When October 13 & 15, 2009 6 pm to 10 pm at the Idea Foundry
http://www.columbusideafoundry.com/
No experience necessary
The class will teach basic blacksmithing techniques: Using hammer tongs, anvil and forge, Drawing out a point, twisting and bending hot metal. The participants will take home several projects including candy canes, icicles, and possibly a cross. This will be a 3-4 hour class for up to 6 people.
When October 13 & 15, 2009 6 pm to 10 pm at the Idea Foundry
http://www.columbusideafoundry.com/
No experience necessary
The class will teach basic blacksmithing techniques: Using hammer tongs, anvil and forge, Drawing out a point, twisting and bending hot metal. The participants will take home several projects including candy canes, icicles, and possibly a cross. This will be a 3-4 hour class for up to 6 people.
Here are the fruits of fellow iFers’ hard work on the Steampunk Trophy Clock presented to Dr. Douglas McIlroy on September 26, 2009. The Columbus Idea Foundry had been commissioned to design and build the “Good Geek Award” for the 2009 Ohio LinuxFest. Highlighted in the list below are the team members and their contributions to this amazing piece:
Alex Sutula – Woodworking,…
Just wanted to let everyone know that we have gotten our first wave of spammers on the forum page. Several illicit materials were posted from “supporters” of the foundry in the Ukraine. The good news is that Mandy wiped their privileges and their posts, so we can get back down to foundry fun.
We are sorry for the lax security. We have been trying to find the balance between…
On September 22, 2009, Alex Bandar and Adlai Stein descended upon Upper Arlington High School to give a materials science lecture and a forging demo. As you can see from the pics below, it was a beautiful day to beat on some metal. Much thanks to the Golden Bears and their instructors for hosting the iF!
There has been much progress on the Steampunk Clock Trophy over the past few weeks. The “chassis” of the clock is well underway, and the guts of the clock will be inserted soon. I don’t want to steal the design team’s thunder, so the images below will have to appease your geek appetite while we wait for the big reveal at the Ohio Linux Fest.
I want…
Thanks to everyone that stopped by to see us yesterday. Alex said the whole experience was a blast! Much thanks to our volunteers at the iF booth. Everyone is already looking forward to next year’s event.
Thanks to Kelley M and Matt B for taking the pics at this fun event. We will be posting those gems soon!
Just wanted to remind everyone about the Independents’ Day Festival today. The Columbus Idea Foundry will have a booth representing our community, also we will be providing demonstrations, selling art, and much more. Head downtown to the corner of Gay and Pearl on September 19, 2009 to show your support!
Welcome to the Columbus Idea Foundry’s new website, blog, newsletter, and member forum! We (Mandy, Alex, and myself) have build the website/blog using Wordpress and the plethora of widgets for the Thematic Theme Framework. The iF’s member forum is powered by phpBB 3.0, an open source bulletin board.
Please sign up for our newsletter in the righthand sidebar on the Welcome! page. There will be monthly…
A day-long festival organized by various Columbus arts and community organizations. The Idea Foundry will have a booth, representing our community as well as providing demonstrations, art to sell, and more.
Independents’ Day is a simultaneous effort by active and creative people of Columbus to display their talents and abilities. An all-for-one, one-for-all mentality culminates into a day-long explosion of creative spirit.
For more information, visit the website: http://thisisindependent.com/index.html
