Category Archives: Hobby
It’s a Trap!
For the past few years, my brother and I have been pranking each other a bit when it comes to gifts. It took on a rather peculiar theme a couple of years … Continue reading
Me at the Portland MakerFaire
This past Saturday (Sept 15) I got to participate in Portland’s first annual MakerFaire. I’ve written about MakerFaires before, but this is the first one where I was showing off … Continue reading
2 Weekends, 2 MakerFaires, 2x the Fun!
“Maker” is a moniker I’ve espoused for the last several years. While you could probably define it as a lot of things, to me it attaches art to science and … Continue reading
Back on the 3D-Printed Horse
Several months ago, I finally got my hands on a mostly-working 3d printer. A maker bot. After irritated months of tinkering, I had trouble getting it to print out things … Continue reading
I’m in a Show
A couple of months ago, I decided to try out for a musical my church is putting on. I have been cast in the part of Charlie Davenport in “Annie … Continue reading
Last Minute Halloween
I’ve always been very taken with Halloween setups. The orchestration, the excitement, and creativity all lead to a fun expression of the holiday. Halloween has taken it’s place among this … Continue reading
My First Printed Plastic Part
I have been working at this for months. A couple of years ago, I found out about the RepRap project. The idea behind the reprap (if you haven’t talked to … Continue reading
A Beginner’s guide to making an Arduino Shield PCB
(This tutorial has gotten really popular recently, and I’m very pleased that so many people are interested. I learned all of this stuff while working on my first PCB. If … Continue reading
My very first PCB
That is to say, my first PCB that I actually designed. I recently began attending a bi-weekly electronics hobbiest group call Dorkbot PDX. It’s basically an opportunity for nerds to … Continue reading
Building a 3D printer
I should start out by warning you that this is not a build-log. My friend Isaac reminded me that before we started this project, this was blogging gold, and he … Continue reading