Tag Archives: Maker

Jan
21
2013

The moving of Projects

by Philip McGaw

I have recently rethought about how I want to lay out my on-line presence. Since getting a job where I can do awesome things, and get paid for them, I am going to start putting more time and effort into keeping PhilipMcGaw.com updated. I have already uploaded and plan to keep up-to-date the write up of FACTs “Art [...]

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Sep
04
2012

Playing with 3D printers

by Skippy

Today I am sat with Nathaniel, working out how to get parts for my Tantillusup and running, I have downloaded the Mac pre compiled copy of kliment /Printrun, from koti.kapsi.fi/~kliment/printrun/, (also needed Slicer for Mac). With both of these installed, when trying to load Nautilus Gears as a test, I get this error: To get [...]

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Aug
27
2012

Automatic Panoramic Head – Part 2: Move the Camera

by Skippy

Following on from Part One, I have come across a number of ways of changing the focus ring via a servo, and if I was to use a Telephoto (Zoom) Lense on an SLR (Single Lens Reflex) Camera The Focal Length as well: Shoulder Rig Geared Follow Focus labeled lensgear-set for Geared Follow Focus With [...]

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Aug
15
2012

My 3D printer

by Skippy

I have got the first parts of my Tantillus 3D printer, I got the outside parts lazered by Sham Glam (1st post). Here is the unboxing photos, these were taken at Swindon Hack Space, at the Swindon Museum of Computing: Just need to order some printed parts, and get the vitamins. I will keep my blog [...]

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May
20
2012

Book 6: 21 Projects Guaranteed to Keep Your Kids Occupied This Weekend

by Skippy

Instructables “21 Projects Guaranteed to Keep Your Kids Occupied This Weekend” is a free Kindle book, that I picked up to have a read of; there are some cool projects in it that would be worth a look at doing with the Cub Scouts 21 Projects Guaranteed to Keep Your Kids Busy This Weekend give [...]

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May
18
2012

Home Made Keyboards – Part 2: More Ideas

by Skippy

I have been looking around the internet for more ideas on Chording keyboards; and have come across more examples that I can use to refine my plan: The AgendA The AgendA is a British-designed organiser from the mid-80s. Its most striking feature is the microwriter keyboard. As if to encourage the use of the microwriter, the conventional [...]

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May
17
2012

Automatic Panoramic Head – Part 1: Press the button

by Skippy

According to Wikipedia: An intervalometer is a device which counts intervals of time. (Other names include interval meter and interval timer). Such devices commonly are used to signal, in accurate time intervals, the operation of some other device. For instance, an intervalometer might activate something every 30 seconds. In photography, intervalometers are used to trigger exposures. This is often done [...]

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Apr
11
2012

Home Made Keyboards – Part 1: Project Overview

by Skippy

A while ago I cam across the Stenograph system, and thought about making myself a Steno Keyboard or something smiler, looking into I found this: There are two types of keyboard used in the UK for STTRs (Speech to Text Reporter), the Palantype system and the Stenograph system. Unlike a QWERTY keyboard, not every letter in a [...]

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