Journey to become a “Timelord”
What would it take to make a “Northwest Built” Swiss watch? I don’t know, but working on finding out. Taking the traditional “geek in the garage” approach of building something, I wonder if I could build something so small and percise using “off the shelf” parts. After quite a bit of research and finding sites…
[Part 2] Exploration into View-Master reels in the 21st century
The voyage to the center of the View-Master reel continues: See where this journey started. I was able to find some inkjet printable transparency (cellulose acetate) – which I found can be a bit difficult in an age where teachers no longer keep an overhead projector in classrooms. I sent the transparency through a photo-printer…
An exploration into View-Master reels in the 21st century
One of my favorite photographic technology toys of my childhood has to be the View-master. Being able to see photos of far way places, and some of them pop out before your eyes in 3D, fascinated me as a kid. Now all grown up, or at least partially, I wanted to take a photographer and maker’s…
A Maker Timelord
Earlier this week HODINKEE published a fantastic article on how an engineer, and watch enthusiast, created a model of a working tourbillion watch calibre for 3D print. What was great about this maker is that Laimer put up all the schematics up on Thingaverse and Autodesk 360. I have always admired the engineering and design…