Ramblings from the Fourth State of Matter
Warning: major geeking out about space lies ahead continue at your own peril. On one of my previous posts, I said the latest rocket soft landing may have been the most significant leap in space exploration since a robot was sent to another world. After I posted it, I started to second guess that, and decided [ ] The post The most substantial advances for space exploration appeared first on…
I read an exciting announcement today saying that in about a week, Tesla, the car manufacturer, will be announcing the home battery. Why is that exciting? Well, mainly because it s a giant step towards solving all our energy problems. Let me explain The problem: we use so much electricity, that power plants can t keep up. Right [ ] The post Want to save the world? Buy a battery appeared first on…
The Doctor Who Tardis lamp is one of the most detailed pieces I have designed yet. It pushes the boundaries of what my laser cutter can do to a flat piece of plastic. It features some of The Doctor s greatest enemies on the sides, while showcasing the Tardis falling through spacetime on the front. Projecting images onto walls [ ] The post Designing the Doctor Who Tardis lamp appeared first on…
One of, if not THE most popular installation I have done would have to be the Blender Defender. If you have not heard of it yet, please take a second to click and check it out. To sum it up, it keeps the cat off the counters by turning on the blender when it detects [ ] The post Turning the Blender Defender into a product appeared first on Plasma2002 .
Gave this as a Valentine s Day gift As soon as I learned that her favorite candy was Skittles, and that her favorite alcohol base was vodka, I knew exactly where to go from there 😛 Step 1: Get your crap together, man Found the bottles on Amazon a lot more expensive that I had [ ] The post Skittles Vodka Display Case appeared first on Plasma2002 .
You ve most likely seen the arcade game, Stacker before. The concept is simple; stop the blocks as they move side-to-side, stacking them to the top. Easier said than done well, at least with the timing of a human. The allure of easily winning a Playstation for about $1 can rope just about anybody into playing, but as [ ] The post Beating Stacker with the Stacker Cracker appeared first on…
I modeled up another lamp; a Super Mario Brothers Star lamp. Aka a Super Star 😛 But I also wanted to make it as something that could be put on top of a Christmas tree, so I added in support for that! The Mario Star definitely takes a bit more effort to assemble than [ ] The post Mario Star Tree Topper appeared first on Plasma2002 .
It all started with a nicely-priced purchase of a ShapeOko CNC router from a member of one of the hackerspaces who had no use for it. It was still new in the box. First step was to put it all together as it should be. Parts in box Have to tap some aluminum rails [ ] The post Upgrading a hobby CNC router appeared first on Plasma2002 .
I wanted to build some PacMan Ghost lamps. The only problem was that I needed a nice, curved piece of acrylic for the top hat piece. I created a bunch of thin pieces out of wood and bolted them together to make a mold for the acrylic. Then I placed it into the oven and let [ ] The post PacMan Ghost Thermoforming appeared first on Plasma2002 .
A few months ago, I decided to design up a video game themed lamp. The end result was the Zelda Triforce Lamp. I designed all the pieces in Google Sketchup, and exported them to their respective SVG files for cutting on the laser. After cutting each of the pieces, the lamp is assembled by hand, [ ] The post Zelda Triforce Lamp appeared first on Plasma2002 .