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Detroit from the air
Oscillator fell apart.
While attempting to repair a friend's HP TC1100 tablet PC, I discovered an odd little piece rattling...
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Uploaded on May 24, 2010
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Electronics class at i3Detroit, etching boards and building LED blinkers.
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Uploaded on Feb 28, 2010
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Becky solders up her astable multivibrator blinky circuit.
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Uploaded on Feb 28, 2010
All bagged up...
The robots are bagged and sealed, the kids are gone, the other mentors are gone, the shop is still in...
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Uploaded on Feb 23, 2010
Toner transfer process works!
Phil's first attempt with the t-shirt press, 350 degrees for 2 minutes.
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Uploaded on Feb 22, 2010
Yo dawg, I heard you liked wheels..
One of this year's robots is getting its wheels from last year's, since these suckers are expensive! ...
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Uploaded on Jan 20, 2010
Starting to look very boat-like!
With zip-ties holding the hull seams together, the rest of assembly starts to seem pretty straightforward. (Oh, just wait!)
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
The Moccasin takes shape
Straps are used to hold the curves, and nylon zip-ties stitch the seams together.
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Ready for folding
After the epoxy cures, this "flayed" shape will be curved and stitched. The full length of...
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Epoxying the Moccasin
Since plywood doesn't come in 6-by-14-foot sheets, some splicing is required to make the giant piece...
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
Trimming pieces
Modifying the sawblade allows it to fit backwards in the saw, so the cut-line is visible through the foot. A headlamp helps!
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2010
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April 5, 2003. I like to look at this in August and remember how cold my fingers were.
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Uploaded on Dec 23, 2009
Motors from cdrom drive
Stripping parts from a laptop cdrom drive yields a pair of strong, tiny DC motors. They both seem ecstatic on 5v, and are useful at 3.
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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2009
Piggybacking on a brand with good name recognition?
The most baffling trademark abuse I've ever seen. I'm fairly sure these folks don't have permission to...
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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2009
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Serial Wombat
Dan Kivel 1971-2006
