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Phoenxi DIY: Meeting #9 is October 28

Posted on October 26, 2008 by mahto

Supposin’ I should mention: Mark your calendars! The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 28th. Tho X. Bui will give an introduction to magnetics and magnetic material, and Bobby Metz will present his homebrew photography ball head. See you … Continue reading →

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October Thing-a-day, Day 13: Noisy Hat

Posted on October 26, 2008 by mahto

What could be better than having a little instrument with you all the time, hidden in your hat? Insiders Tip: Don’t take this to the airport. The inspiration for this project came while on the long road trip to Austin … Continue reading →

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October Thing-a-day, Day 12: Flash Reflector-Diffuser

Posted on October 25, 2008 by mahto

Note: October was a horrible choice for a thing-a-day project, what with the Maker Faire and all. I’ll get 31 projects in by re-starting today. Sick of getting an ugly, harsh light when you take pictures using a flash? Tired … Continue reading →

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New permalinks structure

Posted on October 24, 2008 by mahto

Note: I punched the button to enable a new permalinks structure. This means that my articles can be accessed by their month and title instead of the cryptic ?p= default setup. As far as I can tell, that original version … Continue reading →

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Laser Harp info coming soon

Posted on October 20, 2008 by mahto

We had a great time at Maker Faire in Austin! I got lots of great feedback about the harp and am anxious to try out some of the suggestions. Thanks to Matt, Joe and everyone from The Robot Group for … Continue reading →

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October Thing-a-day, Day 11: Cat-leidoscope

Posted on October 13, 2008 by mahto

I remember reading in some book about how to make a giant kaleidoscope out of cardboard and tinfoil, but since mirrors are pretty cheap, I just used those instead. Now I really want to watch some Busby Berkeley films…

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October Thing-a-day, Day 10: Time-lapse video

Posted on October 12, 2008 by mahto

I’m still working on the second part of the intervalometer (translation: putting it off until I figure out a more intelligent way to make the menus), but here is a video I made to prove that the concept works: Note: … Continue reading →

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