Author Archives: Navarre Bartz

Making Medical Simulators Less Expensive with 3D Printing and Silicone

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A profile view of a medical training mannequin with a tube down its "throat." A ventillation bag is in the gloved hand of a human trainee.

Medical training simulators are expensive, but important, pieces of equipment. [Decent Simulators] is designing simulators that can easily be replicated using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) printers and silicone molds to …read more Continue reading Making Medical Simulators Less Expensive with 3D Printing and Silicone→

Recycled Chairs Bring the Subway to Your Living Room

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A multi-colored chair with a stainless steel frame sits on wooden legs against a grey background.

Public transit seats have a rough life. Enduring a number of wear cycles that would make your sofa weep, they take a beating and have to keep looking presentable. When …read more Continue reading Recycled Chairs Bring the Subway to Your Living Room→

Plywood Bicycle Makes Frame Building More Accessible

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A man and a woman stand at opposite ends of a wooden-framed bicycle. It has 20" tires and a long, black seat. A rack extends over the front tire for carrying small items.

Bike frames are simple on the surface, but can quickly become complicated if you want to fabricate one yourself. Brazing and welding tend to be less common skills than knowing …read more Continue reading Plywood Bicycle Makes Frame Building More Accessible→

Super 8 Film Editor Reborn as a YouTube Terminal

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A terminal window with a search for "Guineau Pig Olympics" is inset on a photo of an ortholinear keyboard attached by a yellow USB cable to a 70s aluminum and plastic Super 8 film editor/viewer. The device has a large screen on the right hand side, a silver grate on the left, and a tray at the bottom for slotting in film.

We love hacks that give new life to old gadgets, and [edwardianpug]’s YouTube Terminal certainly fits the bill by putting new hardware inside a Super 8 film editor. [edwardianpug] could …read more Continue reading Super 8 Film Editor Reborn as a YouTube Terminal→