Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org

My LED Orb project that I wrote up for @makemagazine is currently on the website with no paywall at https://makezine.com/projects/orb-sessed-led-sphere/ if anyone feels like tackling a fiddly, challenging, time-consuming project with a really cool end result! I'm very proud of the design as well as the very high pun-to-word-count ratio in the article.

Made my second sling bag in two days. This one is a "half-moon" bag I made following the instructions on a YouTube video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mub9Kbs3LE) It was surprisingly straightforward to sew, and a good opportunity to use my recent impulse purchase of floral canvas fabric (it was on sale!) The only feature I don't love is that the lining is finished with binding on the inside, but no one else will see that part.
#sewing #sewingproject

Getting to be friends (and collaborators) with super talented makers has some nice bonus benefits! In addition to the gorgeous Fibonacci heart pendant, @jasoncoon sent me a flexible PCB he designed and assembled (!) that has 128 tiny addressable LEDs laid out in a Fibonacci pattern, along with the vector file to cut out a faux leather cover. The whole assembly looks truly stunning in cuff bracelet form.

#wearables #ledjewelry #pixelblaze #pixelart #ledart #flexpcb

Casually reading the new issue of @makemagazine, I see a cool collaborative article and LED creation by @anu1905 and @arturo182. Then I unexpectedly see my name listed as an inspiration. 🥹🤗

Finished stitching the sides with some waxed linen cord using a collapsible eye needle and some leather needles when I needed to open up the holes a bit.
All credit and glory to @geekmomprojects for the brilliant 3D printed bracelet and laser cut leatherette cover. I just swapped her hex grid for my own flexible Fibonacci128 HDR.

Follow 🌟𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙨🌟 for more safety tips.

Progress! With the help of @geekmomprojects's brilliant design, I've mounted the flexible Fibonacci128 PCB onto a 3D printed bracelet, and covered it with laser cut leatherette. Now I need to stitch the sides.

Prototype Fibonacci128 bracelet driven with a #Pixelblaze Pico by @wizard, powered by a 14500 LiPo, using a brilliant 3D printed bracelet designed by @geekmomprojects

Been meaning to share images of this gorgeous piece that @maketvee made. It's hard to communicate how lovely it really is IRL.

Tumbling toward the finish on Sensor Watch. I couldn’t order the last parts for this manufacturing run until I tested the new crystal and load capacitors. This time I’m using a GPS-disciplined oven controlled crystal oscillator, a frequency counter, and a n 8 Hz output from the real-time clock. Ideally I would like for this number to read 8.000000000 Hz precisely — but being off by 2.4 parts per million isn’t exactly a *bad* start. Trying again…

How many times do you run DRC on your boards before generating your Gerbers? 😵🥴😵‍💫

The jumperless breadboard is now a real thing you can have!

And most importantly, they come with a glittery pink USB Mini cable.

Jumperless is up in my Tindie store here (or make one yourself, it's all open source):
https://www.tindie.com/products/architeuthisflux/jumperless/

Is this the world's first RGB breadboard powered with #Pixelblaze by @wizard? 😁

Jumperlux by @ArchiteuthisFlux: https://www.tindie.com/products/architeuthisflux/jumperlux

A simpler, passive version of their impressive, truly Jumperless breadboard: https://github.com/Architeuthis-Flux/Jumperless

It has 80 WS2812C-2020 addressable RGB LEDs, one under each row of the custom, nylon SLS 3D printed breadboard. It also has custom breadboard spring clips with solderable tabs on the bottom.

Blinky was so stoked on their first hike yesterday that they begged to do another one. OK Blinky, let’s get ready for your first alpine high-altitude hike, we’re going to Little Lakes Valley!