event space @ maker bench tempe, computer donation?

[Dave U]

Larry,

I've been to a few of those at UAT, that's a good spot. If you have any
interest in welding or the laser cutter we are running an intro and a safety
training all day 11am-7pm, http://bit.ly/kMX1gw . For welding wear long
pants and closed toed shoes.

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> My name is Larry Thel and I run the regular Intallfests we do once a month
> down at UAT and I am somewhat involved in others.  I don't really see a
> reason for us to move but we could surely do some additional events at your
> facility given a reason to do that.  We don't really need any equipment
> though we could perhaps turn one of your machines into a PXE/file server
> instead of one of the machines we use now which Todd and I personally own.
> I will try to stop by this weekend to introduce myself and look at what you
> have.
>
> There is another group that runs a [mostly] security workshop a couple
> times a month and they may have a need for some of that equipment.  Lisa may
> contact you about that.  They have a meeting location at Gangplank and I
> have no idea if they would entertain moving.
>
> There are a number of people capable of doing some service on those systems
> though it sounds like you have the capability as well.  We can talk about
> that this weekend as well as get some simple inventory of what is available
> if you have it.  Otherwise, there are a couple of places in town that could
> take the donations for good causes.
>
> For any readers who are wondering about the "Dell capacitor problem" Dave
> mentioned, here are a couple of good articles:
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
>   http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13709831
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Dave U <lookleftgoright at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is Dave Uhlman, I am a previously active contributor and more
>> recently a longtime lurker on the list. I own Maker Bench in Tempe which is
>> opening this weekend on June 11th, we're a makerspace and workshop. One
>> suite of our setup is a pretty good meeting place and I wanted to put it out
>> there that if there are any PLUG/user group/open source activities or events
>> that need a physical home we have some nights and times available for
>> hosting them (for free). All the usual requirements in terms of easy walking
>> distance to bars/food, good parking, and convenient highway access are there
>> plus we 'get' what you folks are trying to do. We have soda and snacks on
>> site too.
>>
>> On another note we have somewhere between 4-12  (some work only partly)
>> fairly modern PCs that would be good linux systems we were looking to give
>> or donate. We also have another set which has the DELL capacitor problem,
>> the machines are 3ghz+ I believe but need $20-30 worth of electronics and
>> elbow grease to work. Is there a current best person/group to work with so
>> they see a good home?
>>
>> If there are any current inkscape experts interested in working with us on
>> some classes for that, drop me a line at a info at makerbench.com
>>
>> Feel free to stop by this weekend or anytime, 2010 E University Drive,
>> Tempe, Suite 4. Opening is 11am-7pm this saturday. For all the hardwork you
>> folks have done over the years I want to give back and anyone who mentions
>> PLUG can take our laser cutter safety training for free. It's normally $55.
>> Thanks, have fun, good luck.
>>
>> -Dave
>>
>>
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