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Lasering Pixelglasses at FabCafe

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I couldn’t allow myself to visit FabCafe to only talk and not make anything. So I returned and had one of the best espressos of Tokyo while I worked out a parametric Pixelglasses definition in Grasshopper.

You define the outline of your glasses with a vector line that you load into grasshopper. The size of the pixels depends on your material thickness. You can set the length and width of the glasses as well as the opacity of the hollow pixels. They work by the same principle as the shutter shades made famous by Kanye West.

The download link features some of the designs I made in collaboration with friends and visitors of FabCafe as well as the parametric system. The Grasshopper definition is slightly buggy and still work in progress. Contact me if you get stuck.

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First takeoff with the hexacopter

 

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We had a very very successful first test flight with our hexacopter. Extremely cool feeling to CNC mill your own propellers and then see them take off into the sky. Press the “Download this design button” to get our drawings for laser cutting and cnc milling. We would love all kinds of help on developing the flight electronics with the FabLab PCB milling process. A more detailed tutorial on building your own is coming soon.

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The Layer Table

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Now that Alex had some fancy new black chairs in his lab, he realized that he wanted a table to go with the chairs. So, I designed a parametric table that matches the shape language of the Layer Chair. The design lets you specify the measurement of any plate you would like to use as a table top. The output of the Grasshopper definition is a table frame that fits your plate of leftover material.

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The Layer Chair – Amsterdam edition

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Alex Schaub (FabLab manager Amsterdam) liked the Layer Chair I made in the HONFablab Indonesia so much that we decided to make a few for his lab as well. We used one sheet of 18mm black MDF per chair. Colored MDF is a very intersting material for making large objects on the ShopBot. We are currently investigating different finishing processes like lacquering and waxing so that the chair will be spill proof.

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Parametric Christmas Tree with Kinect

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To test the new possibilities of the Kinect in combination with Grasshopper, I made a parametric Christmas Tree definition. It enables you to design a Christmas Tree with your own body. The Kinect sensor reads the position of your head, hands and feet in realtime and grasshopper translates the data into a beautiful tree. Use a lasercutter or CNC milling machine to cut out your tree in any size. Sliders enables you to specify material thickness and to adjust the size of the final tree.

 

Download the design to test for yourself. More interfaces for parametric design coming soon.

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the Ass Stool – how big is your ass?

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The Ass Stool features four different seats for any sized ass. The perfect tool for lighting up the atmosphere with an inappropriate joke. It is even extra comfortable thanks to the seat following the contours of your behind.

The stool is open source and published under a Creative Commons non-commercial share-a-like license. It is a collaboration between Jens Dyvik and Alex Schaub (manager of FabLab Amsterdam).

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The Handshake Gorilla – Arduino workshop kit

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When you squeeze the gorillas hand, he responds by shaking hands with you. The Handshake Gorilla is a design for beginner level Arduino workshops. FabLab Manchester asked me to give a workshop on making interactive products with Arduino, so I thought it would be nice with a playful design.

The design features a simple touch sensor, a servo powered arm and a gorilla puppet. The gorilla can be cut out by hand or with a laser cutter. The design is suitable for expanding with more advanced sensors and new animal shapes.

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Packaging for fish leather jewellery

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Local jewellery designer JóLe Hönnun creates head- and wristworn pieces from fish and cow leather. Her products are beautiful, but she currently ships her products in taped shoe boxes cut in half. She came to the FabLab to ask if we could help her develop a packaging that would display her products and protect them during shipping. I tried to create a solution that is simple, yet has a look fitting the unique charm of the fish leather jewellery.

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