[Energy] Pedal Power build 1:00pm tomorrow (Saturday) @ MITERS (MIT Room N52-115)

Ted Moallem ted.moallem at gmail.com
Sat Nov 26 10:48:41 EST 2011


Woohoo!  Forgot about those.  If they hold up, it will really simplify
construction.

-Ted
(sent mobily)
On Nov 26, 2011 8:49 AM, "Amos Blanton" <amos.blanton at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'll bring 4 PVC fittings I got from home despot that you can screw 3/4
> inch bolts into ($0.50 each), so we may not have to drill out any bolt
> heads if it works out. Needs stress testing before we can be sure it'll
> work though.
>
>
> [image: IMG_20111120_203811.jpg]
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 2:23 AM, Ted Moallem <ted.moallem at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> We'll need to drill out the head either way.  With a socket head,
>> starting with a small cup and drilling it larger.  With hex head, must make
>> the hole from scratch.  (Note, these are the two huge bolts that clamp
>> around the back bike wheel.)
>>
>> -Ted
>> (sent mobily)
>> On Nov 26, 2011 12:19 AM, "Mars" <martian at mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Generally it seems like Home Despot sells hex heads for less than socket
>>> heads, and the advantage to hex heads is that they can be tightened with
>>> sockets, box wrenches, adjustable wrenches and pliars if needed, where
>>> socket heads can only be tightened with hex keys.
>>>
>>> On 11/25/2011 11:26 PM, Ted Moallem wrote:
>>>
>>>> Things we need for generator construction:
>>>>
>>>> 1) Large, heavy-duty door hinges (1 for each generator)
>>>>
>>>> 2) Large Socket Head bolts, size: 3/4-inch (dia), length: 4 to 5 inches
>>>> We need 2 bolts + 4 nuts for each generator
>>>> (If can't get socket head bolts this size, 3/4" hex head bolts okay)
>>>>
>>>> 3) what else?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> MITERS is located in room 115 of MIT’s N52 building in Cambridge, MA,
>>>> U.S.A. This is right behind the MIT Museum.
>>>>
>>>> Use this ramp:
>>>> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=**q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&**
>>>> q=MIT&sll=38.844245,-89.24429&**sspn=27.213167,57.128906&ie=**
>>>> UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=42.**361896,-71.0971&panoid=**
>>>> PNH54NPLBpPIYfLSWB3Yrg&cbp=12,**329.39,,0,0.14&hq=**
>>>> Massachusetts+Institute+of+**Technology&hnear=MA+Institute+**
>>>> of+Technology,+77+**Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+**
>>>> Massachusetts+02139-4307&ll=**42.360539,-71.090074&spn=0.**
>>>> 006295,0.006295<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=MIT&sll=38.844245,-89.24429&sspn=27.213167,57.128906&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=42.361896,-71.0971&panoid=PNH54NPLBpPIYfLSWB3Yrg&cbp=12,329.39,,0,0.14&hq=Massachusetts+Institute+of+Technology&hnear=MA+Institute+of+Technology,+77+Massachusetts+Ave,+Cambridge,+Massachusetts+02139-4307&ll=42.360539,-71.090074&spn=0.006295,0.006295>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ______________________________**__
>>>>
>>>> Theodore Moallem, Ph.D.
>>>> moallem at mit.edu
>>>>
>>>> http://BlindLead.mit.edu
>>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Energy mailing list
>>
>> Post: Energy at lists.occupyboston.org
>> List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/energy
>>
>> To Unsubscribe
>>        Send email to:  Energy-unsubscribe at lists.occupyboston.org
>>        Or visit:
>> https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/energy/amos.blanton%40gmail.com
>>
>> You are subscribed as: amos.blanton at gmail.com
>>
>>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/energy/attachments/20111126/a966c01d/attachment-0001.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 718757 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/private/energy/attachments/20111126/a966c01d/attachment-0001.jpeg>


More information about the Energy mailing list