DIY HackerSpace Passport

Description

The process taken to make a Hackerspace Passport of similar quality to a US passport.

Status

Received parts (paper and cover material)

Plan

Use paper and cover material similar to US passport to make Hackerspace Passports

1. order fancy paper and vinyl cover material (done)
   • ordered 100% cotton paper and vinyl report covers
2. make wood/plastic block stamps to print the generic info and layouts
   • planning to use the CNC to route the SVGs to wood blocks or PCB blanks
3. make/order inks for printing
   • depends on the printing blocks
4. print a test run on regular printer paper
   • the cotton paper is cheaper than gold but more expensive than plain printer paper by a lot
5. print a Hackerspace Passport
   • pages only here
6. figure out that whole embossing thing
   • pressing down the vinyl til it satays that way i get but the application of the metal leaf in conjunction is outside my realm of experience
7. emboss cover art
   • insert magic here
8. bind a Hackerspace Passport
   • my US passport is bound with some fancy string. i think i'll use telcom twisted pairs for mine :P
9. enjoy perplexed look on TSA officers face when they search my bag at <insert major transit point here>
   • "WTF?" is such a satisfying expression to see :P