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Winter Hike – Mt. Major

Posted on March 1, 2015 by joel
Keith and I took a winter hike at Mt. Major yesterday, out near Lake Winnipesaukee. The trail was packed in well - we didn't even need snowshoes. The summit was clear and there was almost no wind. All in all, a great day!


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Camp Knife – Part 1

Posted on March 1, 2015 by joel
I've started working on a camp knife in the drop point hunter pattern. I'm starting with O1 (oil-hardening) tool steel, and using the stock removal method (rather than forging). So far, I've got the rough shape cut out and filed down to my layout lines, and I've built the jig I will use to file the bevels.


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Robot Attack

Posted on February 8, 2015 by joel
This is a stop-motion video Sean made with a friend at a LEGO-themed birthday party today.

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Before and After

Posted on February 2, 2015 by joel

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LEGO Darth Vader

Posted on February 2, 2015 by joel

Just another bit of 3D-printed silliness - this design also came from Thingiverse. He stands about six inches tall, and his arms and legs move just like a real LEGO minifig. I still need to make him a felt cape, but he looks pretty good even without it.

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Color Organ

Posted on February 2, 2015 by joel
Started experimenting with the Adafruit Trinket, and their RGB Neopixels. I'm starting with one of their example projects - a color organ using a Trinket, a few Neopixels, and a small microphone with integrated AGC. Once it's working, I think I may put it inside the Pandora radio to add a little bling to that project.


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Bookcase

Posted on February 2, 2015 by joel
I built another bookcase to go under my electronics workbench, in order to get some stuff off the bench and out of my way. I will probably end up building one more to go to the left of the corner bookcase, so that I can move the rest of my "how-to" book collection down to the "lab".


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Enjoying the Snow

Posted on January 27, 2015 by joel
After hours of shoveling (and it's still snowing, so I'm sure I'll have to go back out there at some point) Lori, the kids, the dog, and I all went for a snowy trek in the woods out back. All we could see of the dog was her nose and her tail, but she was having the time of her life.

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There’s A Car In There Somewhere…

Posted on January 27, 2015 by joel

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Quadcopter Video

Posted on January 27, 2015 by joel
Sean's favorite Christmas present was a quadcopter with an on-board camera. He used it to make this video as he flew it around the yard.

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