I’m on another clock kick. More of a wristwatch this time. The dream is to have a couple metal bars floating in oil, and when a button is pressed, they float to the appropriate hour and minute positions. For an initial version, I’m paring this way down to just a single indicator hand. On the… Read More: A Matter of Time »
After moving again at the beginning of December, I’ve realised that I’ve built a lot of things, but nothing could really be called pretty in the conventional sense. There’s a lot of room in my new place, and I need something I created to display. Visitors should be able to come into my house (after… Read More: Gears gears gears gears gears »
Getting the time. Adhering to my “don’t buy anything” policy for this project, I’ll be using the 5V charger for my old Motorola Razr for power. I’ll have to open it up and find a stepped-down voltage that hasn’t been rectified yet. Then I can use divider chips that I have on hand to get… Read More: The Schematic »
Sometimes I build something because it’ll be a fun challenge, and sometimes I build something because I need a pretty clock. This is the latter of those two scenarios. This was inspired by a series of lights in Burnaby (on Moscrop near Willingdon) that seem to be lit by blue LEDs behind frosted glass.… Read More: The Premise »