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( Collar )

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( Attachment )

( Putting it all together )

( Finishing touches )

( Coding )

( Testing )

Digital Sparkle Collar, with more robust case situation
Photo by chebe

It can be funny, what projects end up being used for a very long time. But with time comes maintenance, and possibly even improvements. Which is what happened as I was considering ways to make my beloved Gemma projects less fragile. When they were constructed I didn't have a 3d-printer, which ruled out experimentation. But I do now.

( Gemma case )

( Tiara )

But if we're talking about improvements around things involving Gemmas, then I'd like to present a lifetime achievement award to the maker of this JST connector extractor model. It's explicitly for micro:bits, but it's the same JST-PH form factor as used by Gemmas, Floras, and Lilypads. It is the 20 minute print that I wished I've had for the last 15 years. *applause*

JST-PH extractor tool
Photo by chebe

Last November, as part of #Makevember, I started on making a motorised turntable, following this Adafruit tutorial. I sourced the parts and put together the circuit quickly enough.

( Photos )

But, if you treat it well, as a simple tool it works as desired.

Turntable being tested at Science Hack Day
Photo by chebe

More assembly, and time to make things happen.

( Adding some muscle )

( Full physical )

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Yesterday (Saturday 20th February) Career Zoo was once again held in the Convention Centre. It had a couple of themes, one of particular interest to myself; women in tech. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the powerhouse that is Coding Grace got in touch, organising a mini wearables hackathon in the middle of the whole thing. Uh, yes!

We spent the day in an indoors white-picket-fenced picnic area next to DAQRI, our generous sponsors. Playing with toys, battling software, sharing resources, talking to curious attendees, and having a great laugh.

Wearables mini hackathon picnic in progress
Photo by CareerZoo, source

( Photo journey )

A huge thank you to my fellow subversive hackers;

whykay,

micktwomey,

saoili,

meaigs,

taraannosaur,

norette,

NaoimiGillis, and everyone I got to talk to during the day/night for keeping me so entertained! And Coding Grace, DAQRI, and Career Zoo, for making it happen.

Hack-ter Party
Photo by CodingGrace, source

Current Mood: happy

I love the Adafruit Learn site, particularly the wearables section, there are some really fun ideas in there. And when I saw the NeoPixel Tiara I knew I needed one. I had almost everything already, except the 3d-printed band.

To TOG! We downloaded the thingiverse file (tiaraHolesClose.stl), converted to gcode, and watched the LulzBot Taz print for 50 minutes. *cue montage music* It was a pretty good print, given how fine some of the detailing is, but our process needs tuning as there are artifacts, and the strands are coming apart as I touch them. Still, usable!

Robot minion making me a crown. Finally.
Photo by chebe

On to the assembly!

( Process details await )

Finally, my royal position secured
Photo by chebe

And, because the tutorial code has a nice sparkle effect to it, here's a short video.

I am going to wear this everywhere.

Current Mood: in charge

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