User:DaveMenninger

Hi, I'm Dave.

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Projects I'm working on

• MakerBot http://www.makerbot.com/
• screen-printing: http://wiki.hive13.org/index.php?title=Merch#Workflow_for_doing_our_own_shirts
• BookScanner http://bkrpr.org/

Projects I'd like to work on

• DIY CNC Router
• Laser http://wiki.nycresistor.com/wiki/Laser
• Arduino
  • http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/06/weekend_project_arduino_rumble_robo.html
  • http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/program_arduino_from_a_web_browser.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
• Eucalyptus http://open.eucalyptus.com/
• sim card reader: http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=183
• solar Mintyboost: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-solar-iPodiPhone-charger-aka-Might/
• tool library:
  • http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/07/portland_tool_libraries.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
  • http://www.borrowtools.org/
• pov ceiling fan: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/07/how-to_ceiling_fan_pov_display.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
• get this printed: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/07/computer_hardware_cheat_sheet.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
• http://www.liquidware.com/projects
• blubberbot: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/weekend_project_blubberbot.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
• ATX Power Kit
• koha for books and/or tool library: http://kylehall.info/index.php/projects/koha/koha-virtual-appliance/
• local currency
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Time_Store
  • http://transitionculture.org/2009/12/10/your-free-guide-to-setting-up-local-currencies/
  • http://www.sekuworks.com/
  • http://www.feldprinting.com/
  • http://cincinnatitimestore.com/
  • http://www.opensourcecurrency.org/
• window farm: http://our.windowfarms.org/2009/07/30/how-to-build-a-reservoir-system-window-farm/
• infoshop
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infoshop
  • http://www.sporeprint.info/
• BEAM Robots
  • http://www.beam-wiki.org/wiki/Main_Page

Materials

• buy some shapelock and play with it: http://shapelock.com/index.html
• silicone rubber molds: http://www.hobbycast.net/video.htm
• sugru http://sugru.com/
• recycle HDPE from plastic bags: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/recycling_plastic_bags_into_plastic.html

Classes

• MakerBot 101 - January 2010
• Papermaking 101 - February 2010
  • paper-making: http://wiki.hive13.org/index.php?title=Classes#Paper-Making
  • http://homegrown.org/blog/2009/07/diy-week-make-your-own-seed-embedded-paper/
  • http://www.makeandtakes.com/handmade-plantable-greeting-card
• Arduino 101 - March 2010

Good ideas from other hackerspaces

• five minutes of fame https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Five_Minutes_of_Fame
• PR committee http://pumpingstationone.org/wiki//index.php?title=PR_Committee
• membership management system http://pumpingstationone.org/wiki//index.php?title=Membership_Management_System
• http://pumpingstationone.org/wiki//index.php?title=Open_Fair_Credit_Standard
• how mobo bike coop works: http://mobobicyclecoop.org/about/
• 501c3 process: http://wiki.baltimorenode.org/index.php?title=501(c)(3)_process
• mo money: http://wiki.baltimorenode.org/index.php?title=Mo_money...
• open mapping: http://hacdc.org/content/mappingdcs-first-meeting-thursday
• Breeding Collective Culture: http://www.hackerbotlabs.com/breeding-collective-culture/
• resource displosal: http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php?title=Resource_Disposal

Interests

open source, digital fabrication, diy, local currencies, gardening, fermentation, paper-making, screen-printing, books, local history, free geek, board games, libraries, recycling, temporary autonomous zones, design patterns, wiki, arduino, papernet, qr codes, CCGs, MMOs, Google Android, IKEA hacking, hydroponics, guitar hero, vermicomposting, OpenStreetMap ...

Also find me on

• hackerspaces:User:DaveMenninger
• http://davemenninger.com/me.php
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DaveMenninger

my todo list

• find attorney, accountant, insurance agent
  • http://www.idealist.org/if/as/Consultant
• federal form 1023 to get 501c3 status
• register with the attorney general
• idea: man pages for the Bylaws; i.e. "you want xyz; you must do procedure abc"
• http://www.legalzoom.com/incorporation-state-requirements/ohio-corporation.html
• visit Dayton Diode http://dcpaper.blade6.donet.com/components/content_manager_v03/view_dcpaper/htdocs/dhtml/menu_ps.asp?NodeId=-47105682&Group_ID=1161867733&Parent_ID=-1725052150
• amazon affiliate code
• organize PR area of wiki
• start putting out feelers to like-minded orgs in the area (invite to party)
• new busniess card design with physical address, etc.
• enable semwiki on wiki.hive13.org for wiki interconnectedness http://lists.hackerspaces.org/pipermail/discuss/2009-July/000671.html http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_Semantic_MediaWiki
• research record keeping for tax documents
• research SSO between MediaWiki, WordPress, Nabble, Google Sites
• document repository Dead Trees
• edit http://wiki.makerbot.com/lineage to include our makerbot
• update http://diycity.org/node/142 and http://diycity.org/wiki/index.php?title=DIYcity_Cincinnati
• paper-making class: schedule, write lesson plan
• print reprap parts
• MakerBot Monday, Microcontroller Monday

ideas for wiki pages

Founding Members, About Our Space, Microcontroller Mondays, Rules of the Space (non-legalese), cons members are going to, Roadmap, Membership Database, http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Overview_Time_Line#General_Free_Geek_planning_documents, History, Principles, How to Visit us, How to give us a presentation, Meeting Procedure, Project Proposal Procedure, Project Template, Work Group / Committee Architecture, Supplies List, Licensing Policy, What is Hive13, Classroom, Library, Tools, Our Designs

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Free Geek Cincinnati

I have some experience starting a Free Geek and am still in contact with those that run Free Geek Columbus. It seems the time may be right to start a chapter here.

Notes:

• http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/How_to_Start_a_Free_Geek
• http://www.cincinnaticomputercooperative.org/
• http://www.crayons2computers.org/
• http://www.fullcirclegroup.org/
• http://groups.google.com/group/FreeGeekCincinnati

Skills

MakerBot OpenSCAD Arduino Skill

	Skill
Aeonsablaze
Andrej Kyselica
Andrew Esch
Bconn
Ben
Blundar
Brad
Bradman
Brandon Wooldridge
Brent Shields
BrianWingate
Burdickjp
C-albers
Candycaineb
Casketcase
Chris	ComputerHardware Cooking Linux VOIP
Cjdavis
Clayford
Comio
Complete
Conan
Coy Paeltz
Craig	Android Assembler Blender C/C++ Exploit Development Inkscape Linux Linux Kernel Development Lockpicking PHP Penetration Testing Reverse Engineering Ruby
Daniel
Daniel McNamara
Dasheight-8
Dave Myers
Dave or Sean P.
DaveMenninger	Arduino MakerBot OpenSCAD PaperMaking ScreenPrinting Wiki
DaveMenninger
David Smith
Dax1701
Dosman
Doug Schmidt
Dschwinn
Dvelzy
ECoons
Element
Elly Hall
Eulalia1798
Fuzz
G Keller
Gabe
Gotham
Greg
Greg J Arnold
Halfelf
Hartleje
Heath
Hey-its-usman
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