Ray has his forge all up and running, and tonight he was melting some scrap aluminum and casting a few ingots. Looks awesome!
Author: NESIT Admin
NESIT Choppers
Derek has started working on an awesome new project, a mini motorcycle. Looks great so far!
NESIT Screen Printing Night
Tonight, we had the opportunity to test out our new screen printing press. Members brought their own t-shirts, and silk screened an image of their choice onto them.
NESIT Rocketry Class
NESIT Maker Space in Meriden is offering a Model Rocketry class, open to all ages.
Rocket Build Night Nov. 7th 6PM-9PM Launch Day will be Saturday Nov. 10th
New Pad Printer!
Huge thanks to Orbit Plastics for donating their Autotran pad printing line! This machine is capable of printing all sorts of graphics onto just about any item you can think of. Its a wonderful machine and we look forward to getting it working.
The NESIT Fish Tank Computer is Back!
Tim and Tom worked this week on getting a new PC ready to submerge in the oil. The old PC that was inside the oil died and needed replacing, now its back and better than ever, complete with Spongebob and an aquarium screensaver. Looks Great!
@Party Demo Scene in Somerville, MA
@Party is once again happening in Somerville, MA at the Artisan’s Asylum. Demos are going to be presented on Saturday Jun 9th. Also appearing with a 7pm retrospective on the 8 and 16 bit demo worlds will be Inverse Phase with a curated look at some demos.
Manual Cinema Workshop: A Class in Cinematic Shadow Puppetry at Wesleyan University for High School Students
Wesleyan is sponsoring a free cinema puppetry workshop put on by the touring group Manual Cinema for high school students. Space is limited but they’re looking for local students interested in the subject to sign up. Please see the attached flyer for all the details.
The workshop will be on Saturday, February 24th from 11am to 1pm at the Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. To register, visit www.wesleyan.edu/boxoffice (select: Workshop) or call 860-685-3355.
Using the Zeus 3D Printer at NESIT Makerspace
At the NESIT Makerspace (in lovely downtown Meriden, CT in the 290 Pratt St. Building) there’s a Zeus 3D Printer. As it’s not always obvious how to use it Dave R. has created a video on the subject.
We’ve also added the video to a section of the website we’re entitling Hardware at the NESIT Makerspace And How to Use It.
Classic Computing at NESIT Makerspace
NESIT members Cobey and Tom recently got a TRS-80 off life support and back into running shape. Challenges in the endeavor included getting the odd matrix keyboard going, adding in a pull switch to turn the monitor on and off, and replacing rotted belts on a tape cassette drive.
And it works! It’s been burbling and chattering away, drawing things on the screen, and threatening to break the ancient cassettes at any moment. Stop NESIT Makerspace in Meriden, Connecticut to check out this marvel of the ancient world.
