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Yeah, what Liz said. Please come by and check us out.<BR> <BR><br> <BR><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder">-----------------------</div>> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:37:49 -0800<br>> From: liz@bookmaniac.org<br>> To: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<br>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] prospective member has questions regarding possible project<br>> <br>> You should probably come to Noisebridge and look around and talk with <br>> people in person -- and see if you can figure out a good spot for the <br>> engine. It sounds like a neat project! Sometimes you can make room by <br>> working with people to rearrange what's already in a space and doing <br>> some cleanup.<br>> <br>> - Liz<br>> <br>> <br>> On 11/12/11 11:21 AM, bahador.nosrat wrote:<br>> > to give you a better idea about the dimensions, the engine<br>> > stand<http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/370x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_17670.jpg><br>> > is 31"<br>> > x 35-1/4" x 35" and on wheels, so it can easily be rolled around. the stand<br>> > alone weighs 48.90 lbs. i would get a one of those rubber/plastic storage<br>> > bins to hold all my parts/tools which could be tucked away under the engine<br>> > on the stand when not in use.<br>> ><br>> > if there is not enough room, it's not a big deal. i do have the option of<br>> > doing to rebuild at a machine shop in santa cruz where the rest of my bike<br>> > is being built. but noisebridge is closer, cooler, and more appropriate for<br>> > the arduino/android half. plus, i won't have to drive to santa cruz every<br>> > whenever i want to work on it.<br>> ><br>> > if now isn't the best time, i can always do the rebuild in santa cruz, and<br>> > after the rebuild is complete then bring it to noisebridge to do the<br>> > arduino/android stuff. i'm ordering a six speed transmission and dry clutch<br>> > from england that won't be manufactured until january anyway. i just wanted<br>> > to get the ball rolling while the fire is still hot...<br>> ><br>> > - bahador<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On 12 November 2011 10:20, Mitch Altman<maltman23@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> Welcome to the Bay Area, Bahador! Your project sounds way cool -- and<br>> >> Noisebridge is a great place to be doing projects like this, where you will<br>> >> be learning a lot as you go along -- and hopefully sharing with others, and<br>> >> helping them learn as you go along. The main thin is that we may not have<br>> >> space to keep the engine around while the project is in progress.<br>> >><br>> >> Anyone have any ideas on where to keep the engine when Bahador isn't<br>> >> working on it?<br>> >><br>> >> Best,<br>> >> Mitch.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> ------------------------------<br>> >> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:10:15 -0800<br>> >> From: elijahpost@gmail.com<br>> >> To: bahador.nosrat@gmail.com<br>> >> CC: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<br>> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] prospective member has questions<br>> >> regarding possible project<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Well, simply by walking into the space you have as much authority as I or<br>> >> anyone else (members are for the legality of it all). IMHO it's not so bad.<br>> >> If I catch you doing it, I may ask you questions because I want to be a<br>> >> mechanical engineer :)<br>> >><br>> >> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 8:05 AM, bahador.nosrat<bahador.nosrat@gmail.com>wrote:<br>> >><br>> >> yes, this is not a quick project. it will take me a while.<br>> >> On Nov 12, 2011 8:01 AM, "Elijah Post"<elijahpost@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> >><br>> >> I don't see why not. Id he planning to leave the engine in the space while<br>> >> he is not there?<br>> >><br>> >> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:00 PM, bahador.nosrat<bahador.nosrat@gmail.com>wrote:<br>> >><br>> >> hello,<br>> >><br>> >> my name is bahador nosrat. i've known about noisebridge for a couple of<br>> >> years now, but only recently moved to the bay area and now finally have had<br>> >> the opportunity to drop by. i would like to ask the noisebridge community's<br>> >> opinion about a project i would like to tackle, and whether or not<br>> >> noisebridge is an appropriate place to tackle it.<br>> >><br>> >> i have a vintage 450cc motorcycle engine<http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/jbrotor/72%20CB450/IMG_0056.jpg>that i would like to<br>> >> rebuild<http://teamhansenhonda.com/services/photo027.jpg> and modernize.<br>> >> among other things, i would like to add electronic sensors (temperature,<br>> >> rpm, current gear...) monitored by an arduino mega<http://store.arduino.cc/ww/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11_12&products_id=144>hooked up into an android device via the android<br>> >> open accessory development kit<http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/adk.html><br>> >> .<br>> >><br>> >> the engine itself is not very big. i would estimate that it's dimensions<br>> >> are less than 1.5ft wide, 2ft long, and 3ft tall. it weighs less than<br>> >> 150lbs. i would get an engine stand with wheels for it so that it can be<br>> >> easily rotated and moved. i would not run it in the building itself, only<br>> >> clean it, rebuild it, and eventually mount sensors on it. there would be no<br>> >> gasoline or oil, except for what little is left inside the engine after<br>> >> draining it. the only chemicals, if any, that i would bring would things<br>> >> like: cleaners, degreasers, lube, loctite, wd40, and grease.<br>> >><br>> >> a little about me: i'm in my mid twenties. i was born in san diego, and<br>> >> just moved to berkeley this past august. i work for the lawrence berkeley<br>> >> lab<http://www.lbl.gov/>, studied security studies as an undergrad, and<br>> >> hold an ms in gis<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_science>.<br>> >> i've mostly worked in biology for the past several years doing gis and<br>> >> bioinformatics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioinformatics>, up until<br>> >> recently, for a marine biology lab in san diego.<br>> >><br>> >> as far as my background goes, i have experience in:<br>> >> - cars and motorcycles<br>> >> - soldering<br>> >> - basic circuitry<br>> >> - programming<br>> >> - databases<br>> >> - gis<br>> >> - bioinformatics<br>> >> - computers<br>> >><br>> >> thanks for your time, and i hope to hear back from you soon. take care.<br>> >><br>> >> --<br>> >> You can't teach a hammer to love nails.<br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<br>> >> Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<br>> >> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> --<br>> >> *E. Post / ELSP*<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> --<br>> >> *E. Post / ELSP*<br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________ Noisebridge-discuss<br>> >> mailing list Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<br>> >> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<br>> >><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<br>> > Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<br>> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> <br>> ------------------------<br>> Liz Henry<br>> liz@bookmaniac.org<br>> http://bookmaniac.org<br>> <br>> "Without models, it's hard to work; without a context, difficult to<br>> evaluate; without peers, nearly impossible to speak." -- Joanna Russ<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<br>> Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<br>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<br></div> </div></body>
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