About the project Fob All The Things! (FATT) is an AMT project to add fob integration so members can use their accounts to charge laser time, buy vending machine items, use sensitive equipment and get access to the space. While doors and the laser are currently fob accessible those system are starting to show their …
Quadcopters are really fun, and I wanted to build one for a long time. My main intent was to take pictures and shoot videos from a new angle. Also, this has to be fun to fly! Team work I was working on this project with a few friends, all of us were absolute beginners …
I’d seen the youtube video from the Backyard Scientist guy and wanted to try that project myself. Asking around for dead microwaves via the AMT mailing list produced more than I needed, but extra is always welcome. I was able to take the microwave apart without killing myself. I have ideas of doing this in front …
We had another fun 3D print hangout last night. Two newcomers and two veterans came, plus a few more who popped in later. Just a reminder that we always start with 3D print 101, which takes about 45 minutes. The unstructured hang-out starts afterward. If you’re an experienced 3D-print veteran, it’s perfectly okay to skip …
The lathe in the woodshop is functional thanks to the new lathe stand built by Howard. The lathe is made of the motor from Rachel’s donated lathe and the frame from the old workshop lathe. Hugh, Ravi, and Jose Miguel worked together to build the “frankenlathe”. Because the original lathe stand wasn’t heavy enough, …
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Human beings are conditioned to remember negative things more readily than positive. When it comes our laser the times it is not working stick out much more than the times it is. I got curious about how often it was really down vs how much it “felt” like it was down. So I went searching …
We have a new dust collection system! Our previous system (which used to live in the closet) has been replaced and we now have a cyclone dust collector. The cyclone lives in the metal shop and is hooked up to the ducts in the workshop. To turn it on, currently you need to plug it …
We have two seats open on the board of directors this election cycle. Five great people have stepped up as candidates! Get to know them: Chris O’Sullivan @sullimech Why you want to be on the board at AMT? To follow through on groundwork laid down over the last year. What are one or two things …
So at AMT we have a lot of stuff. And we needed a tracking system for all that stuff. Our goal was to create a system that: Allowed users to get to the documentation on the tools and equipment Allowed users to report about the the tools and equipment Organically collect “Logs” during the reporting …
