Post a picture and description of anything you are working on this month at the 'Space here!
It can be anything from a small craft project to a large CNC router project to building a table to 3D printing to a science experiment and so much more. There are lots of people doing cool things at DMS all the time, but most of us don’t get to see it. Post it here and share the interesting things you are doing at Dallas Makerspace this month! And we’re all makers at heart, so share with us any tidbits you’ve learned.
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Finished adding snow effects to some terrain for the Frostgrave tabletop skirmish game. I now have more terrain than will fit on my 3’x3’ gaming table.
The “snow” is a mixture of white PVA glue, baking soda, and titanium white craft paint.
My third attempt ever at forging anything, I made a hatchet from a H. C. railroad spike that looks kinda cool. I made it to throw at stumps, and it’s holding up pretty well.
Inspired by a two-legged walking robot on YouTube, I have finished the mechanical assembly of the lower half of one leg - basically, the foot, ankle, lower leg and the knee. Powered by two linear actuators with rotational sensors built into the joints; my next tasks are wiring up the electronics and programming an Arduino to create motion.
Designed in AutoDesk Inventor (Fusion would have worked but I had an Inventor license) and constructed primarily of 3D Printed ABS parts, aluminum extrusion, off-the-shelf hardware and a few machined stainless steel parts.
I’m not sure what I’m going to do with this one. It was more a prototype for me to see how well it functions. I’m sure I will incorporate a hinged box in some project in the future.
Huge thank you to @meanbaby for sharing some of her mica clay. These went through the regular bisque firing and I’m very happy with them. I’m looking forward to the special mica firing that is coming up.
The Steamroll Printing event started out with a theme, “May Day”. For me, May 1 is inextricably tied to the 8 Hour Workday protests of 1886. This triptych is inspired by a woodcut. However, I wanted an image that was more modern and female. Rosie the Riveter was a natural starting point when thinking of women in the workforce, so I stuck with a 1940s vibe. I wanted to put emphasis on the last panel to remind me of work/life balance. Was thrilled when Ingrid @FrenchFrog and Sayed @sawdeck recognized the May 1 workers rights theme!
EDIT: Crossover between laser and printmaking. Took the “Laser Block Engraving” that the Printmaking SIG offers every other month - only that block is 2-inches x 3-inches, not a crazy 2-feet x 3-feet, and you print it from the comfort of the Interactive Room! Astrud talked her students into taking our skills to eleven and before we knew it we were engraving mega blocks. Next “small” class is May 31st. Events |Dallas Makerspace Calendar
For what it’s worth, I’ve had good luck with extruded nylon rod. It’s a little over-sized. Getting it in place requires tapering the end and some muscle but, after working the hinge a little, the final result is nice.