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Linkdump: November 2019

From www.evilmadscientist.com 2 weeks ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

You can now buy a 50 mm LED On the effect of wake in wind farms Summary article on original research to develop a map of the US food supply chain What’s All This Pease Prototype Stuff, Anyhow? Does a...

The AxiDraw MiniKit

From www.evilmadscientist.com 2 weeks ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Today we are introducing a brand new member of the AxiDraw family of pen plotters: the AxiDraw MiniKit. The AxiDraw MiniKit is a special compact addition to the AxiDraw lineup. Designed for lighter-duty applications, It takes up less desk space...

Our Thanksgiving Weekend Sale

From www.evilmadscientist.com 2 weeks ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

It’s our Thanksgiving Weekend Sale! use checkout coupon code TURKEY to save 10% storewide at Evil Mad Scientist. Save on popular items like the brand new AxiDraw MiniKit, surface-mount 555SE and 741SE soldering kits, and everything else too. Our biggest...

The 555SE and 741SE surface-mount soldering kits

From www.evilmadscientist.com 3 weeks ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Today we are pleased to announce the release of two new soldering kits: the 555SE discrete 555 timer and the 741SE discrete op-amp. Both of these new kits are surface mount soldering kits — our first surface mount soldering kits...

Watch the transit of Mercury with us!

From www.evilmadscientist.com 1 month ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Tomorrow morning is the transit of Mercury, which is where the planet Mercury is visible directly in front of the sun. This won’t happen again until 2032. If you happen to be in Silicon Valley and would like to see...

Linkdump: October 2019

From www.evilmadscientist.com 1 month ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

This is a demo board I made for some #flexures, some of which I have used for projects, others I just think are so cool. #lasercut #delrin pic.twitter.com/5Hdkc5TYJO — Amy Qian (@amy_makes_stuff) October 28, 2019 Expert teardown of the Logitech...

Halloween Project Archive

From www.evilmadscientist.com 2 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Looking for inspiration for your Halloween projects? Need ideas for snacks, costumes or decor? Not sure what to do with your pumpkins this year? Head over to the Halloween Project Archives for a list of our projects over the years. Halloween is...

Linkdump: September 2019

From www.evilmadscientist.com 2 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Pricing Niche Products An illustrated guide to San Francisco’s hidden restaurants Area woman heads to town and impulse-buys entire bookstore. Sea urchins have teeth that sharpen themselves Prop designers wax nostalgic on the hardest props of their careers We could...

From the mailbag: Geometry with AxiDraw

From www.evilmadscientist.com 3 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Mark from MN wrote in to say: I persuaded my school district’s community foundation to buy an AxiDraw for me to use with my high school geometry students. It’s SO GREAT! These kiddos are seeing their 2D creations come to...

Featured on Trumpet Case Tuesday

From www.evilmadscientist.com 3 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Our friend Allie has a regular feature on her channel Tech-nic-Allie Speaking called Trumpet Case Tuesday where she highlights someone and puts their sticker on her trumpet case, and today, it’s us! She talks about EggBot, WaterColorBot, and AxiDraw, which...

Spicy Plum Chutney

From www.evilmadscientist.com 3 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

I’ve been using my Plum Chutney recipe for years and enjoying every batch. Our own plum tree is now mature and producing lots of wonderful fruit each year, so I have had many opportunities to reproduce and refine my recipe....

From plottertwitter: a first painting

From www.evilmadscientist.com 3 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Corey Haber just posted a clip of his AxiDraw finishing its first painting: Finished my first plotter painting using a custom 3D printed plotter paintbrush. 15 layers of color and 57,000 dots using @Liquitex acrylic paint. #plottertwitter #axidraw @EMSL #processing...

Linkdump: August 2019

From www.evilmadscientist.com 4 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Casting Glass from 3D Printed Molds Documentation on data storage and file formats Cats with Cameras Svg2Shenzhen: An Inkscape extension for exporting artwork as PCB graphics The “terrible” 3 cent MCU – a short survey of sub $0.10 microcontrollers. Sparktrola...

Evil Mad Scientist Profile on the Make Blog

From www.evilmadscientist.com 4 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Make Magazine has been running a great series of maker spotlights and profiles of maker businesses. We were excited to be interviewed for a profile ourselves, and you can read it on the Make blog now!

Back to School Sale

From www.evilmadscientist.com 4 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

During our Back to School Sale, use checkout coupon code SCHOOL to save 10% at the Evil Mad Scientist shop. Everything is included in the sale, from LEDs and soldering kits to AxiDraw and accessories. Sale runs through Saturday, August...

Astronomy Cookies

From www.evilmadscientist.com 4 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

We love any excuse to create science themed food, and we had a blast brainstorming our contribution to “Astro-Gastro” contest at the annual member meeting at the Fremont Peak Observatory. We settled on some of the things we love to...

Featured artist: Michael Fogleman

From www.evilmadscientist.com 4 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Michael Fogleman is an active member of the plotter art community. His twitter feed often contains either new art, or links to new tools that he has made. He has created and shared some incredible resources, including a wide variety...

Featured Artist: Vincent Pidone

From www.evilmadscientist.com 4 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Vincent Pidone is an artist particularly interested in Moire patterns, making the AxiDraw a tool well suited to him. You can find him on instagram, and he has a show opening this week. I have a show of my recent...

Linkdump: July 2019

From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

The Punjabi truck stops of America Bitcoin mining on an Apollo Guidance Computer NeverSSL: A surprisingly useful non-SSL web site Crashed plane located in a pub Doc Pop hired writers and artists on Fiverr to play a game of telephone...

MOnSter in a box

From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

For the past couple of years we have been working towards a public launch of the MOnSter 6502, our working transistor-scale replica of the famous MOS 6502 microprocessor. One of the biggest pieces of the puzzle has been how to...

Component Cross Sections in IEEE

From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Our friend and collaborator Eric Schlaepfer has been posting closeup photos of cross sections of familiar components in his twitter stream and they were recently highlighted in IEEE Spectrum. The photos are both beautiful and educational.

From the mailbag: a happy plot

From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

Technical support can be a challenge, and often a successful outcome is one where you don’t hear back because everything is working. Sometimes, though, you get an extra special confirmation that you’ve fixed the issue. Thank you to Nick Z....

What’s in Lenore’s Bag?

From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

I’m the subject of today’s issue of the What’s in my bag? newsletter! I enjoy this newsletter, which peeks into the kinds of things people carry around and use on a regular basis.

New EggBot Software Version

From www.evilmadscientist.com 5 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

We are pleased to announce a major revision for the EggBot software with several significant improvements. It is now updated to support Inkscape 0.92. We have also streamlined the EggBot menu within Inkscape and updated the example set. We have...

Summer Sale

From www.evilmadscientist.com 6 months ago in BlogsPlatformsStores

During our Summer Sale, use checkout coupon code SUMMER to save 10% storewide. Save on popular items like the AxiDraw SE/A3, on soldering kits, EggBot, and everything else too! It’s a great time to get a shiny new AxiDraw, check...

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