Monthly Archives: February 2008

Thing-a-day, Day 28: Photo Wall

Posted on February 28, 2008 by mahto

My parents are coming to visit so I am trying to straighten up my place. I hung some pictures on my wall for a project today… Right now, they are just taped up, but as soon as I find me … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 27: Remote Trigger for Powershot S3

Posted on February 28, 2008 by mahto

Canon did not include a remote trigger option in this camera, however there are many times when I have wanted one. Recently, though, the CHDK people figured out that you can use the USB port on the camera as a … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 26: Pan/Tilt mount for Marshmallow Gun

Posted on February 27, 2008 by mahto

Today I continued work on the Automatic Marshmallow gun. I tried a couple of designs, and ended up with what appears to be a pretty solid base to build on. Note that this is a work in progress. The steppers … Continue reading →

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PhoenixDIY: Meeting 5 is February 28th@7:00pm

Posted on February 27, 2008 by mahto

Live in the Phoenix Metro area? Come on out this Thursday! Thursday night is the February meeting for Phoenix DIY!! We’ll be meeting at 7:00 at Conspire, in Phoenix. Please bring anything you’d like to share (food, drinks, ideas, no … Continue reading →

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Cool ideas for robots

Posted on February 26, 2008 by mahto

I found a couple of cool things people are doing with robotics that I wanted to get down before I forgot: Roland Strauss is a neurobiologist who applys biological concepts to robotics in order to test theories and explore new … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 25: Automatic Marshmallow Gun

Posted on February 26, 2008 by mahto

Today I started work on an automatic marshmallow gun. The idea is to automate a marshmallow gun by using a can of compressed cleaning gas as a propellant, and to mount the whole thing on a pan/tilt mount so that … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, Day 24: Fire!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by mahto

I was angry with my PC today so I did what any decent geek would do: I lit it on fire! To achieve a long exposure shot on my Powershot S3, I used a recent build of the CHDK firmware … Continue reading →

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