We met up at Solid State Depot around 1PM and started drawing up some plans for a setup to test different sprayers with the 1/2 horsepower 1″ water pump. Pretty quickly, we realized that we needed bins, more pipe and fittings, and a ball valve to make it all work. So, we went on a […]
Archive for December, 2010
Carbon Fiber Fabrication
December 10th, 2010 
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Why join a hackerspace? Everyone has their own reason, but for me it’s mostly building a community to learn from and share with. But, there are practical reasons, too… some of my projects are messy! A long time ago, I worked at a small satellite company and was good friends with the guy who built […]
Autoponics: The Future of Food
December 9th, 2010 admin
Growing a plant seems like a fairly straightforward affair, right? Stick a seed in the ground, apply regular water and sunshine, and a few months later, voila. Sure, that may cut it for the budding agriculturalists of 10,000 BP who had a small tribe to feed. But what about modern society and its globally interconnected community, […]
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Tags: environment, food, hydroponics, organic, vegetables 
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Printer Hacking
December 9th, 2010 admin
Reposted from Hackerspace member Ross’s blog So the other day I was walking home from school and as I was walking by the dumpster I saw an old printer in there. I don’t know why someone was throwing it away but I didn’t care as I had more nefarious plans for it than simply spraying […]