Hands-On Basic Car Maintenance, 1pm Saturday

CC-licensed photo of a flat tire.

Stranded, for want of a $5 plug kit!

Ever driven a nail into a tire, just so you could practice fixing it? Me neither, but we’ll be doing just that, this Saturday, December 12th! Class space is limited, so RSVP ASAP.

This class (entitled “Coup-fourrĂ©!”) is for non-greasemonkeys. If you’ve ever been stranded with a dead battery or a flat tire, come to i3Detroit and learn the skills that’ll get you moving again. We’ll practice simple tire repairs, read trouble-codes from our cars’ computers, and learn how not to blow ourselves up with jumper cables. Full details are on the event registration page.

As with all classes at i3Detroit, non-members are welcome. Donations will help offset our costs, $5-10 is suggested.

With winter weather in full swing, you could wait a long time for a tow truck. After practicing these basics, you might not need one! See you Saturday?

(P.S. the WinterLAN Social event is also posted now, so you can reserve your seat for that too.)

From Motor City to Maker City

Maker Faire Detroit

The Henry Ford Partners with MAKE Magazine

For 2010 Maker Faire Detroit

July 31 & August 1, 2010

(Dearborn, MI – December 4, 2009) – Makers from all over the nation will make their way to The Henry Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan for Maker Faire, July 31-August 1, 2010. This two-day, family-friendly event celebrates creative and resourceful people in the areas of science and technology, engineering, food, and arts and crafts.  Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

“At its core, Maker Faire Detroit is about the possibility of what ordinary individuals can do,” said Patricia Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford. “It’s about people being resourceful and innovative, using their hands, and tinkering to create actual objects and, possibly, to use those objects to create change. The great innovators of our past—Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, the Wright Brothers—all believed in exploring new ideas, and making new things to create a better world. There is simply no better place to bring this event to than Detroit. We are the birthplace of modern manufacturing and today we are a hotbed of innovation. We are a region brimming with doers, thinkers and makers.”

Created by the publishers of MAKE magazine and makezine.com, Maker Faire draws tech and DIY enthusiasts. The event attracts families, school teachers, students, local science, hobby and tech clubs, as well as those who are drawn by a curiosity for the unorthodox and often whimsical MacGyver-like nature of Makers and their projects.  Maker Faire will feature demonstrations and hands-on workshops over the two days. Visitors will enjoy arts and crafts, science and engineering, robotics, sustainable living, music and fine arts, fun for kids and families and more.

“We’re excited to partner with The Henry Ford, which celebrates the history of American makers” said Dale Dougherty, publisher of MAKE magazine (in print and online at makezine.com).  “We’re also excited to bring our event to Detroit to showcase the technical and creative talent of the region.”

About Maker Faire

Maker Faire’s mission is to inspire, inform, connect and entertain thousands of Makers and aspiring Makers of all ages and backgrounds through the public gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkers, hobbyists, science clubs, students, authors and commercial exhibitors.  Started in San Mateo, California in 2006, Maker Faire will hold the 5th annual festival in the Bay Area this May, 22 & 23, in San Mateo, California. As Maker Faire continues to grow in popularity and relevance, Maker Faire will expand to two new cities in 2010, Detroit and New York City.  See the Maker Faire website for details www.makerfaire.com.   Maker Faire is supported by MAKE Magazine, makezine.com, craftzine.com and O’Reilly Media, the premier information source for leading-edge computer technologies. The company’s books, conferences and web sites bring to light the knowledge of technology innovators.

About The Henry Ford: The Henry Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan, is the world’s premiere history destination and a National Historic Landmark that celebrates American history and innovation. Its mission is to provide unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories and lives from America’s traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation. Its purpose is to inspire people to learn from these traditions to help shape a better future. Five distinct attractions at The Henry Ford captivate more than 1.5 million visitors annually: Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, The Ford Rouge Factory Tour, The Benson Ford Research Center and The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre. The Henry Ford is also home to Henry Ford Academy, a public charter high school which educates 485 students a year on the institution’s campus and was founded in partnership with The Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company and Wayne County Public Schools. For more information please visit our website thehenryford.org.

For more information:

Carrie Nolan: (313) 982-6126, carrien@thehenryford.org

Bridgette Vanderlaan:  (727) 278-2828, Bridgette@oreilly.com

i3 Detroit will be involved as much as we can to make this event a true success. Please stay tuned to i3Detroit.com for further information and details about the upcoming Detroit Maker Faire.

i3 Detroit Winter Lan Social

winter social 2

On Saturday December 26th, i3 Detroit will be hosting the i3 Winter Social event, beginning at 7pm and ending when the sun comes up.

The event will be a BYOC (Bring your own computer) or game. We have a fridge full of soft drinks, but please bring your own snacks! 18 and over only, please.

The classroom section of our space will be set up for computer gaming, with plenty of power, tables, and chairs. The shop will have a projector for Rockband and space for tabletop games. The loft will be used for relaxing, of course, and also console gaming. Got a vintage console you can bring? Leave a comment!

i3 Detroit is a non-profit, and a $10 donation to cover the cost of heat, power and internet would be appreciated.

What games will be played?
Any that most of us have, here’s a short list of recommendations.
Below is a general layout of where games/events will take place.

Classroom

*PC*
(FPS)
*Unreal Tournament 99 – Can be found cheap $5-10
*Fear Combat – $Free
*CS:S CounterStrike:Source – $19.99
*TF2 – Team Fortress 2 – $19.99
*Quake Live – $Free
*L4D2 – $49.99
(RTS)
*WCIII BattleChest – $19.99
*CNC3
*RA3
and more…

Loft

*Console gaming & relaxing area
*Xbox
*NES, if someone brings one.
*Sega, if someone brings one.
*NeoGeo, if you bring one 😉

Workshop projector

*RockBand/Guitar Hero

Workshop Tables

*Board Games*

What do people have available?
Risk?
Life?
Settlers of Catan?
If you have a game people will enjoy, bring it!

Classroom Projector or loft

*Movies*

We will play some creative commons movies

*Big Buck Bunny – Creative Commons
*Elephants Dream – Creative Commons

Details subject to change.

Lock picking for Fun Saturday evening with Pumping Station:One

psoneSo what are you planning on doing this Saturday? Well you are coming out to i3 Detroit to hang out with the members from Chicago’s very own Pumping Station: One. A crew of approx. 8 members from Pumping Station: One are heading out this Saturday to spend a day and evening with everyone at i3 Detroit. Their very own Eric Michaud will be teaching a class on lock picking for fun from 8pm-10pm this coming Saturday. If you are interested in taking the class please sign up on the i3 Detroit websites class page. Also if you just want to come and hang out with the members from i3 Detroit and the great people from Pumping Station: One you are welcome to do that as well. If you have a project that you want to work on in the space bring it, if you want to hang out a chat or bounce ideas around that is ok too.

We hope to see everyone come out and meet the crew from Pumping Station: One or maybe you have not been to i3 Detroit yet and have been wanting to check it out. This would be a great weekend to do this. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Review: Intro to Screen Printing Class

NOTE FOR WEB VISITORS FINDING THIS POST YEARS LATER:

i3Detroit has grown and changed a lot since 2009, adding hundreds of tools and capabilities, but screen printing is no longer something we offer. This old blog entry, like all our old blog entries, is kept online for historical completeness.

For current information, please see the main page of www.i3detroit.org and consider visiting the space ASAP!

Original post below:

Thanks to everyone who attended the screen printing class.  We had over 10 people take the class with Sarms from Modati and it turned out great.  We had screens with records, buildings and robots.  Can’t wait for next craft night.  I wonder what it should be?  Send your ideas to nbritsky@i3detroit.com