John Allwine

January 4, 2017

Arduino, CNC, 3D Printing, Coding, Laser Cutting

Custom Mouse Wheel As PocketNC Jog Wheel

John Allwine

January 4, 2017

Arduino, CNC, 3D Printing, Coding, Laser Cutting

Custom Mouse Wheel As PocketNC Jog Wheel

Create your own mouse wheel using a rotary encoder, then use it as a jog wheel for the Pocket NC.

John Allwine

December 29, 2016

Knots, Laser Cutting

Laser Engraved Knot Grid Mat

John Allwine

December 29, 2016

Knots, Laser Cutting

My dad is in town so we did some laser cutting and knot tying!

John Allwine

December 18, 2016

Arduino

Science Experiments After A Late Night With A Sick Two-Year-Old

John Allwine

December 18, 2016

Arduino

Science Experiments After A Late Night With A Sick Two-Year-Old

After a late night with my sick son, I purchased some Pedialyte to keep his electrolyte levels up. I wondered how well it conducted electricity and it turned into a science experiment!

John Allwine

November 30, 2016

Woodworking, Home Improvement

Work Table

John Allwine

November 30, 2016

Woodworking, Home Improvement

Create a basic work table for your shop or garage! Use my interactive table design widget to generate all the dimensions to fit your needs and see some pictures and tips I learned from my build. Change parameters to make a shelf or bench, as well.

John Allwine

November 26, 2016

Home Improvement, Woodworking

Standing Work Bench

John Allwine

November 26, 2016

Home Improvement, Woodworking

Use my interactive widget to customize a standing desk for your height, or to fit your space. Then follow along with my build through a series of descriptions and images for tips on your build.

John Allwine

October 23, 2016

Arduino

MUSE - Music Using Simple Electronics

John Allwine

October 23, 2016

Arduino

MUSE was inspired by the Makey Makey and the desire to make permanent, music focused, Arduino projects with ease.

John Allwine

October 7, 2016

3D Printing

Fix 3D Model With Brute Force

John Allwine

October 7, 2016

3D Printing

I show you how I fixed a stubborn 3D model by converting it to a voxel format and back to a mesh.

John Allwine

October 4, 2016

Knots, CNC, Woodworking

CNC Knot Mandrels

John Allwine

October 4, 2016

Knots, CNC, Woodworking

See a 5-axis CNC machine make a knot tying tool called a knot mandrel.

John Allwine

September 30, 2016

Coding, Graphics

Bounce Coding - Step 7 - Loops

John Allwine

September 30, 2016

Coding, Graphics

The seventh step of a series of coding exercises that build up to making your own playful simulation of colorful, bouncing balls.

John Allwine

September 28, 2016

Knots

Simple Rope Dog Toy

John Allwine

September 28, 2016

Knots

A simple dog toy that is better than the ones you get at the store!

John Allwine

September 18, 2016

Knots, Home Improvement

Plant Hangers

John Allwine

September 18, 2016

Knots, Home Improvement

Learn how to tie a series of braids and knots to create a plant hangar! We'll be making both 3 and 6 strand braids, tying a Matthew Walker knot, a Turk's head knot and more.

John Allwine

September 5, 2016

Coding, Graphics

Bounce Coding - Step 6 - Lists

John Allwine

September 5, 2016

Coding, Graphics

The 6th installment of a tutorial on an introduction to programming. Learn how to use lists to make multiple circles bounce around the screen.

John Allwine

September 4, 2016

Coding, Graphics

Bounce Coding - Step 5 - If Statements

John Allwine

September 4, 2016

Coding, Graphics

The fifth step of a series of posts meant to teach you about programming. We'll learn how to use an if statement to keep our animated circle from moving off the screen.

John Allwine

September 4, 2016

Graphics, Coding

Bounce Coding - Step 4 - Animation

John Allwine

September 4, 2016

Graphics, Coding

The fourth step of a series of interactive programming examples building towards making circles bounce around the screen and off each other. In this step, we'll learn how to animate a single circle.

John Allwine

September 4, 2016

Graphics, Coding

Bounce Coding - Step 3 - Functions

John Allwine

September 4, 2016

Graphics, Coding

The third in a series of posts meant to teach you the basics of programming using interactive coding widgets. In this step, we'll learn how to write a function that can draw a circle rather than an ellipse.

John Allwine

September 4, 2016

Coding, Graphics

Bounce Coding - Step 2 - Variables

John Allwine

September 4, 2016

Coding, Graphics

The second of a series of posts meant to teach you the basics of programming through experimentation with actual coding. In this step, we'll see how variables can store values and be used in equations.

John Allwine

September 1, 2016

Coding, Graphics

Bounce Coding - Step 1 - Ellipse

John Allwine

September 1, 2016

Coding, Graphics

The first of a series of posts meant to teach you the basics of programming using interactive coding widgets. In this first step, we'll draw an ellipse to the screen and experiment with how it can be positioned on the screen and stretched in different directions.

John Allwine

August 21, 2016

Graphics, Coding

Bounce Coding - Back story

John Allwine

August 21, 2016

Graphics, Coding

A coding tutorial inspired by my own experiences with programming. When I was young, I was inspired to program when I saw how I could use math to control visual elements on the screen. Read about a project of mine that has played an important role throughout my programming education. Interact with live coding widgets to gain real programming experience.

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