On October 7th and 8th, 2017, we exhibited at the San Diego Maker Faire in Balboa Park.
"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."
– Thomas Edison –
Because my "booth babe" was kind enough to go with me one of the days, I was able to check out a few other exhibits.
Built entirely with TTL logic, this 8-bit computer has only five instructions.
and the storage is addressed by the remaining four. Cool!
Not a whole lot more than a Turing machine, but impressive in its own way. You can read about it at http://wolfdenelectronics.com under the "Projects" tab.
Built in a "Steampunk" style, most of its parts were cut out with a Muse laser cutter.
I'm rather fond of Steampunk styling. I find it interesting and entertaining.
Perhaps we should begin a "Steempunk" group here on Steemit?
It is the machine used to create most of the components in the Steampunk airship.
It was also used to create the lovely miniature ferris wheel below. You can visit the Full Spectrum Laser website here.
The ferris wheel was cut from sheets of very thin plywood.
I was able to see some laser-cut parts, visible through the plexiglass lid of a prototype laser printer. I think these are cardboard parts for kid-built "battle-bots."
I find it exciting to see young people excited about making and doing creative things. If you can find an upcoming Maker Faire anywhere near your neighborhood, go for it and take your kids and grandkids. You won't be sorry.
I'll be sharing more photos and stories from the Faire in upcoming articles.
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