[Noisebridge-discuss] Help Jamie make a sign for the DNA lounge?

[Jacob Appelbaum]

Hi,

I'm not sure if anyone here is interested but the DNA lounge needs help
building a sign. The DNA is my favorite club/bar in San Francisco. It's
a pretty awesome hacker friendly space with wifi, public linux
terminals, often with great music or shows, etc. It's a place that lots
of Noisebridge'er(s) hang out from time to time.

Jamie puts a lot of work into making his software and his processes
public. If you've ever wondered how to make snark-a-tron or how to make
a disklist kiosk with free software, he's done it, bitched about it and
then found useful solutions for everyone. He's also documented the
entire life of his club online in a pretty funny (as in schadenfreude)
weblog of sorts.

Anyone able to help him with this sign would be helping with a fun metal
project and working with awesome people.

His message follows (I asked before forwarding it)...

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: sign
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:36:52 -0700
From: Jamie Zawinski <jwz at dnalounge.com>

So, there are mutterings about getting a sign for the front of the
building again.  Do you have a friend with access
to a cutter of some kind that can do this?

I have a CAD file for a 4'x11'10" sign -
http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/images/dna-sign.dxf

I think that what I want is:
1) this cut out of a sheet of steel (no idea what thickness is
appropriate);
2) minor support welds of some kind for the "non-stencil" parts like
the hole in the "A" (maybe just attach a wire mesh to the back to hold
them up?)
3) some holes to bolt it to the wall.

The wall: http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/images/front-wall.gif

I'd like it to be un-coated steel so that it will rust.

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Jamie Zawinski       jwz at jwz.org                  http://www.jwz.org/
                    jwz at dnalounge.com      http://www.dnalounge.com/
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