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First Impressions - Hardware

3Doodler was launched as a kickstarter campaign in March last year. And it looked so fun that we could not miss this opportunity. So what is this device? 3Doodler is the world’s first and only 3D Printing Pen. Using ABS plastic (the…

Building a Shoe Shine Box

October 27, 2013

Woodworking Projects

Taking care of your shoes is necessary (and fun). But I was kind of tired of storing all my Shoe Shine equipment in a drawer. After stumbling upon this great post on the art of manliness, I checked the pile of scrap…

Arduino Tutorial: Let’s make XBee talk!

October 7, 2013

Sigurd Gran-Jansen

Arduino Tutorials

I remember when I first was trying to setup wireless connection between two Arduino’s back in 2010. I used a lot of time searching the web for a good tutorial, just to find out there wasn’t any. There may be…

Building a Laser Engraver: Part 2. Technical insights

September 15, 2013

3D Printing Projects, Lasers, Mechatronics

This post contains a review of different aspects of the Laser Engraver. And it will probably be updated continuously. System overview Just to start out on the right foot, this image explains how we name all the different main parts…

Creating A Clock with Pomodoro Timer and Visual Alarm

September 3, 2013

The Pomodoro Technique is a widely known method for consciously controlling the amount of time spent on specific activities. In other words, a time management technique. It’s one method amongst a myriad of different methods, all claiming that they…

Phone Controlled Garage Door

August 25, 2013

As you might know, Norwegian Creations has moved in at the new co-working space called DIGS in Trondheim this summer. To get into the backyard of DIGS we need to open an electrical controlled garage door, but we only have one remote:/…

A Video from the making of a Laser Engraver

August 18, 2013

3D Printing Projects, Lasers, Mechatronics

The Laser Engraver is now 99% finished, and has already taken part of a preview for Trondheim Maker Faire: PSTEREO Mini Maker Faire. The music is from the bonus track on Seven Journeys to a New Home, an album made by…

Building a Laser Engraver: Part 1

August 9, 2013

3D Printing Projects, Lasers, Mechatronics

Last year we made a small laser engraver, aimed toward creating small engravings on wood. It worked, kind of. With kind of, I mean some features could have been better: Size: The last one had only a 2.5cm x 2.5cm work…

FScontroller Part 1

June 14, 2013

Last October I made a prototype for a custom hardware controller to FreeStyler 512(Stage lighting software). The goal was to make a controller I can use when I’m running a preprogrammed light show (not a programming console, maybe next version?). For those who…

Repairing a dead Apple Airport Express

June 7, 2013

Last summer I got an AirPort Express from one I know in the states. It turned out that it was completely dead when you plug it in the wall. The first thing that hit my head was that the Power…

A much needed update

May 31, 2013

Updates

Hi, fellow readers I’m finally done with exams for the second year of my Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering =) Yes, it’s been a LONG time since I have written anything here. It’s not been because I’ve been lazy, rather…

Finishing a 3D-printed part: ABS smoothing and coloring without chemicals

May 5, 2013

Maker Tutorials

When printing with a FDM printer, such as our Solidoodle, the surface becomes kind of “liny”. We use this priniting technology to create different system parts, where surface appearance is not of importance. But what to do if you want a smooth…

Creating a 3D printed spare part

April 14, 2013

3D Printing Projects

Printing out already created models downloaded from sites like Thingiverse is great, but what to do you do when you cannot find the part you need/want there? In my case I needed a new shower handle holder. Because of a leak in…

Impressions from a couple of months with the new Solidoodle 3D printer

April 7, 2013