complexity

So, the garage studio is up and running. I have a wall full of tools, a drill press, scroll and table saws, and an utterly terrifying 26,000 rpm industrial grinder. First thing I built was a long workbench, the left side of which will be the bicycle/metalworking spot, and the right side of which will be an electronics workstation. The second project is going to be weaving the seats of our dining room chairs (visibe in the background of the pix below). But the third project is up for grabs.

The long-term goal is to build a series of art-making machines that will take the generative designs below and render them in the physical world somehow. I’m leaning towards a robot that can hold pastels.

But before I get to that point, I have to learn a bit about electronics. To that end, I purchased a soldering iron (thanks to Limor for the tip!), one Arduino controller and one Make controller, and a big-ass grab-bag of electronics components from Jameco. I’ll probably start by making some lights blink on and off with my computer, but hopefully (soon? next month? next year?) I’ll be able to run motors and whatnot. Once that happens, god only knows what might emerge from the garage.