Most Recent Failed Experiments http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog My futile attempts to rebuke the physical and mechanical limitations placed upon mankind. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:41:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Outer Space Box: Day 2 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=198 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=198#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:32:30 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=198 Day 2 consisted purely of lighting and metal fabrication to produce stand lights and a DIY style ringlight.  The ringlight puts out about 55 watts, and I’ll be testing it tomorrow.

Here are two shots of the light stand, which is basically a 48″ fluorescent shop light mounted on a Adirondack-style frame I built.  Lap joints are where it’s at.

The Adirondack adjustment allows for the light to be positioned at angles from 45 degrees to 90 degrees.  The weight of the light keeps everything pretty steady.

The ringlight, built from a bathroom fixture from Lowes.  With some minor metalworking, I was able to fit all the lighting actually inside the original case, and move the ballast to the outside.  This allowed me to cut a 4 inch hole in the center with some tin snips which will allow any one of my video or still lenses to fit through.  The whole thing will have a mount built for it tomorrow, possibly a tripod mount so that it can be affixed directly to the camera.  That would be ideal.

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=198 0 Outer Space Box: Day 1 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=188 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=188#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:51:21 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=188 Just starting production on documentation of The Outer Space Box. Realizing I’ll need a ringlight and separate worklights.

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=188 0 Hey texas, you taste delicious. http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=186 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=186#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:51:10 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=186 I missed you.

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=186 0 nick bontrager: a retrospective http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=182 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=182#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:52:08 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=182
My new profile video for Ohio State University’s new website.

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=182 0 Sketch for an upcoming video work http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=181 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=181#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:41:42 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=181

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=181 0 diy dolly // first tests http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=177 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=177#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:20:04 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=177

Photo updates on the build coming soon!

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=177 0 new block video // atx superstars http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=174 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=174#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:48:59 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=174

Check out this new reel from NewBlockVideo, get in on the bottom floor with these superstars.

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=174 0 because i promised // e-famous? http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=172 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=172#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:04:19 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=172

I feel a little dirty uploading standard definition video…

Check out the new blog post at Childerhouse, we were featured in Craftzine.com!

Childerhouse // I’m on Craftzine!

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=172 0 procedural control panels http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=169 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=169#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:21:18 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=169

Video soon to come.

]]> http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=169 0 friday afternoon solar graphing http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=156 http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=156#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:05:46 +0000 admin http://www.nickbontrager.com/blog/?p=156

Approximate power output measurements for a 16″x36″ solar panel in my studio.

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