Iโve achieved ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ status! At present, there are only 464 of us worldwide. Iโm also part of an even smaller group: ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โjust 84 at last count.
If youโre unfamiliar, Kaggle (http://kaggle.com) is a ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ where people share code … (read more)
Short Version: Open Melt 2 is out – and now itโs Arduino based. Full documentation for Open Melt 2 is on Github.
A translational drift (“Melty Brain”) robot spins its entire body, but is controlled directionally by an embedded system that modulates motor power.
This … (read more)
All files for this project are available on thingiverse.
After a lengthy tour of the Oregon coast last summer on my homemade recumbent – it was clear the shifter’s mount could stand some improvement. So – I went ahead and did a full redesign.… (read more)
Short Version: Manic Marble 4 is back in the Apple App Store. Totally free.
In the late 2000’s – I released Manic Marble into the Apple (iPhone) App Store.
It was a bit of a “retro-game” even at the time – taking inspiration from the … (read more)
When I fumbled into Recycled Recumbents’ open source plans for a long-wheel-base recumbent – I knew I had to build one.
My bike is the simplest version of 3 plans offered – the “Mach 1.”
I started off with old Lotus and Raleigh frames. After … (read more)
Instructions on how to make a board using this method:
https://nothinglabs.com/no-etch-circuit-boards-on-your-laser-printer/
Layout of NRF52 board:
https://upverter.com/eda/#tool=schematic,designId=42500b9086df5ef7
TI Application Note for Antenna:
http://www.ti.com/lit/an/swra117d/swra117d.pdf… (read more)
I’ve “rabbit-holed” on various projects – but I may have spent more time trying to come up with new ways to make circuit boards than any other. Over the last few I’ve months developed several new approaches – this one is my favorite.
When you … (read more)
ChainringGen is an OpenSCAD script I wrote that canย generate a bike chainring with any specifications you like.
You can download ChainringGen here:ย https://github.com/nothinglabs/chainringgen
You can control parameters like bolt-circle-diameter (BCD), number of bolt holes, number of teeth and other stuff.
I primarily created ChainringGen … (read more)
Recently did an interview with Slashdot’s Rob Limo. ย Includes hints as to future cloud chamber kit.
Thanks for making me look good Rob!
Update: Part 2 of the interview is now live:ย http://build.slashdot.org/story/15/03/13/1652231/maker-person-rich-olson-returns-video/
-Rich… (read more)
NOMOON is a parametric spherical 3d-printed speaker generator created inย OpenSCAD.
NOMOON
Orbital
Music-making
Opensource
Openscad-generated
Nihilator
Click here to access NOMOON on thingiverse.
NOMOON is loosely based on my prior OpenScad speaker generator – Speakergen http://nothinglabs.blogspot.com/2014/09/speakergen-parametric-3d-printed.html.… (read more)
Download this design at Thingiverse here:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:507900
So – about a year ago I bought a touring bike – a Novara Randonee.
I had just assumed the included SRAM TT500 bar end shifters had a friction mode. Having the option to friction shift is one … (read more)
3d print your own speaker enclosures!
This OpenSCAD / Thingiverse Customizer script lets you:
– Generate a box of any desired volume / ratio / wall thickness- Determine optimal sealed box size for any driver using Thiele / Small parameters (Qts, Vas and Fs)- Include … (read more)
UPDATE: BlinkyBird has inexplicably been updated to work with Glass XE22 (11/17/2014)!
I’ve been intending to write some kind of Google Glass app for the last several months – but was having trouble getting inspired.
Then it hit me – how about a Flappy Bird … (read more)
A few weeks ago I gave a presentation at Ada’s Technical Books on two of my favorite projects:
Peltier Cooler Based Cloud Chamber
Arduino Powered Laser Show
Thanks to Ada’s for hosting and the great write-up in their blog and awesome photos.
If you’re … (read more)
I’d been thinking about better ways to attach things like lights and pumps to my bike for a while.
Click Here to check out ElastoStraps on Thingiverse.com!
I recently saw some commercially available bike lights that had elastic-style fasteners built into their design – and … (read more)
ProfTweak 1.4 now supports Makerbot Desktop. It also fixes a bug in ProftTweak v1.2 and v1.3 that can cause bad profiles (update now!).
I’m a big fan of MakerWare and the MakerBot slicer.
The recent improvements in rafts, supports and general slicing quality … (read more)