Despite unseasonably nice weather, the members of OMG continue to work on their projects at the Makery or in their garages at breakneck speed. January is traditionally the perfect month for shunning the outdoors and basking in the glow of your computer monitor or, perhaps, the piercing UV glow of an arc welder. Here’s […]
Myself and Brandon Essler put together a glowstick holster and a glowstick bracer at yesterday’s meeting, continuing the trend of glowy maker high fashion. The plan is to eventually wire these pieces up with some sort of LED infusion. You’ll be able to view these in action at this year’s “New Year Revolution” event.
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Actually, I’ll leave the judgment as to whether this is fashionable to the reader. Taking a cue from the ready availability of electroluminescent tape/wire to the Maker community, and yes, the recent Tron movie (which re imagined the cult classic costuming in a decidedly more modern twist), it has become too tempting to ignore the
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A Variac (also known as an Autotransformer) is a variable transformer, which allows the user a convenient way to control the power to an AC appliance. Â In our context, it’s typically used to adjust the output of a heating device. The variac currently at the Makery is a 20-amp model manufactured by PowerStat. Â We’ve configured
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What’s this strange thing? This is the TacitTheremin, a device which helps blind people understand their surroundings using ultrasonic sound ranging. Designed to work in tandem with a cane, this device allows users to get a greater sense of what’s around them at ranges that exceed a cane and in any direction in which its
TacitTheremin: A spatial awareness tool for the blind. Read More »
Are you a Maker? The Omaha Maker Group is hosting a Nerf* dart gun competition for distance and visual improvement modification. When: 7pm, November 9th Where: The Makery Competitors will modify a Nerf ‘N-Strike Nite Finder EX-3‘ to maximize it’s distance and/or aesthetic value. Steampunks, artists, we look to you for inspiration. The entrance fee
One Month to Make: Nerf Gun Distance and Style Mod Competition Read More »
Our resident 3D printing guru Brandon is in a contest to design a new Vertical X axis. Please go and support him by liking his project on Thingiverse here!
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We have finally gotten the Makery Mendel to print properly! So far we have printed a huge camera mount to connect Kevin’s camera and bike. Also, we have made a couple of new gears and linear bearing mounts to upgrade the ‘bot. However, we are in need of funding for more plastic. The roll of
The Mendel is Alive! Read More »