VCR-Head Scrollwheel
I’ve always wanted to build a nice weighted scrollwheel, and after finding a VCR head in my stash of parts hoarded during college, I decided there was no time like the present! Researching online shows several preexisting builds, but they always seemed too complicated. Quadrature encoders, opamps, voltage comparators…. I thought there had to be an […] Read more
Art Deco Lamp
Another project inspired by Cowboy Bebop, this one an art-deco lamp glimpsed in the background. This time, I didn’t try to replicate the original, I just took inspiration from that glimpse and started brainstorming. Brainstorming turned into cad, and turned into an excuse to practice my cad. Which turned into an excuse to do trig, […] Read more
Temet Nosce
Full DXF: temetnosce.dxf Tip: Save yourself a lot of fiddly work: Paint the inlays, then sand, then stain .
Prop Tutorial: Matsumoto’s Lockpick Bracelet from Cowboy Bebop
“I’m always amazed people think valet keys will keep anything safe” – Matsumoto Introduction: Watching Cowboy Bebop (Live action), there’s a shot where Faye’s mother Matsumoto slips off her bracelet, and hidden within is a lock pick set! I immediately fell in love with the concept, and started planning out the build in my head. […] Read more