The Premier Cincinnati Hackerspace

nWe have been planning so we can buy a giant laser cutter in the next few months and we want help!nnThe laser we are looking to get is a g.weike 100w laser cutter with a cutting area of 1.5m x 1.2m (~5ft x ~4ft) (big enough to cut the outline of someone 6ft tall). We will also be getting a rotary attachment so we can etch cylindrical objects like drinking glasses.nnIt will be a significant upgrade from our current laser cutter allowing us to do far more than our current laser.nn n Our goal for fundraising is at least $4,000 with Hive13 matching donated funds. With your help we can reach that goal and even beyond it easily! When you donate you will be receiving minutes at half of our normal price. That means for every $1 you donate you get 4 minutes to use on our lasers.nnPlease note that you don’t need to be a member to purchase, use, or sell laser minutes. You can have a trained member operate our lasers for you!nn nn nnWe have a pledgie campain set up at https://pledgie.com/campaigns/28927 right now. Go donate!nnIf you have any questions feel free to contact Hive13 leadership at leadership@hive13.org.nnnnn

nnnYes, Thanks to Ivan, Coy, Ryan, the Gigabot has started printing again! What turned out to be a goosechase of inverted min and max homing pins (thanks RE3D…) and screwed up setting in repetier host, we got it all ironed out and back online. It’s leveled and should be ready to print.nnOh, and did I mention, the heated print bed also works! Nice!nnEnjoy!nnn

nnnHello everyone!  This is Elly, wood shop area warden.  I will be hosting an open house for our wood shop on Tuesday, May 5 from 4pm to 7pm.nnThis is open to the public and members alike.   You can stop in at any point during the open house or stay for all of the open shop hours.nnCome down to visit the hive for the first time, see what our wood shop has to offer, learn how to operate some of the basic tools in the shop, learn about some tool maintenance and science, or start/finish a project of your own along side me.   I personally will be building a small outdoor table using both power and hand tools.nnThis open house is conveniently before our general weekly meetings which start at 7:30pm (with pizza), so feel free to attend that as well.nnHappy woodworking,nnEllynnn

nJoin us this Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30pm when local Camp Washington organizer Mimi Rook assembles a solar panel to conduct an electrifying discussion to enlighten us all on this innovative current power source.nnMimi’s solar power panel includes: n + Theresa and Brian Tudor, local Camp Washington residents who have installed solar in their home n + Flecquer Vera from (Sustainergy) n + TBD from (SolarWise) n + Julie Johns from (Dovetail Solar) n + TBD from (Osborne Coinage)nnMembers, guests, first-time-walk-ins, and all those interested are welcome to come for this talk on Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30pm. (Find Us)nnn