Y'all Need Science!

This is a collection of Maker projects, class projects, and videos.

Maker projects & cosplay

  • The spectrespecs started as a pair of goggles and a wood cutout of the glasses frame
  • Giant bubble wand to discuss surface tension and H2O polarity
  • Paper circuits
  • Saruman’s staff (Lord of the rings), in production, used filler + primer spray paint and sanded until smooth
  • Saruman’s staff (Lord of the rings)
  • One of the first projects tying my Maker knowledge together: a DIY operation game.
  • A close-up of the game pieces I 3D printed and laser cut for the DIY operation game
  • The robot operation game shell
  • Extreme close up of the elctronics set-up in the robot operations game
  • wooden birdhouse
    Outreach project with BlackAFinSTEM, laser cut birdhouse
  • Outreach project with BlackAFinSTEM, a 3D printed hummingbird
  • Cardcaptor Sakura’s Dream staff, from the popular anime
  • Spectrespecs from the Harry Potter series. Made with an Arduino nano and two neopixel LED rings
  • One of my first CNC wood projects: a Christmas gear
  • A DIY FM radio kit, put together with through hole soldering
  • The Mayor’s tie from the Nightmare Before Christmas, laser cut and designed by me
  • Trophies for the 2019 Melrose Game Jam, laser cut by me
  • Giveaway prize for the Melrose Expo
  • The grand prize trophy for the Melrose Expo, laser cut acrylic
  • Laser cut Pokemon Bulbasaur and Squirtle
  • Laser cut garden stakes, designed by me
  • Laser cut christmas ornaments, designed by me
  • Laser cut LED sign, lights up with electronics in the base
  • A freshly printed face shield for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Trying on a prototype face shield for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Trying on a prototype face shield for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • A shot of my production assembly line building face shields for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Trophies for the 2020 Melrose Game Jam, the wood and acrylic was laser cut and designed by me
  • A close up of an unpainted Melrose Game Jam trophy
  • Assembled Ender 3 3D printer, my first
  • 3D printed mask of No-Face, a popular character from Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away film
  • First step toward finishing the mask: using wood filler to hide the divisions in the mask print
  • Penultimate step: spray-painting
  • I replaced the audio cables in an old turntable

Class projects