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For Tim’s birthday we gave him a chocolate chip cookie cake.  They thought Jennifer was crazy when she asked for a blank cookie cake with no icing on it.  Instead of using icing to write the standard “Happy Birthday” message we used a LASER CUTTER to etch a complicated graphical image on the cookie.  We were surprised at how high the resolution could show on something edible.  We will post the specifics on our wiki page later on the exact settings and details for the laser so anyone can do this too.

Finished laser etched cookie for Tim

Go here for the full album including video of the laser doing it’s work on the cookie!

https://plus.google.com/photos/116575142518321294189/albums/5686573042061102209

 

 

 

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This fortnight Mog, Matt, Tim and I talk about our new Laser cutter, soda machines bleeding, and Makers Local being in the news. We then talked about libraries opening hacker spaces, HackerBus and TX/RX needing help with their move. I hope you all enjoy the show!
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On this week’s hackerspace digest Jimshoe, Crashcartpro, Tuttle, Brimstone and Mog discuss different rfid based access solutions, beambots, shapeways, and even noisebridge’s enjoyable quotes page.  Show notes available on the wiki.  Please leave comments below or at podcast@makerslocal.org

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The Huntsville chapter of Engineers Without Borders invites Makers Local 256 to come to a class on appropriate technologies design.  To define, appropriate technology design is the use of technology to allow a community to become self-reliant; e.g. using local resources and skills to implement and sustainably operate a setup for basic resources and income.  Some examples are here.

The appropriate technologies design class and tour will be starting at 10am on December 3, 2011 on-site at SIFAT‘s campus at 2944 County Rd. 113, Lineville, AL 36266.  Expect it to be an all day event as it is a 3 hour drive from Huntsville (we will need to leave at 7am, some of us are planning to carpool).  If you are interested in attending please sign up on the wikipage (carpooling is being arranged therein).

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Make some hot chocolate, grab a blanket and curl up by the fire with another episode of Hackerspace Digest. Brimstone, Jimshoe and Crashcart sit down to comment on the recent open house, Thingiverse, cons, books, lasers, geigers, apis and much more.

As usual notes are available on the wiki.

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