Soldering badges
I put together some learn to solder badge kits. Badge backs were cut on the laser cutter at The Edge. I used Illustrator to convert…
A Lass Insane (BJD)
Made a slightly larger version of my 3D printed pixie that is electronics friendly. Get the files from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1499224…
Solar Brush Bots
Converting my Makkit brush bot kits to solar instead of coin cell batteries - 100% more awesome!…
Bright eyes
3D printed BJD gets RGB LED eyes…
Programming littleBits circuits with Johnny-Five
I wrote a series of blog posts on programming littleBits circuits using Johnny-Five for the Packt Pub blog. Read Part One and Part Two.…
Node-RED on the Beagle Bone Black
It looks like I jumped the gun a bit with upgrading to the latest version of Debian on BBB if I wanted to use beaglebone-io.…
Notes from Wearables Session at CampJS VI
These were my notes from the Espruino on ESP8266 Wearables session at CampJS in November 2015, republished from my gist. In this session, we made…
Programming BBB GPIO pins using Node.js
(Reposted from my element14 post) My motivation for the hexynth project is to produce a system of snap-together modules that can be programmed, that I…
Updating a BeagleBone Black to Debian Jessie
Reposted from my post at element14 I'm waiting for the MusicTech challenger kit parts to make their way downunder so in the meantime I’m…
Rumballs
I've been making these rumballs every Christmas since I was tiny. This was my Nanna's recipe. Ingredients: 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (395g) 1…
3D printed doll revisited
I've updated the design for my 3D printed ball joint pixie doll. One of the problems with the original design was that the head was…
Intro to Hexynth
I've been selected to take part in the element14 Open Source Music Tech Design Challenge. I'll be blogging in the element14 Community site as I…
Gardening with Johnny-Five
I recently wrote a 2-part guest blog series on getting started with Internet of Things for gardening using the Johnny-Five JavaScript Robotics Framework with a…
Startup Weekend - Makkit
I attended the Gold Coast Global Startup Battle and pitched Makkit. Huge thanks to my team members Sarah, Amy and John for helping me validate…
Plant-based fabric dyes
Tonight I attended the free Fashion 1: Organic Fabric Dyes workshop at The Edge. We made fabric dyes from plants, including beetroot, tumeric, tarragon, red…
Getting started with Espruino on ESP8266
I’ve been working with these NodeMCU clones (ESP8266 microcontroller dev boards with integrated wifi) lately. There are a range of ESP8266 dev boards available,…
Coloring
I've been intrigued by the coloring books for adults craze that has swept the local art supply stores. The idea behind it is to use…
Lovely Lizards
The Fabrication Lab at The Edge at The State Library of Queensland is an awesome place where members of the public can book and use…
Node Rover
I was putting together the robot kits for the Brisbane International NodeBots Day event in July, and thought it would be cool to experiment with…
Stringing a 3D printed ball jointed doll
Here's how I put my 3D printed ball jointed doll (BJD) together. I'm using 3mm x 1mm neodymium magnets from Aliexpress to keep the head…
Designing a 3D printed doll (2)
I've been designing a 3D printed ball jointed doll. In part one, I described how I created the base model, sliced it up into parts…
A string of pearls
Here's a little indulgence to cheer myself up at the end of the week. I picked these cultured freshwater pearls up from Aliexpress for a…
Designing a 3D printable doll (1)
I've been wanting to design my own ball jointed doll (BJD) since building my first BJD from a kit about 9 years ago. I'd poured…
Kumihimo cord for Shakuhachi case
Years ago, when I was living in Japan, there was a beautiful Kimono display in the department store that I walked past on my way…