This project was inspired by this magic ink calendar. I had a need for an easy display to a shared calendar, but only needed the day’s events and not a full month display.
So I’ve been mostly enjoying pandemic work-from-home. The one thing I don’t like though is the easy access to snacks. So to try to reduce my snacking consumption, I thought I would try to replace the instant gratification of a snack with something else.
Kiddo found an old Mordin Solus (Mass Effect) action figure I had and wanted to know when it would light up again. So we added four RGB LEDs, a speaker, and a button and turned it into a ambient light and pomodoro timer.
This project started out as an LED clock for my kid, but quickly evolved into just a cool interactive light-show that they could enjoy (know your audience - the clock function was not a killer feature).
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I’m a recurve shooter preparing for the outdoor archery season again and it’s time to do some arrow selection. Do I want thick arrows or thin arrows? Thick arrows may gain you more points (although unlikely with the large target). And thin arrows are rumored to be less susceptible to wind effects. But let’s see — let’s do a bit of math!
Found a great little customizable arrow fletching jig on thingiverse.
After playing my first games of Star Wars Unlimited, I was inspired to design my own 3d-printed life counter.
