http://visitmakersfield.com We're crazy. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:01:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just put up some of Mungo's laser-cut resistor charms. They are pretty neat and a lot of crafty applications spring to mind when I look at them. We just have a few listed on Etsy but if you need a bunch to make your all-plastic resistor scale-mail. I also put ... http://visitmakersfield.com/new-foo-up-in-etsy/ The September box went out really late.  That's all my fault.  I won't belabor the point, but I do apologize. Included in the box was a CD compilation I put together called "For Eller" - if you didn't find it, it's behind the metal plate on the back of the Solitary ... http://visitmakersfield.com/the-belated-september-box/ Wahoo. Check it out over there, all linky and stuff. I just put up one of the items from the last package. It's pretty cute, I'm not just saying that because I made it with my own little hands. Tell yourfriends. http://visitmakersfield.com/we-made-an-etsy-link/ But I AM allowed to touch Wires. We settled in Sunday for... well, for hoping.  I'd contacted the guy who sold us the shop and asked if he had any thoughts about the plate burner.  He was kind enough to stop by and take a look.  There's a counter on the ... http://visitmakersfield.com/i-may-not-be-allowed-to-touch-knobs/ What we thought was the bulb is not the bulb. Good news, we have a spare $60 bulb. Bad news, we can't expose screens which means we can't print. We don't really know what's wrong with the exposure unit. It makes a noise, not a happy noise. Mungo opened the top ... http://visitmakersfield.com/we-have-a-problem/ As you previously read, we broke a part. Since then, we took a shot at using the other press.  That didn't go quite so well.   We have a bit more learning to do on that one, and probably some refurbishment.  We got lots of inky paper out of it though.  ... http://visitmakersfield.com/since-its-been-a-while-lets-get-caught-up/ We managed to break something. Aren't you impressed it took us this long? We snapped a bit of plastic on the Chief (the larger offset press). So a new 'paper stop deflector' is on its way to us. I think of anything we could have broken on the Chief this is ... http://visitmakersfield.com/onward-progress/ We came, we saw, we made a ruckus. I really like the Maker Faire event in general. It's a great idea, it's fun, it's got good exhibits and presentations, but I haven't really figurde out how it can turn out so well when the organization appears to be so... disorganized. We got ... http://visitmakersfield.com/maker-faire-recap/ Well we are one night of little sleep away from the makers fair! And since we know some of you are coming we are holding a few boxes back so we can hand them to you in person. The rest of you will be receiving them shortly (depending on the ... http://visitmakersfield.com/off-to-makers-fair-and-packages/ Just wanted to pop in and say that we are working on our April packages. Right now! Mungo, Will, and I are hard at work and we think you're going to be pleased with the results. You may look at some of the stuff and say to yourselves; 'I don't know much ... http://visitmakersfield.com/we-have-not-taken-your-money-and-run-to-mexico/