Some computer hardware manufacturers try very hard to make their products attractive. Sometimes they're successful, and sometimes they're not, but they're at least trying. Zyxel Communications Corp, on the other hand, doesn't seem as concerned with aesthetic. At least not when they designed the EMG3425-Q10A, a wireless router I recently started leasing from my new … Continue reading 129: Metroid Router
This post incorporates some of my favorite things: art and collaboration*! Laura, of Laura Lynne Art, was looking for help with how to make her art into a puzzle. In the past, she has made puzzles by painting directly onto a store bought one, but lasers could make the process smoother. It's always easier cutting … Continue reading 128: Puzzles
When Jen and I were first researching buying a laser, we didn't plan on buying the one we ended up with. We were looking to get a small, semi-portable solution. But my brother Johnny found a family out in Terre Haute, Indiana, who had owned their laser for about a year and realized they weren't … Continue reading 121: Anodized Aluminum Moai
Full disclosure, guys - I did not expect this week's experiment to work. I figured in the worst case, it would satisfy a curiosity, and I'd get to eat hand cut homemade crackers with dip. Ryan, on the other hand, didn't know why I was questioning it, and thought cutting cracker dough with a laser would … Continue reading 118: Crackers
