I wanted to make a wood etching of a photo I took in the mountains for my dad for Christmas. The photo had a lot of detail in the snow and rocks of the mountain face so I thought it would look good as a two-tone print. The first thing I discovered is that the contrast between the laser-etched parts of the wood and the untouched … Continue reading Wood Etching
As I’ve mentioned, I’m working towards an electronic mural using Chibitronic circuit stickers and a Circuit Scribe pen. Today I prototyped the entire circuit on paper. The fun part was using the microcontroller circuit sticker–wicked easy. I used an Arduino UNO as a programmer (tutorial for setting up the board) and Arduino software to write my code. It took maybe 10 minutes to get up … Continue reading Electronic Mural: Charlieplexing with Paper Circuits
I’m planning on making an electronic mural so I’ve been experimenting with some components I want to use by making paper circuits. I want to use Chibitronics electronic stickers for the components (they even have a microcontroller sticker!) and Electroninks Circuit Scribe pen for the traces. This is the first time I’ve made a video of this sort. While there are a lot of improvements … Continue reading Paper Circuit Example
A coworker of mine wanted to make some cool business cards and suggested making an insert mold for our injection molder. Apart from the fact that I don’t like the idea of injection molding business card, it got me thinking about cool business cards I *did* like the idea of. I’ve been toying around with the idea of making custom gliders with out logo on … Continue reading Business Card Glider
I have designed and built some peristaltic pumps for pumping cyanoacrylate (i.e. super glue). The stuff is about as viscous as water, and I want to dispense it in tiny drops. Peristaltic pumps are perfect for high pressure, low volumetric flow systems, plus there is the added bonus that you can easily replace the tubing if it gets clogged (i.e. the super glue dries out, which … Continue reading Peristaltic Pump
One assignment for my Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop was to come up with a paperless poem. Being who I am, I really wanted to make something. I had an idea that I wanted to write a poem about scars and the words embedded or embossed on a surface. Wood seemed like a good surface to work with. Originally I wrote the poem with a lot … Continue reading Paperless Poetry
Some friends of mine came up with the idea of making a commemorative coin for the 50th anniversary of Steer Roast, so I’ve taken up the project with a lot of zeal. I’m working on stamping brass coins myself. The idea is to CNC mill designs into steel, harden it, and hit it really hard with a circular brass lug in between. We may have … Continue reading Steer Roast Commemorative Coin
A lot has been going on! I’ll give each project it’s own post. For Steer Roast, an annual alumni event held at MIT’s dormitory Senior House, I’m making some mushroom chairs. One might say, toadstools. I designed them with Sara Falcone; our conception was lasercut 1/4″ wood slotted together that would sit over a trashcan. Woodglue everything together, cover in batting and fabric, and there: … Continue reading Mushroom Chairs
For my mechanisms class, 6.S080, I’ve started prototyping an idea for an expanding lamp that I’m working on with Paulina Mustafa and Tiffany Tseng. The basic idea is to take advantage of the rotational movement of the links in an expanding polygon to do interesting things with light diffusion. I used the design I had for the first expanding polygon I made, but tightened the … Continue reading Expanding Lamp Project
Like Math, But Louder 