IoT 101
I've been working with IBM developerWorks on an IoT learning path. It includes a series of articles and blog posts outlining key skills for IoT,…
Making a kayak trolley
I've been wanting to make a trolley for my kayak for a few years now, so that I can move my kayak around by myself…
Building a MeArm robotic arm
Today I've been building a MeArm v1.0 robotic arm. The parts I used were laser cut from 3mm acrylic using these files: https://github.…
How to find parts for your next maker project on AliExpress
It's no secret that I'm a fan of AliExpress and it's the first place I look when I need parts for projects I'm making, particularly…
IoT 101 with NodeMCU
I presented a workshop at CompCon last year for getting started developing with NodeMCU boards, neopixels and Arduino IDE. These were the slides:…
Getting into cross stitch
I am rubbish at keeping count of stitches in my head, so the last time I attempted a counted cross stitch was in 1990, and…
Leather activity tracker necklace
Today I made a bracelet and necklace for wearing my new Amazfit moon frost fitness activity tracker using some scraps of leather from Reverse Garbage.…
Ottobot
One of the things I love about having a 3D printer is being able to download and print parts for cool projects. Ottobot is an…
Glass blowing
I attended a glass blowing workshop at The Edge, where we learnt how to work with a blowtorch to create ornaments with glass rods and…
LED Llamas
This post is part of a series relating to maker kits that I prepared for the HSBNE booth at Supanova 2016. These LED llamas are…
Neopixel rings
This post is part of a series relating to maker kits that I prepared for the HSBNE booth at Supanova 2016. If you are looking…
Basic Arduino Circuits
This post is part of a series relating to maker kits that I prepared for the HSBNE booth at Supanova 2016. This kit will get…
Solder an LED badge
This post is part of a series relating to maker kits that I prepared for the HSBNE booth at Supanova 2016. Make a light up…
Sewable Circuits
This post is part of a series relating to maker kits that I prepared for the HSBNE booth at Supanova 2016. If you are handy…
How to build a Solar Brush Bot
This post is part of a series relating to maker kits that I prepared for the HSBNE booth at Supanova 2016. With the Brush Bot…
Laser Cutting Love Letters to Lhasa
Some friends and I took part in the 48 hour game challenge at QUT this year. We made a board game called Love Letters to…
JigglyPuff Amigurumi
I felt the urge to crochet recently so I made a JigglyPuff amigurumi. The basic technique used was to start with a magic circle and…
GovHack: Fun with Fossils
I was an organiser for the Brisbane Maker Node for GovHack 2016. GovHack was held over the weekend of 29th - 31st of July and…
Wearables with Digispark + Neopixels
I've been using Digispark for wearable projects lately because of its small size and low cost. The clones I've been using have a built-in MicroUSB…
Solar Brush Bots
Here are some more solar brush bots that I made for school holiday workshops. The scorpion bot is made from a mini nail brush with…
3D Action Heroes Course
In April, I facilitated a three-part course on sculpting and 3D-printing articulated dolls and action figures (like my Nefertiti and Pixie dolls) and then adding…
Nefertiti BJD
I have been working on a BJD design based on Nefertiti. The head is based on the 3D scan of the Nefertiti bust by Thutmose…
Raspberry Pi Zero Robots
Another blog post I wrote for the Packt Pub blog: how to build robots with Raspberry Pi Zero and Johnny-Five. Programming Raspberry-Pi Robots with JavaScript…
Procrastination Critter
So many other things I should be working on this evening so of course I am procrastinating by 3D doodling aliens inspired by my favourite…