New Gear section
Just a little post highlighting the new gear page I just added that lists all the photo, video and tech gear I use regularly. Very similar to my Flickr profile listing but more in depth and lots of links to it all for the curious.
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Prusa Mendel build update #4
In my last update on the building of a Prusa Mendel reprap 3d printer, I finally got everything working in with the printer…if only for a few minutes. I’ve yet to actually print anything recognizable thanks to a number of challenges along the way. Once I got the software sorted, I tried printing some calibration…
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Snowy Owls of Boundary Bay
With the great afternoon weather we’ve been having lately, it seemed like the perfect time to finally head out to Boundary Bay in Delta to check out the snowy owls. To add to the effect, it had recently snowed too. I was surprised how close the owls were to the trail (and tons of people)…
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3D Printing | Hacking | Travel
A Visit to Seattle’s Hackerspace: Metrix Create Space
During the recent holidays, I spent a few days in Seattle. One of the things I’ve wanted to do there for awhile is visit Metrix Create Space, Seattle’s hackerspace. Conveniently, they have a regular 3d printer night on Thursdays and that happened to be the night I had free to visit. Upon arriving, I was…
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Using Tinkercad to design a 3D printable model
One thing I get asked all the time about my 3D printers is where do I get the models that I print? I follow Thingiverse daily to see what others have created but sometimes you need something very specific. So you have to create it yourself. One method I’ve used is 2D extrusion which how…
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Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo
Over the holidays I spent an afternoon at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle with my girlfriend. I still find it strange to have such a large zoo in the middle of a residential area in the heart of Seattle. It was a good place to try out the new zoom lens (a 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G…
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Catalyst – the 3D printing revolution
ABC Australia science show story on DIY Reprap machine in Bath UK. Great introduction to 3D printing. via The Future is 3D
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The one week coffee challenge
Recently, Tassimo sent me a huge box full of new coffee flavors to try out. I’m normally a latte drinker (grande toffee nut soy or 1% milk latte) and never really acquired the taste for straight, black coffee (with or without sugar & milk). I know some of my readers are self-proclaimed coffee snobs…I get…
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Prusa Mendel build update #3
Figured it was time for a build update on my Prusa Mendel 3D printer. I had some friends over this past weekend from our RepRap user group and we ended up spending the whole day tinkering with the printer. With huge help from Brad and Eugene, we were able to get everything wired up and…
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2011 Christmas Wish Breakfast
For the second year in a row, I was asked to help document the Christmas Wish Breakfast event at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver. This was the 24th year of the event and it was the biggest yet! A highlight this year was the surprise from the Vancouver Fire Department who had a couple…
