[5466] in APO Printshop
Re: Fwd: Letterpress
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mitchell E Berger)
Wed Sep 17 14:05:35 2008
To: "Samuel Evans" <s_evans@MIT.EDU>
cc: "Lori Tsuruda" <lori@pmd.org>, "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>,
apo-exec@MIT.EDU, apo-printshop@MIT.EDU, holmesmd@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:12:34 EDT."
<3d361e050809171012q124d3974o6586aacee48c0dc8@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:04:14 -0400
From: Mitchell E Berger <mitchb@MIT.EDU>
Len replied to Mike on September 9th indicating that they could meet up
for this, but that it would have to wait 3 or 4 weeks.
Mitch
> Has someone taken on Mike Tarkanian? If you aren't available at the moment,
> would it be possible to plan to train him later?
>
> Please let me and Mike know.
>
> Thanks,
> Samuel
>
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I'm booked until 11/3.
> >
> > I have barely enough time to attend the chapter/exec meetings as an
> > advisor this term.
> >
> > Yilfs,
> > Lori
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 11:44 PM, Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>
> > wrote:
> > > LORI:
> > >
> > > want to either train or qualify him?
> > > ----
> > >
> > > EVERYONE:
> > >
> > > if no one has an objection,
> > > i'll offer to train him on the letterpress,
> > > and babysit him in the APOffice occasionally
> > >
> > > i'll email him sometime on Monday
> > >
> > > i'll be clear, he can't have unsupervised access to the shop
> > >
> > > i'll also point out the etching press at the SAA etching press
> > > http://saa.mit.edu/classes/index.php?id=twod&quarter=Fall&qyear=2008
> > > and the LSC offset facility
> > >
> > > yiLFS -len
> > >
> > > Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:23:17 -0400 (EDT)
> > > From: Mandi Holmes <holmesmd@MIT.EDU>
> > > To: apo-printshop@mit.edu
> > > Subject: Re: Fwd: Letterpress
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 5 Sep 2008, Samuel Evans wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Guys,
> > > >
> > > > Mike Tarkanian is a technical instructor in the department of
> > Materials
> > > > Science and Engineering at MIT. I've worked with him on several
> > projects
> > > > at
> > > > MIT.
> > > >
> > > > He's interested in using our letter press to learn its operation.
> > > >
> > > > He is skilled in metallurgy and machining, among other talents. He
> > might
> > > > be
> > > > willing to manufacture custom letter press blocks, if you are
> > interested.
> > > > He is not a current or former APO brother.
> > > >
> > > > Please forward this request to the letter press people, and copy Mike
> > on it
> > > > (tarky@mit.edu). I don't remember the proper e-mail list, so I'm
> > asking
> > > > you
> > > > all.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Yilfs,
> > > > Samuel
> > > >
> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > > From: Mike Tarkanian <tarky@mit.edu>
> > > > Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:10 PM
> > > > Subject: Letterpress
> > > > To: Samuel J Evans <s_evans@mit.edu>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Samuel-
> > > >
> > > > For a long time I've had a fascination with letterpress printing. I
> > > > happened
> > > > to see on the web that APO has (or had) a letterpress. Lately I've
> > been
> > > > thinking it would be cool to make my own blocks with the CNC,
> > lasercutter,
> > > > etc. So I went over to APO to see if I could see the letterpress --
> > the
> > > > office was closed but I noticed you're an officer.
> > > >
> > > > Could I check out the letterpress sometime? Does it actually get
> > used? Can
> > > > MIT people use it or only APO? Think you guys would be interested in
> > > > getting
> > > > custom letterpress blocks??!!??
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > ------------------------------------
> > > > Materials Science and Engineering
> > > > Class of 2009
> > > > 301-908-6665 or 617-225-6322
> > > >
> > >
