Or: what I did this afternoon. Here is my engineering prototype for the finished item. It'll consist of etched copper plates held together with leather. My design for the plates, hot off the presses.…
Over the last week, I've been learning the android platform, from a software development point of view down to the platform development kit and below as usual. I have so many ideas for things to hack,…
Just spotted this on MAKE magazine: the use of vinyl dye to dye plastics.
We just got back from Leeds an hour or so ago; loads of fun, must definitely do it again! I quite liked Leeds as a city, its an slightly crazy mismash of styles; we especially liked wandering through…
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A week or so ago, I finally broke and ordered a new SLR body. After a lot of deliberation, I chose the Nikon D90. I had considered the D300, but (a) its waaay more expensive, and (b) it is quite a lot…
A few days ago, I tried the thermal transfer onto brass again, this time with almost perfect success: There were a couple of small bits that failed, but I fixed them by hand with a permanent marker, b…
... was worse than 1. This time I tried a different type of paper: Epson Premium Glossy @255gsm. This was too thick and also quite plasticky (same kind of feel as a non-digital photo print). The water…
My first attempt was to transfer the following laser printout on Epson photopaper onto the piece of brass below. I folded the paper and stapled round the edges to keep the brass in place. I wasn't qui…
So, the calculations for the solution i've just created. I am the first to admit that the following may be absolute bollocks; although I was quite good at chemistry, its been a while since school... A…
