So here is a web blog for Boston SETC Fab lab. What does it do? How to use
it? Simple.. Rather than writing emails to one person or many, just
type your queries, questions, problems right here. That way everybody can read this and respond back here itself. So just look back for an
answer at the same link. Slowly we will move all the relevant old
emails sent to fabfolk at media dot mit dot edu here. You can also
update everybody with the progress in your latest project, put a small
thumbnail here as a teaser and what not. We will add a search tool
here if the tool gets used enough.
So get Blogging. Follow this format while creating your blogs.
Date:13 April 2005
From:Manu
Subject:How to for blogging on fab site
This is the first blog of the site. Try making more blogs here just to
see if you have gotten used to the site tool. To get started, go to
http://fab.cba.mit.edu and the site link. It will ask you for a passwd
which you all already know. Now a shell appears and you can browse
just like in a linux shell. Go to the right directory and use edit
xyz.html to create a new file. You can write up your html file in the
editor and hit save. Click on "save with link for editing" if you want
to put a "edit" link on the page itself for easy modification of the
page by others.
Check out the other blog sites. See what your friends at other parts
of the world are up to.
Ghana Fablab Blog
Vigyan Ashram Fablab Blog
Date:14 April 2005
From:Lass
Subject:How to set X&Y for Modela precisely
So we were working on the Modela last night and couldn't figure out
exactly how CAM and/or the Modela read or translated the x and y
positions of our file. If you " move 1 1" and then start your
file, where it starts cutting doesn't seem to represent the left
or bottom edge of the file. Can anyone give me a quick lesson on
how Cam and Modela translate the x and y of a file for the Modela?
It seems very trial and error, but I have a feeling that we just
don't know something. Also, does it have anything to do with the
way you export your file-- as in placement of the object in the
original document, or whether or not the object is selected when
you export? We'll keep futzing, but the logic is hard to grasp at
the moment.
Thanks as always for your help.
REPLY:From Manu
My take. Correct me if I am wrong.
You move to a location you want the object to be milled, say 1 1
in this case. In cam, choose this number for the X and Y offset.
Do not worry if you cannot see the object. Autoscale will change these
numbers; so once you are happy with the routing after doing
autoscale, change the offset numbers before writing
the file (you might have to re-route after changing offset).
So this file that is written will start at the location you want.
Yes, bottom left position counts. Can you copy this to the blog too..
just for everybody?
Date:13 April 2005
From:Manu
Subject:DELL tech call numbers
For future refrences, if the Dell machines have hardware problems
I am listing all the dell phone numbers at a single place. Some times
these technical calls can be extremely useful to pin out what is
excatly wrong with your computer. Have your service Tag number
ready if you do plan to call
Dell Tech support Call List :
Gold Tech support : 1-866-876-3355
Sales : 1-800- 274-7799
Upgrade : 1-800-357-3355
Date:13 April 2005
From:Manu
Subject:HTML Bare bones guide
This is a very useful bare bone guide for html tags. Pretty much
covers everything you might need all put together at the same place.
Super useful.
HTML Bare Bones Guide
Date:14 April 2005
From:Manu
Subject:Why is the keyboard misbehaving in knoppix
So how many of you have had this problem. You type "y and it comes
up as "z". The mapping for the keyboard needs to be set for every new
user. Your keyboard will need a bit of remapping, or else the ":" or the "/" keys will not work. Click the KDE Control Center icon (big
one at the bottom that looks like a colour monitor with a card in
front of it) or get there via the Menu. There, go to Regional &
Accessibility -> Keyboard Layout and change it to US English (from
the default of German).
Note: The changes you make here are only for the said user, and do
not apply globally. If you create another user, the above steps of
"localisation" will need to be repeated.
Another way is to choose the US english setting from the right bottom
corner of the screen.
Date:14 April 2005
From:Manu
Subject:Why can I not get past the login screen in Knoppix
So today you ahve tons of ideas and you want to make a lot of stuff.
ahmm.. you sit on the computer and can not get past the login screen.
It goes grey for a second and comes back again. This is a clear
indication of something wrong with the "window manager" settings. The
window manager makes your desktop look like what it looks like. Choose
"kde3" as the windows manager rather than keepign it "default". That's
it. Happy fabbing.
Date:9 May 2005
From:SETC
Subject:How to make GIK pieces
How to make GIK pieces