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Etching Brass with the Lasers

Submitted by Lior Trestman on

I made this plaque to commemorate Steve Buda and the tools bought with donations made in his memory. 

  1. I bought brass sheet from Goody's Hardware in East Haven
    1. It was a kick plate for a door
    2. Not brass plated, but solid brass
  2. I bought CRC Moly Dry Lube from Napa Auto for ~$20
  3. I cleaned the brass with rubbing alcohol, rubbed it with steel wool for a bit, and then cleaned it again.
  4. In the fume hood I sprayed the brass with the lube. I gave it 3 coats, with about an hour in between each coat.
  5. I used the Universal Laser 60W CO2 with air assist, set to 100% Power, 0.9% Speed and

Spiral Mixer

Famag IM-8 Spiral Dough Mixer. A spiral mixer's purpose is to gently mix dough while developing gluten structure without overworking the ingredients. This results in a higher-quality dough.
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Pottery/Ceramics Studio

The Pottery badge is required to use the Pottery Studio. Only Liz's Light Cone 6 Stoneware clay can be used in the area to prevent contamination and kiln mishaps.

 

There are blue silicone mats on the shelf to use on the tables for hand work.

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Pottery
Pottery Kiln
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Mortiser

The mortiser is used to quickly make mortises (square holes) in wood for joinery.

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Mortiser
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Quilted Placemat Samplers

Submitted by Kristin Peters on

Placemats as a Freestyle Quilting Sampler

 

Making smooth continuous freestyle shapes on the long arm quilter takes practice. Why not try several types for a single project? You can try flowers, spirals, zig zags, stones, woodgrains, words, single line drawings, wanderings, knit look - the options are many! A set of six placemats lets you practice six techniques. You need to be badged on the long arm quilter and basic sewing machine and/or serger machine.

Supplies for 6 placemats  include:

Pottery Kiln

This is a Skutt Kiln KM818-3 with touch screen controller.

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Printed Circuit Board Design and Fabrication

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06/20/2022
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It would be a nice workshop to lay out a PCB.

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MakeHaven Partnering with Gather New Haven to Launch a New Haven Eco-Entrepreneurship Creative Lab

Submitted by J.R. Logan on

The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory just announced the winners of Phase One in the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize, which supports grassroots innovation, community-centric networks, and ground-up solutions to accelerate climate and clean energy technology advancement alongside disadvantaged and underrepresented communities.

Gather New Haven partnered with MakeHaven to develop a concept program, The New Haven Eco-Entrepreneurship Creative Lab, through a mutual interest in cultivating environmentally-focused entrepreneurship on the local level. The

Powermatic Drill Press

This is the Powermatic PM2800B Drill Press.

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