Tinkering
This document contains stories and pictures of the electronics, AI, and chemistry things that I make. My maker portfolio (below) contains a lot more information. But the gallery below is more fun to scroll through.
Home Lab Panorama
This is my amateur lab!
My Workbench
This is the electronics workbench that is in our living room.
Fume Hood
Handmade fume hood that features a counterweighted sash, controllable fan, and side viewing pane.
Fixing Levitron
I took apart a novelty toy that levitated a magnetic puck, because it was not working. As I discovered, it was not working because it didn't get enough power.
Cinnamon Raisin bread
I can also bake!
Clear Drive
I've always wanted a clear flash drive, so I made one
Musical Tesla Coil
The kit was a Christmas present, and I really love it!
My junk (out of many)
I love collecting electronic junk. Here's some transformers, magnetrons, and fans.
Safety Box
For fon, I occasionally work directly with wall power at formidable amperages. I use a secondary breaker just in case.
Computer
A peek inside the computer I built a few years ago.
Crystals
I grow copper sulfate crystals for use in my jewelry
Polished Rocks
I polish rocks for fun
Welder iteration 1
I made my own stick welder out of two microwave oven transformers. This was the first iteration of the body design.
Welder iteration 2
Improved stick welder housing
Baby Tesla
This was a small, handmade tesla coil that uses the slayer exciter circuit
Intellistove
This is a picture of the whole intellistove setup. It will turn off when the pot boils dry, and is securely controllable via text message.
Custom PCB
For the Intellistove project, I designed some printed circuit boards.
Necklace Progression
I make copper sulfate necklaces! Here are four generations out of the roughly six I've gone through so far.
Zombie Humidifier
This is a humidifier that I hacked together from a novelty mister and the old body of a humidifier.
Electric scooter
I made a custom driver circuit for my friend's electric scooter after the old one broke.
Christmas LED tree
A LED tree that I made for my parents back in 9th grade
Metal Foundry
A charcoal foundry for melting aluminum that I made.