#Jewelry
14 postsPCB Metro maps retrospective
Retrospective of the Vancouver SkyTrain and Washington DC Metro PCB maps with LEDs that light up as trains arrive.
Read postIdea 098 - All that are lost
A resin-covered pendant with a round LCD and GPS that points toward a new geohash location each morning.
Read postIdea 097 - Modern decoder ring
A decoder ring replacement with a screen and buttons that encrypts messages using modern public-key cryptography.
Read postTrip to Shenzhen 2018
Two days at the Huaqiang Road markets in Shenzhen and the pile of LED strips, switches, and Pi cases brought home.
Read postLaser cutting in Vancouver
A guide to laser cutting in Vancouver from someone with 4000 hours on the machines: where to cut, who to follow, and which shop to avoid.
Read postAcrylic Christmas Ornaments version 1
First cut of acrylic Christmas ornaments at VHS, with notes on letter counters and font choices to fix.
Read postSimple acrylic pendants
Quick laser-cut acrylic Hibiscus and ukulele pendants as gifts for family stops on a World Maker Faire trip.
Read postRGB LED POV Globe - Status update and mechanical issues
Twelve days before Maker Faire the 6-foot POV ring bent under stress, so the build shrank to a bicycle rim.
Read postRGB LED POV Globe - Research other peoples projects.
Research notes on other POV display projects that influenced the RGB LED globe build.
Read postRGB LED POV Globe - Parts shopping
Parts haul for the RGB LED POV globe: 100 Piranha LEDs, sample TLC5947 drivers from TI, an OctoBrite board, and a junkyard AC motor.
Read postCrokinole
Crokinole, the Ontario-born tabletop flicking game: its 1876 history and the basic rules.
Read postCrokinole - Table top curling
Crokinole, the tabletop flicking game from Ontario in 1876, with its history and the 2007 world championship in Tavistock.
Read postPortobello West Fashion and Art Market
Portobello West opens August 27 at Plaza of Nations with up to 100 local clothing designers, jewelers, and potters, free to the public.
Read post5th Annual BURNABY LAKE ANTIQUES FAIR
The 5th Burnaby Lake Antiques Fair packs 250 tables of jewelry, furniture, pottery, books, and toys on August 26 and 27.
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