As some of you might know I’m working some angles to get my school to support the purchase of a laser cutter (along with “deciding” that my idea is the best)t to appropriate some under used space facilitate a makerspace. Because begging and and politely waiting in the corner for things to happen isn’t really my jam - I’m going about it my way that I know will at least be fun for me.
I have a multi-stage attack I’m creating for my school to help assist them in making the best decision. I’m thankful to work with an amazing principal who supports my wacky approaches, rarely questions my dreams, and is a very good cake and beer kinda guy. He’s really is an amazing person and solid leader - he also won “best principal of the universe or district” or something like that on Saturday. He’s probably 85% into this idea I just need to push him over just a bit more…and I will. I have more to make on the laser (of which I will be sharing because this is just good times) I will share later in the week.
Monday: Attack of the tortillas. @mreynolds (and everyone around me) helped me understand the super easy Zing (I’m trained up on the others just never got to play with the zing) laser raster some tortillas this weekend. Why tortillas? He’s graduated from Texas Tech and they are lonely and have odd relationships with tortillas. I don’t judge I just know things and move on. I put his wacky overly joyed face on a few tortillas and put a whole bunch all over his desk this morning for him to find later. The true fun is that the natural darkness of the tortillas turned him into a man with a black eye, Gorbachev, and a boxer who lost some teeth - I found the details delightful. I was going to make some cussing tortillas but I felt it best for them to be mailed to him randomly rather on his work desk.
I blacked out some paperwork on his desk because I don’t know what all was on it. It’s not near the impact I was going for but it will be a solid chuckle.
On the Zing:
Raster image on a tortilla
45% power
100% speed
7 minute image
Words on a tortilla
45% power
65% speed
1.5 minute a tortilla
Large variation in coloring based on “wetness” of tortilla.
The tortilla burning fan club
Breaking in early and often
Being subtle is a secret power of mine
Gorbachev right?
Action shot that shows nothing
The Legend