Projects

Raspberry Pi Projects

Together with HK-reklame and Trondheim Makers, we created some awesome interactive bus stops to advertise for Trondheim Maker Faire. In one of the bus stops we created a pac-man booth. And this post explains the process. Electronics The system consists of a Raspberry Pi…

An open source CNC Dust Shoe

August 14, 2014

3D Printing Projects

If you don’t have a good performing dust collection system, the joy CNC machining will quickly fade away. Especially when you realise how much dust this kind of subtractive manufacturing creates. We upgraded our Shapeoko 2 with a Makita RT0700C router. This…

Controlling both a projector and a screen with a Raspberry Pi

July 17, 2014

Raspberry Pi Projects

Earlier this year the co-working space we are located in (DIGS) mounted a projector in the ceiling. At the same time they also got a motorized projection screen. This introduced some unforeseen challenges. How do we turn the projector on/off? We don’t have…

Making the LED Installation at Visit Trondheim

June 4, 2014

LED Projects

NICE and Bjørke Arkitektur had this awesome idea on how to create a really mesmerizing entrance at Trondheim’s new tourist information, named Visit Trondheim. It should among other things include a moss coated interactive LED installation. As you may know, LEDs is…

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…

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