Christin, Maker of Things
I am a maker of things and a dreamer of still more things.
Author Archives: Christin
My inner child is a delinquent at Black Rock Elementary
Looking for some cool gifts to hand out at Burning Man? I ordered 200 of these and would like to share the bulk discount with y’all. You can buy 5, 10, 20, or more. I’m not selling single stickers because … Continue reading
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How to Build an Evaporative Cooler
How to build a low-cost 12 volt evaporative cooler. My husband and I built two swamp coolers that we use to air condition our tent when we camp in hot, dry weather at Burning Man. These compact units blow cool … Continue reading
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Tagged air conditioner, Burning Man, BurningMan, camping, evaporative cooler, fan, swamp cooler
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New Maker Lab, Plasma Speaker kits, LED Umbrella
I attended the Emerald City Makers meetup, which was hosted at Student RND in Bellevue. Both groups are dedicated to helping people make stuff and share their knowledge and skills with others. Continue reading
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Tagged Bellevue, LED, maker space, Makers, Seattle, Student RND, umbrella, useless machine
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Seattle Maker Faire meeting with Dale Dougherty
“Maker Faire is about bringing community together. It’s a ‘fair’ because it’s supposed to be FUN!” – Dale Dougherty Continue reading
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Tagged DIY, Ignition Northwest, Make Magazine, Maker Faire, Seattle
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Seattle Mini Maker Faire 2012
Planning is underway to produce Seattle Mini Maker Faire 2012. In recent weeks I’ve attended Kitsap Mini Maker Faire and Vancouver Mini Maker Faire. We are following the expert advice from Maker Faire producers and Ignition Nortwest event producers. In … Continue reading
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Tagged DIY, Make, Maker Fair, Maker Faire, Seattle, workshop
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Recombobulation Station
The Milwaukee airport has a “Recombobulation” area just past the security zone, where passengers can put their shoes back on, repack their bags after x-ray, and generally recombobulate all their discombobulated baubles. The word is so much fun and the idea so universal, … Continue reading
Robot Art: Glitch Machine
Almost as much fun as building real robots, is drawing robots. Designing robots is so much fun! When I mentored a FIRST Technology Challenge team last year, we needed a mascot for our bot and a nice t-shirt design. The … Continue reading
Tandem Bikes as Kinetic Sculpture
Works of Love: we experience a fulfilling joy in the process of creation Continue reading
Sound Effects on a Bicycle
I’m sketching ideas for a sound system to attach to my two-person recumbent bicycle. Clearly it needs great sounds to go with the amazing lights! The lights are one long ribbon of RGB LEDs which slowly cycle through a rainbow of … Continue reading
Art: Mu the Robot
My friend and former coworker Mary R. Lee made an adorable robot gift for me. I named her Mu (Greek letter μ) the Friendly Robot Muse. In this photo she is standing in my home workshop next to my trusty … Continue reading
