A project journal.
A few weeks back, I saw a great video from Maker’s Muse on YouTube, describing how to make custom 3×3 puzzles (eg. a Rubik’s cube) out of any 3 dimensional model. I’ve always been curious about how these puzzles work, so what batter way to learn than to make my own? Yup. It’s a brain. …
I mentioned in my Digital Gallery Wall post that it would be easy to build a remote control for Meural Canvases. Here it is: This was super easy because each Meural Canvas is wifi-connected and has a tiny webserver. The commands are exposed through a REST interface. So if you know the local IP address …
We make bean-to-bar chocolate in our kitchen and I’m often trying out different ideas to improve our process. The Chocovibe CV100 is a vibration table for molding tempered chocolate. Tempered chocolate has distinctive shine and appealing texture. A temper is achieved by heating and cooling the chocolate to precise points where certain crystal structures form and …
Build process: Modeling. Build process: Silicone molds. Build process: Concrete. Build process: Mounting and framing.
My wife is a serious amateur photographer. A few years ago, we created a photo wall in her office to showcase her framed images. We always intended to swap out the images with new photos over time, but 4 years later, the same images were in these frames… We thought about creating a digital photo …
Idea: My cat has a “bristle-bot” style toy, but it’s not a favorite. He’ll watch it as it wanders randomly around the floor, but he doesn’t really engage with a toy unless it “hides” — goes behind other objects so he can strategize about where it’s going to show up next. The style of motion …
Chocolate making is messy business. One of the steps in nib-to-bar chocolate making is to extract the liquor from the nibs. We use a Champion Juicer. Inevitably, when you add nibs to the chute … a lot of them fly back up the chute and land all over the kitchen. So I built this hopper …
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Background I use a Handibot for CNC woodwork. If you aren’t familiar, Handibot is a portable CNC router that you place on top of your workpiece to make pre-programmed cuts. It can cut the same designs and perform most of the same tasks as a full sized CNC machine, but compared to full-size CNC machines, …
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Here’s a simple vibration table for making concrete tiles, made with a Black and Decker Mouse, some screws, nuts, washers, and compression springs, and scrap wood. The springs I used are 1 3/4″, 1/2″ OD, .054WG, but any reasonable gauge should work. Tighten the screws to create a little compression. Use a pair of nuts …
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Mecanum wheels are cool. Each wheel is composed of a series of rollers, pitched at 45 or -45 degrees. When moving forwards and backwards, the rollers do not engage, but when the front and back wheels rotate in opposite directions, the rollers engage to move the vehicle left or right. These wheels are 3d printed, …