MakerSpaces Projects

I guess I should back up.. I'm posting photos but haven't explained what I'm doing!!

I decided to make a light that goes on when I get home. I live in the basement (aka the lady lair), and it can get really dark once the sun goes down.. plus, there aren't any light switches near the stairs to go downstairs, so walking down the stairs can be really scary and dangerous. Jesus told me about this software called pepakura, where you can take 3-d models and it will flatten it out and let you print it on paper. It's basically a better version of the 123d make's folded panels thing.

so I found this REALLY awesome instructable that teaches you how to take 3d models from thingiverse or the 123d website, and cut down on the hexigons, and then take it into pepakura and get plans to print the object.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Create-faceted-paper-objects/?ALLSTEPS

it had a pdf of deer head all ready to go, but this will be really great to refer back to whenever I want to do another paper model from a 3d model.

tests for my deer head

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The original inspiration for my clock was this project on the littlebits website:

http://littlebits.cc/projects/the-dad-clock

it could definitely use a makeover, but the idea was really cool and I think it would be fun to have to know where your housemates are or if a professor is around campus or if they already left to go home. I began to look for other "Weasley clock" ideas online and there ended up being a handful! They're all done so differently, with different technology and stuff but each has its own charms as well as problems. This guy managed to get multiple people on the clock by using different thicknesses for the servo:

http://www.themagicclock.com/home

This one is pretty clearly structured but very technology heavy:

http://www.alastairbarber.com/index.php?post=harry-potter-weasley-clock

this project seems the most professional with clear, step by step instructions on how to make it:

http://magicclock.de/

this one is the most clock-like:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Magical-Location-Clock/

The Hashtag Glove uses voice-recognition and conductive fabric to help you tweet hands-free.