A couple weeks ago I started working at the Advanced Media Studio, a division of ITS. I’m one of the people who executes jobs using the laser cutter. Soon I’ll learn the rapid prototyping machine (3D printer), and the large format printers and drum scanner.

For my first project on the laser I decided to make a zoetrope. To start, I made a file in Adobe Illustrator that tells the laser where to cut and how to cut. The red lines are (more…)

The cigar box combo lock slash belt motor system with zoetrope is finished. At least to the point where it is presentable to class as a stupid pet trick. It’s not finished if I look at it from an aesthetic point of view. It was a good exercise, but it’s time to move on. Before that: documentation. (more…)

Cigar box with copper leads. The metal ball completes the circuit and then rolls to the next set of leads.

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