"Red Skeleton gets a brain transplant"

Posted on Sun 01 November 2015 in Technology • Tagged with Halloween, Technology, Makery

I think this is Red Skeleton's fourth year.  Last year I grew more and more dissatisfied with Red's performance and vowed to make some updates.  My three goals were:

  1. Make the lip synch of the jaw movements more closely match the audio
  2. Replace moving parts in the electronics that might …

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"DIY Speakers"

Posted on Sun 27 September 2015 in Technology • Tagged with Technology, Makery

Fair warning:  this is going to be a long read.  It's my blog and I'll be verbose if I want to, and I am known to fly off on tangents.  Executive summary:

  • I'm building some speakers.  Later I plan to build a tube amp to pair with them.
  • The design …

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"On Nautical Sewing"

Posted on Sun 28 July 2013 in Sailing Projects • Tagged with Sailing, Makery

I've been doing a few sewing projects over the last month. I love to make things, whether they are made of 1's and 0's, wood, motors and PCBs, or...fabric and thread. Sewing is a skill that has a high utility value. There are all sorts of custom thingies you …


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