Fairy House/Birthday cake

This project was a bit of a mad dash once the concept popped into my head, and so I really have very little media to document other than the end result (at least that I can find- if I discover […]

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Gravity Battery!

Long story short, I ended up crossing paths with Charlotte is Creative recently and that ultimately led to a conversation with a Charlotte artist for which I agreed to co-pitch a fairly improvisational art installation grant with- mostly because it […]

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Pneumatic Minnow

So this project followed an improvisational demo of buoyancy vs. pressure after noticing a “toy” pipette in a chemistry set D had received and weighing it down a bit with a coil of solder. I rememer a cereal toy tony […]

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Balloon Glider

Inspired by our previous, fairly epic failure, we decided to embark on a more dramatic failure since it will be a few years before we have the opportunity to capture a total eclipse from the air again. This time around […]

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Saul’s New Bike

Every toddler seems to have a favorite “friend”, & Del’s no exception. Although she’s quite fond of Minnie, and Monkey, her favorite is her camel friend, “Saul”. Nobody knows why or how she opted to name him but she’s been […]

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SupaCar

This project is still a bit of a work in progress but the heavy lifting is done. Now that we’re getting to an appropriate age for power wheels, I had the idea to recreate one of the vehicles from my […]

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Smoke Bubbles!

This is an easy one! Add some extra pop! to your bubble repertoire with a containment chamber and some smoke effects. Bubble machines are a dime a dozen these days- you probably already have one lying around just because. Well, […]

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Jumping harness!

We took the ever-popular door jumper rig to new heights- literally! This one’s pretty easy once you get your mount secured. That’s the harder part. For this to be simple and effective you want as high a tether point as […]

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Hydrophobia!

This simple project ended up being a great way to learn about superhydrophobic materials (and hydrophillic). Basically, we just seized the opportunity to practice some simple CAD and build a small simple maze from lines and curves. Then we printed […]

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TIG-Cast recycled aluminum hat-stamp

My travel collectible is hats- generally everyday ballcap style hats that I wear daily- bonus points for unique features/materials but generally practical, neat hats from around the world/country. I have a majority of US states, and a long list of […]

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DJI Mini2 Dropper mod

I love this mod for a number of reasons, chief among them is that its a bit of a triumph of coding for me personally, although I did cut & paste some of the value averaging this whole program was […]

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