The Makerfaire is over and now the time has come to get the Gerbil Kickstarter up and running by end of June. Two components of the Kickstarter that we need to solve are the intro video and the second is to re-evaluate the production costs to ensure we can deliver this for the price on […]
Today I’m writing about how to calibrate the drop in controller so you get the best engraving from the K40 laser. While I was at the Makerfaire in San Mateo, I realised during the conversion of Nick’s K40 machine that I never wrote instructions on how to get the best engraving. Nick was so friendly to lend […]
Now the Makerfaire has come to an end and we have returned safe and well in Sydney Australia, I am reflecting back on the whole Makerfaire experience and my personal highlights at the show. Are you ready? There we go: Best editor’s choice: Dan’s daughter Jo won the Best editor’s price from Sherry Huss, the co-founder of Makerzine. […]
We’re on a high after a third and final successful day in Silicon Valley’s MakerFaire. First, the big news: we were awarded ‘Editor’s Choice’ by Sherry Huss, the co-founder of the global MakerFaires phenomenon and vice-president of Maker Media. She’s shown below awarding Josephine. As Professor Michael Shiloh congratulated us on the win, he explained […]
Another great day, as Makers of all ages flooded into the Bay Area MakerFaire to see an incredible array of projects and connect with like minded folk. Both the Laser Controller and Personal Particle Accelerator consistently received great comments like ‘very cool’ and ‘awesome’. It was really satisfying to hear so many like minded people […]
Huge. Just Huge. And it was only a half day ! Photo of the day – Paul discusses laser etching quality while a group of students check out the Personal Particle Accelerator Some great highlights (more photos coming : A lady rushed up to the stand and said ‘My son and I’ve just come back […]
Today, our intrepid Aussie adventurers set up their demos at the Bay Area MakerFaire. We’re pretty sure they haven’t seen a particle accelerator before ! First, Jo constructed a display case for the particle accelerators – we gotta keep little fingers off this complex equipment !!! (Photo taken before the protective backing plastic was peeled […]
In the lead up to the big MakerFaire show where we demonstrate our model particle accelerator and laser controller, we’re doing all the touristy things. First up were bagels and coffee, at Daniel’s cafe… Josephine wanted to take advantage of San Francisco’s ‘thrift stores’ to find some awesome clothes. She went into Vacation thrift store with her […]
Now we’re settled in San Francisco for the flagship Bay Area Maker Faire, it’s time to unbox and test the Particle Accelerators arrived from Sydney, Australia. Looks like the guys from Pack and Send did a great job, no breakages at all ! 3 out of 3 particle accelerators working !! We call the yellow […]
