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The Magic Van in the Herald

makeshift — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:39:16 +0000

Check out a mention about the Magic Van accepting applications in The Herald!

Apply to Use the Magic Van!

makeshift — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:57:13 +0000

We’re excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for musicians to tour using our Magic Van! Click below for more info, or to apply.

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Pedal Power Timelapse

makeshift — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:19:19 +0000

A time lapse with Make.Shift Project and Mac and Mac Electric on how to build a bicycle power generator.

The Secrets of Pedal Power Revealed

makeshift — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:06:32 +0000

Learn how to make your own bike generator with this handy pamphlet put together by make.shift and Mac and Mac Electric.

Be a little greener by powering your own TV. It’s a win win situation and you get it all for the low price of $5.

Purchase your very own copy for just $5.

Thanks to Kulshan Cycles and Boundary Bay

makeshift — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:35:52 +0000

We’d like to thank our friends at Kulshan Cycles for donating a gift certificate to our volunteer electrician JD Martin. We at Make.Shift are suckers for bicycles, and we really wanted to show JD how much we appreciate his hard work on our Power Wheel bike generator.

We’d also like to thank Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro for donating a growler of their fine IPA to volunteer electrician Matthew Renick, whose help has also been instrumental in getting the Power Wheel up and running!.

Thanks!

Thanks for coming!

makeshift — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:54:50 +0000

Our Pedal Power workshop on Saturday, 01/30 was a huge success, with more than 70 people attending. Thanks to everyone who came out, asked questions and gave us feedback. We look forward to offering a second workshop in the next month or two. We’ll post more information as soon as we get the details ironed out.

Stuff we need!

makeshift — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:59:36 +0000

Some things we could use at the moment. Let us know if you can help!

1. Sheet aluminum for the base of our second bike generator. We’re looking for a 1/4-inch to 3/4 inch-thick sheet, 38 inches long by 19 inches wide. We’re happy to cut a sheet down to size.

2. A multi-meter or volt meter for use with our Power Wheel bike generator. A meter will help us learn exactly how effective our generator is at creating and storing power!

3. A copy machine! The machine we we’ve been working to fix turned out to be more trouble than it was worth. Please let us know if you’re interested in donating a copier to get the “Duplexer” project back on track!

3. Paper for the copy machine (The Duplexer). We use 100 percent post-consumer waste paper (8.5×11 or 11×17).

4. A button-maker. We’d love to give bands access to a button maker so they can make their own low-cost pins for sale.

5. An adjustable v-belt for our second bike generator.

6. Van seats for the musicians who will otherwise have no place to sit. We’re looking for two bench seats.

7. A portable pop-up-type event tent (or two). With these, we can throw outdoor shows even in the rainiest Bellingham weather.

8. Raffle items for our fundraisers. We encourage local businesses to donate items or gift certificates to be given away at our events, helping Make.Shift realize our mission.

Welcome to our new website!

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:58:17 +0000

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