Today I made some hexagon cuts on my glass in the makerspace. Unfortunately, I did not take any photos, but Mandy and Adam can vouch for me 🙂 ! The scoring and breaking part went really smoothly and I walked away with only one small cut on my finger! I am definitely glad that I…
Some things working – Amanda Smith
This week my water pump and strobe light kit came in. I soldered the strobe light and it’s brighter than I thought it would be, which is good, but it is difficult to control the frequency of the flashes in small increments with the potentiometer dial. Experimenting with different methods to get the water dripping…
Darius Luo – “Everything Working”
The first order of business is to put aside the Play-doh and get some Model Magic from CC Lowells. I created the interior base that would then be covered in super glue and aluminum can pieces. This clay base was purposefully more abstract and didn’t have to actually look like the polar bears yet. Unfortunately,…
Slater – (Some) things working!
This week I made a lot of progress on my project, but not quite as much as I was hoping. I got the full wooden base cut and it fit together perfectly, and the hardware such as the power supply, switch and slider all mount as intended. I hoped to cut all of the black…
Matt Johannesen – Everything Working
I botched my timing on some other projects this week, so I wasn’t able to make tangible progress – but aside from the trial and error that comes with laser cutting, I think I’m still on a good path – I don’t think I have more significant technical challenges left to face. Materials The main…
Casey Gosselin – Everything Working
This week, I focused on purchasing materials and making the necessary parts for my project. Throughout the whole week, I was printing the edge supports for the mirror. Eventually, I caved in a bought acrylic from the makerspace. I was able to laser cut al the pieces in less than an hour. Unlike what I…
Everything Working – Adam M
Following the issues I was getting last week with my 3D printer and the incomplete prints I was receiving, I switched my system over to OctoPrint to get rid of the SD card issues I was having. I have almost got everything put together, and have one final piece printing as I write this post….
Slater – Failure/Recalibration
My biggest failure this week was not ordering parts sooner. I already received most of the electronics, but I was still missing all of the acrylic and wood I needed to start laser cutting. Instead, I finalized the CAD model for the base. I decided to laser cut the base instead of making it by…
Dominick Timpanaro Failure/Recalibration
this week i was working with different materials to see if they would work for my project. i experimented with wire hangers and had a few problems with getting the arms to stay in place, as well as it didn’t hold its shape. I started using cardboard as well but I didn’t see it being…
Darius Luo – Recalibration
To start with my Shadows Behind Climate Change project, I wandered around Highland Street in search of Coca-Cola cans and bottle with gloves and a plastic bag. After skipping over my third Bud Lite with no Coke cans found, I decided to lower my standards rethink my concept a little. I decided that I will…
David Mahany – Failure, Recalibration & Iteration
Early last week I ordered most of my supplies and received most of them, including all of the electronics and tubing. I also ordered adhesive for the acrylic, and it should arrive this week. The only thing I haven’t ordered yet is the acrylic, but I plan on ordering it later today and I should…
Matt Johannesen – Failure, Recalibration & Iteration
This past week I experimented with actually laser cutting wood for my light box slides (as opposed to cutting paper as I did last week). I think the 4 slides I made turned out well, but there are some things I would like to change and rethink about their design. Below you can see the…