[Lab] Saturday, human powered float build for Toy Parade

[Darcy Whyte]

You don't throw a model plane it flies itself. You launch it. :) A frisbee
on the other hand is thrown. :)

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On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb at tricolour.net>wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 07:32:47AM -0500, Darcy Whyte wrote:
> > Sounds like fun. When is the parade?
>
> Sorry, the parade is Saturday November 20th, 17:00 from War museum to
> Lansdowne park via City Hall.  There is also one in Barrhaven the next
> day and one in Orleans on the 27th at 18:00.
>
> > I could come along and launch rubber-power (human power) model planes
> into
> > the audience. The catch is I'd want to make lots of them and would want
> some
> > people to help. We could follow your group if there were any takers.
>
> Heh, that sounds like fun, only, there is a specific rule about trowing
> stuff in the parade...  :(
> (Page 3 here: http://www.toyparade.org/parade_entries/rulesregs.pdf )
>
>
> > Darcy
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:55 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb at tricolour.net
> >wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I met a number of you on the weekend at the Maker Faire and showed some
> > > of you the diabolical plans we've got in store for the upcoming Toy
> > > Parade.  I was hoping the timing would be such that I'd be able to go
> to
> > > a Mod Lab meeting before posting this announcement, but by coincidence
> > > the Linux photo sig scooped the room.
> > >
> > > I got the spools of ElectroLuminescent wire by post today so things are
> > > starting to take shape.  Here's the plans for our float build party
> this
> > > Saturday if any of you are interested.  I'm bringing at least another
> > > two soldering irons.
> > >
> > > Recycles Community bike shop is at http://re-cycles.ca
> > > The rig in question is here:
> http://hpv.tricolour.net/organ-trailer.html
> > > I can also be reached at +1.613.860-2354
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Forwarded message from Mark Rehder <markrehder at gmail.com> -----
> > > Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:29:19 -0500
> > > From: Mark Rehder <markrehder at gmail.com>
> > > To: hpv-ottawa at conscoop.ottawa.on.ca
> > > Subject: [hpv-ottawa]: Saturday float build
> > >
> > > Hey all,
> > >
> > > The Toy Parade is fast approaching! And so time to get our butts
> > > moving on building our float.
> > >
> > > Instead of working in Richard's garage we can use the re-Cycles shop,
> > > since it is now closed on Saturdays for the season and has heat.  ;)
> > > The big roll-up door there is quite handy for moving large vehicles in
> > > and out, and we should have pretty well all the tools we'd need on
> > > hand (including power tools).  Richard just needs to make sure he has
> > > all the electrical stuff he needs, since we won't have much beyond a
> > > soldering iron at the shop, and we should be good to go.
> > >
> > > Time: Saturday Nov. 13th, noon to 6pm.
> > >
> > > Place: 473 Bronson (at Gladstone, driveway and entrance on south side
> > > of building)
> > >
> > > Have another look at the blog and if you have additional ideas please
> > > comment!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> http://hpvooodesign.blogspot.com/2010/10/locomotive-theme-for-toy-parade.html
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > ----- End forwarded message -----
> > >
> > >
> > >
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