[Noisebridge-discuss] Machine shop stuff

Shannon Lee shannon at scatter.com
Tue Sep 29 05:45:01 UTC 2009


The enclosure wasn't smashed, I just grabbed it wrong and the plastic cover
broke.  Although a metal cover would be cool (and welcome), I think it could
be fixed with superglue.
--S

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:30 PM, John Magolske <listmail at b79.net> wrote:

> * Jesse Welz <welzart at yahoo.com> [090928 19:45]:
> > I noticed that during the move the enclosure around the controls
> > for the small lathe got smashed and now the crux of the meager
> > noisebridge machine shop machines are out of commission. I would
> > like to re-build that enclosure out of aluminum so we can get that
> > machine back up. Does anyone have any objection to me doing this?
> > I am a skilled fabricator and will do fine job of it.
>
> Go for it! Rebuilding that enclosure out of aluminum would be most
> welcome. Note that we don't have a brake press (though getting one
> is definitely on our list) or a TIG welder (can't have welders in
> our wood building).
>
> > Does anyone else have machine shop experience and want to get
> > involved or has no experienced but is very interested in the
> > process of building stuff out of metal or plastic?
>
> Much of my background has involved machine shop work and CAD /
> mechanical design. I was helping facilitate this a while back
> at the old 83c space on Fridays:
>
>    https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Mat_fab
>
> These classes got merged into the work of building out the new space.
> We should be picking up with them again soon as we finish putting the
> shop together...which should be soon.
>
> John
>
>
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