Notices by GeekMomProjects (geekmomprojects@mastodon.social), page 2

Re-designed my edge-lit seven-segment digit to take advantage of the super skinny (2.7mm wide) LED strip I found. When I feel up to tackling the project, I'm going to create a thinner version of my edge-lit digital clock (https://www.geekmomprojects.com/edge-lit-seven-segment-display/)

From now on, I am calling my dietary preferences "flight training."

I've become obsessed with this cleverly designed articulated mannekin build (https://www.printables.com/model/622290-dummy-13-beta-on-runners-easier-to-print) and am printing a cohort to use as place card holders for Thanksgiving.

At #supercon I was checking continuity while soldering, but couldn't hear the beeps well. @maketvee found it quite amusing that I held the multimeter to my ear with my shoulder. His image and captions *are* pretty funny, but he may also have inadvertently launched my new career as an LED hotline operator!

The recent flurry of sewing projects has come full circle. It started with a crossbody bag that looked like an addressable LED (https://mastodon.social/@geekmomprojects/110929578697233525)
Today I sewed a zippered tote bag (no electronics, but still cute) that looks like a standard LED. I think it's all out of my system now. Maybe.
#sewingproject #sewing #makersgonnamake

A friend was trying to track down a stranger she briefly interacted with. She decided to look for the stranger on Venmo to see if their transactions were public. Not only were those transactions public, but my friend was able to deduce that the stranger has been attending, and has been treasurer for Narcotics Anonymous meetings for a period of time and even the meeting location based on notes in the transaction listings. It's crazy that this information can be so easy to find!

After several failed attempts using a complicated technique, I successfully sewed a simple pattern to make a SMD resistor phone case. I forget to fully include the seam allowance in the size computation, so it just barely fits my phone. It makes a nice set along with my PTH resistor glasses case!
#sewing #sewingproject

I made a (well-coordinated) LED tote and crossbody bag using the technique of 3D printing translucent tiles onto tulle and inserting them through corresponding holes in the bags' front panels. I sewed long zippers in the lining of both bags to make it easy to access the interior, and attached a flexible LED string behind the tiles with hot glue. A #Pixelblaze controller inside each bag makes it easy to run synchronized patterns. I'll be writing up a "how to" guide on them for @makemagazine.

New, spiky orb!!! Original version shown on the right.