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More hammering
More hammering I have recently accepted a position with Karen Christians of Cleverwerx as her assistant. This is awesome for me as I get to help her organize things using technology while she teaches new metalsmiting and jewelry creation techniques I haven’t used before. I’m very excited and it’s been going quite well so far. [...]
In: Me, projects
Blood Everywhere!
I recently had need to dress up as a zombie. Specifically, a zombie with victorian-style influence. In my case that latter part ended up being a somewhat lame tux shirt from Goodwill and a kinda-awesome ascot I whipped up out of some wide lace. However, a white shirt, lacy ascot and black eyeliner does not [...]
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Folding metal
Recently, I’ve been playing with metal. I think I may finally have found *the* medium I love. Really love! While toying with engraving and considering trying my hand at chasing and repousse (which I still intend to ASAP) I stumbled upon a technique called Fold Forming. And I fell in love with metal all over again.
In which I draw a bookmark
I’ve been drawing, off an on, for about 8 years now. I think I may have averaged about two drawings per year, which is totally pathetic, but it is something I love and need to continue to develop. I need it, if for no other reason, to better realize so many other of the things [...]
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Arduino Dimensions
I’m always looking for the exact dimensions of the official Arduino board. It’s 2.1″ x 2.7″ if you need to know. If you need more, check out this handy image.
In: Observations, projects · Tagged with: arduino, reference
Meta-Nixie Clock
I recently caught Matt Mets’ post on hacking a digital photo frame into a clock by generating a static image for each minute of the day, and then automating the action of advancing the image once per minute. This allows for any number of interesting clocks to be made with suggestions ranging from a written-word [...]
In: projects · Tagged with: DINO
lolshield hacking
My friend Jimmie Rodgers, maker extraordinaire has come up with a great new shield for the Arduino which he is calling the LoLshield for “lots of leds”. It’s a charliplexed array of 126 LEDs in a 9×14 grid that pops right onto an arduino. Neat! A problem with charliplexing is brightness. Since you have to turn [...]
In: projects · Tagged with: DINO
Searching for Space (for your hackerspace)
A long list of things to think about when looking for a physical location for your hackerspace or maker community.
In: Observations, projects · Tagged with: DINO, diy, hackerspace
Do you really need a space?
Recently, Emily Daniels, David Nunez and I decided that it was Time To Do Something. We were all struggling with some personal creative projects, and felt that we needed a community of people around us who were making interesting things. With the right kind of people gathered, a lot of magic can happen. We were [...]
In: Praise, projects · Tagged with: community, DINO, diy, hackerspace
New project released: iSrch Rndmzr 3000!
I’ve finally finished the photography for my project, “iSrch Rndmzr 3000! by Subverted Industries”. The “project” really consists both of a device I fabricated (from an Arduino, display, and salvaged enclosure) and the corresponding web site. I’ll let you visit the site for details. My comments on the project can be found under the “about” [...]
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