{"id":1079,"date":"2011-10-24T10:10:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T15:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sector67.org\/blog\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2011-10-25T00:41:59","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T05:41:59","slug":"august-in-updates-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sector67.org\/blog\/2011\/august-in-updates-finally\/","title":{"rendered":"August in Updates! (finally)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alright, so we’ve hit October, and I still haven’t posted updates from August! Here goes nothing. . .<\/p>\n

The casting resin finally sees the light of day, this time being tested with water to create foam. The foam was then poured into a set of nested cardboard boxes to create the world’s cheapest solar oven after the inside was painted black and a sheet of acrylic was added to the top:
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We attended BarCamp Madison<\/a> and created an entire track (right side) of fun activities for the day, everything from Arduinos, learning to solder, and 3D printing was covered!<\/p>\n

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Holy Crap! Where did that giant bus come from out in front of Sector67? It’s a restoration project and soon to be national tour from 7cees<\/a>, who will be touring as a mobile art collective and looking to do collaborations in cities around the country.<\/p>\n

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Yes, the VW lights are fully functional:<\/p>\n

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And the first project on the agenda, bathtime!<\/p>\n

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Bob brought in a malfunctioning vertical axis wind turbine generator to investigate. Aside from a resemblance to the Titanic, I’d say this motor is healthy \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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We were invited to Janesville, WI to check out an old Purac food additives plant and look for shiny metal things that looked expensive. We had a ton of fun running around the plant and trying to figure out what everything was\/how the plant operated when in production.<\/p>\n

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And finally, for a look back in time we have an update on the very first creation built at Sector67<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Alright, so we’ve hit October, and I still haven’t posted updates from August! Here goes nothing. . . The casting resin finally sees the light of day, this time being tested with water to create foam. The foam was then…<\/span><\/p>\n

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