Makerspace Challenge #2 – Flight Video

https://youtu.be/ycH8Er3x59o Meanwhile in the makerspace, it’s a bit late for a monthly challenge, so we’re just going to call this a second challenge, and the second challenge is is make something fly. GranddadIsAnOldMan is a great maker with lousy video production quality. His videos hardly get any views, perhaps because he uploads too many of them. But that’s what it’s …

Makerspace Challenge Video – Weighted Dice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDHPh5ZFgJM Okay, so the web cam plugged into the USB port equals bad frame rate. I kinda knew this already, but sometimes you have to relearn the simple lessons. I’m starting a Makerspace challenge, to give people reasons to come into the Makerspace and ideas for projects to work on. This is, of course, open to anyone who wants to …

Makerspace Project – Laser Cut Puzzle Project Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv7Nh2q8iNQ I am loving laser cutting. It easy. It’s fast. And it can produce some amazing results. Including some wonderful, personalized gifts. This video differs from the last I did for the Makerspace in two ways. First, I got my lav mic this time so the sound is much easier to listen to. Second, I tried out the 7″ Waveshare …

My last day as a substitute teacher and my first Maker Fair

So, first things first, thanks to the makerspace where I’m now full time, I’ll be going to the Bay Area Maker Fair this weekend. I’ll be there Friday and Saturday and I’ll have a pocket full of maker coins to pass out, so if you see me, don’t be afraid to say “Hi” and get one. I’ve got something for …

Hey, they’re talking about me!

So there I was, just listening to my podcast fee, when the 3D Printing Today Podcast, episode 226, starts calling me out by name at around the 14:50 minute mark! They were doing a segment they called  “Makers vs DIY vs Crafters” and my work with the St. George Library Makerspace had caught their attention. They were talking about making …

Makerpsace Soldering Safety Video

https://youtu.be/oGzI1zLJ-sg FOCUS! FOOOCUS! Today’s work project is a video for the soldering station. Shot,edited, and uploaded this very day. And I like when that happens. But, do you see how the focus is off, or rather the focus is on the wrong thing? This is what happens when you’re the camera man, editor, and talent all in one.When I check …

New safety videos for the St. George Maker Space

New Laser Cutter Safety Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6U1lTSD_Q Edited 3D Printer Safety Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4RtH1QNO5k This is big week for me. If I get a video out on Friday, that will be, technically, 5 videos this week. Okay, one of those videos is a minor edit of a video I previously uploaded for the Maker Space, but it still needed to be opened up in …

Call me the Laser Cutting Professor

Don’t call me the laser cutting professor. But I am super stoked to have a laser cutter in the new Maker Space. To learn how to use it, and how to design for it, I decided to make a gear clock. The idea is that the minute hand has a small gear and the hour gear has a 12x circumference so …

Maker Space Grand Opening Report

How many time am I going to type “Makerspace” before my hands accept that it’s not a word? The St. George Library maker space is now officially open for business. Local news coverage spread the word about the space and a whole host of local people signed up. All day long I was able to answer adult’s questions and help kids …