This is a Web blog for Vigyan Ashram. 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
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 blogs for all fab labs when looking for answers
Ghana Fab Lab Blog
Date:13 April 2005
From:Manu
I just had a IM chat session with Yogesh at Vigyan Ashram. I am just
amazed by the peneteration of chat clients at remote places. Most
people use chat clients even though they might not have an email.
Date:13 April 2005
From:Manu
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:Writing text in sdraw that is acceptable to cam.py
So I promised to give you the secrets of writting text in sdraw and
importing it inside cam. Here it is. Open sdraw using either graphical
menu or typing "sdraw" in a terminal. Choose the text tool in sdraw to
write anything you want. Choose the write font of your liking and
size. Select the text; now go to modify and choose convert to ->
Polygon. You should also see the line type on the top margin just
below the usual toolbar. Change the line type to continuous. Thats it.
choose the portions you want to export and export as "xyz.svg". Open
cam from a login shell and type your filename.svg. Do an autoscale and
gooodness gracious, your text is in there. Make those motorcycle
halmets saying "mevrick" :).
1) We are able to install internet on knoppix. Now u can access the
machine. There is some problem on knoppix installation/boot problem
in one machine.
2) Arvind Saraf came to Pabal for 2 days to get feel of the
activities over here
3) Ashram students repair filter cover on lazer machine
4) Some students made some clay model and photgraphed them.
5) Yesterday Ravi Bisht was here to take few trials.
Balu will send u mail in details. Give me some time to get used to
use website for sharing msg
Regards
Yogesh
Date:18 April 2005
From:Balu
Subject:latest from Pabal
Report on Fab-Lab work:
LAST-WEEK:
-Trining to the student
-started engraving on laser
-desined a key-chain for fab-lab team
-designed T-Shirt logo but couldn't send u,we will send u soon
-water filter in kichen was broken by Waghole, it's cover has been
made on laser m/c, I'll send u it's photograph in next 2 hr
-started making animation frame/photograph
(elephant,snake,&miky-mouse),using colour clay involving balwadi's
madam, rupa-madam,&student
-girl's made some garments/jwelery
This week:
-Gathering information about scrin painting & it will start from
Tuesday
-making number plates & some art-design for local people by Suraj &
ravi on Vehicles
-willing to start the animation as soon as we get the animation
software supported by knoppix
PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED:
-We coulden't start the Network-Camera, How to take the Photographs
using Net.cam(is it's driver neccessory?)
-Two computer are not wrking-I mean unable to boot, due to sudden
power cut-off,Now how to re-install the knoppix, displaying the
massage as follows:
unmout:devfs not mounted
mount: fs type not supported by kernel
pivot_root: No such file or directory
/sbin/init:426: cannot open dev/console:No.
Kernel Panic: Attempted to kill init!
-pls see the another mail.
Balu Jadhav. Vigyan Ashram
Date: 21 May 2005
From: Balu
Subject:latest from Pabal
A) USING EPILOG LASER MACHINE.
1) We are making different gear of photocopy machine.
2) We are cutting diff. Material like wood acrylic cardboard,
glass to make press fit box & show case ---- and trying to
make some gift articles.
3) Engraving photos, sculpture, text on glass, leather, acrylic,
wood & bamboo to make gift articles & name plates.
B) USING MODELLA (MDx-20) MILLING MACHINE
1) Printing various electronic circuits on PCB.
2) Engraving 3D text on wax, marble, plastic, etc.
3) Engraving 3D objects.
USING ROLAND (CAMM1-cx24) MACHINE
1) Printing number plate & logos for 2&4 wheeler vehicle of
local villagers.
2) Cutting venial in desired text format for screen-printing.
Currently we are printing logo & text on T-shirt.
D) OTHER ACTIVITIES
.
1) Training to the student.
2) Our student acquires the contract from local villagers to make
Number plates for their vehicle & Nameplate for on their
homes.
3) Lower KG student (School student) are making color clay object
(Ex. Mouse, elephant, snake & Ganpati-god etc.). By using the
Network camera we are taking the photos of these object,
finally these photos are using as a frame for animation.
4) Girl's are making new design of garment.
E) PROJECT WORK.
1) MILK CHARECTORIZER/TESTOR
This is small size electronic m/c, which predict when the milk
will decompose, fat content & presence of adult-ants in it.
So far we have printed the PCB-circuit using the MODELA
machine. All circuit work has completed. What is to be done?
---Loading the program in microprocessor and circuit
activation.
---Calibration.
These two works have left
2) CALORIMETER
This machine displays amount of hemoglobin present in the
blood in digital display. We on need to place the test tube
containing blood sample in this machine, and then we can see
the data on digital display. Balance work of this Project:
---Loading the Assembly Language program in microprocessor,
to activate the circuit
---Cal liberation.
3) LED-LAMP & LED-TORCH
LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamp is a low cost & Low power
consuming lamp which convert almost all electrical energy
into light instead of light & heat. Two LED lamps replaces
one 40Watt lamp. Using Laser machine we are cutting PCB in
desired shape & size, & then we print the lamp circuit on
the cut PCB, finally soldering these LED on circuit. In our
Market these bulb costs Rs. 150/lamp, but we are producing it
at Rs. 90/. Similarly we are making LED Torch, which is
also making available at very low cost.
E) PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED
E) # PROJECT RELEATED PROBLEM
1) Can we cut the SOLAR PANNEL PLATE( Silicon Plate) on
laser machine?
2) How to load the program into the
Microprocessor /circuit from computer to circuit using
Knoppix operating system.
3) In Calorimeter project we want to high intensity light
source, so Where can we get the list of this light source
& their sensor?
3) Can we cut the SOLAR PANNEL PLATE( Silicon Plate) on
laser machine?
# MACHINE RELATED PROBLEM
1) How to add the Laser Printer (drivers) on Knoppix
Operating system so that we can able to print drawing file
on laser machine,But now we are unable to print any Open
office drawing file on Epilog laser machine.
2) How to install Auto-Cad, Pro-e, and etc. design software
on Knoppix system.
3) How to write the DVD on Knoppix machine.
4) How to install the Knoppix (operating system)
where can we get the detail notes?
G) LOCAL VILLEGER’S DEMAND & SUGGESTION.
1) They want no. Plates of radium for their 2-wheeler & 4-
wheeler vehicle.---We are making these no. Plates using Roland
CMMM-1 machine.
2) Engraved marbles with different design & 3D –text format.
3) Shopkeepers, Tailors wants Engraved leather logos for
advertising purpose.
4) Gears with different profiles and sizes of Photocopy
machine.
5) They want some agricultural equipment and sowing machine,
manually operated water-lifting pumps.
6) Many people demanding LED-LAMPS to reduce the power
consumption & cost, they are looking forward as a
alternative to Electrical tubes & lamps.
