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Tinkerer Maker Solderer Mom • lateral thinker • LEDs improve everything

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@jasoncoon @geekmomprojects @wow_elec_tron About time to start seeding electronics people over on Bluesky? Who’s keen?

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@ratkins @jasoncoon @wow_elec_tron thanks, I've been curious about it. I like Mastodon a great deal for its tech/maker community, but there are other communities I miss from Twitter. I can do both. If you have an invite, I'd give it a try.

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@ratkins @jasoncoon @wow_elec_tron I'm finding Twitter to be less appealing by the day, and I only really go there anymore to see what the journalists I follow are posting, so that freed up some time in my social media schedule.

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Today I sewed a rainbow fish!!!

Video depicting a black stuffed animal fish, whose main body is about six inches in length with sewn fins and tail, and a smiling face in front. The sides of the fish are covered in translucent white 3D printed scales which are illuminated from beneath with LEDs to display bright rainbow patterns.

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I purchased vector files for a stuffed fish pattern from Etsy, and laser cut the pattern pieces from PVC-free faux leather, etching the details of the face and fins with the laser. Adding a zipper to the bottom piece makes it easy to place the electronics. I laser cut holes in the side pieces, and 3D printed a matching arrangement of scales from translucent PLA onto fabric. Small string lights are sewn behind the scales and power comes from a #Pixelblaze and phone charger stuffed inside.

Angled top view of the stuffed animal fish resting on a cushion. 37 3D printed scales protrude from each side, illuminated from below with LEDs.
Top down view of the illuminated rainbow fish.

geekmomprojects, to random
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Tried printing on fabric (tulle) with the Bambulab. I was afraid the process would trip the spaghetti detection algorithm, but it didn't, and actually worked quite well.

geekmomprojects,
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@valhalla @GustavinoBevilacqua it is a very cool technique that I've learned from other makers. Sophy Wong made a gorgeous (illuminated !) jacket with this technique (https://sophywong.com/fashion-tech) as well as a stunning, incredibly detailed 3D printed dress (https://sophywong.com/thedress). David Shorey has come up with some lovely designs printed on tulle as well (https://www.shoreydesigns.com/3d-printing-on-fabric)

timonsku, to random
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welding cart progress and a bit of unintended wood scenting from left over wood shavings in the extrusion from transfering the frame holes into the wooden base

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@timonsku wow! You seem to have skipped right over the "learning to weld" phase and are heading straight for the "building cool stuff" phase!

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@timonsku I'm impressed that you're diving in all by yourself. I took classes with an instructor and my results never looked as good as yours do already.

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@timonsku MIG welding. I used it to build the frame for my self-balancing scooter (https://www.geekmomprojects.com/the-halfway-a-self-balancing-scooter/) many years ago. My welds looked awful, but they held well enough, which is all that mattered. I would never have been brave enough to try to teach myself. What kind of welding are you doing?

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@timonsku @stephlahs and you're also kind of blind at the same time because the helmet doesn't let a lot of light through (purposely, so you don't go blind, but I always found it hard to see what I was doing)

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@acejacek it's a combination of Tucker Carlson/pop culture and Game of Thrones. Here's a reference on each:
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/23/1150844961/tucker-carlsons-war-on-m-ms
https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/news/a28565/olenna-tyrell-jaime-lannister-game-of-thrones-confession/

geekmomprojects, to random
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I had a blast being interviewed by Becky Stern for her video about my wireless LED kaleidoscope project! https://youtu.be/UDIDfgC4L0U

A screen shot from a video of me holding a 3D printed kaleidoscope while posing in front of some of my LED projects. A screen caption reads "Debra Ansell" and "@GeekMomProjects"

geekmomprojects, to random
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Getting a little artistic in my photoshoot for an upcoming Make Magazine article. I call it "(Not So) Still Life With Orbs"

A small bowl against a black background containing small green apples, tangerines and four different sizes of pixelated LED orbs twinkling on and off in different colors.

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The upcoming edition (Vol. 83) of Make: magazine has my article on making Pixelblaze-controlled LED pillows. It's a surprisingly straightforward build, using string lights to create home decor that goes with any color scheme!

An image of two decorative throw pillows on a beige loveseat. The pillows contain LED matrices and are displaying a colorful sin wave pattern that continues from one pillow to the next
An image of two pillows containing LED matrices on a beige loveseat. Each pillow has its top and bottom halves illuminated in a different color.

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