[Scale-planning] Hands-on activities in the Expo hall?

Lori Barfield itdirector at gmail.com
Mon Jan 28 16:16:17 UTC 2019


i have received a lead on another 3D printer available at my son's work
that we might be able to use.  am following up.

...lori

On Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 20:51 Lori Barfield <itdirector at gmail.com wrote:

> thanks, john, that's a great offer.
>
> i checked with the venue, and they are fine with us 3D printing in the
> expo hall.  we just have to watch the power.
>
> i have not heard back from the PVNet folks on this, so it feels like their
> level of interest is not high.  i don't know anyone else who has that much
> equipment, so unless someone else chimes in along with john, a large-scale
> 3D printer offering is unlikely to happen.
>
> john, i'll see what the chairs think about where we should set the 3D
> printing activity.  no matter where we can set it up, you will have
> volunteers to help.
>
> ...lori
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 16:39 John Hautzinger <john at hautzinger.org wrote:
>
>> I have a 3D printer and would love to help out.  It’s nothing fancy, but
>> I know a bunch of the tools to use and can print stuff out.
>>
>> Let me know if you’d like help or anything.
>>
>>
>> On January 22, 2019 at 4:22:50 PM, Barfield Lori (itdirector at gmail.com)
>> wrote:
>>
>> just fyi i reached out to the nonprofit about this.  waiting to hear back.
>>
>> ...lori
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 18:17 Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Lori... the 3D printer workshops sound terrific! I was going to suggest
>>> something like that but it sounds like you have a real good connection for
>>> it.  As I said earlier... after the elections on Tuesday I'll have more
>>> time to help out with the activity center/maker faire.
>>>
>>> Caryl
>>>
>>> P.S. I may also be able to find a few volunteers to help out.
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Scale-planning <scale-planning-bounces at lists.linuxfests.org> on
>>> behalf of Lori Barfield <itdirector at gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, November 3, 2018 6:13 AM
>>> *To:* SCALE Planning List
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Scale-planning] Hands-on activities in the Expo hall?
>>>
>>> it would be great to find extra activities that could be staffed by
>>> vendors, so here's one idea.  one of the nonprofit training centers i
>>> have a relationship with has a hybrid offering that might work in the expo
>>> hall.  it's a low cost 3-D printer package targeting parents which comes
>>> with a 2-hr workshop, so they can maintain it and teach their kids to use
>>> it.  they also offer a followup 3-D design class for kids.  having all this
>>> in one area might make sales and an interesting show for onlookers.
>>>
>>> now that the PCC has relaxed its rule about soldering irons, i wonder if
>>> we could also have 3-D printers in the expo hall.
>>>
>>> ...lori
>>>
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