#Metal
17 postsIdea 074 - Dandelion Galaxy
An art installation of a sphere of LEDS that show the night sky from outside earth
Read postIdea 022 - Translink map PCB
A live interactive translink metro map of Vancouver using LEDs on a PCB
Read postFlockingAI - Eastside Culture Crawl 2022 post mortem
Post mortem from showing the Flocking AI bird gallery at Maker Labs during Eastside Culture Crawl 2022: pitch, sales, and what to fix.
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Digital stained glass workshop
A workshop at MakerLabs Vancouver where attendees design a 9x9 inch illuminated stained glass window with WS2811 LEDs and CNC-cut foam.
Read postEarthquake Kits for Vancouver
What I put in my Vancouver earthquake kit for under $30, parts list, and the personal items I tell people to add themselves.
Read postLaser cutting in Vancouver
A guide to laser cutting in Vancouver after 4000 hours on the machines: where to cut, who to follow, and which shop to avoid.
Read postAlternatives to the Vancouver Hackspace.
A list of alternatives to Vancouver Hackspace after its community turned toxic, with makerspaces, meetups, and tool libraries.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - Post Mortem
Post mortem on the Giant Claw Game: the claw broke on kid one, so I swapped it for a magnet on a string.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - Pictures
Build photos and notes on the Giant Claw Game cart, drill-motor pulleys, and cable tensioning.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - The Claw, Prototype 2
Second claw prototype built in wood with brass hinges that actually grips play balls and holds them while swinging.
Read postI visited HACK Manhattan Hackerspace
Visiting HACK Manhattan on an OLLO robot workshop night, with a brass lock build on the lathe in progress.
Read postIs Aluminum is a conductor ?
A short note on why aluminum conducts both electricity and heat, and why it shows up in most heat sinks.
Read postDel.icio.us bookmarks 2007-05-16 - 2007-05-22
Weekly del.icio.us dump: oscilloscope art, a homebrew lava lamp, an ice-bulb instructable, and a pile of dice game writeups.
Read postMy Ferrofluid Project
A failed attempt to build a Sachiko Kodama style ferrofluid sculpture with a 500lb electromagnet and a litre of fluid.
Read postProject: The $5 Cracker Box IPod Amplifier
Built the MAKE magazine cracker box iPod amp around an LM386 to drive a small 8 ohm speaker for a friend's metal sculpture.
Read postKyle Cooper - Single-handedly revitalizing the main-title sequence as an art form
Kyle Cooper has directed over 150 film title sequences, including Se7en, The Mummy, and Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3.
Read postTool At General Motors Place
The band Tool plays General Motors Place in Vancouver on August 22, 2006 at 8 PM.
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