Writing A Speaker Horn Music Visualiser
As soon as I decided to add the 5x5 Blinkenlights matrix to the horn, it obviously needed to be turned into a music visualiser. Googling for "mopidy audio visualizer" found this post, where someone di…
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1920s Spotify Speaker Horn
I inherited an old "Revo" speaker horn from my dad. I have a strong suspicion he acquired it from a "job lot" in an auction somewhere. He gave it the rather fetching red/gold/black paint job. Anyway,…
New Tools!
I've been struggling with a pair of worn out snips for all my snipping/wire stripping needs for years. For some reason I didn't realise that I could just.. order something better. I've now rectified t…
Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eink development platform
I fancied getting an eink screen to use for future projects. I bought a wee one with a raspberry pi "hat" attached. However, I realised later that I could maybe just re-purpose an old Amazon Kindle eb…
Investigating RCA CED VideoDiscs
I've been watching a lot of the Technology Connections Youtube channel recently. I was particularly intrigued by the series on RCA CED VideoDiscs. There's also some information available on Wikipedia.…
Glass Frit/Powder Sifters
"Frit" is glass which has been broken up into pieces of varying size. You use different sized chunks for different purposes (eg large chunks could be used for mosaic style work, while glass powder cou…
Fused Glass/Metal Experiments
I've been trying combining fused glass with various powdered metals and metal compounds to see what effect it has on the glass colour. I've been intentionally avoiding compounds which - when heated -…
Fused Glass Attempt # 1
The first thing I tried with my new kiln was some glass fusing. Tools To cut glass I needed some new tools: - Toyo Glass cutter and cutting oil (appears to be just a very low viscosity mineral oil). -…
New Tool! Jewellery Kiln
I've wanted one of these for ages, so I decided to buy one a couple of weeks ago. I went for a "Prometheus Pro-1 PRG" which is a small, comparatively cheap desktop kiln: Its ideal for a beginner. I pa…
Cyanotype Attempt #2
I tried the Cyanotype process again. I used the same method as before, with the following improvements: - I had sponge brushes to paint the fluid on the paper consistently. - I made sure not to leave…