Finally, party lights

Posted on September 1, 2013 by ch00f

So this looks kind of pretty I guess, but it took a lot to get here.

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Electronic Birthday Candle

Posted on April 7, 2013 by ch00f

My friend's birthday was this past week, and I couldn't find any birthday candles, so I made one instead!

No, she's not turning 2... I ran out of parts for the 8...

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Longboard Wheel Display

Posted on November 15, 2012 by ch00f

If you're a resident of Seattle, I highly recommend you check out the Bubble events group. One of their regular events over the summer is something called "Nocturnal Push" where you can get decked out in your best glow gear and cruise the Alki Beach strip on your bike, longboard, or whatever.

That's why I made this:

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QR Clock

Posted on October 27, 2012 by ch00f

After a few months of development, it's finally here! The QR clock!

Hey Hef, ask me what time it is.

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A Look at the Early Days of Ch00ftech, And Why You Can't Run LEDs in Parallel

Posted on September 3, 2012 by ch00f

A recent conversation reminded me of this horror show:

So I thought it'd be fun to talk about what it is.

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The Laser Doodler

Posted on July 26, 2012 by ch00f

So I've got a project coming up (that may have something to do with this tweet) that will require a few LED matrix displays. I found a suitable candidate online and ordered one to play around with. Since I already had the display, I thought it'd be fun to run it through the paces and build a little circuit out of it using some parts I had lying around.

What I came up with is the "Laser Doodler."

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No, I won't make you a Chris Jericho jacket, but here's how I would if I wanted to

Posted on May 29, 2012 by ch00f

I've done a few commissioned pieces for artists and musicians on this blog, but I would like to make it clear that my primary objective is to provide educational content for my viewers and to also catalog my work for my own future reference.

Basically, I'd be happy to make something for you as long as it is sufficiently challenging, new, and interesting. The DJ Jacket and ongoing EL Panel shirt projects are examples of this.

If it would make an interesting blog post, I'm all about it. Unfortunately, I've gotten numerous requests for something that I don't think would make a very interesting project/blog post, so I'm addressing it briefly here to help those who would like to make it for themselves.