Ernie’s “There Ain’t None Better” Bean Soup
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Ernie’s Great Breakfast Sandwich
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Letters from the Depression: Part 1 (1930-1931)
We’re pleased to announce the publication of the first of a series of translated letters between Ernst and Lotte Franke — between small town Germany and big town New York — during the Great Depression. It’s a unique and personal…
3D Printer Club: Video Build Update!
[sc:3dclub-intro] Here’s a video update of our latest progress in helping a group of grade school kids build a 3D printer from scratch. A lot went into this milestone, including research, sourcing parts, accounting, blogging, build scheduling, membership coordination, and…
Online Cut List Generator / Optimizer
Here’s a great, free, and easy to use online cutting list optimizer and generator for panels or boards. Input cut setting like kerf and trim sizes, the sizes of the stock panels, and the parts you need, and it’ll generate…
3D Printer Club: Build Preparation
[sc:3dclub-intro] We missed a meeting due to weather, and so I talked about some ideas to make up the time with one of the build team members. One idea that came out of that discussion was to involve more people…
Clamp Attachment for Securing Rods and Dowels
At our last 3D Printer Club meeting, the kids on the team started cutting threaded rods. We were clamping the rods to a table with a standard bar clamp to keep them in place. The problem was that they were…
3D Printer Club: Team Update
[sc:3dclub-intro] To help prepare the kids for the next meeting, I sent this email to all of the club members. The robots I’m referring to are a handful of little Maker Faire Robots () that I printed to give away…
3D Printer Club: Message from Build Team
[sc:3dclub-intro] Here’s another email from the build team explaining the schedule slip. It’s funny to see kids use words like “aggressive” used to describe the schedule, but there’s a good reason for it: I used that word and explained it…
3D Printer Club: Info for Accounting Team Advisers
[sc:3dclub-intro] This is one of several emails that I sent out to team advisers in order to clear up concerns about expectations and direction. Hi [accounting team advisers], As you know, my emails are usually directed toward the kids, but…