Living hinges are a cool sounding name for a simple type of hinge which has a flexible bit between two pieces and is all the same material. The example I gave was the lids of Tic Tac containers which are one unbroken piece of plastic. The subject I was reporting on was a printing technique which could print flexible and rigid lattices in combination to make strong structures with flexible portions built right in.
Another video by Justin Atkin was featured where he outlined his approach to making spider silk by genetically modifying yeast. There was lots of information in the video and pulling useful images for the article was easy. The feature image was specifically modified to match the exact color of the Hackaday default color.
Magnet Fish Spectacular progress continued with the day the rotating platform was built. This was also the first day Angeliki's boyfriend, Ryan, helped with the project. The platform was a circle of wood made from two pieces of particle board cut as half-circles. We took turns cutting the outline with a handheld jigsaw.
The platform was not perfectly round, but the circular edges were roughly the diameter of the pool it would be spinning in. The flat edges were there because that was how big the wood pieces were. We used a jigsaw again to cut circular holes in the top where our fish would go.
Putting the platform in my car was not easy while it was in two halves and the wheels were expected to be unbolted each time it was transported. A couple of continuous hinges were purchased and installed between the two halves and much of the transportation stress went away.
A night was devoted to planning the team's trajectory before the hackathon and to making sure the RFID readers would function as desired. One was connected to an Arduino UNO for testing and it was decided that Arduino, running on a Teensy 3.X board would be our best option. Angeliki chose Teensy because they offer a "prop shield" which has onboard memory and amplification for sound playback.
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
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Another video by Justin Atkin was featured where he outlined his approach to making spider silk by genetically modifying yeast. There was lots of information in the video and pulling useful images for the article was easy. The feature image was specifically modified to match the exact color of the Hackaday default color.
Magnet Fish Spectacular progress continued with the day the rotating platform was built. This was also the first day Angeliki's boyfriend, Ryan, helped with the project. The platform was a circle of wood made from two pieces of particle board cut as half-circles. We took turns cutting the outline with a handheld jigsaw.
The day Ryan joined our merry group
The platform was not perfectly round, but the circular edges were roughly the diameter of the pool it would be spinning in. The flat edges were there because that was how big the wood pieces were. We used a jigsaw again to cut circular holes in the top where our fish would go.
Platform with fish holes cut
Putting the platform in my car was not easy while it was in two halves and the wheels were expected to be unbolted each time it was transported. A couple of continuous hinges were purchased and installed between the two halves and much of the transportation stress went away.
Continuous hinge installed
A night was devoted to planning the team's trajectory before the hackathon and to making sure the RFID readers would function as desired. One was connected to an Arduino UNO for testing and it was decided that Arduino, running on a Teensy 3.X board would be our best option. Angeliki chose Teensy because they offer a "prop shield" which has onboard memory and amplification for sound playback.
RFID readings confirmed
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
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