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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2008
Page
14
The Maker Movement engages hackers, hobbyists and tinkerers turning obsolete items into useful devices such as automated cat feeders. With 20 000 attendees at the inaugural Makers Faire in 2006 and 65 000 this year in San Mateo, the trend expands to TV via Make TV on PBS.
A maker in a cluttered workshop gathers tens of thousands of nuts and bolts for repairs and quirky builds. He showcases a drive in movie projector on a tricycle and an ambitious “world’s biggest iPod” melding a tiny iPod with a 1970s radio to digitize Dinah Washington records.
Investigators note balloon construction and wooden structure fueled rapid spread at Palmetto Lodge built in 1903. Fire began in the kitchen with gas lines rupturing after a meter melted. Public Safety had earlier suggested alarm and sprinkler systems. North Augusta crews from multiple departments fought the blaze as Seven Gables history ended with Dunn buying the site in 2007.
Owner Robin Dunn and staff watched Thursday night’s blaze gut the historic Palmetto House on Georgia Avenue. Firefighters safeguarded the site as walls and chimneys were torn down. The motel survived. patrons and community aid poured in to support upcoming events and salvage efforts.
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