Monthly Archive for October, 2009

Prototyping parts for Singularities.

Reached critical mass on October 29, 2009 in craft, documentation and video. 0 Comments

CNC cutting mechanical plywood/styrene parts from Nick Bontrager on Vimeo.

First 3D model complete (for the most part)

Reached critical mass on October 14, 2009 in documentation and experimental. 0 Comments

So the previsualization for my Singularities installation seems to be complete, I will continue to alter a few small things, and actually render it within an existing space with a real person, rather than a generic human stand-in.

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mechanical engineering, laser cutters, oh my

Reached critical mass on October 13, 2009 in documentation, experimental and rambling. 0 Comments

So my first goal at Ohio State University seems to be quite the challenging one.  Not only must I engineer, design, and create multiple custom parts for a mechanism, I must have it completed in the span of one month.  Here is a sample of the design thus far.

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