Author Archives: mahto

Repairing the laser harp

In preparation for the Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire and upcoming Make: PGH meeting, I took a look at my laser harp to figure out why many of the channels were no longer functioning correctly. My design basically consists of … Continue reading

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Controlling a tiny 7-segment display

As I was leaving the shop this evening (morning?), I noticed this neat, tiny display thingie in one of the drawers I was returning components to. It had what looked like a row of tiny 7-segment LED displays on it, … Continue reading

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Maker Faire 2010 Photos!

After taking a little journey east, I headed west to help out with this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area. This was my fifth Faire, but my first time as staff, and it was a blast! Don’t fret if you missed … Continue reading

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Mendel Parts!

My friend Marty used Makerbot 131 to print me a set of parts for a RepRap Mendel, so it looks like I have no choce but to build it :-D. Here is a catalog of all the parts, in a … Continue reading

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East coast tour!

I’m finally back from my east and west travel adventures. Thanks to everyone who took the time to show me around and share their thoughts with me! I had a great time checking out the ITP Spring Show, Alpha One … Continue reading

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Feedback: A short study on generational loss and Moiré patterns

After having great success with connecting my oscilloscope up to my computer, I figured that the camera should probably be the next thing. Since I’m a big fan of recursive things, I decided to train the camera on it’s own … Continue reading

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The “5 minute” agitator

This is why Arduino is awesome: 5 minutes, some junk, instant PCB etching agitator! Confused about whats going on here? Basically Matt Stultz, my fellow cohort at Hack Pittsburgh, was etching a custom PCB breakout board and got tired of … Continue reading

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