Updates on Rep-Rap
We kicked off our build process with a bang on saturday May 12th. Our team was able to build the frame of the RepRap, assembling and mounting stepper motors, the build platform, hot/warm plate, curing and assembling the the hot end, while others soldered together the RAMPS controller and Pololu based stepper motor controllers.
We finished off the build day testing our stepper motors using the application pronterface, and unfortunately found that some of the stepper motor controllers made by Pololu simply were not working, however that did not stop us from using some spares we had in the interim to test and verify that our entire project was working!
Our next steps will be to RMA these controllers, and begin the tasks of calibrating and tuning our new Rep-Rap. We intend to have additional build days to expose as many people as possible to this very awesome technology, and host open print days so that the public has more opportunity to be inspired by the wonder of open source projects such as the Prusa Mendel Rep-Rap.
We at NESIT are enormously grateful to all of the sponsors and donors that funded this project and made it possible for us to host. Thank you all!
Welcome Board 2012
Please join us in welcoming NESIT’s newly elected board of directors
President: William Genovese
Will is a founding member, the previous years president, and was NESITS Vice President the year prior. This past year Will guided our organization though a series of Board shake ups and changes that put the right people in the right jobs. This year Will has our organization on track for rapid growth and expansion both in our membership and in our ability to meet our mission.
Vice President: William Reyor
William is a founding member, and has previously held the offices of President, and Executive Treasurer. This coming year William will be looking to increase our membership numbers by an order of magnitude. William will do this by organizing, and providing a constant stream of events, workshops, and educational classes both for our membership and for the general public.
Second Vice: Andrew Peterson
Andrew is an original member, and has previously held the office of Vice president. As second vice Andrew’s focus will be in organizing and improving our physical space by organizing builds, and fundraisers to garner equipment that helps NESIT meet its mission of helping members, and members of the public to create, educate, and foster learning in technology.
Secretary: Greg McGuire
Greg is a NESIT member and has previously held the office of secretary. We all think Greg’s done a fantastic job with the position, and have re-appointed him to the secretary position this year. This year Greg’s primary focus will be developing policy and procedure that will help our organization become better organized and guide our Board to make better informed and more intelligent decisions.
Treasurer: Devin Schleidt
Devin is a member of NESIT and bring with him a deep knowledge and expertise in managing finance. Devin currently is a financial analyst for Pratt & Whitney, has successfully owned and operated his own company, and has created a number of patents for intellectual property which he has brought market.
Board members at large:
Chris Bergeron: Chris is a founding member of NESIT, and has previously served as NESITs treasurer. Chris currently owns and operates his own software company Trak Systems of Avon.
Jonathan Hardy: Jonathan is a member NESIT and has previously served as NESIT’s Executive Director. Jonathan brings with him years of experience in circuit design, amateur radio, and NRA safety instruction. Jonathan will be our board designee for safety training and certification on power equipment
Tom Barber: Tom is a NESIT member, and has expertise in desktop support, programming, and Arduino project design. Tom has previously acted to support various NESIT projects including the flooring and design of our physical space, and MAME cabinet design.
Juan Carlos Ruiz: Juan is a NESIT member and has previously been instrumental in helping NESIT meet its mission by assisting with many of our projects, and developing ideas to continuously improve our infrastructure.
Westport Mini-Maker Faire
Join us April 28th in Westport for Connecticut’s first ever Maker Faire from 10AM to 4PM at
We will be presenting and demoing various Arduino, PC, and Rep-Rap based projects including:
- DiY Arduino based RFID controller & auto-tweeting access control system
- DiY Arduino controlled Pulse width modulated LED Dazzler (of DoD fame see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_Incapacitator) Live code changes will be permitted by attendees!.
- DiY Stepper motor controls driven by arduino
- Complete instruction and demo on building Submerged PC’s (as in completely suspended in liquid)
- Demo of the EggBot (A stepper motor driven drawing device for eggs!)
- A complete demo of a working Rep-Rap!
For additional details please see: http://www.westportmakerfaire.org/about/
We hope to see you there!
James Bond/MacGuyver Penetration Testing & Infiltration Class
When: Wednesday May 23rd 7pm
Where: NESIT 290 Pratt St Meriden
What: Part of our Whitehat Wednesday series , join illwill as he teaches a course on some incognito techniques to infiltrate a target uses unorthodox devices to gain access during a pentest, using off the shelf electronics converted to subvert the network and physical security.
Tools demonstrated will be: Teensy USB HIS Device a.k.a. phukd, wireless keylogger, Minipwner drop box, FON Jasager router, Android apps, Lockpicks, and more. The class is free and open to the public, donations would gladly be accepted and will help support running NESIT.
Sign up on Facebook Event Page or MeetUp
Public Rep-Rap Build!
Join us May 12th & May 13th for a Public build off of Rep-Rap the self replicating 3D Printer! There is no charge to attend or be part of this build off. Simply show up, collaborate, and be part of the team.
The fun starts saturday at Noon and will run the duration of the weekend until we have a working Rep-Rap!
The version we’re building is the 3MM hot end Prusa Mendel and is based around the following:
- RAMPS 1.4 electronics Kit including an Arduino Mega 2560
- 1.8 degree NEMA 17 Stepper Motors
- Stainless Steel M8 Threaded Rods
- Precision-Ground and Polished 8mm Steel Linear Shafting
- Precision, Self-Aligning, Press-Fit 8mm Bronze Bearings
- High Quality ABS Printed Parts (Vertexes, X Carriage Mounts, Z Mounts, Clamps, etc.)
- Laser Cut Y-Carriage
- Machined Z-axis Couplers
- Stepper Plastruder Kit (either for 1.75 or 3mm filament)
- Filament Drive and Hot-End Kit
- 8 x 8 Heated Build Surface PCB
- 12V ATX Power Supply
- XL Pulleys and XL Belt
We hope to see you there!
For more information and to collaborate with the build team see our Facebook group @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/nesit/
minipwner reverse ssh over tor
The MiniPwner is a penetration testing “drop box”, it is a small, cheap, and simple but powerful device that can be inconspicuously plugged into a network and provide the penetration tester remote access to that network. I purchased this device for a project here @ NESIT and thought it packed quite a punch for only $23, compared to the pwnie express plugs which run upwards of $500. And at that price you could afford to lose one or two on a pentesting job and not be hurting :p
Awesome meeting of the month
Join us this Thursday at 7:30 to discuss the awesome goings on for the rest of the month.
Highlights include:
- Active public Rep-Rap Build
- Active Arduino and PIC projects
- Wet bar developments
- InfoSec topics such as MS12-020
- CT Science centers liquid lounge
- Many other awesome things
LAN Party This Saturday 3/24
WHEN: Sat. 3/24 7pm-til whenever
WHERE: NESIT 290 Pratt St Meriden 2nd Floor
WHAT: Playing QuakeIII,Unreal Tournament, Counter Strike Source, Minecraft & More…
BYOB & Bring Your Own PC
Free for members and $10 for the public.
Sign up on the LAN Party Facebook Event Page
New RDP Attack MS12-020
MicroMonday – Arduino Edition
Join us this evening starting at 7:00PM for some ardunio magic
Tonight we’ll be changing focus slightly to focus on some Arduino based projects. If you’re working on a a current project and could use some help or just want to learn more stop down you’re sure to learn something.
