Quick Fixes: Lamp Bracket
Sometimes it’s not about a complex, clever project. Sometimes it’s just about pulling off a quick fix. The lovely standing lamp by the sewing table at NYCR had come off of its base, and the threads on the tube at…
We learn, share, and make things.
We learn, share, and make things.
phooky
Street junk adventures: repurposing a control panel
People leave useful things out on the curb all the time. Toaster ovens. Kid’s shoes. Sofas. Old TVs. Not-so-old TVs. And, often, printers. Inkjet printers, in particular, are a rich source of important nutrients such as motors, gears, sensors, wifi,…
Pulling Teeth From a Corpse: Extracting the Vector Font From the Apple 410 Color Plotter
My favorite artifacts to extract from an old ROM dump are the fonts. For old 80’s-era computers and control equipment, these are usually 1-bit raster fonts covering the ASCII character set. Sometimes, the fonts are even encoded on their own…
Reviving the Apple 410 Color Plotter
After seeing some of the jaw-dropping and inspiring plotter art that’s been popping up on #plottertwitter this year, I decided to get in on the fun. We don’t have an Axidraw or other modern plotting device handy, but I did…
Sad Laser Warning
A quick word of warning for those coming to Laser Night tonight: our laser is having some power issues and is not operating at 100%. We’re working to fix the issue as quickly as we can, but we probably can’t…
Call for proposals: The 2014 Interactive Show is coming!
Get that Club Mate cold and those soldering irons hot because it’s time for another Interactive Show! We’re putting out the call to hackers around the globe to come show your stuff at our annual party. This year there’s no…
Fragments
Once there was a box. Inside the box was a board, and inside the board was a chip. Inside the chip was a carrier, and on that carrier was a die. And when the die came off the carrier it…
Craft Night Reinstated This Thursday, 12/26!
What was once cancelled is now uncancelled! Craft night for tomorrow, 12/26/13, is back on. Feel free to show up with your eggnog hangovers!
Turkey Alert: No Craft Night This Thursday!
In a show of solidarity with our oppressed Meleagris gallopavo brethren, there will be no craft night this Thursday, November 28th. We recommend gathering together with friends and loved ones and sharing a hearty seasonal meal of kale and pine…
Minitel/Tumblr Time Tunnel
Some technologies are so direct and intuitive that they feel classic even when they’re new. Some technologies are so ahead of their time that they only find their true purpose years after they’ve been put out to pasture. In the…