Facere-Bot
This is an experimental drawing robot. It was designed to be portable, light and fast. Facere is Latin for “do”, “create” or “make”. I’ve had a few requests to do...
Swirly Bot
Here’s another installment for the #hack613 $10 CNC Challenge! This is based on my previous Swirly Draw. It’s designed around the 28BYJ-48 Stepper motor and A4988 stepper driver. In the...
Etch A Sketch
We’ve got a challenge to build a simple CNC system over at hack613. Here’s my first installment! How it’s Made I took some measurements of an Etch A Sketch and...
Ottawa Makerfaire 2016
Make613 was at Makerfaire 2016! It’s maker friendly, family friendly, adult friendly and just plain friendly! Make613 showed lots of projects including assembling a 3D printer throughout the fair. I also brought the Vinyl...
Firefly V2
Firefly Version 2 is in the works with a thanks to a grant from Ontario Art Council! Mark Stephenson, Michael Grant and I are designing this project from the ground up. We...
Robots and Ink
I’ve been making business cards out of record covers from LP vinyl (and many other things). They come out pretty nice (good, see below) but it’s a fair amount of work to...
Mystery Challenge Feb15
Mystery challenge is back! It’s not too late to join in! You’re welcome to contact us or come to one of the events below to pick up a package ($5)!...
Atomic Rooster – Spin: Robotics & Art
Atomic Rooster has a regular live-art show where they invite painters to perform their work on the stage. I did a live-art show on July 14th but instead of painting...
Arduino Day 2015
A once a year party to celebrate the maker movement! This year the event is organised by Ottawa’s Arduino Group! We decided to have it as an informal networking style event. This event...
Line Follower Robot
There’s a bit of buzz over at Ottawa Robotics Enthusiasts about having a contest! There are two events. Line follower and maze solver. The dates being looked at are March 9th, 14th or 15th. I am...
Ottawa Arduino Meetup Group
This meetup is now hosted at Ottawa’s Makerspace called Hack613. We’re a friendly group of people who like making and hacking things. We welcome beginners and experts. We are very...
Paper Plane Folder and Launcher
There are a lot of challenges with this problem and I’ve been working on this for a while without much progress.. I may have enough ideas on how to solve the...
Hack Challenge
July’s mystery component for the virtual contest was a pair of photocells! Next month is Let’s Make a Clock! Last month was Arduino Challenge. The cool thing about this contest is it’s...
Arduino Challenge!
The Ottawa Arduino Challenge is a fun and friendly challenge organized by the Ottawa Arduino User Group. The contest is online so anyone can enter and vote but the support meetups are local to...
Continuous Rotation Servo Hack
I needed motors for a small robot and I wanted to keep it simple and inexpensive. Ordinarily you need a DC motor with gearbox and an h-bridge or motor drivers. Lots...
Coin Sorter
When I was a kid I occasionally wondered how vending machines differentiate coins. The thought comes up once in a while but I’ve not looked at it. Recently Dave brought...
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