HacDC Wiki - User contributions [en]

Welcome to the HacDC Wiki

2016-03-08T23:30:15Z

Tooandrew: /* Cool Stuff Going On Right Now */ removed microcontroller Mondays and web scraping Friday.

[[Category:HacDC_Wiki]]

{{TOCright}}<span style="font-size:large; line-height:1.5em; color:#222">Welcome to HacDC. We are a hacker space located in Washington, DC. HacDC members improve the world by creatively rethinking technology. We break, build, and occasionally abuse technology in the pursuit of greater knowledge about how it works and repurposing it to build new things. Our shop is located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Heights%2C_Washington%2C_D.C. Columbia Heights] neighborhood of the District of Columbia.</span>

If you're new here, you should start by looking at our public web site at [http://www.hacdc.org/ hacdc.org]. Our Wiki is mostly for internal organization, but you're welcome to look through to get a sense of what we work on (and consider joining yourself!). We invite you to subscribe to our [https://groups.google.com/a/hacdc.org/group/Blabber/topics Blabber] public discussion mailing list.<hr>

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=== Cool Stuff Going On Right Now ===

* '''Cambridge Stereoscan 200 Scanning Electron Microscope''' We're restoring an electron microscope. [http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/Category:Stereoscan]
* [[3D Printing]] - Lulzbot Mini, 3d systems cube, rostock max v2, and a prusa up and running in the space
* [[Amateur radio]] '''Ham Radio''' -- make stuff, get your license, QSO, test, tinker, learn,...
* [[3D Thursdays]] -- 3-D printing enthusiasts are on hand and we have many working and workable printers of various types ...usually from 6:00pm on.)

=== Top Links ===
Themes and threads that span across the other categories in the Wiki. This is also where we keep things that don't easily fit in other categories:

* '''[[Outline]]'''
* [[Batch_III]] Outgoing items
* [[Proposed Standing Rules]]
* [[GettingHere]]
* [[:Category:Meeting Minutes | Meeting Minutes and Agendas]] (next: '''''[[Regular_Member_Meeting_2015_11_10]]''''')
* [[:Category:Classes | Classes]]
* [[:Category:Hacker Travel | Hacker Travel]]

=== [[:Category:Projects]] ===
Where our projects collaborate and document their research and progress. They are generally classified as:
* [[:Category:Project_Awesome | Project Awesome Projects]]
* [[:Category:Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects]]
* [[:Category:Previous Projects | Previous Projects]]
* [[:Category:Proposed Projects | Proposed Projects]]

=== [[:Category:In the Space | Records]] ===
Entries relating to the space including layout and events and classes we hold
* [[:Category:Space Configuration | Configuration]]
* [[:Category:Event Planning | Event Planning]]
* [[:Category:Classes | Classes]]
* [[Wishlist]]
* [[:Category:What_I_Stole | What I Stole]]
* [[Inventory | Inventory]]
* [[Procurement | Procurement]]
* [[Suppliers | Suppliers]]
* [[Whiteboard | Whiteboard]]
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=== Events ===

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This calendar pulls events from our official [http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/#calendar Meetup] calendar. Also, see webcal://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/events/ical/ for an ics feed to use with your favorite calendaring software.

=== Past Cool Stuff That Will Happen Again ===

* [[LightningTalks]]
* [[HacDC Summer School]] This aspires to be a yearly beginner-level workshop series giving attendees an introduction to physical computing. Topics for 2013 included integrated circuits kit-soldering, Arduino programming, and working with Processing.org [http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/events/121563632/ (full description)]. A more integrated curriculum is being planned to roll-in Intro to Electronics, [[Intro to Programming]], [[AVR Microcontroller Class 2011 | AVR programming]], IoT workshops, and more...
* [[Schemers|"Schemers" a Biweekly SICP study group]] meeting on [http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/events/64832532/ alternate Tuesdays]
* [[TECS | The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles]]
* [[IntrotoVisualsforProgrammers | Intro to Visuals for Programmers]]
* [[Electron Tube Class]]
* Max/MSP Workshop
* [[Quantified Self]]
* [[Intro to Programming]]
* [[AVR Microcontroller Class 2011]]
* [[Great Global Hackerspace Challenge]]
* [[Linux Class]]
* [[Bike Maintenance Class]]
* [[HacDC Spaceblimp 5]]
* [[Robotics Class 2011]]

=== [[:Category:Community]] ===
Pages on people in our community :
* [[:Category:Members | Member User Pages]]
* [[:Category:Friends | Friends of HacDC]]
* [[Heroes | Heroes and people who inspire us]]

=== [[:Category:Policy]] ===
Our Policy Manual is divided into the following subcategories:
* [[Articles_of_Incorporation|Articles of Incorporation]]
* [[Bylaws]]
* [[MIBS_Simplified_Rules_of_Coordinated_Consensus_through_Chaos | Meeting Rules]]
* [[Privacy_Policy | Privacy Policy]]
* [[Resource_Use_Policy | Resource Use Policy]]
* [[Resource_Disposal | Resource Disposal Policy]]
* [[:Category:Communications Policy | Communications Policy]]
* [[Licensing_Policy | Licensing Policy]]

=== Extra stuff, buried by wiki cleanup. ===
[[:Category:Obsolete]]

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Category:CNC Mill

2016-03-05T22:14:10Z

Tooandrew: /* Quickstart */ typo

[[Category:Equipment]]
[[File:CNC_Mill_Operational.jpg|right|400px]]

[[image:CNC_Mill.jpg|right|400px|]]

=Quickstart=
# Ensure that the switches circled in white in the image to the right are in the off position, then turn on the killswitch (Circled in red), and turn on the dedicated desktop computer. Mach3 is available under MS Windows.
# Turn on all three lightswitches: back of the "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000" box, top of the M3/M5 box, and to the side of the mill spindle.
# Double click the desktop shortcut "CNC_mill" to open software. "Tab" key brings up the jog controls.
# MDI tab in Mach3 allows manual G-Code entry. This is useful for commanding the mill to specific locations (eg. g0 x0 y0 z5) .
# Gently change mill bits with crescent wrenches. Finger tight is often sufficient.

If, for some reason, you need to turn off the CNC mill while it's milling, please use the killswitch. It was added to eliminate the need to stick one's hand in hazardous places.

=Cleanup=
# Turn off all three power switches noted above.
# Shutdown dedicated computer.
# Please cleanup the mill area and place tooling back into the mill toolbox under the bench.

=Please Avoid=
* Obviously, don't put your hands in hazardous places.
* Stay with the mill unless you really know what _all_ the risks are. Strange things can happen, particularly "dig-in" and g-code misinterpretation.
* Milling the mill itself (or our mounting hardware) is easily possible, and a rather expensive mistake.
* Use G91.1 with certain automatically generated G-Code files (eg. pcb2gcode, solidcam). Mach3 seems to default to absolute arc/circle center coordinates [http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeArcsG02G03.htm which catastrophically enlarges the arcs/circles].

Otherwise, the mill is robust and newbie friendly.

Category:CNC Mill

2016-03-05T22:10:11Z

Tooandrew: /* Quickstart */ turn on the killswitch to power on the desktop

[[Category:Equipment]]
[[File:CNC_Mill_Operational.jpg|right|400px]]

[[image:CNC_Mill.jpg|right|400px|]]

=Quickstart=
# Ensure that the killswitch (Circled in red in the image to the right) is in the on position, and turn on the dedicated desktop computer. Mach3 is available under MS Windows.
# Turn on all three lightswitches: back of the "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000" box, top of the M3/M5 box, and to the side of the mill spindle. (Switches are circled in white in the image to the right)
# Double click the desktop shortcut "CNC_mill" to open software. "Tab" key brings up the jog controls.
# MDI tab in Mach3 allows manual G-Code entry. This is useful for commanding the mill to specific locations (eg. g0 x0 y0 z5) .
# Gently change mill bits with crescent wrenches. Finger tight is often sufficient.

If, for some reason, you need to turn off the CNC mill while it's milling, please use the killswitch. It was added to eliminate the need to stick one's hand in hazardous places.

=Cleanup=
# Turn off all three power switches noted above.
# Shutdown dedicated computer.
# Please cleanup the mill area and place tooling back into the mill toolbox under the bench.

=Please Avoid=
* Obviously, don't put your hands in hazardous places.
* Stay with the mill unless you really know what _all_ the risks are. Strange things can happen, particularly "dig-in" and g-code misinterpretation.
* Milling the mill itself (or our mounting hardware) is easily possible, and a rather expensive mistake.
* Use G91.1 with certain automatically generated G-Code files (eg. pcb2gcode, solidcam). Mach3 seems to default to absolute arc/circle center coordinates [http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeArcsG02G03.htm which catastrophically enlarges the arcs/circles].

Otherwise, the mill is robust and newbie friendly.

Category:CNC Mill

2016-03-05T22:05:11Z

Tooandrew: /* Quickstart */ typo

[[Category:Equipment]]
[[File:CNC_Mill_Operational.jpg|right|400px]]

[[image:CNC_Mill.jpg|right|400px|]]

=Quickstart=
# Turn on dedicated desktop computer. Mach3 is available under MS Windows.
# Turn on all three lightswitches: back of the "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000" box, top of the M3/M5 box, and to the side of the mill spindle. (Switches are circled in white in the image to the right)
# Double click the desktop shortcut "CNC_mill" to open software. "Tab" key brings up the jog controls.
# MDI tab in Mach3 allows manual G-Code entry. This is useful for commanding the mill to specific locations (eg. g0 x0 y0 z5) .
# Gently change mill bits with crescent wrenches. Finger tight is often sufficient.
#If, for some reason, you need to turn off the CNC mill while it's milling, a kill switch has been added to eliminate the need to stick ones hand in hazardous places. The killswitch is circled in red in the image to the right.

=Cleanup=
# Turn off all three power switches noted above.
# Shutdown dedicated computer.
# Please cleanup the mill area and place tooling back into the mill toolbox under the bench.

=Please Avoid=
* Obviously, don't put your hands in hazardous places.
* Stay with the mill unless you really know what _all_ the risks are. Strange things can happen, particularly "dig-in" and g-code misinterpretation.
* Milling the mill itself (or our mounting hardware) is easily possible, and a rather expensive mistake.
* Use G91.1 with certain automatically generated G-Code files (eg. pcb2gcode, solidcam). Mach3 seems to default to absolute arc/circle center coordinates [http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeArcsG02G03.htm which catastrophically enlarges the arcs/circles].

Otherwise, the mill is robust and newbie friendly.

Category:CNC Mill

2016-03-05T22:04:14Z

Tooandrew: /* Quickstart */ typo correction

[[Category:Equipment]]
[[File:CNC_Mill_Operational.jpg|right|400px]]

[[image:CNC_Mill.jpg|right|400px|]]

=Quickstart=
# Turn on dedicated desktop computer. Mach3 is available under MS Windows.
# Turn on all three lightswitches: back of the "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000" box, top of the M3/M5 box, and to the side of the mill spindle. (Switches are circled in white in the image to the right)
# Double click the desktop shortcut "CNC_mill" to open software. "Tab" key brings up the jog controls.
# MDI tab in Mach3 allows manual G-Code entry. This is useful for commanding the mill to specific locations (eg. g0 x0 y0 z5) .
# Gently change mill bits with crescent wrenches. Finger tight is often sufficient.
#If, for some reason, you need to turn off the CNC mill while it's milling, a kill switch had been added to eliminate the need to stick ones hand in hazardous places. The killswitch is circled in red in the image to the right.

=Cleanup=
# Turn off all three power switches noted above.
# Shutdown dedicated computer.
# Please cleanup the mill area and place tooling back into the mill toolbox under the bench.

=Please Avoid=
* Obviously, don't put your hands in hazardous places.
* Stay with the mill unless you really know what _all_ the risks are. Strange things can happen, particularly "dig-in" and g-code misinterpretation.
* Milling the mill itself (or our mounting hardware) is easily possible, and a rather expensive mistake.
* Use G91.1 with certain automatically generated G-Code files (eg. pcb2gcode, solidcam). Mach3 seems to default to absolute arc/circle center coordinates [http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeArcsG02G03.htm which catastrophically enlarges the arcs/circles].

Otherwise, the mill is robust and newbie friendly.

Category:CNC Mill

2016-03-05T22:03:12Z

Tooandrew: /* Quickstart */ updated to include info regarding killswitch.

[[Category:Equipment]]
[[File:CNC_Mill_Operational.jpg|right|400px]]

[[image:CNC_Mill.jpg|right|400px|]]

=Quickstart=
# Turn on dedicated desktop computer. Mach3 is available under MS Windows.
# Turn on all three lightswitches: back of the "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000" box, top of the M3/M5 box, and to the side of the mill spindle. (Switches are circled in white in the image to the right)
# Double click the desktop shortcut "CNC_mill" to open software. "Tab" key brings up the jog controls.
# MDI tab in Mach3 allows manual G-Code entry. This is useful for commanding the mill to specific locations (eg. g0 x0 y0 z5) .
# Gently change mill bits with crescent wrenches. Finger tight is often sufficient.
#If, for some reason, you need to turn offof the CNC mill while it's milling, a kill switch had been added to eliminate the need to stick ones hand in hazardous places. The killswitch is circled in red in the image to the right.

=Cleanup=
# Turn off all three power switches noted above.
# Shutdown dedicated computer.
# Please cleanup the mill area and place tooling back into the mill toolbox under the bench.

=Please Avoid=
* Obviously, don't put your hands in hazardous places.
* Stay with the mill unless you really know what _all_ the risks are. Strange things can happen, particularly "dig-in" and g-code misinterpretation.
* Milling the mill itself (or our mounting hardware) is easily possible, and a rather expensive mistake.
* Use G91.1 with certain automatically generated G-Code files (eg. pcb2gcode, solidcam). Mach3 seems to default to absolute arc/circle center coordinates [http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeArcsG02G03.htm which catastrophically enlarges the arcs/circles].

Otherwise, the mill is robust and newbie friendly.

Category:CNC Mill

2016-03-05T21:59:27Z

Tooandrew: /* Quickstart */ included program opening

[[Category:Equipment]]
[[File:CNC_Mill_Operational.jpg|right|400px]]

[[image:CNC_Mill.jpg|right|400px|]]

=Quickstart=
# Turn on dedicated desktop computer. Mach3 is available under MS Windows.
# Turn on all three lightswitches: back of the "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000" box, top of the M3/M5 box, and to the side of the mill spindle. (Switches are circled in white in the image to the right)
# Double click the desktop shortcut "CNC_mill" to open software. "Tab" key brings up the jog controls.
# MDI tab in Mach3 allows manual G-Code entry. This is useful for commanding the mill to specific locations (eg. g0 x0 y0 z5) .
# Gently change mill bits with crescent wrenches. Finger tight is often sufficient.

=Cleanup=
# Turn off all three power switches noted above.
# Shutdown dedicated computer.
# Please cleanup the mill area and place tooling back into the mill toolbox under the bench.

=Please Avoid=
* Obviously, don't put your hands in hazardous places.
* Stay with the mill unless you really know what _all_ the risks are. Strange things can happen, particularly "dig-in" and g-code misinterpretation.
* Milling the mill itself (or our mounting hardware) is easily possible, and a rather expensive mistake.
* Use G91.1 with certain automatically generated G-Code files (eg. pcb2gcode, solidcam). Mach3 seems to default to absolute arc/circle center coordinates [http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeArcsG02G03.htm which catastrophically enlarges the arcs/circles].

Otherwise, the mill is robust and newbie friendly.

Category:CNC Mill

2016-03-05T21:55:55Z

Tooandrew: /* Quickstart */ Updated picture, highlighted switch locations

[[Category:Equipment]]
[[File:CNC_Mill_Operational.jpg|right|400px]]

[[image:CNC_Mill.jpg|right|400px|]]

=Quickstart=
# Turn on dedicated desktop computer. Mach3 is available under MS Windows.
# Turn on all three lightswitches: back of the "MicroProto Systems, MicroMill DSLS 3000" box, top of the M3/M5 box, and to the side of the mill spindle. (Switches are circled in white in the image to the right)
# "Tab" key brings up the jog controls.
# MDI tab in Mach3 allows manual G-Code entry. This is useful for commanding the mill to specific locations (eg. g0 x0 y0 z5) .
# Gently change mill bits with crescent wrenches. Finger tight is often sufficient.

=Cleanup=
# Turn off all three power switches noted above.
# Shutdown dedicated computer.
# Please cleanup the mill area and place tooling back into the mill toolbox under the bench.

=Please Avoid=
* Obviously, don't put your hands in hazardous places.
* Stay with the mill unless you really know what _all_ the risks are. Strange things can happen, particularly "dig-in" and g-code misinterpretation.
* Milling the mill itself (or our mounting hardware) is easily possible, and a rather expensive mistake.
* Use G91.1 with certain automatically generated G-Code files (eg. pcb2gcode, solidcam). Mach3 seems to default to absolute arc/circle center coordinates [http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeArcsG02G03.htm which catastrophically enlarges the arcs/circles].

Otherwise, the mill is robust and newbie friendly.

File:CNC Mill Operational.jpg

2016-03-05T21:49:33Z

Tooandrew: Tooandrew uploaded a new version of "File:CNC Mill Operational.jpg"

File:CNC Mill Operational.jpg

2016-03-05T21:48:56Z

Tooandrew: Tooandrew uploaded a new version of "File:CNC Mill Operational.jpg": Updated picture of new location