[5468] in APO Printshop
Re: Fwd: Letterpress
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonard H Tower Jr.)
Thu Sep 25 20:49:25 2008
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:47:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
To: Samuel Evans <s_evans@MIT.EDU>
cc: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>, apo-exec@MIT.EDU, apo-printshop@MIT.EDU,
holmesmd@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64L.0809171858370.16376@m66-080-14.mit.edu>
sam
i probalby owe you an apology
i probably didn't
Cc: s_evans@MIT.EDU
on the email i sent
To: apo-exec@MIT.EDU, apo-printshop@MIT.EDU
apologies, if so
yiLFS -len http://www.art.net/~tower/
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:59:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
To: Samuel Evans <s_evans@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>, apo-exec@MIT.EDU, apo-printshop@MIT.EDU,
holmesmd@MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Fwd: Letterpress
hi sam et al:
i've taken mike on
apologies for not confirming i actually did what i said i was going to
do
thanks!
yiLFS -len
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:12:34 -0400
From: Samuel Evans <s_evans@MIT.EDU>
To: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>
Cc: Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>, apo-exec@mit.edu,
apo-printshop@mit.edu, holmesmd@mit.edu
Subject: Re: Fwd: Letterpress
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
> > >
> >
> >
>
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Materials Science and Engineering
Class of 2009
301-908-6665 or 617-225-6322
