] (E-zine) OEM Electronics
* [http://www.epemag3.com/ EPEMag] (E-zine) Web delivered hobby magazine
* [http://www.americanheritage.com/inventionandtechnology/ Invention And Technology] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Good stuff, interesting stories
* [http://makezine.com/ MAKE Magazine] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) The MAKE'ers magazine
* [http://www.hplusmagazine.com/ h+] (E-zine and Consumer/Paid Subscription) h+ covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing, and will change, human beings in fundamental ways.
* http://www.ewa1.com/mghmen.html Model Engineering (UK)] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Scale working steam engines and bench top machining
* http://www.techbriefs.com/ NASA Tech Briefs] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) Way beyond cutting edge tech
* [http://www.nutsvolts.com/ Nuts And Volts] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Electronics hobby magazine
* [http://www.homeshopmachinist.net/home?noredirect=true The Home Shop Machinist, Machinist's Workshop, and Digital Machinist] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) THE home machinists magazine series

== Retail Suppliers ==

* [http://www.sciplus.com/ American Science and Surplus] All around awesome store, and we get a discount! Customer Number is 12025714. Retail locations in Jefferson Park, Geneva, and Niles.
* [http://scientificsonline.com/ Edmund Scientific] Wide range of science related toy, games and kits. Location: Tonawanda, NY
* [http://www.bricklink.com/ Brick Link] Kind of like eBay or Amazon but for Lego bricks.

== Surplus ==

* [http://www.govliquidation.com/ Government Liquidators] Official federal government auctions site. Read the fine print before you leap.

User:Dee

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Hi, I'm Dee. I joined PS:One on October 2, 2012.

== Contact ==
* Email — dee (dot) n e wcu m (at) g ma il.com
* [http://www.paperlined.org/ Personal website]
* [https://github.com/DeeNewcum/ Github]

== Skills ==

Things I know well enough I'm willing to teach. Contact me if you'd like to discuss:

* Wikis — I was a Wikipedia admin, and have spent a lot of time with Mediawiki.
* Knots and rope/cordage/line
*: I work with knots and line from many disciplines: Sailing knots, climbing knots, arborist techniques, securing loads during transport, surgeon sutures, crocheting/knitting/[http://paperlined.org/trades/knots/net_making.html net-making], kinky knots, fishing line knots, wire rope assemblies used in marine and crane applications, etc etc.
* Perl
* Un*x shell scripting

== Projects ==
{{User:Dee/Projects}}

== See also ==
* [[Special:PrefixIndex/User:Dee/|all my user subpages]]
* [http://paperlined.org/apps/pumping_station_one/ my off-wiki notes]

Sources

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Resources
re-sources [ree-sawrsez]
–noun
1. a source of supply, support, or aid, esp. one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
2. an indexed organized list of people and places that you can utilize for your project. Kinda like the list found below.

== Electrical ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Ref/REF_9.html Circuit Schematic Symbols List] Circuit Schematic Symbols: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume V Chapter 9
* [http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/javamotor.htm Electric Motor Animations] very cool electric motor animations but be sure to check all the other stuff out too!
* [http://www.plcs.net/contents.shtml Intro To PLC's] Plain English PLC information.
* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Digital/DIGI_6.html Ladder Diagram Basics] Ladder Diagrams: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume IV Chapter 6 Ladder diagram basics. Also check out chapters 4 and 5.
* [http://www.plctutor.com/ PLC Tutor] PLC Info
* [http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/AC/AC_9.html Transformer basics] Transformers: Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume II Chapter 9
* [http://electronics.wisc-online.com/ Electromechanical Reference Page] A wide ranging site dealing with quite a few subjects.

=== Suppliers ===

* [http://www.electricscooterparts.com Electric Scooter Parts] A one-stop source for homebrew electric vehicle drive systems. Be sure to check out the [http://www.electricscooterparts.com/madewithourparts.html customer project pages] to see what was built using their drive equipment. Location: boulder Creek, CA
* [http://www.eescodist.com/ EESCO] Formerly known as Englewood Electric Supply Company. General supplier of electrical parts and supplies. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://www.gemelectricsupply.com/ GEM Electric Supply] General supplier of electrical parts and supplies. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store

== Electronics ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.ladyada.net/library/procure/index.html Procuring Electronic Components] A guide on another site to getting electronic parts cheaply.
* [http://www.cherrywoodsystems.com/cshop1.htm Circuit Shop Electronic Circuit CAD] Circuit Shop allows you to design, simulate and learn about digital and analog electronic circuits. Circuit Shop is an easy to use graphical CAD tool to allow electronic circuits to be constructed and simulated.
* [http://www.research-systems.com/easysim/easysim.htm Digital Logic Simulator] EasySim is an easy to use, yet sophisticated, software tool that integrates the process of designing and simulating the operation of digital electronic circuitry within the context of a Microsoft Windows environment.
* [http://octopart.com Octopart] Electronic parts search engine
* [http://www.discovercircuits.com/ Discover Circuits] DiscoverCircuits.com has 28,000+ electronic circuits, cross-referenced into 500+ categories.
* [http://www.freebyte.com/electronics/ Freebyte's Guide to Electronics Online] Internet electronics pages catalog.
* [http://www.hobby-electronics.info/ Hobby Electronics] Internet electronics pages catalog.
* [http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz LED Series/Parallel Array Wizard] The LED series/parallel array wizard is a calculator that will help you design large arrays of LEDs.
* [http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/LM555.html LM555 And LM556 Timer Circuits] This page presents general information and some tips when using the LM555 timer.
* [http://www.ealnet.com/m-eal/resistor/resistor.htm Resistor Color Code Converter] A neat site that figures out the color codes of resistors.

=== Suppliers ===

==== General Electronics Suppliers ====

* [http://www.alliedelec.com/ Allied Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Ft. Worth, TX
* [http://digikey.com DigiKey] General electronics supplier. Location: Thief River Falls, MN
* [http://mouser.com Mouser] General electronics supplier. Location: Mansfield, TX
* [http://www.makershed.com/ MakerShed] MAKE Magazines own store. Kits, parts, books and supplies.
* [http://www.adafruit.com/ Adafruit Industries] Wide range of Micro controllers, parts and tools. A very nice Arduino experimentation kit is offered. Location: New York, NY
* [http://newark.com Newark] General electronics supplier. Location: Palatine, IL
* [http://sparkfun.com Sparkfun] Maker geared kits, parts and supplies. Location: Boulder, CO
* [http://www.mpja.com/ MPJA] Surplus electronics and related tools. Location: Lake Park, FL
* [https://www.tselectronic.com Tri-State Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Mt. Prospect, IL
* [http://www.westfloridacomponents.com/ West Florida Components] General electronics supplier. Location: Tarpon Springs, FL
* [http://www.jameco.com Jameco Electronics] General electronics supplier. Location: Belmont, CA
* [http://brilldea.com/ Brilldea]: Electronics, software and tools targeted towards prototype development. Provides Discount - Contact direct and mention PS:One Location: Hong Kong, China
* [http://chicagodist.com Chicago Electronic Distributors]: Local member owned business specializing in Raspberry Pi, Arduino & BeagleBone. Distributor for Adafruit. Contact via website for discount and logistics.

==== Specialty Electronics Suppliers ====

* [http://www.happcontrols.com/ Happ] Game Controls Location: Elk Grove, IL
* [http://www.hebeiltd.com/ Hebei LTD] LEDs Location: Shanghai, China
* [http://www.schmartboard.com/ SchmartBoard] Easy prototyping of PC Boards, accounts for ICs of various types.
* [http://www.allelectronics.com All Electronics] Motors/batteries and misc equpment
* [http://www.monoprice.com Monoprice] Ridiculously cheap cables, mostly A/V, and a few other things.

==== Robotics ====

* [http://robotcityworkshop.com/homeframes.html Robot City Workshop] Chicago’s robot store.
* [http://www.trossenrobotics.com/ Trossen Robotics] Robotics kits, parts and supplies. Also check out their line of unique [http://www.trossenrobotics.com/c/robot-force-sensor-fsr.aspx/ force and touch sensors]. Location: Downers Grove, IL
* [http://www.imagesco.com Images Scientific Instruments] Robotics and electronics. Check out the [http://www.imagesco.com/sensors/sensor-index.html various specialized sensors] they sell. Very speedy shipping. Location: Staten Island NY

== Free Stuff ==

* [http://freestorechicago.org/ Chicago Freestore] Periodic reoccurring free exchange store. Check website for current address and hours. Location: Chicago, IL
* [http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Illinois/Chicago Freecycle] chicago’s free stuff website. Mailing list membership required. Local chapters across the country.
* [http://chicago.craigslist.org/ Craigslist] Has a “Free” section oddly located in the “For Sale” section.

== Genetic Sciences ==

* [http://www.plos.org Public Library of Science] Biological and medical journals. All articles free.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ PubMed] PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Recent articles may require payment, free .pdfs in PubMed Central.
* [http://pubget.com/search PubGet] Biology articles and journals on-line.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man] OMIM is a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml Cn3D] Cn3D is a helper application for your web browser that allows you to view 3-dimensional structures from NCBI's Entrez retrieval service. Cn3D runs on Windows, Macintosh, and Unix. Cn3D simultaneously displays structure, sequence, and alignment, and now has powerful annotation and alignment editing features.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/gquery Entrez] Life sciences search engine.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cdd CDD - Conserved Domain Database] Conserved domains are functional units within a protein that have been used as building blocks in molecular evolution and recombined in various arrangements to make proteins with different functions.
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/biosystems Biosystems Molecular Interactions Database] A biosystem, or biological system, is a group of molecules that interact in a biological system. One type of biosystem is a biological pathway, which can consist of interacting genes, proteins, and small molecules. Another type of biosystem is a disease, which can involve components such as genes, biomarkers, and drugs
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/probe Probe] Sequence-specific reagents database.

== Industrial Suppliers and Vendors ==

=== Broad Range ===

* [http://www.grainger.com/ Grainger] Longstanding industrial supplier. Note: Sales restricted to commercial accounts only however “employee sales” can cheerfully be made through personal contacts whose companies have accounts. Locations: See website for your nearest local branch
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr] THE source for EVERYTHING industrial! Raw materials to finished items, copy paper to robot brains to left hand threaded screws, no minimums. And they’ll sell to anyone! One of the best sales websites on the internet that you can use for idea generation and physical specifications. Lots of cross ref charts. The coin cell battery reference is outstanding! Some listings have multiple format 2 and 3D drawings available.
* [http://www.mscdirect.com MSC Industrial Supply] A wide range if industrial supplies with a focus towards the metalworking industry.
* [https://www.motionindustries.com/ Motion Industries] Wide range of industrial supplies with a focus on power transmission equipment and parts. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://www.bearingheadquarters.com/ Bearing Headquarters] Suppliers of power transmission supplies, electric motors and shafting. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://jordanindustrial.com/ Jordan Industrial] Supplier of industrial supplies and raw materials. Location: Wheeling, IL

=== Capitol Equipment ===

* [http://www.harborfreight.com/ Harbor Freight] Cheap Chinese tools and machinery…cheap. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store
* [http://grizzly.com/ Grizzly Tools] Chinese and Taiwanese sourced tools focusing on wood and metalworking equipment. Location: Muncy, PA
* [http://www.use-enco.com Enco] Long established importer of metalworking equipment, consumables and supplies. Location: Fernley, NV
* [http://www.littlemachineshop.com Little Machine Shop] A source for tabletop mill and lathe parts and supplies. Location: Pasadena, CA

== Mechanical ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf COSI Simple Machine Tutorial] Flash animations of simple machines.
* [http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-Machines/ Edhead's Simple Machine Tutorial] Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the house and tool shed! Silly fun stuff!
* [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/machines/Levers.shtml Levers: Simple Machines] Flash animations of various classes of levers. Levers, fulcrums and loads described and illustrated.
* [http://synthetica.eng.uci.edu/~mccarthy/Linkages.html Linkage Animations] Flash animations of complex linkages.
* [http://www.technologystudent.com/cams/link1.htm Linkage Mechanisms] Common linkage examples.
* [http://www.flying-pig.com/mechanisms/index.html Mechanisms and Movement] Flash animations of simple machines, mechanisms and movements.
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/D260/PDF/part1.pdf The World Of Timing Belts] A complete primer on all things timing belt and timing belt related.
* [http://www.engineershandbook.com/ Mechanical Engineering Design Guide] The Engineer's Handbook: Tables, charts and formulas.
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/intro.html How To Make Springs] A complete spring making tutorial.
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-springs-in-seconds/ Make your own springs]

=== Suppliers ===

* [http://www.dpxsystems.com/default.aspx DPX Systems] Turn your DeWalt drill into a power drive to power other stuff like scooters, wheel chairs, hoists, toolboxes, etc. Location: Las Vegas, NV
* [http://jordanindustrial.com/ Jordan Industrial Supply] Heavy-duty hardware distributor. Location: Wheeling, IL
* [http://www.habasitusa.com/ Habasit Belting] Sells through distributors such as Motion Industries. If you are making a large tracked robot and need tracks they are your supplier.
* [http://www.vxb.com/ VXB Bearings] A source for inexpensive bearings used in homebrew machines and gizmos. Also hybrid ceramic bearings. Location: Anaheim CA
* [http://leepspring.com/ Lee Spring] For when you can't find a particular spring ready-made on McMaster. They've got all shapes & sizes. Must register before viewing catalog.

== Miscellany ==

* [http://chicago.craigslist.org/ Craigslist Chicago] Stuff, jobs and hookers.
* [http://www.buyemp.com/ Emergency Medical Products] Because, sooner or later, you’ll mess up and start bleeding. Very fast shipping. Location: Waukesha, WI
* [http://www.boingboing.net BoingBoing] Very cool tech and tech lifestyle blog.

== Raw Materials ==

=== Chemicals ===

* [http://www.unitednuclear.com United Nuclear] Small amounts of chemicals and lab apparatus. They even sell uranium and elemental sodium. Location: Laingsburg, MI
* [http://www.firefox-fx.com/ Fire Fox FX] Pyro chemicals. Note the stringent registration policy. Location: Pocatello, ID

=== Fabrics ===
====Local====
* [http://www.joann.com Joann Fabrics And Crafts] Large source of fabrics, sewing supplies and craft materials. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store. (Closest to PS:One is just south in the mall at Elston & Logan, near Microcenter.)
* [http://www.voguefabricsstore.com Vogue Fabrics] One of the best fabric stores in the area, arguably one of the best in the Midwest. Wide selection of fabric for clothing and home decor. Also have corset-making supplies and a wide range of patterns from independent pattern companies. The store in Evanston on Main Street (near the Main St. CTA station) is better than the one on Roosevelt Road.
* [http://www.fishmansfabrics.com Fishman's Fabrics] High end fabric for clothing and home decor. These days the retail store is more of a showroom for their wholesale business so in many cases you are shopping from swatches, but still a good store. Just off Roosevelt Road east of the highway, near the Roosevelt Road Vogue Fabrics and Binny's South Loop.
* [http://www.paragear.com/main.asp ParaGear] Parachute fabrics and cords. Basically anything used on a parachute. Location: Skokie, IL
* [http://http://theleonardadlerco.com The Leonard Adler Company] "Sewn product construction necessities." Wondering where the local tailoring/alterations shop goes to get things like rolls of elastic, bolts of interfacing, and boxes of buttons? They almost certainly get it all from this warehouse at 3018 W. Montrose Ave. (just a few blocks east of Montrose & Kedzie). The company has been selling tailoring, dressmaking, and furrier supplies in Chicago since 1903. In many cases, what he has is much better and less expensive than the chain fabric stores. And he's local, so you don't even have to pay shipping.
* [http://misterzipper.com Jay Arbetman, Arbetman and Assoc.] also known as Chicago Wholesale Fabrics. 2256 West Grand, in Chicago. He represents a huge number of fabric manufacturers. Relatively low minimum order, less than ten yards in many cases. Also lots of sewing findings in addition to what Leonard Adler carries. Obviously a far better selection than the fabric chain stores, and he is often less expensive as well. But you will have to plan ahead, as most of it must be ordered. Also has PFD (prepared for dyeing) fabrics. If you are gearing up to start an Etsy shop and need fabric, this is the place to go.

====Online====
* [http://www.beaconfabric.com Becon Fabrics And Notions] An amazing assortment of drapery supplies, webbing, flagcloth and other outdoor fabrics. Great website for idea generation. Location: Lakeland, FL
* [http://www.lessemf.com/fabric.html Less EMF] Conductive fabric and thread. Enough said.

=== Junk & Salvage ===

* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/coopers-junk-yard-chicago Coopers Junk Yard] '''Closed [http://www.flickr.com/photos/25165196@N08/7196516638/in/photostream and demolished]!'''

=== Masonry ===

* [http://www.crawfordmaterial.com/ Crawford Materials] Stone and brick building materials. Location: Chicago, IL

=== Metal ===

* [http://www.metalsupermarkets.com Metal Supermarkets] — A source for metals, all kinds and shapes, no minimums. Location: [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=metalsupermarkets.com+loc:chicago Five locations in Chicagoland.]
* [[D. Wexler & Sons]] — A36 steel. A small supply shop, very friendly, will answer your questions. Location: 47th St, Chicago
* [http://www.otisoakley.com/ Otis-Oakley] — Sells scrap steel, as well as some new steel. Location: California Ave and Fulton St, Chicago
* [https://www.metalsdepot.com/index.phtml MetalsDepot] — A source for metals, all kinds and shapes, no minimums. Location: Winchester, KY

=== Paper ===

* [http://xpedxstores.com/ Xpedx Retail Stores] Retail small printer supply house. Papers, boxes, inks, plate making supplies. Locations: See website for your nearest local retail store.
* [http://www.graytex.com/ Graytex Papers] Graytex Papers provides specialty papers and a greater choice of paper sizes. Location: Justin, TX

=== Wood ===

* [http://www.owlhardwood.com/ Owl Hardwood Lumber] Rare and exotic woods, specialty woodworking supplies and kits. Location: See website for your nearest local retail store.

=== Plastic ===

* [http://www.inventables.com Inventables] All sorts of maker-y hardware and materials, including laserable size acrylic. Friend of PS:One!
* [http://www.petersenplastics.com Petersen plastics] sheet plastics and manufacturing services
* [http://www.raycosignsupply.com Rayco Sign Supply] roll vinyl for the use with the vinyl cutter, and other sign-making supplies.

== Reference ==

=== Calculators And Conversions ===

* [http://www.onlineconversion.com/ On Line Conversion] Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
* [http://www.dallassd.com/our%20schools/high%20School/Chemsite/ime/freefall.html Free Fall Calculator] When your parachute fails and you don’t have a calculator handy.
* [http://www.wise-uranium.org/rdcri.html Radiation Dose to Risk Converter] When you really, Really, REALLY mess up.
* [http://www.webcalc.net/index.php WebCalc.net] Need a specific or unusual calculator? Will be changing to [http://www.calcenstein.com/ CalcEnstein].
* [http://www.xe.com/ucc/full/ XE Currency Converter] Currency exchange rates updated daily.

=== Chemical ===

* [http://www.coleparmer.com/techinfo/chemcomp.asp Cole-Parmer Chemical Compatibility Charts] Which materals are compatable with what chemicals.

=== Creativity, Brainstorming, Learning And Teaching ===

* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CT.htm Creativity Tools] A source for creativity tools and ideas.
* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_5W.htm Five Why's] A simple useful problem-solving tool.
* [http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html#intro Instructional System Design] How to design training programs.
* [http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TMC.htm Problem Solving Techniques] Problem solving tool and ideas.
* [http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd.html Training & Learning Site] Creative training and instruction.
* [http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm#top Free MIT Web Classes] MIT is putting their entire curriculum on line and for free!

=== Food ===

* [http://www.culinarysoftware.com/sugar.htm Cooked Sugar Tests and Temperatures] Sugar and what you can expect it to do at various temperatures.
* [http://www.foodtimeline.org/ Food Timeline] Just a damn cool site that has NOTHING to do with the rest of this stuff.

=== Engineering ===

* [http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm eFunda: The Ultimate Engineering Fundamentals Site] eFunda stands for engineering Fundamentals. Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs.
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/web/html/reference_library.htm Small Drive Parts Reference ] From Stock Drive Products.
* [http://www.technologystudent.com/index.htm Technologystudent.com] The information sheets cover a wide range and include, the design process, gear systems, electronics, cams, printed circuit boards, PIC microcontrollers/computer control, key words/phrases, structures, vocational work, technology and cultures, basic CNC work. They are intended to provide a valuable resource for teachers and pupils AND they are free.

=== General ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh_qn62zny0 DB Fletcher Capstan Ilona Expanding Table] File under things that make you go "Huh! Neat!"
* [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspaces Hackerspaces] All about hackerspaces, where they are and ideas behind them.
* [http://www.innocentive.com/ InnoCentive] Here is where big business offers you big money to solve their big problems.
* [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/type/type_inventor.html Invention Quotes] Because we all need motivation and inspiration from time to time.
* [http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml List Of All U.S. Govt Agencies] Because sometimes you just have to work WITH them.
* [http://makezine.com/ MAKE Magazine] The MAKE'ers magazine.
* [http://www.instructables.com Instructables] A great site for diy projects with step-by-step instructions.
* [http://patft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html U. S. Patent Office Quick Search] Search the database for all things patent related.
* [http://www.gizmology.net/index.htm Unique Projects] This guy made a toy Sherman tank his kid could ride in! How cool is that!
* [http://www.uiausa.org/ United Inventor’s Association] United Inventors Association is the national membership organization dedicated to inventor education and support.
* [http://www.survival-center.com/firstaid/book.htm#toc First Aid Class] What to do and how to do it when you mess up.
* [http://www.refdesk.com/ Refdesk.com] A depository of reference sites whose information has been confirmed as valid.

=== Workshop ===

* [http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/makevalves1.pdf Electro-Chemical Etching] A treatise on cutting thin metal using acid to cut complex shapes.
* [http://www.littlemachineshop.com/Reference/reference.php Little Machine Shop Reference Page] Reference page for tooling, parts, and accessories for bench top machinists.
* [http://www.metalworking.com/ Metalworking.com] A resource for the "Rec.Crafts.Metalworking" community of hobbyists and small businesses.
* [http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/Nicholson%20Guide%20To%20Filing%202006.pdf Nicholson File Information] Nicholson file guide to files and filing.
* [http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/nicholson_files/file_terminology.pdf Nicholson File Terminology] Nicholson File Terminology Guide
* [http://www.sherline.com/resource.htm Sherline's Metalworking Resources and Hotlinks List] Reference material for miniature machining.
* [http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/index.php Shop Floor Talk Forum] A forum for all things metal and metal working.
* [http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/index.php The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS] A forum for all things metal and metal working.
* [http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculators/calc.pl?calculator=weight_bd_ft Lumber Weight Calculator] A very diverse and detailed calculator designed to determine lumber weights.
* [http://mistupid.com/homeimpr/lumber.htm Nominal Lumber Dimensions] Actual lumber dimensions chart.
* [http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/pvc-cpvc-pipes-dimensions-d_795.html PVC Pipe Dimensions] Actual PVC pipe dimensions chart.
* [http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/ehs-videos/videos MIT’s Intro to Metal Shop Video Series] An outstanding series for the beginning machinist.

== Reading Materials ==

=== Books ===

Title (Links to Amazon.com), Author, ISBN, Description

* [http://www.lindsaybks.com/ Lindsay Technical Publications]. An amazing catalog of how to books from the turn of the century to modern technology.
* [http://www.knowledgepublications.com Knowledge Publications]. A lot of energy related books.

==== Chemistry ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Tradename-Dictionary-Michael-Ash/dp/1560816252/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122800&sr=1-1 Chemical Tradename Dictionary (Paperback)] Ash 1560816252 A dictionary that cross references tradename and scientific names of industrial chemicals.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Chemical-Thesaurus-Michael-Ash/dp/1560816155/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123680&sr=1-1 Industrial Chemical Thesaurus Vol 1 & 2 (Hardcover)] Ash 1560816155 This reference work contains approximately 40,000 international tradenames by which more than 6000 generic chemicals are known and marketed worldwide.
* [http://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hill-Dictionary-Chemistry-Sybil-Parker/dp/0070524289/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125958&sr=1-1 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry (Paperback)] Parker 9780070524286 An essential reference for all professional engineers, writers, and students.

==== Computer sciences ====

==== Crafts ====

==== Electricity & Electronics ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Electrical-Motor-Controls-Gary-Rockis/dp/0826916716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123323&sr=1-1 Electrical Motor Controls (Hardcover)] Rockis 9780826916716 Considered to be the standard text for text books in the field. This textbook presents technical information on the control devices used in contemporary industrial electrical systems. A sampling of topics includes electrical safety, solenoids, reversing motor circuits, power distribution systems, solid-state relays, reduced-voltage starting, PLCs, and DC and AC circuits.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Telephone-Repair-Illustrated-Stephen-Bigelow/dp/0830640347/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265128669&sr=1-2 Telephone Repair Illustrated (Hardcover)] Bigelow 0830640347 This guide will take you through beginning and intermediate levels of telephone repair.

==== Engineering & Design ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122515&sr=1-1 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books) (Paperback)] Brown 0486443604 This 1868 compendium of ingenious mechanisms employs simple drawings to explain 507 of the small components that constitute complex machinery. Left-hand pages feature illustrations, and facing pages offer brief descriptions of use and operation. Ranging from simple to complex, the mechanisms include cranks, pulleys, drills, wheels, and screws. [http://books.google.com/books?id=vOhIAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Read/Download free eBook]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Engineering-Sybil-P-Parker/dp/0070524351/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123019&sr=1-1 Dictionary of Engineering (Paperback)] Parker 9780070524354 An essential reference for all professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Formulas-Kurt-Gieck/dp/0071457747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123412&sr=1-1 Engineering Formulas (Hardcover)] Gieck 9780071457743 A good source of math formulas for many subjects.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Ingenious-Mechanisms-Designers-Inventors-Set/dp/0831110848/ref=tmm_hrd_title_4 Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors 4-Volume Set (Hardcover)] Jones 0831110848 Among the mechanisms described and illustrated by working diagrams are: Cam applications and special cam designs; intermittent motions from gears and cams; interlocking devices; valve diagrams; reversing mechanisms of special design; tripping or stop mechanisms; drives of crank type for reciprocating driven members; feeding mechanisms and auxiliary devices; feeding and ejecting mechanisms; and many, many more.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Design-Handbook-Ph-D-Lingaiah/dp/0070379335/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125252&sr=1-1 Machine Design Data Handbook (Hardcover)] Lingaiah 9780070379336 This unique handbook provides hundreds of charts on material properties as well as the necessary equations, formulas, calculations, graphs, and data required to solve the full range of machine design problems.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Fixture-Design-Paul-Campbell/dp/0831130520/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122606&sr=1-1 Basic Fixture Design (Hardcover)] Campbell 831130520 This illustrated introduction to fixture design takes the reader from concept to building. It details the mechanics, materials used, commercially available components, design procedures, and economics.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Fixture-Design-Manual-Erik-Henriksen/dp/0831110988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125144&sr=1-1 Jig and Fixture Design Manual (Hardcover)] Henriksen 0831110988 Written for the experienced engineer as well as the student, this comprehensive reference presents the fundamental aspects of jig and fixture design.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Mechanisms-Mechanical-Sourcebook-Nicholas-Chironis/dp/0070109184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126042&sr=1-1 Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook (Hardcover)] Chironis 0070109184 A one-of-a-kind pictorial directory gives you drawings and descriptions of time-tested components, mechanisms, and devices.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Bearings-Contribution-Progress-Technology/dp/0712415009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265133507&sr=8-1 Rolling Bearings and Their Contribution to the Progress of Technology (Hardcover)] FAG Bearings 712415009 A text unique in the fact that it was written and published by a manufacturing company
* [http://www.amazon.com/Unwritten-Laws-Engineering-W-King/dp/0791806413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129197&sr=1-1 Unwritten Laws of Engineering (Paperback)] King 0791806413 This fully revised and updated edition of the 1944 classic serves as a crucial compilation of 'house rules' or a professional code.

==== Food ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596805888?ie=UTF8/amazontag=cookingforgee-20/amazonlinkCode=as2/amazoncamp=1789/amazoncreative=9325/amazoncreativeASIN=0596805888 Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food (O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (August 9, 2010)) (Paperback)] Potter 0596805888 Initialize your kitchen and calibrate your tools. Learn about the important reactions in cooking, such as protein denaturation, Maillard reactions, and caramelization, and how they impact the foods we cook. Play with your food using hydrocolloids and sous vide cooking. Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, chemist Hervé This, and xkcd.

==== General Reference ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Deming-American-Japanese-Quality/dp/0671746219/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123135&sr=1-1 Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality (Paperback)] Aguayo 9780671746216 This is a classic book that is very useful for those who need a gentle introduction to Total Quality Management. Although 15 years old with some rather dated examples, the message it gives is still relevant and important.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-Thomas-J-Glover/dp/1885071337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126311&sr=1-1 Pocket Ref (Paperback)] Glover 1885071337 Pocket Ref is a unique book. It is part encyclopedia, part trivia tome, part entertainment and part dispute-solver. Buried in the various tables and charts are tons of data and facts to aid the reader, roadside mechanic or budding MacGyver. There is also a [http://www.amazon.com/Deskref-Thomas-JGlover/dp/1885071442/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3 full size version] that does not require a microscope to read.

==== Human Factors ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Control-Systems-Innovations-Advanced-Companie/dp/1563271435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129436&sr=1-1 Visual Control Systems (Visual Control Innovations in Japan's Most Advanced Companies) (Paperback)] Shimbun 9781563271434 How to keep factory workers from messing up by using signs, lights, charts and pictures.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Factors-Design-Handbook-Wesley-Woodson/dp/0070717680/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123598&sr=1-1 Human Factors Design Handbook (Hardcover)] Multiple 9780070717688 Covers the art and science of designing machines for human use.

==== Hydraulics ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Vickers-Industrial-Hydraulics-Manual-Training/dp/0963416200/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129312&sr=1-1 Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual (Hardcover)] Vickers 9780963416209 Eaton Fluid Power Training's Industrial Hydraulics Manual have set the standard for the industry for many years. Clear, plainly written text and high-quality illustrations make the Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual the most popular hydraulics text both in plants and at local college bookstores.

==== Inventions & Inventing ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Flow-Psychology-Discovery-Invention/dp/0060928204/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122937&sr=1-1 Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Paperback)] Csikszentmihalyi 9780060928209 What makes us invent things?
* [http://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Modern-America-Microwave-Mouse/dp/0262523493/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124066&sr=1-1 Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse (Paperback)] Brown 9780262523493 Introduces 35 practitioners of American ingenuity in this survey, profiling inventors in many fields.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thing/dp/0674463684/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124550&sr=1-1 Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (Paperback)] Petroski 9780674463684 Invention by design is a complex book written about simple everyday things we use. Things like paper clips, aluminum cans, mechanical pencils, zippers, airplanes, bridges, and more.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Inventors-Discoverers-Changing-Our-World/dp/0870447513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265124646&sr=1-1 Inventors and Discoverers: Changing Our World (Hardcover)] Newhouse 0870447513 From steam to aeronautics, from photography to tomorrow's technology, this intriguing chronicle of invention and discovery relives 200 years of technological breakthroughs that have changed our world.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Engines-Our-Ingenuity-Engineer-Technology/dp/0195167317/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129021&sr=1-1 The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture (Paperback)] Lienhard 9780195167313 What makes us engineer things?

==== Learning & Problem Solving ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Toolkit-Powerful-Techniques-Problem/dp/0812928083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129116&sr=1-1 The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving (Paperback)] Jones 9780812928082 A book for problem solving and decision-making.

==== Material Sciences ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Materials-Processes-Iu-Mechanical-Technology/dp/0827350201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123914&sr=1-1 Introduction to Materials and Processes (Hardcover)] Wright 9780827350205 A comprehensive approach designed to introduce the beginning student of engineering to the basic concepts of the industrial materials and
manufacturing processes.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Materials-Handbook-Encyclopedia-Professionals-Technicians/dp/0070070741/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125796&sr=1-1 Materials Handbook: An Encyclopedia (Hardcover)] Brady 9780070070745 Covers both classic and cutting edge material, applications and limitations.

==== Metalworking & Machining ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/How-run-lathe-operation-cutting/dp/155918115X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265123472&sr=1-1 How To Run A Lathe (Paperback)] O'Brian 155918115X The care and operation of a screw cutting lathe.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-shop-Practice-Vol-1/dp/0831111267/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125319&sr=1-1 Machine Shop Practice Vol. 1 (Hardcover)] Moltrecht 0831111267 An essential reference for all machinists, professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Shop-Practice-Vol-2/dp/0831111321/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125480&sr=1-1 Machine Shop Practice Vol. 2 (Hardcover)] Moltrecht 0831111321 An essential reference for all machinists, professional engineers, writers, and students.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Tool-Box-Franklin-Jones/dp/0831126256/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125555&sr=1-1 Machinery's Handbook Tool-Box Edition (Hardcover)] Multiple 9780831126254 Considered to be the standard metalworking shop reference. Updated versions regularly published.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Machining-Fundamentals-John-R-Walker/dp/0870067109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265125720&sr=1-1 Machining Fundamentals (Hardcover)] Walker 870067109 A comprehensive text that provides an introduction to the various machining operations, setups, and procedures. The colorful and detailed text covers all traditional machining methods, as well as newer and nontraditional methods. Extensive coverage of CNC and automated manufacturing processes is included.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Metalworking-John-R-Walker/dp/0870061666/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126117&sr=1-1 Modern Metalworking (Hardcover)] Walker 870061666 A good basic high school/jr. college shop course text book on the subject. Long out of print but can often be had for less than $2 used.

==== Old Things New ====

* [http://www.amazon.com/Sears-Roebuck-Catalogue-Consumers-Guide/dp/0791019454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1265122315&sr=8-1 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Paperback)] Israel 9780791019450 A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.
* [http://www.amazon.com/1902-Sears-Roebuck-Co-Catalog/dp/0517009226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122415&sr=1-1 1902 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Paperback)] Amory 9780517009222 A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Mechanic-Things-Boys-Book/dp/0917914880/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265122711&sr=1-1 Boy Mechanic: 700 Things for Boys to Do/ Book 1-3 (Paperback)] Pop Mechanics 917914880 A compendium reprint of projects from Popular Mechanics circa 1913. A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies. 3+ Volumes are available.
* [http://www.amazon.com/boy-electrician-Alfred-Powell-Morgan/dp/1559181648/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265128800&sr=1-1 The Boy Electrician (Paperback)] Morgan 1559181648 The classic how-to book, first published in 1913, is filled with dozens of electrical projects and experiments for the young and old alike.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Control-Systems-Innovations-Advanced-Companie/dp/1563271435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265129436&sr=1-1 War Toys for Boys Classic Plans (Pamphlet)] Hall 1559182490 A compendium reprint of projects from Popular Mechanics circa 1913. A great source of nostalgia, lost ideas and technologies.

==== Physics ====

==== Robotics ====

=== Magazines ===

Title, (Type), Description

* [http://www.designnews.com/ Design News] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) THE design magazine. Excellent website!
* [http://www.edn.com/ Electronic Design News] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) THE electronics design magazine
* [http://www.eedigest.com/ Electronics Digest] (E-zine) OEM Electronics
* [http://www.epemag3.com/ EPEMag] (E-zine) Web delivered hobby magazine
* [http://www.americanheritage.com/inventionandtechnology/ Invention And Technology] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Good stuff, interesting stories
* [http://makezine.com/ MAKE Magazine] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) The MAKE'ers magazine
* [http://www.hplusmagazine.com/ h+] (E-zine and Consumer/Paid Subscription) h+ covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing, and will change, human beings in fundamental ways.
* http://www.ewa1.com/mghmen.html Model Engineering (UK)] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Scale working steam engines and bench top machining
* http://www.techbriefs.com/ NASA Tech Briefs] (Trade Journal/Free Subscription) Way beyond cutting edge tech
* [http://www.nutsvolts.com/ Nuts And Volts] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) Electronics hobby magazine
* [http://www.homeshopmachinist.net/home?noredirect=true The Home Shop Machinist, Machinist's Workshop, and Digital Machinist] (Consumer/Paid Subscription) THE home machinists magazine series

== Retail Suppliers ==

* [http://www.sciplus.com/ American Science and Surplus] All around awesome store, and we get a discount! Customer Number is 12025714. Retail locations in Jefferson Park, Geneva, and Niles.
* [http://scientificsonline.com/ Edmund Scientific] Wide range of science related toy, games and kits. Location: Tonawanda, NY
* [http://www.bricklink.com/ Brick Link] Kind of like eBay or Amazon but for Lego bricks.

== Surplus ==

* [http://www.govliquidation.com/ Government Liquidators] Official federal government auctions site. Read the fine print before you leap.

Porter Cable Plate Joiner

2013-09-27T22:55:46Z

Dee: make sure this page can be found when people search for "biscuit joiner"

[[Category:Shop Equipment]]
[[Category:Fabrication]]
[[Category:Woodworking]]

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|owner = Ryan Pierce
|certification = yes
|hackable = NO
|model = 556
|serial = 256067
|arrived = 01/29/2012
|doesitwork = WORKING
|contact = Ryan Pierce
|where = Wood Shop
|value = $125
}}

AKA Biscuit joiner

{{Template:Training|links=<br>
*[http://servicenet.portercable.com/Products/Detail/556# Manufacturer's site with manuals]}}

== List of Currently Certified Users ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Qualified Member
! Trained By
|-
|Ryan Pierce
|Ryan Pierce
|-
|Dee Newcum
|Ryan Pierce
|-
|Ron Olson
|Ryan Pierce
|-
|}

300 Seconds of fame

2013-04-04T20:57:51Z

Dee: /* Current 300SoF */

2nd Tuesdays of each month at PS:One, you! yes YOU! get to hear your fellow members, geeks, and other associated community-minded people present to whoever wants to show up, but only for 300 seconds apiece.

You've got five minutes. Use it wisely.

==What is it?==

300 Seconds of Fame (300SoF) is a combination/alteration of PS:One's separate [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/lightning-talks-at-pumping-station-one/ lightning talks] and [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/pechakucha-night-at-psone/ Pecha Kucha night], taking in elements from [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame Noisebridge's Five Minutes of Fame], which in turn is an adaptation of CCC's Lightning Talks. The idea is that we hold about an hour's worth of 5 minute open mic slots. You can run shorter, but not longer, than five minutes.

Within those parameters, what is it? Glad you asked.

It can be a presentation, a musical number, a demonstration, a debate, a run-through of a proof of concept, performance art, live circuit bending, etc, etc, ad nauseum. Will it fit into five minutes, be feasible for the space, and be appreciated by an audience? Go for it.

==When and Where does it happen?==

Second Tuesday of every month after the 8pm meeting at PS:One. (doors open at 6ish)

==Why are we doing this?==

* Easy way to find out what's going on at PS:One -- no need to sit through long lectures.
* Some people are working on projects that are not ready for a full 30 minute or hour long talk, but they want to get their ideas out. Maybe they need help; maybe they want to propose an idea to the PS:One community.
* Some people are shy about public speaking and want to practice without giving an "official" conference talk, which can be daunting. This is a great way to try it out in a community of peers.
* These days, many of us are becoming entrepreneurs to one extent or another. If you're trying to sell your idea to someone, you need to be able to explain it in five minutes or less.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism#Law_of_Fives "The Law of Fives"]

==How can I participate?==

Easy - sign up to give a talk! Contact Bry (bry on irc OR vicePresident @ pumpingstationone.org) or add your talk to the Current section below.

Include your name (or handle) and talk title, as well as whether or not you'll need projector access.

Right now, we're running this off-the-cuff. If we find ourselves pushing the hour limit, we may restrict sign-ups and/or schedule people for later months.

==How can I attend?==

Just show up!

==Current 300SoF==

# Dee - Important uses of rope           [projector needed]
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -

(sign up for these available spots!)

==Past 300SoF==

====March 2013====

# - Jenny - Voting Rights Act of 1965
# - Steve - Beer Church - What to do with the mash?
# - Shellie - Amazing world of mail art
# - Mike - DAGS
# - Ste - Linear Interpolation

====January 2013====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Jesse Seay
# Director at Large nominee - Ed Bennett
# Director at Large nominee - Shawn Blaszak
# Director at Large nominee - Steve Finkleman
# CTO nominee - Josh Krueger
# Treasurer nominee - Steve Farkas
# Secretary nominee - Haley Willis
# Vice President nominee - Bryanna Denney
# President nominee - Eric Stein

====December 2012====

====November 2012====
# - Will McShane - Vinyl advertising as craft material
# - Mike Warot - Hacking a digital caliper

====October 2012====
# - Rhys Raven - Two fine encryption tools
# - Ryan Brandys - Stuff Ryan is doing
# - Patrick Callahan - Power Racing Highlights

====September 2012====
# - Benjamin Sugar - Apps for activists
# - Will McShane - Laser Scrimshaw
# - Brian Chojnowski - Antikythera
# - Donald Jacobson - Fun with 3d printing
# - Dan Locks - Find me a new job

====August 2012====

# Sacha - Inkscape as Engineering Tool
# Aeva - TV hacking
# Will - 30 second chocolate cake
# Todd - Chicago wifi project
# Corinna - Radiohead bear suit
# Anthony - We Found the Higgs

====July 2012====

# Sacha - From 2D to 3D: five techniques for designing objects for laser cutting
# Elory - The Big Draw Chicago
# Trevor - on behalf of the vinyl cutter
# Will - 1956 Erector set

====June 2012====

# Ed - Electronic Cactus

====May 2012====

# Jesse - introduction to me and my work
# Adam - Apollo 13
# Steve - Doors
# Todd - wifi project
# Sacha - Relative Risk and You
# Brian - Antikythera

====April 2012====

# Rhys - Bitcoin
# Dwayne Johnson - Washcloth Robot
# Sacha De'Angeli - Photoduino Booth
# Avner - Mozilla Open Badges and Hackerspaces

====March 2012====

# Eric Stein - Actual TARDIS
# Jimmy Trevor - Wanderer's Poetry
# Andrew Valkanas - Hacker, hack thy self
# Avner - Kombucha: What the #$*& is that, and can I have some?
# Adam - Artificial pancreas
# Jay - Economics and the technological singularity

====February 2012====
Date change: February 7!

# Eric Stein - mkpuzzle
# Steve - Eagle to Finished Circuit Board in Two Hours
# Jenny Tong - Hacking People
# Brian Kung - Hacking Movement
# Kathy - Sea Chanties
# Ben Smith - Infolens Storage
# Sacha - Intro to Do-ocracies and Bicycle Shedding
# Colin - Stuff I Do
# Pocket Factory - Clap Rap
# Anthony - Hack the Universe
# Chris - dropping some rhymes
# Mike Warot - Computer Security Can Be Fixed

====January 2012====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Eric
# Director at Large nominee - Dan Meyer
# Director at Large nominee - Steve
# CTO nominee - Eric
# Treasurer nominee - Ish
# BREAK! Cell Stretcher: an Open Science Project - Gerry
# Secretary nominee - Shawn
# Secretary nominee - Patrick
# Vice President nominee - Shawn
# Vice President nominee - Patrick
# President nominee - Tim
# BREAK! Thanks for all you've made in the past year - Anne
# Vice President nominee - Jim

====December 2011====
# Tricopter - Dan
# Osloom's linear actuator - Ed
# Making things for fun and profit - Tim
# NaNoWriYe - Laurie
# Open Science - Ben

====November 2011====
# Awesome Award (and photos) - Chris and Sacha
# The Awesome Foundation - Chris
# Making a Daft Punk Helmet, and Why You Shouldn't - Nick
# telling us about how rad glassblowing is - Daniel from Hotglass Chicago
# journal reading - Beth
# The Saga of Juan - Jim
# Open Science: What it is and why it's cool - Sacha
# Chatlight: Embodying the Internet - Eric
# virtual focus - mike
# digeridoo performance - geoffrey

====October 2011====
# Dan Meyer: Fab Lab Circuit Bending Workshop Video
# Ashley from i3 - Engineering Education: We're Doing it Wrong
# Tim - Businesses as Projects

====September 2011====
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Lindsay -Ghetto prom 2011

====August 2011====
# Chromium and you - Sacha
# Textile changes - Avner and Lindsay and Tim
# Image processing for cool results - Eric Stein
# One damn beautiful hackerspace - Tim
# Dabble - Anne
# Defcon - Dan

====June 2011====
# Will - Fresh Paint
# John - Electronics for Popups
# Jess - World Naked Bike Ride
# Ish - Apps that break the game
# Tomer - Sarah Palin in a box on acid, or ecstasy
# Adrianna - Song for Pluto

====May 2011====

# Nick - HAL740: An Introduction to DIY Home Automation
# Rhys - Pirates, Hackers, and ADC
# Shawn Blaszak presents the fantastical tangled tale of how I earned my semi-ersatz Erdos number and my surprisingly believable Bacon number
# Jordan - Cricut hacks
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Matt/digipengi - Protect Your Shit
# Avner - GGHC

====April 2011====

# Kyle - Passive Agressive: Interpreting and Reinterpreting Passive Digital Media
# Dustin - Firefox 4 and Mozilla
# Jim - My Bike and a special announcement
# Sacha - How Open Source Saved My Company
# Eric - How to Wiki

====March 2011====

# Joe - Waking up a la Flava Flav
# Jonathan - Extracting Coffee
# Jim - Hipster Nascar and the Balloon Factory
# Eric - Freegeek
# Rhys - Wireless Chording Keyboard on Thingiverse

====February 2011====

# Avner - Vertical garden
# Joe - Where's Waldo?
# Dan - Small CNC
# Patrick - Things I'm doing
# Jim - Stories from the balloon factory
# David - Time-lapse CHDK photography
# Ben - Macaroni and cheese

====January 2011====
Election edition!

# Jordan Bunker (At Large)
# Jim Burke (At Large)
# Shawn Blasak (At Large)
# Asher - hacking the five minute play
# Rhys (CTO)
# Tim "How to hand-cut a mortise and tenon (badly)"
# Ishmael Rufus (Treasurer)
# Patrick (Secretary)
# Idan - Skiboard
# Nathan Witt (Vice President)
# Anne Petersen (President)
# Sacha De'Angeli (Nothing)

====December 2010====

# Sarah - Member survey
# Jordan, Ish, Rhys, Nathan, Tim - Open Door Hackathon
# Dan - CNC PhlatPrinter
# Tim - Top reasons why you can't juggle
# Joshua Rothhaas - Tinkering School comes to Chicago
# Jay - PCs Uncased
# Sacha - ChiHack
# Patrick - XMas64 Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
# Nathan - Pledge drive
# Jaku and John - RFID jacket
# Tomer

====November 2010====

# Patrick - XMass64 v0.1
# Dustin - Hacking Elections
# Tim - Laser Cutters and you
# Tim and Jordan - Hackerspace valuation, a proposal

====October 2010====

# Bill Mania - Team Frednet and the Google Lunar X Prize
# Joe - Joe's Fantastic Voyage
# dustin - buildbot
# arthur - xray scattering
# Vimby - The world premier of Scion's Take on the Machine, Pumping Station: One

====September 2010====
# Patrick - Patrick
# Sacha - Chemical burns and electric shocks: making atomically sharp needles for fun and profit.
# Sacha - Fish or eat sushi: dumping unprofitable projects for fun and profit.
# Dan - Knots? That's Awesome

====August 2010====
# How to Fail at Physics by Sacha
# Clear Hotspot by Matt
# Mister Rogers on Ecstasy in a Box by Tomer
# Open Up by Willow

====July 13, 2010====

# How to Identify Someone Who Practises Hacking by Tim
# PRS by Jim
# Rival Spaces by Steve
# Optimizing PS:One by Anne

====June 8, 2010====

# Stuff I keep in my pockets by Patrick
# Shadelab by Alex Gilliam
# More tales from the balloon factory by Jim
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Breakfast Cleanup Club results by Anne
# chain maille by Jakub
# Geek Pranks by Patrick
# NeighborCon by Travis

====May 11, 2010====

# Firespinning by Sc00bz
# Taking inventory of PS1's stuff and how you can help by Tim
# The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End by Jeff
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Audio Arduino by Joe Fallon

====April 13, 2010====

# tobtu.com by Sc00bz
# Welcome Tomerica by Tomer
# Tech Workers of the World Unite! by Steve Goodpaster
# Chip Decapping by Travis Goodspeed
# Creative Re-Use by Carl Boyd
# The Jew's Harp by Jimmy P. Rogers
# Malicious GPU Kernel by Travis Goodspeed

====March 9, 2010====

# First Robotics by Ryan Lanham
# A Hackerspace's Guide to... oh, you stopped reading, didn't you by Sacha De'Angeli
# 10 Awesome Things You Probably Didn't Know About Neuroanatomy by Frag
# Digeridoo by Geoffrey
# Arduino Radio by Joseph Fallon
# Please Pirate by Pete
# Fiddling Around by Sarah S.
# Things That Happen to Me at the Balloon Factory by Jim
# Democratizing Video Surveillance by Ella
# Fun Raising by Eric Hanley

====February 9, 2010====

# Peoplehacking II: A Numerically and Biologically Intensive Solution to Losing Weight or: The Engineers' Guide to Weight Loss or: Four Formulae For The Reduction Of Operational Mass by Sacha De'Angeli
# Maker Fair: Get Excited! by Ryan Lanham
# Photography Rights: an educational rant on where it's legal to take pictures by Anne Petersen
# RepRap report: progress! by camo
# Brawndo: The Messy Hackerspace MUTILATOR by Tim Saylor

==Creative Commons licensing and attribution==
Content is available under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported], cribbed generously from the wiki about [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame/ Noisebridge's similar event].

300 Seconds of fame

2013-04-04T20:57:51Z

Dee: /* Current 300SoF */

2nd Tuesdays of each month at PS:One, you! yes YOU! get to hear your fellow members, geeks, and other associated community-minded people present to whoever wants to show up, but only for 300 seconds apiece.

You've got five minutes. Use it wisely.

==What is it?==

300 Seconds of Fame (300SoF) is a combination/alteration of PS:One's separate [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/lightning-talks-at-pumping-station-one/ lightning talks] and [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/pechakucha-night-at-psone/ Pecha Kucha night], taking in elements from [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame Noisebridge's Five Minutes of Fame], which in turn is an adaptation of CCC's Lightning Talks. The idea is that we hold about an hour's worth of 5 minute open mic slots. You can run shorter, but not longer, than five minutes.

Within those parameters, what is it? Glad you asked.

It can be a presentation, a musical number, a demonstration, a debate, a run-through of a proof of concept, performance art, live circuit bending, etc, etc, ad nauseum. Will it fit into five minutes, be feasible for the space, and be appreciated by an audience? Go for it.

==When and Where does it happen?==

Second Tuesday of every month after the 8pm meeting at PS:One. (doors open at 6ish)

==Why are we doing this?==

* Easy way to find out what's going on at PS:One -- no need to sit through long lectures.
* Some people are working on projects that are not ready for a full 30 minute or hour long talk, but they want to get their ideas out. Maybe they need help; maybe they want to propose an idea to the PS:One community.
* Some people are shy about public speaking and want to practice without giving an "official" conference talk, which can be daunting. This is a great way to try it out in a community of peers.
* These days, many of us are becoming entrepreneurs to one extent or another. If you're trying to sell your idea to someone, you need to be able to explain it in five minutes or less.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism#Law_of_Fives "The Law of Fives"]

==How can I participate?==

Easy - sign up to give a talk! Contact Bry (bry on irc OR vicePresident @ pumpingstationone.org) or add your talk to the Current section below.

Include your name (or handle) and talk title, as well as whether or not you'll need projector access.

Right now, we're running this off-the-cuff. If we find ourselves pushing the hour limit, we may restrict sign-ups and/or schedule people for later months.

==How can I attend?==

Just show up!

==Current 300SoF==

# Dee - Important uses of rope           [projector needed]
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -

(sign up for these available spots!)

==Past 300SoF==

====March 2013====

# - Jenny - Voting Rights Act of 1965
# - Steve - Beer Church - What to do with the mash?
# - Shellie - Amazing world of mail art
# - Mike - DAGS
# - Ste - Linear Interpolation

====January 2013====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Jesse Seay
# Director at Large nominee - Ed Bennett
# Director at Large nominee - Shawn Blaszak
# Director at Large nominee - Steve Finkleman
# CTO nominee - Josh Krueger
# Treasurer nominee - Steve Farkas
# Secretary nominee - Haley Willis
# Vice President nominee - Bryanna Denney
# President nominee - Eric Stein

====December 2012====

====November 2012====
# - Will McShane - Vinyl advertising as craft material
# - Mike Warot - Hacking a digital caliper

====October 2012====
# - Rhys Raven - Two fine encryption tools
# - Ryan Brandys - Stuff Ryan is doing
# - Patrick Callahan - Power Racing Highlights

====September 2012====
# - Benjamin Sugar - Apps for activists
# - Will McShane - Laser Scrimshaw
# - Brian Chojnowski - Antikythera
# - Donald Jacobson - Fun with 3d printing
# - Dan Locks - Find me a new job

====August 2012====

# Sacha - Inkscape as Engineering Tool
# Aeva - TV hacking
# Will - 30 second chocolate cake
# Todd - Chicago wifi project
# Corinna - Radiohead bear suit
# Anthony - We Found the Higgs

====July 2012====

# Sacha - From 2D to 3D: five techniques for designing objects for laser cutting
# Elory - The Big Draw Chicago
# Trevor - on behalf of the vinyl cutter
# Will - 1956 Erector set

====June 2012====

# Ed - Electronic Cactus

====May 2012====

# Jesse - introduction to me and my work
# Adam - Apollo 13
# Steve - Doors
# Todd - wifi project
# Sacha - Relative Risk and You
# Brian - Antikythera

====April 2012====

# Rhys - Bitcoin
# Dwayne Johnson - Washcloth Robot
# Sacha De'Angeli - Photoduino Booth
# Avner - Mozilla Open Badges and Hackerspaces

====March 2012====

# Eric Stein - Actual TARDIS
# Jimmy Trevor - Wanderer's Poetry
# Andrew Valkanas - Hacker, hack thy self
# Avner - Kombucha: What the #$*& is that, and can I have some?
# Adam - Artificial pancreas
# Jay - Economics and the technological singularity

====February 2012====
Date change: February 7!

# Eric Stein - mkpuzzle
# Steve - Eagle to Finished Circuit Board in Two Hours
# Jenny Tong - Hacking People
# Brian Kung - Hacking Movement
# Kathy - Sea Chanties
# Ben Smith - Infolens Storage
# Sacha - Intro to Do-ocracies and Bicycle Shedding
# Colin - Stuff I Do
# Pocket Factory - Clap Rap
# Anthony - Hack the Universe
# Chris - dropping some rhymes
# Mike Warot - Computer Security Can Be Fixed

====January 2012====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Eric
# Director at Large nominee - Dan Meyer
# Director at Large nominee - Steve
# CTO nominee - Eric
# Treasurer nominee - Ish
# BREAK! Cell Stretcher: an Open Science Project - Gerry
# Secretary nominee - Shawn
# Secretary nominee - Patrick
# Vice President nominee - Shawn
# Vice President nominee - Patrick
# President nominee - Tim
# BREAK! Thanks for all you've made in the past year - Anne
# Vice President nominee - Jim

====December 2011====
# Tricopter - Dan
# Osloom's linear actuator - Ed
# Making things for fun and profit - Tim
# NaNoWriYe - Laurie
# Open Science - Ben

====November 2011====
# Awesome Award (and photos) - Chris and Sacha
# The Awesome Foundation - Chris
# Making a Daft Punk Helmet, and Why You Shouldn't - Nick
# telling us about how rad glassblowing is - Daniel from Hotglass Chicago
# journal reading - Beth
# The Saga of Juan - Jim
# Open Science: What it is and why it's cool - Sacha
# Chatlight: Embodying the Internet - Eric
# virtual focus - mike
# digeridoo performance - geoffrey

====October 2011====
# Dan Meyer: Fab Lab Circuit Bending Workshop Video
# Ashley from i3 - Engineering Education: We're Doing it Wrong
# Tim - Businesses as Projects

====September 2011====
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Lindsay -Ghetto prom 2011

====August 2011====
# Chromium and you - Sacha
# Textile changes - Avner and Lindsay and Tim
# Image processing for cool results - Eric Stein
# One damn beautiful hackerspace - Tim
# Dabble - Anne
# Defcon - Dan

====June 2011====
# Will - Fresh Paint
# John - Electronics for Popups
# Jess - World Naked Bike Ride
# Ish - Apps that break the game
# Tomer - Sarah Palin in a box on acid, or ecstasy
# Adrianna - Song for Pluto

====May 2011====

# Nick - HAL740: An Introduction to DIY Home Automation
# Rhys - Pirates, Hackers, and ADC
# Shawn Blaszak presents the fantastical tangled tale of how I earned my semi-ersatz Erdos number and my surprisingly believable Bacon number
# Jordan - Cricut hacks
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Matt/digipengi - Protect Your Shit
# Avner - GGHC

====April 2011====

# Kyle - Passive Agressive: Interpreting and Reinterpreting Passive Digital Media
# Dustin - Firefox 4 and Mozilla
# Jim - My Bike and a special announcement
# Sacha - How Open Source Saved My Company
# Eric - How to Wiki

====March 2011====

# Joe - Waking up a la Flava Flav
# Jonathan - Extracting Coffee
# Jim - Hipster Nascar and the Balloon Factory
# Eric - Freegeek
# Rhys - Wireless Chording Keyboard on Thingiverse

====February 2011====

# Avner - Vertical garden
# Joe - Where's Waldo?
# Dan - Small CNC
# Patrick - Things I'm doing
# Jim - Stories from the balloon factory
# David - Time-lapse CHDK photography
# Ben - Macaroni and cheese

====January 2011====
Election edition!

# Jordan Bunker (At Large)
# Jim Burke (At Large)
# Shawn Blasak (At Large)
# Asher - hacking the five minute play
# Rhys (CTO)
# Tim "How to hand-cut a mortise and tenon (badly)"
# Ishmael Rufus (Treasurer)
# Patrick (Secretary)
# Idan - Skiboard
# Nathan Witt (Vice President)
# Anne Petersen (President)
# Sacha De'Angeli (Nothing)

====December 2010====

# Sarah - Member survey
# Jordan, Ish, Rhys, Nathan, Tim - Open Door Hackathon
# Dan - CNC PhlatPrinter
# Tim - Top reasons why you can't juggle
# Joshua Rothhaas - Tinkering School comes to Chicago
# Jay - PCs Uncased
# Sacha - ChiHack
# Patrick - XMas64 Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
# Nathan - Pledge drive
# Jaku and John - RFID jacket
# Tomer

====November 2010====

# Patrick - XMass64 v0.1
# Dustin - Hacking Elections
# Tim - Laser Cutters and you
# Tim and Jordan - Hackerspace valuation, a proposal

====October 2010====

# Bill Mania - Team Frednet and the Google Lunar X Prize
# Joe - Joe's Fantastic Voyage
# dustin - buildbot
# arthur - xray scattering
# Vimby - The world premier of Scion's Take on the Machine, Pumping Station: One

====September 2010====
# Patrick - Patrick
# Sacha - Chemical burns and electric shocks: making atomically sharp needles for fun and profit.
# Sacha - Fish or eat sushi: dumping unprofitable projects for fun and profit.
# Dan - Knots? That's Awesome

====August 2010====
# How to Fail at Physics by Sacha
# Clear Hotspot by Matt
# Mister Rogers on Ecstasy in a Box by Tomer
# Open Up by Willow

====July 13, 2010====

# How to Identify Someone Who Practises Hacking by Tim
# PRS by Jim
# Rival Spaces by Steve
# Optimizing PS:One by Anne

====June 8, 2010====

# Stuff I keep in my pockets by Patrick
# Shadelab by Alex Gilliam
# More tales from the balloon factory by Jim
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Breakfast Cleanup Club results by Anne
# chain maille by Jakub
# Geek Pranks by Patrick
# NeighborCon by Travis

====May 11, 2010====

# Firespinning by Sc00bz
# Taking inventory of PS1's stuff and how you can help by Tim
# The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End by Jeff
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Audio Arduino by Joe Fallon

====April 13, 2010====

# tobtu.com by Sc00bz
# Welcome Tomerica by Tomer
# Tech Workers of the World Unite! by Steve Goodpaster
# Chip Decapping by Travis Goodspeed
# Creative Re-Use by Carl Boyd
# The Jew's Harp by Jimmy P. Rogers
# Malicious GPU Kernel by Travis Goodspeed

====March 9, 2010====

# First Robotics by Ryan Lanham
# A Hackerspace's Guide to... oh, you stopped reading, didn't you by Sacha De'Angeli
# 10 Awesome Things You Probably Didn't Know About Neuroanatomy by Frag
# Digeridoo by Geoffrey
# Arduino Radio by Joseph Fallon
# Please Pirate by Pete
# Fiddling Around by Sarah S.
# Things That Happen to Me at the Balloon Factory by Jim
# Democratizing Video Surveillance by Ella
# Fun Raising by Eric Hanley

====February 9, 2010====

# Peoplehacking II: A Numerically and Biologically Intensive Solution to Losing Weight or: The Engineers' Guide to Weight Loss or: Four Formulae For The Reduction Of Operational Mass by Sacha De'Angeli
# Maker Fair: Get Excited! by Ryan Lanham
# Photography Rights: an educational rant on where it's legal to take pictures by Anne Petersen
# RepRap report: progress! by camo
# Brawndo: The Messy Hackerspace MUTILATOR by Tim Saylor

==Creative Commons licensing and attribution==
Content is available under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported], cribbed generously from the wiki about [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame/ Noisebridge's similar event].

300 Seconds of fame

2013-04-04T17:50:58Z

Dee: /* Current 300SoF */ add "Important uses of rope"

2nd Tuesdays of each month at PS:One, you! yes YOU! get to hear your fellow members, geeks, and other associated community-minded people present to whoever wants to show up, but only for 300 seconds apiece.

You've got five minutes. Use it wisely.

==What is it?==

300 Seconds of Fame (300SoF) is a combination/alteration of PS:One's separate [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/lightning-talks-at-pumping-station-one/ lightning talks] and [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/pechakucha-night-at-psone/ Pecha Kucha night], taking in elements from [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame Noisebridge's Five Minutes of Fame], which in turn is an adaptation of CCC's Lightning Talks. The idea is that we hold about an hour's worth of 5 minute open mic slots. You can run shorter, but not longer, than five minutes.

Within those parameters, what is it? Glad you asked.

It can be a presentation, a musical number, a demonstration, a debate, a run-through of a proof of concept, performance art, live circuit bending, etc, etc, ad nauseum. Will it fit into five minutes, be feasible for the space, and be appreciated by an audience? Go for it.

==When and Where does it happen?==

Second Tuesday of every month after the 8pm meeting at PS:One. (doors open at 6ish)

==Why are we doing this?==

* Easy way to find out what's going on at PS:One -- no need to sit through long lectures.
* Some people are working on projects that are not ready for a full 30 minute or hour long talk, but they want to get their ideas out. Maybe they need help; maybe they want to propose an idea to the PS:One community.
* Some people are shy about public speaking and want to practice without giving an "official" conference talk, which can be daunting. This is a great way to try it out in a community of peers.
* These days, many of us are becoming entrepreneurs to one extent or another. If you're trying to sell your idea to someone, you need to be able to explain it in five minutes or less.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism#Law_of_Fives "The Law of Fives"]

==How can I participate?==

Easy - sign up to give a talk! Contact Bry (bry on irc OR vicePresident @ pumpingstationone.org) or add your talk to the Current section below.

Include your name (or handle) and talk title, as well as whether or not you'll need projector access.

Right now, we're running this off-the-cuff. If we find ourselves pushing the hour limit, we may restrict sign-ups and/or schedule people for later months.

==How can I attend?==

Just show up!

==Current 300SoF==

# Dee - Important uses of rope
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -

(sign up for these available spots!)

==Past 300SoF==

====March 2013====

# - Jenny - Voting Rights Act of 1965
# - Steve - Beer Church - What to do with the mash?
# - Shellie - Amazing world of mail art
# - Mike - DAGS
# - Ste - Linear Interpolation

====January 2013====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Jesse Seay
# Director at Large nominee - Ed Bennett
# Director at Large nominee - Shawn Blaszak
# Director at Large nominee - Steve Finkleman
# CTO nominee - Josh Krueger
# Treasurer nominee - Steve Farkas
# Secretary nominee - Haley Willis
# Vice President nominee - Bryanna Denney
# President nominee - Eric Stein

====December 2012====

====November 2012====
# - Will McShane - Vinyl advertising as craft material
# - Mike Warot - Hacking a digital caliper

====October 2012====
# - Rhys Raven - Two fine encryption tools
# - Ryan Brandys - Stuff Ryan is doing
# - Patrick Callahan - Power Racing Highlights

====September 2012====
# - Benjamin Sugar - Apps for activists
# - Will McShane - Laser Scrimshaw
# - Brian Chojnowski - Antikythera
# - Donald Jacobson - Fun with 3d printing
# - Dan Locks - Find me a new job

====August 2012====

# Sacha - Inkscape as Engineering Tool
# Aeva - TV hacking
# Will - 30 second chocolate cake
# Todd - Chicago wifi project
# Corinna - Radiohead bear suit
# Anthony - We Found the Higgs

====July 2012====

# Sacha - From 2D to 3D: five techniques for designing objects for laser cutting
# Elory - The Big Draw Chicago
# Trevor - on behalf of the vinyl cutter
# Will - 1956 Erector set

====June 2012====

# Ed - Electronic Cactus

====May 2012====

# Jesse - introduction to me and my work
# Adam - Apollo 13
# Steve - Doors
# Todd - wifi project
# Sacha - Relative Risk and You
# Brian - Antikythera

====April 2012====

# Rhys - Bitcoin
# Dwayne Johnson - Washcloth Robot
# Sacha De'Angeli - Photoduino Booth
# Avner - Mozilla Open Badges and Hackerspaces

====March 2012====

# Eric Stein - Actual TARDIS
# Jimmy Trevor - Wanderer's Poetry
# Andrew Valkanas - Hacker, hack thy self
# Avner - Kombucha: What the #$*& is that, and can I have some?
# Adam - Artificial pancreas
# Jay - Economics and the technological singularity

====February 2012====
Date change: February 7!

# Eric Stein - mkpuzzle
# Steve - Eagle to Finished Circuit Board in Two Hours
# Jenny Tong - Hacking People
# Brian Kung - Hacking Movement
# Kathy - Sea Chanties
# Ben Smith - Infolens Storage
# Sacha - Intro to Do-ocracies and Bicycle Shedding
# Colin - Stuff I Do
# Pocket Factory - Clap Rap
# Anthony - Hack the Universe
# Chris - dropping some rhymes
# Mike Warot - Computer Security Can Be Fixed

====January 2012====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Eric
# Director at Large nominee - Dan Meyer
# Director at Large nominee - Steve
# CTO nominee - Eric
# Treasurer nominee - Ish
# BREAK! Cell Stretcher: an Open Science Project - Gerry
# Secretary nominee - Shawn
# Secretary nominee - Patrick
# Vice President nominee - Shawn
# Vice President nominee - Patrick
# President nominee - Tim
# BREAK! Thanks for all you've made in the past year - Anne
# Vice President nominee - Jim

====December 2011====
# Tricopter - Dan
# Osloom's linear actuator - Ed
# Making things for fun and profit - Tim
# NaNoWriYe - Laurie
# Open Science - Ben

====November 2011====
# Awesome Award (and photos) - Chris and Sacha
# The Awesome Foundation - Chris
# Making a Daft Punk Helmet, and Why You Shouldn't - Nick
# telling us about how rad glassblowing is - Daniel from Hotglass Chicago
# journal reading - Beth
# The Saga of Juan - Jim
# Open Science: What it is and why it's cool - Sacha
# Chatlight: Embodying the Internet - Eric
# virtual focus - mike
# digeridoo performance - geoffrey

====October 2011====
# Dan Meyer: Fab Lab Circuit Bending Workshop Video
# Ashley from i3 - Engineering Education: We're Doing it Wrong
# Tim - Businesses as Projects

====September 2011====
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Lindsay -Ghetto prom 2011

====August 2011====
# Chromium and you - Sacha
# Textile changes - Avner and Lindsay and Tim
# Image processing for cool results - Eric Stein
# One damn beautiful hackerspace - Tim
# Dabble - Anne
# Defcon - Dan

====June 2011====
# Will - Fresh Paint
# John - Electronics for Popups
# Jess - World Naked Bike Ride
# Ish - Apps that break the game
# Tomer - Sarah Palin in a box on acid, or ecstasy
# Adrianna - Song for Pluto

====May 2011====

# Nick - HAL740: An Introduction to DIY Home Automation
# Rhys - Pirates, Hackers, and ADC
# Shawn Blaszak presents the fantastical tangled tale of how I earned my semi-ersatz Erdos number and my surprisingly believable Bacon number
# Jordan - Cricut hacks
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Matt/digipengi - Protect Your Shit
# Avner - GGHC

====April 2011====

# Kyle - Passive Agressive: Interpreting and Reinterpreting Passive Digital Media
# Dustin - Firefox 4 and Mozilla
# Jim - My Bike and a special announcement
# Sacha - How Open Source Saved My Company
# Eric - How to Wiki

====March 2011====

# Joe - Waking up a la Flava Flav
# Jonathan - Extracting Coffee
# Jim - Hipster Nascar and the Balloon Factory
# Eric - Freegeek
# Rhys - Wireless Chording Keyboard on Thingiverse

====February 2011====

# Avner - Vertical garden
# Joe - Where's Waldo?
# Dan - Small CNC
# Patrick - Things I'm doing
# Jim - Stories from the balloon factory
# David - Time-lapse CHDK photography
# Ben - Macaroni and cheese

====January 2011====
Election edition!

# Jordan Bunker (At Large)
# Jim Burke (At Large)
# Shawn Blasak (At Large)
# Asher - hacking the five minute play
# Rhys (CTO)
# Tim "How to hand-cut a mortise and tenon (badly)"
# Ishmael Rufus (Treasurer)
# Patrick (Secretary)
# Idan - Skiboard
# Nathan Witt (Vice President)
# Anne Petersen (President)
# Sacha De'Angeli (Nothing)

====December 2010====

# Sarah - Member survey
# Jordan, Ish, Rhys, Nathan, Tim - Open Door Hackathon
# Dan - CNC PhlatPrinter
# Tim - Top reasons why you can't juggle
# Joshua Rothhaas - Tinkering School comes to Chicago
# Jay - PCs Uncased
# Sacha - ChiHack
# Patrick - XMas64 Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
# Nathan - Pledge drive
# Jaku and John - RFID jacket
# Tomer

====November 2010====

# Patrick - XMass64 v0.1
# Dustin - Hacking Elections
# Tim - Laser Cutters and you
# Tim and Jordan - Hackerspace valuation, a proposal

====October 2010====

# Bill Mania - Team Frednet and the Google Lunar X Prize
# Joe - Joe's Fantastic Voyage
# dustin - buildbot
# arthur - xray scattering
# Vimby - The world premier of Scion's Take on the Machine, Pumping Station: One

====September 2010====
# Patrick - Patrick
# Sacha - Chemical burns and electric shocks: making atomically sharp needles for fun and profit.
# Sacha - Fish or eat sushi: dumping unprofitable projects for fun and profit.
# Dan - Knots? That's Awesome

====August 2010====
# How to Fail at Physics by Sacha
# Clear Hotspot by Matt
# Mister Rogers on Ecstasy in a Box by Tomer
# Open Up by Willow

====July 13, 2010====

# How to Identify Someone Who Practises Hacking by Tim
# PRS by Jim
# Rival Spaces by Steve
# Optimizing PS:One by Anne

====June 8, 2010====

# Stuff I keep in my pockets by Patrick
# Shadelab by Alex Gilliam
# More tales from the balloon factory by Jim
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Breakfast Cleanup Club results by Anne
# chain maille by Jakub
# Geek Pranks by Patrick
# NeighborCon by Travis

====May 11, 2010====

# Firespinning by Sc00bz
# Taking inventory of PS1's stuff and how you can help by Tim
# The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End by Jeff
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Audio Arduino by Joe Fallon

====April 13, 2010====

# tobtu.com by Sc00bz
# Welcome Tomerica by Tomer
# Tech Workers of the World Unite! by Steve Goodpaster
# Chip Decapping by Travis Goodspeed
# Creative Re-Use by Carl Boyd
# The Jew's Harp by Jimmy P. Rogers
# Malicious GPU Kernel by Travis Goodspeed

====March 9, 2010====

# First Robotics by Ryan Lanham
# A Hackerspace's Guide to... oh, you stopped reading, didn't you by Sacha De'Angeli
# 10 Awesome Things You Probably Didn't Know About Neuroanatomy by Frag
# Digeridoo by Geoffrey
# Arduino Radio by Joseph Fallon
# Please Pirate by Pete
# Fiddling Around by Sarah S.
# Things That Happen to Me at the Balloon Factory by Jim
# Democratizing Video Surveillance by Ella
# Fun Raising by Eric Hanley

====February 9, 2010====

# Peoplehacking II: A Numerically and Biologically Intensive Solution to Losing Weight or: The Engineers' Guide to Weight Loss or: Four Formulae For The Reduction Of Operational Mass by Sacha De'Angeli
# Maker Fair: Get Excited! by Ryan Lanham
# Photography Rights: an educational rant on where it's legal to take pictures by Anne Petersen
# RepRap report: progress! by camo
# Brawndo: The Messy Hackerspace MUTILATOR by Tim Saylor

==Creative Commons licensing and attribution==
Content is available under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported], cribbed generously from the wiki about [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame/ Noisebridge's similar event].

300 Seconds of fame

2013-04-04T17:50:58Z

Dee: /* Current 300SoF */ add "Important uses of rope"

2nd Tuesdays of each month at PS:One, you! yes YOU! get to hear your fellow members, geeks, and other associated community-minded people present to whoever wants to show up, but only for 300 seconds apiece.

You've got five minutes. Use it wisely.

==What is it?==

300 Seconds of Fame (300SoF) is a combination/alteration of PS:One's separate [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/lightning-talks-at-pumping-station-one/ lightning talks] and [http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/11/pechakucha-night-at-psone/ Pecha Kucha night], taking in elements from [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame Noisebridge's Five Minutes of Fame], which in turn is an adaptation of CCC's Lightning Talks. The idea is that we hold about an hour's worth of 5 minute open mic slots. You can run shorter, but not longer, than five minutes.

Within those parameters, what is it? Glad you asked.

It can be a presentation, a musical number, a demonstration, a debate, a run-through of a proof of concept, performance art, live circuit bending, etc, etc, ad nauseum. Will it fit into five minutes, be feasible for the space, and be appreciated by an audience? Go for it.

==When and Where does it happen?==

Second Tuesday of every month after the 8pm meeting at PS:One. (doors open at 6ish)

==Why are we doing this?==

* Easy way to find out what's going on at PS:One -- no need to sit through long lectures.
* Some people are working on projects that are not ready for a full 30 minute or hour long talk, but they want to get their ideas out. Maybe they need help; maybe they want to propose an idea to the PS:One community.
* Some people are shy about public speaking and want to practice without giving an "official" conference talk, which can be daunting. This is a great way to try it out in a community of peers.
* These days, many of us are becoming entrepreneurs to one extent or another. If you're trying to sell your idea to someone, you need to be able to explain it in five minutes or less.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism#Law_of_Fives "The Law of Fives"]

==How can I participate?==

Easy - sign up to give a talk! Contact Bry (bry on irc OR vicePresident @ pumpingstationone.org) or add your talk to the Current section below.

Include your name (or handle) and talk title, as well as whether or not you'll need projector access.

Right now, we're running this off-the-cuff. If we find ourselves pushing the hour limit, we may restrict sign-ups and/or schedule people for later months.

==How can I attend?==

Just show up!

==Current 300SoF==

# Dee - Important uses of rope
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -
# -

(sign up for these available spots!)

==Past 300SoF==

====March 2013====

# - Jenny - Voting Rights Act of 1965
# - Steve - Beer Church - What to do with the mash?
# - Shellie - Amazing world of mail art
# - Mike - DAGS
# - Ste - Linear Interpolation

====January 2013====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Jesse Seay
# Director at Large nominee - Ed Bennett
# Director at Large nominee - Shawn Blaszak
# Director at Large nominee - Steve Finkleman
# CTO nominee - Josh Krueger
# Treasurer nominee - Steve Farkas
# Secretary nominee - Haley Willis
# Vice President nominee - Bryanna Denney
# President nominee - Eric Stein

====December 2012====

====November 2012====
# - Will McShane - Vinyl advertising as craft material
# - Mike Warot - Hacking a digital caliper

====October 2012====
# - Rhys Raven - Two fine encryption tools
# - Ryan Brandys - Stuff Ryan is doing
# - Patrick Callahan - Power Racing Highlights

====September 2012====
# - Benjamin Sugar - Apps for activists
# - Will McShane - Laser Scrimshaw
# - Brian Chojnowski - Antikythera
# - Donald Jacobson - Fun with 3d printing
# - Dan Locks - Find me a new job

====August 2012====

# Sacha - Inkscape as Engineering Tool
# Aeva - TV hacking
# Will - 30 second chocolate cake
# Todd - Chicago wifi project
# Corinna - Radiohead bear suit
# Anthony - We Found the Higgs

====July 2012====

# Sacha - From 2D to 3D: five techniques for designing objects for laser cutting
# Elory - The Big Draw Chicago
# Trevor - on behalf of the vinyl cutter
# Will - 1956 Erector set

====June 2012====

# Ed - Electronic Cactus

====May 2012====

# Jesse - introduction to me and my work
# Adam - Apollo 13
# Steve - Doors
# Todd - wifi project
# Sacha - Relative Risk and You
# Brian - Antikythera

====April 2012====

# Rhys - Bitcoin
# Dwayne Johnson - Washcloth Robot
# Sacha De'Angeli - Photoduino Booth
# Avner - Mozilla Open Badges and Hackerspaces

====March 2012====

# Eric Stein - Actual TARDIS
# Jimmy Trevor - Wanderer's Poetry
# Andrew Valkanas - Hacker, hack thy self
# Avner - Kombucha: What the #$*& is that, and can I have some?
# Adam - Artificial pancreas
# Jay - Economics and the technological singularity

====February 2012====
Date change: February 7!

# Eric Stein - mkpuzzle
# Steve - Eagle to Finished Circuit Board in Two Hours
# Jenny Tong - Hacking People
# Brian Kung - Hacking Movement
# Kathy - Sea Chanties
# Ben Smith - Infolens Storage
# Sacha - Intro to Do-ocracies and Bicycle Shedding
# Colin - Stuff I Do
# Pocket Factory - Clap Rap
# Anthony - Hack the Universe
# Chris - dropping some rhymes
# Mike Warot - Computer Security Can Be Fixed

====January 2012====
Election edition!

# Director at Large nominee - Eric
# Director at Large nominee - Dan Meyer
# Director at Large nominee - Steve
# CTO nominee - Eric
# Treasurer nominee - Ish
# BREAK! Cell Stretcher: an Open Science Project - Gerry
# Secretary nominee - Shawn
# Secretary nominee - Patrick
# Vice President nominee - Shawn
# Vice President nominee - Patrick
# President nominee - Tim
# BREAK! Thanks for all you've made in the past year - Anne
# Vice President nominee - Jim

====December 2011====
# Tricopter - Dan
# Osloom's linear actuator - Ed
# Making things for fun and profit - Tim
# NaNoWriYe - Laurie
# Open Science - Ben

====November 2011====
# Awesome Award (and photos) - Chris and Sacha
# The Awesome Foundation - Chris
# Making a Daft Punk Helmet, and Why You Shouldn't - Nick
# telling us about how rad glassblowing is - Daniel from Hotglass Chicago
# journal reading - Beth
# The Saga of Juan - Jim
# Open Science: What it is and why it's cool - Sacha
# Chatlight: Embodying the Internet - Eric
# virtual focus - mike
# digeridoo performance - geoffrey

====October 2011====
# Dan Meyer: Fab Lab Circuit Bending Workshop Video
# Ashley from i3 - Engineering Education: We're Doing it Wrong
# Tim - Businesses as Projects

====September 2011====
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Lindsay -Ghetto prom 2011

====August 2011====
# Chromium and you - Sacha
# Textile changes - Avner and Lindsay and Tim
# Image processing for cool results - Eric Stein
# One damn beautiful hackerspace - Tim
# Dabble - Anne
# Defcon - Dan

====June 2011====
# Will - Fresh Paint
# John - Electronics for Popups
# Jess - World Naked Bike Ride
# Ish - Apps that break the game
# Tomer - Sarah Palin in a box on acid, or ecstasy
# Adrianna - Song for Pluto

====May 2011====

# Nick - HAL740: An Introduction to DIY Home Automation
# Rhys - Pirates, Hackers, and ADC
# Shawn Blaszak presents the fantastical tangled tale of how I earned my semi-ersatz Erdos number and my surprisingly believable Bacon number
# Jordan - Cricut hacks
# Jim - More Stories from the Balloon Factory
# Matt/digipengi - Protect Your Shit
# Avner - GGHC

====April 2011====

# Kyle - Passive Agressive: Interpreting and Reinterpreting Passive Digital Media
# Dustin - Firefox 4 and Mozilla
# Jim - My Bike and a special announcement
# Sacha - How Open Source Saved My Company
# Eric - How to Wiki

====March 2011====

# Joe - Waking up a la Flava Flav
# Jonathan - Extracting Coffee
# Jim - Hipster Nascar and the Balloon Factory
# Eric - Freegeek
# Rhys - Wireless Chording Keyboard on Thingiverse

====February 2011====

# Avner - Vertical garden
# Joe - Where's Waldo?
# Dan - Small CNC
# Patrick - Things I'm doing
# Jim - Stories from the balloon factory
# David - Time-lapse CHDK photography
# Ben - Macaroni and cheese

====January 2011====
Election edition!

# Jordan Bunker (At Large)
# Jim Burke (At Large)
# Shawn Blasak (At Large)
# Asher - hacking the five minute play
# Rhys (CTO)
# Tim "How to hand-cut a mortise and tenon (badly)"
# Ishmael Rufus (Treasurer)
# Patrick (Secretary)
# Idan - Skiboard
# Nathan Witt (Vice President)
# Anne Petersen (President)
# Sacha De'Angeli (Nothing)

====December 2010====

# Sarah - Member survey
# Jordan, Ish, Rhys, Nathan, Tim - Open Door Hackathon
# Dan - CNC PhlatPrinter
# Tim - Top reasons why you can't juggle
# Joshua Rothhaas - Tinkering School comes to Chicago
# Jay - PCs Uncased
# Sacha - ChiHack
# Patrick - XMas64 Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
# Nathan - Pledge drive
# Jaku and John - RFID jacket
# Tomer

====November 2010====

# Patrick - XMass64 v0.1
# Dustin - Hacking Elections
# Tim - Laser Cutters and you
# Tim and Jordan - Hackerspace valuation, a proposal

====October 2010====

# Bill Mania - Team Frednet and the Google Lunar X Prize
# Joe - Joe's Fantastic Voyage
# dustin - buildbot
# arthur - xray scattering
# Vimby - The world premier of Scion's Take on the Machine, Pumping Station: One

====September 2010====
# Patrick - Patrick
# Sacha - Chemical burns and electric shocks: making atomically sharp needles for fun and profit.
# Sacha - Fish or eat sushi: dumping unprofitable projects for fun and profit.
# Dan - Knots? That's Awesome

====August 2010====
# How to Fail at Physics by Sacha
# Clear Hotspot by Matt
# Mister Rogers on Ecstasy in a Box by Tomer
# Open Up by Willow

====July 13, 2010====

# How to Identify Someone Who Practises Hacking by Tim
# PRS by Jim
# Rival Spaces by Steve
# Optimizing PS:One by Anne

====June 8, 2010====

# Stuff I keep in my pockets by Patrick
# Shadelab by Alex Gilliam
# More tales from the balloon factory by Jim
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Breakfast Cleanup Club results by Anne
# chain maille by Jakub
# Geek Pranks by Patrick
# NeighborCon by Travis

====May 11, 2010====

# Firespinning by Sc00bz
# Taking inventory of PS1's stuff and how you can help by Tim
# The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End by Jeff
# MakerBot by Patrick
# Audio Arduino by Joe Fallon

====April 13, 2010====

# tobtu.com by Sc00bz
# Welcome Tomerica by Tomer
# Tech Workers of the World Unite! by Steve Goodpaster
# Chip Decapping by Travis Goodspeed
# Creative Re-Use by Carl Boyd
# The Jew's Harp by Jimmy P. Rogers
# Malicious GPU Kernel by Travis Goodspeed

====March 9, 2010====

# First Robotics by Ryan Lanham
# A Hackerspace's Guide to... oh, you stopped reading, didn't you by Sacha De'Angeli
# 10 Awesome Things You Probably Didn't Know About Neuroanatomy by Frag
# Digeridoo by Geoffrey
# Arduino Radio by Joseph Fallon
# Please Pirate by Pete
# Fiddling Around by Sarah S.
# Things That Happen to Me at the Balloon Factory by Jim
# Democratizing Video Surveillance by Ella
# Fun Raising by Eric Hanley

====February 9, 2010====

# Peoplehacking II: A Numerically and Biologically Intensive Solution to Losing Weight or: The Engineers' Guide to Weight Loss or: Four Formulae For The Reduction Of Operational Mass by Sacha De'Angeli
# Maker Fair: Get Excited! by Ryan Lanham
# Photography Rights: an educational rant on where it's legal to take pictures by Anne Petersen
# RepRap report: progress! by camo
# Brawndo: The Messy Hackerspace MUTILATOR by Tim Saylor

==Creative Commons licensing and attribution==
Content is available under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported], cribbed generously from the wiki about [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame/ Noisebridge's similar event].

Anvil

2012-12-10T17:43:46Z

Dee: create page, particularly to store the links to basic safety

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner = Adriana
|certification = yes
|hackable = no
|model = MODEL
|serial = SERIAL
|arrived = DATE
|doesitwork = WORKING
|contact = Adriana
|where = Machine shop
|value = DOLLARS
}}

== Training resources ==

=== safety rules ===
* [http://tidewaterblacksmiths.net/] [http://www.tidewaterblacksmiths.com/3.html]

=== pedagogical ===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noGOcyBx3qI Beginning Blacksmithing: Different Hammers]
** and other videos by [http://www.youtube.com/user/Lakesideforge/videos?view=0 user LakesideForge]
* [http://www.navaching.com/forge/forgeindex.html navaching.com]
* [http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/blacksmith/farmshop.html BLACKSMITH PRACTICE]
* [http://www.anvilfire.com/iForge/tutor.php?lesson=hammer/demo hammer control]
* [http://www.anvilfire.com/FAQs/getstart_index.htm A self-study course for learning blacksmithing]

[[Category:Metalworking]]

Anvil

2012-12-10T17:43:46Z

Dee: create page, particularly to store the links to basic safety

User:Dee/Projects

2012-12-10T04:01:38Z

Dee: the marlinspike is done (the first version anyway)

Projects I've [mostly] completed:

* [http://paperlined.org/prominence/vertical/prison_rope.html A rope-making device] — wood with metal rods
* A [http://imgur.com/LFSu0 marlinspike that fits my keyring] — steel, hot forged

Projects I'm working on:

* [http://paperlined.org/apps/pumping_station_one/projects/I_made_this_with_a__panels.html "I made this with a..." panels] — A series of rectangular panels, each manufactured with a different method, with a word or two etched/cut/etc onto the panel's face, describing how it was manufactured.
*: ("chisel", "hand sewing needle", "anvil", "laser cutter", "vinyl cutter", "vacuum forming", "metal mill", etc)
* Organize and hold a [http://paperlined.org/apps/pumping_station_one/projects/sewing_class_for_trans_folks.html sewing machine intro class for trans folks]
* Organize and hold a knot/cordage/wire-rope class

User:Dee/Projects

2012-12-10T04:01:38Z

Dee: the marlinspike is done (the first version anyway)

Projects I've [mostly] completed:

* [http://paperlined.org/prominence/vertical/prison_rope.html A rope-making device] — wood with metal rods
* A [http://imgur.com/LFSu0 marlinspike that fits my keyring] — steel, hot forged

Projects I'm working on:

* [http://paperlined.org/apps/pumping_station_one/projects/I_made_this_with_a__panels.html "I made this with a..." panels] — A series of rectangular panels, each manufactured with a different method, with a word or two etched/cut/etc onto the panel's face, describing how it was manufactured.
*: ("chisel", "hand sewing needle", "anvil", "laser cutter", "vinyl cutter", "vacuum forming", "metal mill", etc)
* Organize and hold a [http://paperlined.org/apps/pumping_station_one/projects/sewing_class_for_trans_folks.html sewing machine intro class for trans folks]
* Organize and hold a knot/cordage/wire-rope class

Delta Drill Press (12in)

2012-12-09T03:39:03Z

Dee:

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner = Ed Bennett
|certification = yes
|hackable = no
|model = 11-990
|serial = W9620
|arrived = 1/1/12
|doesitwork = WORKING
|contact = Ed Bennett
|where = [[Workshop]]
|value = DOLLARS
}}
* '''Spindle speed:''' 620 - 3100 RPM

== Training resources ==
* [http://www.mikestools.com/download/Delta_Drill_Press_Owners_Manuals/Delta_11-990.pdf Instruction Manual] ([http://wiki.artisansasylum.com/index.php/File:Drill_Press_--_Delta_11-990_--_Manual.pdf mirror])

Delta Drill Press (12in)

2012-12-09T03:39:03Z

Dee:

Delta Drill Press (12in)

2012-12-08T22:05:14Z

Dee: add serial-num, model-num, and manual

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner = Ed Bennett
|certification = yes
|hackable = no
|model = 11-990
|serial = W9620
|arrived = 1/1/12
|doesitwork = WORKING
|contact = Ed Bennett
|where = [[Workshop]]
|value = DOLLARS
}}

== Training resources ==
* [http://www.mikestools.com/download/Delta_Drill_Press_Owners_Manuals/Delta_11-990.pdf Instruction Manual] ([http://wiki.artisansasylum.com/index.php/File:Drill_Press_--_Delta_11-990_--_Manual.pdf mirror])

Delta Drill Press (12in)

2012-12-08T22:05:14Z

Dee: add serial-num, model-num, and manual

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner = Ed Bennett
|certification = yes
|hackable = no
|model = 11-990
|serial = W9620
|arrived = 1/1/12
|doesitwork = WORKING
|contact = Ed Bennett
|where = [[Workshop]]
|value = DOLLARS
}}

== Training resources ==
* [http://www.mikestools.com/download/Delta_Drill_Press_Owners_Manuals/Delta_11-990.pdf Instruction Manual] ([http://wiki.artisansasylum.com/index.php/File:Drill_Press_--_Delta_11-990_--_Manual.pdf mirror])

Do-ocracy

2012-11-30T20:51:42Z

Dee: don't inadvertently stigmatize jobless folks, they face a lot of stigma for that already

Typically when someone wants to do or change something big at Pumping Station: One, they bring it up at a meeting and/or discuss it on the mailing list. Most of the time many of us just don't want to be troubled with spending a week figuring out if everyone is ok with a small or mundane thing, and so there's Do-ocracy. Do-ocracy tends to work just as long as our only rule is followed, to [[be excellent to each other]].

'''Do-ocracy: If you want something done, do it, but remember to be excellent to each other when doing so.'''

==Use Cases==
====The Short Version====
# Dick asks around if anyone would feel negative about the bike shed being pink. No one does.
# Dick paints the bike shed pink.

====The Being Excellent To Each Other Version====
# Dick paints the bike shed pink.
# Jane becomes unhappy about the fact that the bike shed she helped build is now pink.
# Jane politely engages Dick in discussion about why he thought this was ok. Dick realized that other people he shares the space with have feelings too.
# Jane and Dick decide to repaint the bike shed blue.

====The What Normally Happens Version====
# Dick paints the bike shed pink.
# Pumping Station: One is so large someone is bound to have an opinion about something (typically this ends up being someone who is either more or less living out of the space or who is almost never at the space), so Jane gets fucking pissed off at Dick and threatens his life. She's not a fan of pink and since she spends almost all her waking hours at the space, it's like a second home to her and she wants it run her way.
# They yell at each other for a while over the discussion mailing list, annoying hundreds of people.
# Dick won't stop talking about how much of a bitch Jane is on the mailing lists, making them useless for any other purpose.
# Jane gives #bantown Dick's home address and phone number.
# Dick ends up stating several times throughout the next month that he's leaving or has left Pumping Station: One, or any combination of the two.
# Jane, in retaliation to Dick constantly reverting changes she's made to the wiki, shits on top of the electronics bench. A statement to those (everyone) that haven't stopped talking to Dick. This is called an Austin Solder Puddle.
# At this point one of two things happen.
## Dick and Jane's friends overlap, they inadvertently end up at a bar drunk and make up. Crying in each other's arms about how much of a waste Pumping Station: One is.
## The drama continues until someone just gives up and moves on. At this point pretty much everyone's forgotten why this epic battle got started in the first place.

==Notes==
* Do-ocracy works most of the time. When it doesn't it REALLY sucks.
* If someone nicely asks you to change something back, be nice back and just change it back.
* If someone's being a dick to you about something you've changed, be nice and just change it back. If you must cry about it only do so after you've restored things.

Do-ocracy

2012-11-30T20:51:42Z

Dee: don't inadvertently stigmatize jobless folks, they face a lot of stigma for that already

User:Dee/Projects

2012-11-30T16:59:15Z

Dee:

User:Dee/Projects

2012-11-30T16:59:15Z

Dee:

User:Dee/Projects

2012-11-30T06:28:35Z

Dee:

Projects I've [mostly] completed:

* [http://paperlined.org/prominence/vertical/prison_rope.html A rope-making device] — wood with metal rods

Projects I'm working on:

* A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike marlinspike] that fits on my key-ring — steel, hot forged
* A set of rectangular objects, each with a word on it, denoting how that object was made (all of them should be in the same font size, for consistency):
** "chisel" — letters hand-carved into wood. Finish by staining the top surface, and leave the chiselled area unstained for contrast.
** "hand sewing" — letters that have been cut ouf of a contrasting fabric color, and hand-stitched onto a background piece of fabric
** "hot forging" — ??? How do you do lettering with blacksmithing?
** "laser cutter" — clear plastic sheet, with the letters being negative space
** "vinyl cutter" — letters in negative space, in cut vinyl
** "3D printer" — not flat... sort of an isometric proejction, with one word on the upper side of the cube, and the other word on the lower side of the cube
** "vacuum forming" — thin plastic that has been [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhajk_IDTUo vacuum formed] to specific letters, on a mold of the letters (mold done in elastomer?)
** "milling" — a block of aluminium, with the letters cut 1/4" deep with the milling machine

<noinclude> [[Category:Member Projects]] </noinclude>

User:Dee/Projects

2012-11-30T06:28:35Z

Dee:

User:Dee/Projects

2012-11-30T06:24:48Z

Dee:

Projects I've [mostly] completed:

* [http://paperlined.org/prominence/vertical/prison_rope.html A rope-making device] — wood with metal rods

Projects I'm working on:

* A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike marlinspike] that fits on my key-ring — steel, hot forged
* A set of rectangular objects, each with a word on it, denoting how that object was made (all of them should be in the same font size, for consistency):
** "chisel" — letters hand-carved into wood. Finish by staining the top surface, and leave the chiselled area unstained for contrast.
** "hand sewing" — letters that have been cut ouf of a contrasting fabric color, and hand-stitched onto a background piece of fabric
** "hot forging" — ??? How do you do lettering with blacksmithing?
** "laser cutter" — clear plastic sheet, with the letters being negative space
** "vinyl cutter" — letters in negative space, in cut vinyl
** "3D printer" — not flat... sort of an isometric proejction, with one word on the upper side of the cube, and the other word on the lower side of the cube
** "milling" — a block of aluminium, with the letters cut 1/4" deep with the milling machine

<noinclude> [[Category:Member Projects]] </noinclude>

User:Dee/Projects

2012-11-30T06:24:48Z

Dee:

Projects I've [mostly] completed:

* [http://paperlined.org/prominence/vertical/prison_rope.html A rope-making device] — wood with metal rods

Projects I'm working on:

* A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike marlinspike] that fits on my key-ring — steel, hot forged
* A set of rectangular objects, each with a word on it, denoting how that object was made (all of them should be in the same font size, for consistency):
** "chisel" — letters hand-carved into wood. Finish by staining the top surface, and leave the chiselled area unstained for contrast.
** "hand sewing" — letters that have been cut ouf of a contrasting fabric color, and hand-stitched onto a background piece of fabric
** "hot forging" — ??? How do you do lettering with blacksmithing?
** "laser cutter" — clear plastic sheet, with the letters being negative space
** "vinyl cutter" — letters in negative space, in cut vinyl
** "3D printer" — not flat... sort of an isometric proejction, with one word on the upper side of the cube, and the other word on the lower side of the cube
** "milling" — a block of aluminium, with the letters cut 1/4" deep with the milling machine

<noinclude> [[Category:Member Projects]] </noinclude>

User:Dee/Projects

2012-11-30T06:19:42Z

Dee:

Projects I've [mostly] completed:

* [http://paperlined.org/prominence/vertical/prison_rope.html A rope-making device] — wood with metal rods

Projects I'm working on:

* A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike marlinspike] that fits on my key-ring — steel, hot forged
* A set of flat(ish) rectangles, each with a word on it, denoting how that object was made (all of them should be in the same font size):
** "chisel" — letters hand-carved into wood
** "hand sewn" — letters that have been cut ouf of a contrasting fabric color, and hand-stitched onto a background piece of fabric
** "hot forged" — ??? How do you do lettering with blacksmithing?
** "laser cutter" — clear plastic sheet, with the letters being negative space
** "vinyl cutter" — letters in negative space, in cut vinyl
** "3D printer" — not flat... sort of an isometric proejction, with one word on the upper side of the cube, and the other word on the lower side of the cube
** "milling" — a block of aluminium, with the letters cut 1/4" deep with the milling machine

<noinclude> [[Category:Member Projects]] </noinclude>

User:Dee/Projects

2012-11-30T06:19:42Z

Dee:

Projects I've [mostly] completed:

* [http://paperlined.org/prominence/vertical/prison_rope.html A rope-making device] — wood with metal rods

Projects I'm working on:

* A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike marlinspike] that fits on my key-ring — steel, hot forged
* A set of flat(ish) rectangles, each with a word on it, denoting how that object was made (all of them should be in the same font size):
** "chisel" — letters hand-carved into wood
** "hand sewn" — letters that have been cut ouf of a contrasting fabric color, and hand-stitched onto a background piece of fabric
** "hot forged" — ??? How do you do lettering with blacksmithing?
** "laser cutter" — clear plastic sheet, with the letters being negative space
** "vinyl cutter" — letters in negative space, in cut vinyl
** "3D printer" — not flat... sort of an isometric proejction, with one word on the upper side of the cube, and the other word on the lower side of the cube
** "milling" — a block of aluminium, with the letters cut 1/4" deep with the milling machine

<noinclude> [[Category:Member Projects]] </noinclude>