Maker Faire KC: The Untold Story - A Perspective From The Sidelines

If you missed the ABC World News tonight you can check out the story on their web site about Sylvia. 

One of our friends was in the news recently. Sylvia Todd (aka Super Awesome Sylvia) is featured in this NY Times article "A Science Star Already, Tinkering With the Idea of Growing Up". She first participated in one of our Show & Tell's November 2, 2010, we knew she was destined for great things and appreciate the times we've had to get to know her and her family. Congratulations Sylvia.

Meeting time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the HMS Beagle Science Store, 180 English Landing Drive, Parkville, MO 64152

How to Create 3D Printed Parts Yourself.

This month we will discuss the software options available that you can download to create your own 3D printed parts. Don't have a 3D printer of your own? Make:KC members will be able to access the group's printer to create your own parts.

Show Us Your Project

Meeting time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the HMS Beagle Science Store, 180 English Landing Drive, Parkville, MO 64152

Show Us Your Project

Meeting time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. November 6, 2012 at the HMS Beagle Science Store, 180 English Landing Drive, Parkville, MO 64152

Adventures with Thomas Hart Benton

A few weeks ago Randall Jessee mentioned he was meeting with curators at the Thomas Hart Benton Home to talk about his experiences with the artist. We are excited that Randy is offering to share those experiences with us too.

I haven't always been a Rocketeer. In my youth (high school years) I was a little geeky and had many interests in Science, Theater, and also was an artist's model. Fortunately I only lived one street over from a Great American Artist, Thomas Hart Benton; so I could run over to his studio whenever the light was "just right". On more than one occasion Tom would call and I would head on over to see what he needed. Sometimes it was just to get the shadows of light and dark on a monks robe for a Mural he was doing of the early explorers but my "Big Job" was posing for the arms & legs of Indians and Pioneers for the Mural at the Truman Library in Independence. I hope you can come to our "Show & Tell" at the H.M.S.Beagle where I'll talk about my "Adventures with Tom Benton".

-- Randy

Show Us Your Project

As usual, bring your project out to show what you've been working on and share with our Show & Tell participants.

Carol and I want to thank Makers Randall Jesse, Mike Grundvig, Kevin Simpson, and Vince Thompson for helping insure that Saturday's, Rocket Science Day – October Sky, was a success. It was cold and a little windy, but we managed to launch 70 rockets and made a lot of kids very happy (after all, that’s our goal).

Also, the 3-D Printer parts for the first buy-in all arrived safely and Mike proclaimed them worthy.

John Kuhns

H.M.S. Beagle

Get ready for October Skies!

Build Nights are held at the HMS Beagle from 6 to 8 pm.

Sept 11 - We're building rockets, you can choose from three options:

• Paper rockets for air powered flight are free to build.
• DIY model rockets from old tubes are free to build. Small Estes rocket motors for these rockets can be purchased at the HMS Beagle store.
• Purchase a full rocket kit from the store and assemble it at the Build session.

Sept. 18 - Build an electronic launch controller, the parts will be available at a special price of $10 for this build only. This controller will feature:

• LED continuity/arm lights, audible buzzer warning with arm and launch activators.
• Battery holders for 6, 9, and 12 volts that are externally connected.
• Heavy duty 15 foot long detachable launch leads

All these rockets may be flown at the annual "October Sky" rocket launch on October 6 at the HMS Beagle parking lot.

Randall "The Rocketeer" Jessee will be leading this build with the help of the MAKE:KC and HMS BEAGLE Crews.