Solder paste
If you find yourself soldering tiny SMD packages, like these dual MOSFETs, you might pull out the microscope and get to see the solder paste for what it really is: So many tiny balls of solder! And as all of…
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Learning Programming with NeoPixels
Have you been wanting to dip your toe into the world of programming but you’re not sure where to start? Need a gentle introduction that assumes no prior knowledge? I have a class for you. This Saturday we’ll be teaching…
June 29th: Working with Illuminated Wearable Materials
Want to add blink to your wardrobe? Want to light up the night at Burning Man or the next NYC dance party? This intro class covers materials for illuminating your outfits. With a mixture of hands-on tutorials and demos we’ll…
laser is back up!
Our laser is back in action!
Is something metal burning?
On Friday night I experienced what is probably my most spectacular hardware failure yet. I was working on a project for our upcoming Interactive Show, a chandelier with 150 or so individually controllable 5 watt incandescent bulbs: A small piece…
June 28th: NES Cartridge Hacking – Super Mario Clouds
On ~*June 28th*~ we’ll be hosting a new class on hacking NES cartridges for art and various related shenanigans. Cory Arcangel’s Super Mario Clouds is a well known work of digital art where a Nintendo game cartridge was modified to just…
Megascroller Mario at the Interactive Show
Megascroller is the 512×64, 32-sided upgrade to Octoscroller, which was the eight sided RGB update to the venerable six-sided red LED Hexascroller. Megascroller is featured as one of the art pieces at the upcoming Interactive Show — on the giant…
GET LAMP
Two weeks ago we salvaged two PDP-11/34 minicomputers, VT1xx terminals and assorted parts. Since then we’ve spent some quality time in the 1970s, cleaning Unibus contacts, reseating cards and replacing bad capacitors in the VT100 analog boards. Both of the…
Brewing Status: Interactive Party
Interactive Party – Homebrew Bar So with the interactive party around the corner, Travis Collins and I ( Matt Joyce ) have been working on the final touches for 3 homebrew beers that have been brewed at NYC Resistor. I…
NYC Resistor Interactive Show
Come the NYC Resistor Interactive Show on June 7th and see Max Henstell’s “Beauty is in the Eye of the Bulb-Holder,” a 4-foot chandelier with 150 bulbs. All lights are individually addressed and programmed. You are invited to swing from…