Hi! I'm Ray Alderman and I'm in Central Virginia. I'm a hobbyist hacker of things. I've usually had a day job that was on the phone talking to people and at the end of the day, wanted to do something with my hands and create stuff. Dabbling in electronics, robotics, welding, woodworking and design. Design wise I love the classic lines and simplicity of the Arts & Crafts movement, but like using more industrial materials like steel, concrete, copper pipe and plywood.
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View my blogPlaying with glass beads in a table lamp
By WhamodyneI've been playing around lately with large glass beads in a table lamp. I'm working on putting them into a glass block with a 100W compact florescent light and seeing how that looks. Here's the test case with a cut down 2 liter bottle.
The 2 liter took just under 5lb of the beads. I think a glass block will be just about the same. I like the idea of using the beads as a diffuser instead of a shade - I think it brings a much more interest » READ MORE
Wrapping Alternative with Japanese Cloth Wrapping
By WhamodyneMaybe it's because I watch far too much anime and see this technique used to wrap lunch boxes all the time, but when I saw this post on the Make Magazine blog about instructions for Japanese fabric wrapping (aka Furoshiki) I wanted to try it.
Cut to a few days later when I found some nice faux-leather wine containers in Michaels. Then when in the dollar store I noticed a pack of two pillowcases for, well, a dollar. Armed with these two items » READ MORE
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The beads touch the bulb and I made sure to put some inside the bulb...
To: Whamodyne
Don't forget Greene & Greene and their cloud lift motif. I always liked that myself. ...
To: beccajo
Ben, Heh. Does the system throw out a warning that someone is uploading a bunch of...
To: Whamodyne
Thanks for the comment. I'm cutting/grinding steel tubing for a computer cart I was welding...
To: Whamodyne
benmoore
Whamodyne
Ben,
Heh. Does the system throw out a warning that someone is uploading a bunch of pictures and sucking up server space? I was worried I would hit a post limit at any point. I posted it into the contest entries and it seems to have been a regular blog post as well - any way we can cross post into how-tos? Doesn't seem to show up there.
benmoore
Whamodyne
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