Not as scary as it sounds, we started off with a test on a dead laptop panel: Which yielded beautiful results on the first try. Next up was preparing the artwork (in this case XKCD.com comics) and test engraving a…
Madison, WI :: Hackerspace
Blog Archives
Pi Bottle Opener
Not likely to be carried to a party, but may live comfortably as a paper weight when not is use: This Pi bottle opener was machined by Leon out of solid chunk of aluminum: The leading corner has been cut…
Sector67 Presents: The Fauxrarri 2012 PPPRS Championship car build
For the last year, when people from the street stop by Sector67 and ask what a hackerspace is, my first stop has been the PPPRS car that sits prominently on our shop floor. It shows off so many capabilities of…
MakerBot / Arduino music project
I recently completed a project that I’ve been working on at Sector 67 for a few months: an algorithmic audio composition, a MakerBot-printed 3D “score” of the composition, and an Arduino-powered device that coordinates the audio playback of the composition…
img2track Knitting Machine Beta Software Released
Happy to announce a beta version of software that quickly processes images into knitwear! Sector67 members Tanya Cunningham, Joe Kerman, and Davi Post have been working for the last month or two on enhancing a Becky Stern / Adafruit hack…
Apollo67 v1 Recovered
Sector67 competed in the Hackerspaces in Space competition earlier this year. We launched two balloons lofted by hydrogen and posted details at Apollo67. The first balloon launched was a green dart whose objective was to return to earth as fast…
Windchime from Sector67 Scrap
Danny Spitzberg put together a cool windchime using only scrap materials from the wood pile and metal bin:
Posted in Projects