It took longer than I thought to build a Cigar Box Guitar this week. So we will finish them up next Tuesday the 19.

You will need to bring a Cigar Box and clamps would help.  Extra stuff that we share amongst ourselves are soldering gear, clamps, battery powered drill if you have one, and drill bits if you have one.  Tell everyone where you got your cigar box.  It might help others.

There are still 2 kits available at $15.00 eaches.  There were extra boxes if you just want to show up. 

"Double the black powder?"  "Why yes that should work."

Steve is inviting us to his home for a build night. Starting at

6:00p.  Bring all your stuff with a focus on the framing and motors.

For directions call Steve at 913.549.6338.

Bob

June is our annual build fireworks.  John has put together a kit to make 'The Flying Fish Mine'. The kit is $5.00 for everything you need except the black powder.  He has 50 kits so get more than one if you want to have them for the Forth-of-July.

Now the question is where to get black powder.  You only need 2 grams for each kit.  If anyone has any extra from their anvil launch, flintlock rifle, or ammo reloading let us know.  Also if you make your own at home that will work too.  Below is a thumbnail of several going off at www.skylighter.com.

The business meeting should not take long and we can jump back on to the Power Wheels.

We are continuing the Power Wheel builds until we get some entries done. 

Bring your Power Wheel, framing materials, wheels, tools, motors.   We will be building the power controllers.  We need two for each car.  Even if you do not have a car you can help with the Make:KC car.

So add what you need and what you are bringing.

Bob

Tom and Steve are able to make the switch!



We will be working on Power Wheel cars for the Maker Faire and for Parkville days.  If you are interested in this at all come and see how to do this from the ground up.



Bring your ideas, scraps, and cars if you got them.





Bob

I will not make it to this build night but I am leaving the things you will need for your project:  mesh, hot glue gun, bolts, instructions.  Also I am leaving the switches, regulators, instructions.  If you want to build one from the beginning read on for to bring.

This is a Make Build Night project.  I stained it with Raw Umber oil paint and used a squid stencil that I made.

I think

Vince coined the phrase

MAKER SUMMER...

and , with all the Great Weather

It's time to think about Maker Projects for Riverfest/Mini-Maker-Faire

as well as

First Fridays in the Crossroads

and Final Fridays in Parkville

with our