Limited workshop space, unlimited interests... "The Littlest Workshop" the bastard child of "The Little House On The Prairie" and "The Littlest Hobo" TV shows. My interests include EDM, CNC, Camping, injection moulding, welding, inventing, casting, bushcraft, composites, 3D printing, micro-RC, ornithopters, optics, microcontrollers, Ukulele, lock picking, cycling, safe cracking, motorcycle restoration ... Maybe tomorrow my projects will be finished?
Showing posts with label cool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cool. Show all posts
Monday, 9 July 2012
Superhydrophobic solution for urinals?
Another little thing I noticed when playing with my Teflon block was that I could get a stream of water to bounce off it. I'm thinking a patent for a urine guidance system to prevent splash back could be in the works ;)
Of course there may be some more serious applications but I can't think of any at the moment for the life of me.
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Sunday, 13 May 2012
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Autodesk 123D
And now for something completely different, Autodesk the creators of the venerable Autocad and 3Ds max have some out with some interesting software over recent years in the shape of Autodesk 123D suite of apps or programs as I like to call them. These include:
123D: A Free 3D modelling package
123D Catch: Software that creates 3D models from photographs
123D Sculpt: 3D z-brush type sculpting for the iPad
123D Make: Software for creating laminated models, sort of LOM (laminated object modelling) ghetto style, either with a laser cutter or with scissors.
I was aware of Catch and Make but had not really checked out the range, sculpt looks particularly interesting. With 3D printers reducing in price, simple interfaces to make "pretty things" will be essential. I'm also going to check out the basic CAD package to see how friendly that is. Most of my CAD needs are engineering based so it may not suit me but it will be very interesting to see.
123D: A Free 3D modelling package
123D Catch: Software that creates 3D models from photographs
123D Sculpt: 3D z-brush type sculpting for the iPad
123D Make: Software for creating laminated models, sort of LOM (laminated object modelling) ghetto style, either with a laser cutter or with scissors.
I was aware of Catch and Make but had not really checked out the range, sculpt looks particularly interesting. With 3D printers reducing in price, simple interfaces to make "pretty things" will be essential. I'm also going to check out the basic CAD package to see how friendly that is. Most of my CAD needs are engineering based so it may not suit me but it will be very interesting to see.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Very small houses
I really feel that if I had a large workshop (new blog name required perhaps?) with room for all my hobby stuff then I would not really need much space to actually "live" in, some of these tiny homes are really inspirational, especially given that you can often build them yourself for little money.
Monday, 23 April 2012
John Cleese on creativity
I expected this might be inspirational but I was not expecting it to be as practical as it is. There is some excellent advice on creating the right kind of time/space/mindset for creativity. I like the fact that he recognizes the psychological problems that present themselves when one tries to sit down and work on hard problems. It is nice to know it is not just me.
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