[Noisebridge-discuss] offset printing press / screenprinting workshop

[Andrew Byrne]

I have some experience in working offset printers; this is a single-drum?
They are about as loud as an old xerox machine, plus the noise of the
vacuum fan. -AnB


On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Tony Longshanks LeTigre <
anthonyletigre at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey hackers,
>
> Two items of interest (with several sub-items of sub-interest):
>
> 1) I'm organizing a *screenprinting workshop at Noisebridge* with a
> tentative-verging-on-definite date of *Sunday, Jan. 13th, time TBA* but
> probably early afternoon-ish. I've placed a sign-up sheet in the space, on
> the wall between the main entrance & the dirty shop. There is a notice on
> the bulletin board. *We are having a planning session this Thursday, Dec.
> 13th at 8pm @ Noisebridge.* Anyone interested in helping plan & host the
> event is welcome. Those with an interest in or experience with
> screenprinting/silkscreening is a +. The workshop will be led by Alex
> Glowaski, of 5 Minutes of Fame fame (among other kinds of fame!)
>
> 1b) (Oh yeah, that reminds us....5MoF is coming - again - next Thursday
> the 20th, & you can still sign up <http://5mof.net/signup/> for your
> 5-minute slice of the action!)
>
> 2) A friend-slash-frequenter of Noisebridge has a friend-slash-occasional
> visitor to Noisebridge who has *an offset printing press in working
> condition that he will donate to Noisebridge* if we want it. Do we want
> it? There seems to be some concern about the amount of noise said machine
> would produce, but I think it could be bearable, no worse than what comes
> out of the dirty shop now at odd hours, & if nec we could agree on certain
> times for working on the press so as to avoid violently angering the
> neighbors. (Do we have neighbors?) I definitely want it, & I hope others
> will join me in saying Hell Yes We Want It. Myself & others with whom I
> have been talking recently have envisioned a place for it (based on its
> large-ish rectangular size) in the back, East end of the space from where
> the fridge & recology bins are currently stationed to the DJ booth/Skycube
> (the little raised box above/behind the Church classroom).
>
> Recent digital blueprint of Noisebridge<https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Art_nb-blueprint7dc.jpg>
>
> The recology bins can move to the right once we clear the mountain of
> unused hulking objects (Agfa machine, foul-smelling refrigerator that I've
> begun cleaning, defunct vending machine, etc) out of the way. *So far, as
> far as I know, no one has objected to the removal of said hulking objects*.
> LMK if I am wrong. And btw I have a creative & cool thought for how to
> dispose of the unused refrigerator. (Does anyone know if it works or why it
> was first unplugged?)
>
> +11+
>
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