An Explanation of How Light Graffiti Works
Maybe you’re curious about light graffiti, but how does it actually work? The short answer is that when you open up the shutter of your camera and draw an image with a light source, the camera records...
View ArticleCigar Box Creepster Assembly Details
I’ll go over the electronics/program in an upcoming post, but mechanically, my sound-reactive cigar box that I introduced a few weeks ago wasn’t too difficult to make. I’ll outline the assembly...
View ArticleAutomated Cigar Box Wiring and Programming
Audio-responsive cigar box wiring As mentioned in my introductory post, it takes quite a bit of work to make my audio-reactive cigar box “tick.” The mechanical assembly comes in another post, but this...
View ArticlePVC Man Conscripted to Work at Milling Machine
Sure, there have been a lot of write-ups here on how to set up a little Zen Toolworks CNC router, but for heavier work, it’s great to have a little milling machine in the shop. As readers may recall,...
View ArticleHands On with the KeyChainino
If you play with your keys while waiting on something: bus, subway, fish to bite, etc., the KeyChainino might be a good device to have handy. Creator Alessandro Matera was nice enough to send me one...
View ArticleA Programmable RGB LED Infinity Mirror
I’m incredibly happy with how this photo turned out! An infinity mirror is a one-way mirror setup where the light inside of these mirrors allows you to see in, while reflecting back and forth,...
View ArticleA Polycarbonate and LED Christmas Tree Star
This Christmas, it was requested that we get a new tree. I voted for a more unconventional* choice, which was agreed to on the condition that I make a star for the tree. I was happy to do it, and...
View ArticleSound Reactive “Hello Light”
I posted this video a while ago, so appologies for not placing it on my blog sooner. Anyway, you may enjoy seeing how I made a beautiful RGBW light cylinder using polycarbonate, plywood, and Arduino...
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