Walking Website: ALL THE THINGS!

What Inspired You to Make This?

I've had so many ideas and worked on so many projects the last few years while cooped up in lockdown that I want to share everything at once! This was the only way I could think of to share a pile of different projects. My projects tend to be inexpensive, generally don't use any specialized materials or equipment, and suitable for families, classrooms, or maker spaces. I try to find ways to 'make' without big or expensive equipment sometimes through necessity but usually just because I don't want to allocate the space for a single use or large piece of equipment. I had a lot of different inspirations for the various parts: * Hand carved ukulele. I had seen the work of Daniel Hulbert (https://www.youtube.com/@CircuitsAndStrings) and really wanted to make my own. I followed some of his guides, mostly used common hand tools, and came up with my own 3D printed parts and finishing techniques. My build log: https://makerblock.com/tag/ukulele/ Here's a build montage video with me playing the same ukulele in the background. https://youtu.be/wYp6B_BC05o * Heat transfer vinyl shirts (or clothing). I just wanted to make some cool t-shirts with neat logos, but I don't have or really want to have a craft cutter. I started making some custom t-shirts for myself, friends, and family. It tends to be slightly more time consuming than making with a craft cutter – but is a fraction of the cost. I'll be wearing a t-shirt (or lab coat) at Maker Faire with a QR code applied using this technique. It's a great way to customize clothing, accessories, make a small number of shirts, or even cover up a stain or blemish on a garment. * Vacuum Former. I stumbled across a vacuum forming rig several years ago by Airship Noir (https://www.facebook.com/airship.noir/) made from a simple bucket, some random common parts, and a single $35 vacuum available at a big box hardware store. They were using them to make cool steampunk googles. They had kindly written up some instructions and I built on their work by creating a set of 3D printed parts which lets me set up the vacuum former (or turn it back into a bucket) in about a minute. I've put on a workshop at Maker Faire 2019 as well has have taken this setup to my kid's school to make google, arc reactors, and all kinds of cool things for giving away. You can make props, goggles, phone cases, candy molds, or light up Iron-Man arc reactors (https://youtu.be/9Prj04gPeLw) with a single LED and CR2032 coin cell battery. * Companion Robot. A small shoulder mounted companion robot that beeps, boops, and is lightly interactive. Links for resources on all of these projects can be found here: https://makerblock.com/projects/