We’ve had an uptick in the number of folks intereseted in laser cutting something on our lovely laser cutter here at NYCR. In an effort to keep our collective sanity, lasering is now by appointment. This way no one makes…
I like laser etching bizarre materials and the latest is compressed cellulose sponge, which can be found at most craft supply stores. Emulating a fantastic lawyer from a classically elegant television show, The Simpsons, I made sponge business cards. Compressed…
As part of my talk for 25c3, I spent some time talking about weaving looms. Looms are a lot like giant physical graphics processors. They’re also considered to be the first machines to really make use of punch cards. At…
Not wanting to get Tinysaur to get all the spotlight, I bring you… WOOLLY TINY. Like a Woolly Mammoth. But Tiny. The pattern comes from the epilog website and the assembly was done with a pair of tweezers and a…
We’ve fleshed out our class schedule through the end of the year, check out some of our awesome upcoming classes! Software Programming PHP 001: Getting Started – Nov 8 PHP 101: Variables, Functions, & More – Nov 15 Processing 101:…
After attending the first Processing study group, I set out to use Processing to generate files for my favorite thing… laser cutting. I needed something to package my Tinysaurs in, and got tired of having to manually draw out the…
Check out some of our brand-spanking-new classes for July! PHP for Beginners Learn the basics of PHP, one of the most popular languages for creating dynamic web pages and web applications. We’ll cover variables, functions, constants, handy tricks to make…
So excited by Soldering 101 you can’t wait to get home and make an army of LED Blinkies? But what if you don’t have the necessary tools? New York has a surprisingly limited selection of electronics stores. But never fear,…