[Noisebridge-discuss] offset printing press / screenprinting workshop

[Tony Longshanks LeTigre]

That sounds encouraging.

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Andrew Byrne <andrew at pachakutech.com>wrote:

> 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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