CNC Drop Trays
Here’s a CNC technique I’d like to share. When making small parts, instead of using tabs you can use drop trays. Tabs (right) are used when you have a collection of...
Dinky Motor Kits and Instructions V1
Here are the video instructions for Dinky Motor. Questions welcome. If you’re in Ottawa send me a note if you want me to drop by to help. For those who are...
Volunteering with Elderly
I do quite a bit of volunteer work with my Squirrel project and otherwise. Here are a few shots from a recent event at the Glebe Center. They invite me...
Squirrel at Ottawa City Hall
This passing Thursday I showed the Squirrel Model Airplane at Ottawa City Hall. This was a preview of the Ottawa Mini Makerfaire to come. It was fun. My friend Phon...
Dinky Motor at Ottawa Maker Market
After prototyping and testing the first version of Dinky Motor is here. Tomorrow is the two month anniversary of the project by the way. It was the 3rd of June...
Dinky Motor V1 Testing
Last night we did a test run of the Dinky Motor V1 using the new brush system. I prepared some kits, packed them in a litlte box and headed for Kanata...
FireFly Receives Awesome Ottawa Award
FireFly won the Awesome Ottawa Award! An interview was attempted with FireFly but all we got was “bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt“. FireFly is helping people connect at a party near you. If you’d...
Dinky Motor New Brushes
The Dinky Motor Project is a kit for kids to learn about electricity, magnetism and other miracles. Below is a brief video of an older version to see how easy they are to...
FireFly Debut for Supernova!
FireFly had a great time at the Supernova Party last night. It’s pretty clear that FireFly brings people together and has lit our way to new social ties. I had...
Social Network Theory for Firefly
We’ve been working very hard on the Firefly project. See FireFly in action. FireFly is ready to light your way on your social journey. We’ve had a mention of the...
DIY Laptop Tray
I like to sit around with my laptop so a tray really helps keep the mouse and everything under control. You can get a tray at a business or computer...
Dinky Motor Experiments
I made a few revisions and am in the midst of a few experiments with the Dinky Motor project. The video is at the bottom. Armature I added some features...
Dinky Motor Testing
Tonight was a Dinky Motors group build. The test group was just right so it was fun and we all learned a lot. Especially me. We had a lot of people...
DIY Electric Motor Assembly
The electric motor project is coming along well. Here’s the latest revision based on 200 turns of 28 gauge wire per side. It’s probably the most powerful one so far. It even...
Electric Motor Gearbox
Here’s another version of the Simple Electric Motor project. I added a 4 stage gearbox to make it more fun and interesting. Each stage has a 4:1 gear ratio. Here are...
Lumipendant
Welcome to the Lumipendant project! It’s a collection of art projects involving interactive wearable pendants for social settings. This is a collaboration between Michael Grant, Mark Stephenson and myself. There is a...
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