Category Archives: Journal

How-To: Build a soldering iron stand from a coathanger

Posted on August 20, 2010 by mahto

At the workshop at Blooming Labs in Bloomington, IN, we were short a couple of soldering stands. Mitch showed us this nice trick for replacement stands using a standard coat hanger and some wire cutters, so I wrote up some … Continue reading →

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Midwest Workshop Tour of Hackerspaces

Posted on August 11, 2010 by mahto

For the rest of the month, I’m going on tour with Mitch Altman and Jimmie Rodgers as their official roadie. We’re visiting a number of hackerspaces in the Midwest, and holding soldering workshops at them. They started their journey a … Continue reading →

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Funny lightswitch tells tale of design evolution

Posted on July 28, 2010 by mahto

Light switch technology has come a long way from antique push button light switches to modern rockers, and what better way to celebrate this achievement than to put them both in the same fixture? This setup controls the lights in … Continue reading →

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Moving to a new host provider

Posted on July 3, 2010 by mahto

[image: My former neighbors, that I left behind during my move from Phoenix to Pittsburgh. My neighbors at 1&1 aren't as smelly, however I won't miss them as much as my cow friends] After 5 years at 1&1, I’m moving … Continue reading →

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Cicada flyover

Posted on July 1, 2010 by mahto

Bam! High-def version of the video is available here. The system looks like this:

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Motion test on the camera rig

Posted on June 29, 2010 by mahto

So this is what we’ve been working towards this past week. The above video is a nonsense trajectory with all four axis moving at the same time, just to show that they work. The system itself seems to be functional, … Continue reading →

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ACME Spay & Neuter visits Anthrocon 2010

Posted on June 26, 2010 by mahto

We visited Anthrocon 2010 to help raise awareness of the need to be spayed or neutered, which prevents unwanted offspring and leads a healthy lifestyle. We had a lot of fun handing out fliers and talking to people, and performed … Continue reading →

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