Bring Me The Head of Emperor Trajan!
A friend asked me to 3d print this 3D scan of Emperor Trajan. Its taken me a while to get round to it though (guiltguiltguilt!). I decided to chop the scan so just his head and shoulders were visible…
Category: Projects
Taking a Google Stadia Controller Apart and Dumping its ROM
I acquired one of these in a deal Google had running. After trying it out, I decided it wasn't really for me, so I had an unused Stadia controller lying around.... The design is interesting; in order…
Mini Tesla Coil kit from Ebay! (playing Bohemian Rhapsody)
I've been enjoying Electroboom's Youtube channel, and was really interested in the various Tesla coil videos. I had a look at the OneTesla DIY kits: they look great, but way too expensive for an after…
Writing A Speaker Horn Music Visualiser
As soon as I decided to add the 5x5 Blinkenlights matrix to the horn, it obviously needed to be turned into a music visualiser. Googling for "mopidy audio visualizer" found this post, where someone di…
1920s Spotify Speaker Horn
I inherited an old "Revo" speaker horn from my dad. I have a strong suspicion he acquired it from a "job lot" in an auction somewhere. He gave it the rather fetching red/gold/black paint job. Anyway,…
Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eink development platform
I fancied getting an eink screen to use for future projects. I bought a wee one with a raspberry pi "hat" attached. However, I realised later that I could maybe just re-purpose an old Amazon Kindle eb…
Glass Frit/Powder Sifters
"Frit" is glass which has been broken up into pieces of varying size. You use different sized chunks for different purposes (eg large chunks could be used for mosaic style work, while glass powder cou…
Fused Glass/Metal Experiments
I've been trying combining fused glass with various powdered metals and metal compounds to see what effect it has on the glass colour. I've been intentionally avoiding compounds which - when heated -…
Fused Glass Attempt # 1
The first thing I tried with my new kiln was some glass fusing. Tools To cut glass I needed some new tools: - Toyo Glass cutter and cutting oil (appears to be just a very low viscosity mineral oil). -…
Cyanotype Attempt #2
I tried the Cyanotype process again. I used the same method as before, with the following improvements: - I had sponge brushes to paint the fluid on the paper consistently. - I made sure not to leave…