Playing along…

Since the laser cutter is down, I had to see if I could figure out how to reuse my existing brackets. Using the drill press, I made a series of small holes to accommodate the solenoid lead wires. Then I carefully pushed the wires through and put the solenoids in the masonite mounting board [...]

Power and Heat

This post concerns my progress on my Physical Computing final project– an assistive device that will allow a musician with limited dexterity in their left hand (from, say, accident or illness) to again play the guitar. A series of buttons underneath the fretboard will, with the aid of the Arduino microcontroller, trigger a combination [...]