Julia Longtin - Implicitcad, Microwave Aluminum Melting, and Open Source High Performance Cars
Channel: Marcin Jakubowski
Date: 04/01/2020

Compelling conversation on how to transfer technical skill to the general public. And we are convinced that average Joe can also push the state of art - if equipped with basic tools and techniques for open collaboration. Wow.

We covered melting aluminum in a microwave, Julia's sizeable laser cutter build at HacDC - http://www.hacdc.org/ - advanced lightweight cars, the Lulzbot buyout, Summer of Extreme Design Build, Open Source Microfactory STEAM Camp, Haskell, ImplicitCAD, and more. I also got spanked for embedding too much Google and FB at the Universal Axis page.

We look forward to the possibility of Julia teaching at the Open Source Microfactory events and at Summer X.

Some links:

1. Open Source Microfactory STEAM Camp - https://www.opensourceecology.org/steam-camp-january-2020/
2. Microwave amplifier - https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=BLC2425M10LS250
3. Universal Axis - https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Universal_CNC_Axis
4. Etherpad lite - https://etherpad.org/
5. Summer of Extreme Design-Build - https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Summer_of_Extreme_Design-Build_2020

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