I went to Maker Faire for the first time. I knew what to expect but was unprepared for how open and warm people were. Most conventions have excited and happy people, but Maker Faire had people who were generally excited to talk about their creations or things other people built. Every aspect of STEAM, science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics was represented.
Science sand
One project that caught my eye was an automated glockenspiel. I built one from a musical toy and helped make one for a hackathon. The model here was cleanly made but kept most of the electronics exposed. When I arrived at the booth, it played from a computer, but I got to play it via the attached MIDI keyboard.
MIDI controlled glockenspiel
One of the prop makers for Wednesday brought his Thing robot and demonstrated it via remote. It could amble forward and backward with an eerie gait and "look around" with a twist of the wrist joint.
This guy knows a Thing or two about robots
LightBurn, the laser engraver software I use, had a booth, so I stopped by to show my keyboard, and the attendant loved it and took some pictures. Some other people came by for a look while I showed it off by attaching my phone and making it into a faux laptop. The person attending the booth gave me a LightBurn branded tag for the hitch pins.
Addition to the EWC_Cyberdeck
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
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2023-10-21
One project that caught my eye was an automated glockenspiel. I built one from a musical toy and helped make one for a hackathon. The model here was cleanly made but kept most of the electronics exposed. When I arrived at the booth, it played from a computer, but I got to play it via the attached MIDI keyboard.
One of the prop makers for Wednesday brought his Thing robot and demonstrated it via remote. It could amble forward and backward with an eerie gait and "look around" with a twist of the wrist joint.
LightBurn, the laser engraver software I use, had a booth, so I stopped by to show my keyboard, and the attendant loved it and took some pictures. Some other people came by for a look while I showed it off by attaching my phone and making it into a faux laptop. The person attending the booth gave me a LightBurn branded tag for the hitch pins.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2023-10-21
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