Bob Potts does it again!

28th June. By admin. Posted in Art.

Bob Potts has just put out another fantastic video of his amazing art. Here is two of his pieces from 2012 and 2013: “Ascension” and “Synchronous Cycle”. I can watch this stuff on repeat for hours. Keep it up, Bob!

Tweaking a Flame Speaker

17th June. By admin. Posted in Art, Rubens Tube.

A friend came across a project known as a Flame Speaker.  The similarities to a Rubens Tube resonated with me and I was immediately intrigued.  Some of the best information we could find about it where documented in a 1960s Popular Electronics magazine.  Apparently hobbyists were making these things in their basements around the country, …read more

Building a Conference Table

29th May. By admin. Posted in Art.

In our conference area at work we had a rather interesting table.  It was a huge poster of James Dean sitting on top of a piece of wobbly antique furniture.  It was time to upgrade the desk to something more usable and fitting of serious meetings.  Clients don’t like to sign expensive contracts on a …read more

Geared Button Wall

5th April. By admin. Posted in Two Bit Circus.

For the past few years we’ve been dealing with buttons.  Moving, storing, sorting, picking through, and generally managing a large collection of castaway buttons from a previous company.  Some were usable, but many lacked the micro-switch that gives the button any functionality at all.  Why do I mention this?  Because having these buttons made us …read more

Quick Update about Bob Potts

29th March. By admin. Posted in Kinetic Sculpture.

It seems that my blog has been linked to by one of my favorite sites on the internet: ThisIsColossal.com. I’m just tickled pink. When I first emailed Bob I was just selfishly looking for some inspiration and tips. Since then we’ve been emailing back and forth every few months. I’ve even helped connect him with …read more

Playing around with a Jacob’s Ladder

21st March. By admin. Posted in Two Bit Circus.

I pulled out an old transformer that I had been saving for probably 10 years. I don’t even remember where I got it from. According to the tag on it, it has a 110V input but the output is 6200V rated at 82mA. I ran the input through a contactor (basically a beefy relay) so …read more

A Moveable Thanksgiving

30th November. By admin. Posted in Kinetic Sculpture.

We decided to take the Feast out for a memorable Thanksgiving dinner.  We had no real plans besides cooking up a bunch of food, and taking the Feast to the Venice boardwalk.  Our policy was to have a blast, come what may, and if we needed to, split the ticket.   We got picked up …read more

A Moveable Feast goes to CicLAvia

8th October. By admin. Posted in Kinetic Sculpture.

Update! A Moveable Feast goes to CicLAvia, April 21, 2013. On Sunday, October 7th, we put the tablecloth on A Moveable Feast, hung the chandelier, and headed out for a nice pedal through the streets of LA for CicLAvia! We set out at 10:30 or so with 6 pedalers.  We had no problems crossing the LA …read more