Richard Beattie

Things to come back to

There’s way too much every week to do so here’s my list of things of things I’d like to do in the future

Final Project

  • Test using sharpies to color prints from FDM 3D printer

Week 1: CAD

  • CAD other chess pieces
  • Print & then mold my own custom chess set
  • Try using OnShape
  • Try using CAD with code tools

Week 2: Computer Controlled Cutting

  • Animate my ferris wheel model
  • Laser cut pasta
  • Print on heat transfer vinyl

Week 3: Electronics Production

Week 4: 3D Printing

  • Use a powder printer
  • CAD using code
  • Print ball bearings
  • Print a screw with nut already attached
  • Print a lithoplane

Week 5: Electronics Design

  • Use svg-pcb tool

Week 6: Computer Controlled Machining

  • Make a rocking chair
  • Do something with Fusion Slicr
  • Build a double-decker couch
  • Build a large fire hydrant

Week 7: Embeded Programming

  • Platform.io
  • Coding Arduinos in Rust
  • Read the Art of Electronics
  • Look into Hardware description languages
  • Read Jake’s microcontroller guide

Week 8: Molding and Casting

  • Metal Molding
  • Chocolate Molding
  • Glass Molding
  • Thermoforming molds
  • 3D print two-part molds
  • Mold a candle

Week 9: Input devices

  • Build the rest of the step response circuits
  • Build a generic board with D21E
  • Finish capacitive touchpad with software multitouch
  • Experiment with 3D hull effect sensor
  • Look into how charlieplexing / multiplexing buttons works

Week 10: Output devices

  • Charlieplex led board
  • Multplex led board
  • Make flexible PCB
  • Figure out correct depth for OtherMill PCB engraving bit

Week 11: Networking

  • Make USB rubber ducky
  • Make bluetooth HID to type kerb into Metropolis iPad
  • Make Rev 2 of dev board
    • Break out all non-neccessary components (microusb, barrel jack, etc?)

Week 12: Application and interface programming

  • Learn three.js
  • Build fruit-ninja game except attach MMU to a 3D printed sword
    • Positon can’t just be measured with an accelerometer

Random Ideas:

  • 3D printing gumball machine
    • See example
    • Would 3D print parts in their spheres and then drop them into the machine
  • Scrape all past Fab lab / HTMAA projects, sort by week, show in a cool list
  • Go through past Fab lab / HTMAA projects and create a list of the ones I think are cool / would like to do something similar in the future / etc.
  • Make carcassone tiles which function as mesh network