John Brunhaver

Sam and I have broken a few helicopters.  The plastic piece that balances the rotor blades and prevents the top blade from intersecting the lower blade isn't very robust.

Here is the helicopter:

Removed the plastic casing:

Removed the…

Samantha Brunhaver

John Brunhaver

Outline:

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Soldering the headers

Electrical connections

MIDI sample code 1

Finding the sample spec

MIDI sample code 2

Challenges



In addition to our guide written here, there is a lot of information about getting started with the instrument shield here ->…

Samantha Brunhaver & John Brunhaver

Link to Dropbox folder: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7099240/DesigningForKids.zip

Link to Youtube video:  http://youtu.be/bd0NCeUTLTM

The Design

Based on her love of board games, puzzles, animals, and magic, we decided to develop a “race to the end” type of board game for Elizabeth, our…

My goal was to build a two part mold using the vacuum former.  My strategy was to vacuum form each half using some cardboard to offset the vacuumed form.

Here is the second pass where I include the cutout of the vacuumed form from the first pass:

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Inspiration:

"Mozart 1" by Kenneth Snelson

Specifically, I was inspired by the idea of suspended objects, tension, and materials being used in unexpected ways.

My brainstorm was to build a clock held in place by a ring of curved wood.  It is a somewhat abnormal use…