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A 3D Printed Pinhole Camera
It started simply. On October 3rd, I tabbed over to XChat and saw a highlight waiting for me: <NegativeK> loans: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:143882 Clicking the link took me to a Thingiverse...
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Silicon ReSEMblance
Every year, the UIUC chapter of ACM has an student-run conference called Reflections|Projections . One (rather excellent) speaker at the 2013 conference was the well-spoken (and wickedly-smart) Todd...
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3D Printed Replacement Parts
Our shop has a few Black & Decker drills. They’re not contractor grade tools by any means. I was using one the other day for a project, and as I was walking back to the tool crib to put stuff away...
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Adding digital speed indication to a drill press.
There’s a big bin of 5 digit, 7-segment displays sitting in our electronics lab. It’s the sort of thing that cries out for a project. I found one that’s the perfect shape for a digital speed readout...
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Caught in the Shop
I was walking through the shop tonight and saw something awesome happening. I took some crappy photos to show you (and I’m not sorry about it!). Our Cold Metals area host, Mike, holding a big piece of...
View ArticleMini Maker Faire in Chicago at Schurz High School – May 3
Reserve your spot to the third annual Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire! Tickets are FREE to the public, but by reserving early you guarantee your spot. Now you can e-sign the media release on...
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Mini Maker Faire – or “How I annoyed hundreds of people”
On March 26th, our PR director forwarded an email to one of our mailing lists. This email detailed the Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire, which was to happen in a little over a month. I decided that...
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Chicago’s Inaugural Group Telepresence Experimentation Event
This weekend, starting Friday May 23 at 8pm and continuing until Sunday May 25 at noon, Chicago will have its very first TeleHackathon. Join the members of Pumping Station: One and South Side...
View ArticleJust Fucking Do it, or: How a Little Bit of Anarchy Helped Me
Most of us have spent a significant amount of time throughout our lives asking for permission. From parents, teachers, supervisors, community leaders, peers and everyone else. It’s a normal, natural...
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