[57north-discuss] Where is Sarah Conner???

[Edward Watson]

On 1 March 2015 at 16:52, Peet42 <peet42 at netscape.net> wrote:
> Does anybody have access to a 3D printer that could produce sections about
> 14" by 8" by 4" or larger?  If they could be "metal-look" that would be a
> bonus, but if not I'll be looking for somewhere that'll do "Chroming" by the
> electrostatic process too.

Hi Peet, good to hear from you. Myself and Arthur are in the process
of building a 3d printer for the space (a Prusa i2). We just need to
buy are few more items and we'll be done. It has a 225x225x210mm build
area, so not quite the 350x200x100mm you are seeking, but can be used
freely once running.

> I ask because, as you may not know, since I signed up I've had one of my
> legs cut off below the knee, and I'm currently resident at ARI.

Whoa, sorry to hear that. Hope things are comfortable.

> I don't fancy the look of the "official" prosthetic legs, so I plan to construct a
> T800 (Terminator) "shell" to fit over the one I have been issued with.  I
> think this is a project worthy of involving the Hackspace.

Affirmative.

> For example, I'd like to "acquire" a small low-power piece of electronics
> that can detect the impact of a step and make a high-brightness red LED fade
> in and out over about a second.  I would place this inside the "shell" so
> the LED glowed through any holes.

Cool. So MSP430s run on practically nothing or otherwise your common
AVRs will do fine I'd imagine. Bright LEDs will be the power hungry
parts, but your batt can be fairly large I would guess

> Anybody who would like to get involved with this project can contact me via
> (From Monday) Ward 108, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill Road,
> Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, or call me on 0744 339 0028.  (If I don't answer, call
> again in a couple of minutes - my Blackberry isn't always in reach of my
> wheelchair...)  Or, of course, just email me at Peet42 at Netscape.net .

Cool. I will bring it up when next in the space and see who else is
also interested. Also, If you have time on your hands and a topic of
interest - you might wont to consider a 57N newsletter article for
Toms upcoming release mid March. He's keen to collect these.

Cheers,
Ed (Nordin)