We have some important news to share about HackSpace: Issue 81 was the last issue of HackSpace as a standalone magazine, and HackSpace has become part of The MagPi, the official Raspberry Pi magazine. Starting with issue 145, We’ll be adding pages to The MagPi to make room for the stories and tutorials you’ve come to expect from HackSpace.
By Andrew Gregory. Posted
This giant LED is completely pointless, but as a great man once said, all art is quite useless. It is, however, completely beautiful.
Everything is created by Robert Fitzsimons, from the casting to the handmade moulds, the only off-the-shelf parts being the electronic components.
He’s made a series of videos documenting the process, showing a Zen-like focus on perfectionism that we think shines through in the finished article.
In the first version, for example, the legs were made of 6mm copper tubing; in the final version, they’re cast resin with brass welding rods embedded for strength and conductivity.
To get the right compromise of transparency and diffusion, Robert has included 0.0075% zinc oxide (white pigment) into the resin that makes up the LED bulb, and every aspect of the build has undergone loads of tiny tweaks and modifications to get as close to perfection as possible. This is a great build.
Vintage smart radio
All the magic of this build is on the inside
Useless robot
A lot of machines are useless; this one is useless by design
Solar water bottle
Treating water with UV light kills harmful bacteria
ePiPod
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W adds computing power without breaking the bank here
Arc reactor alarm clock
Wake up like a superhero
Cyber clock
Is it a mouse? Is it a car? No, it's a clock!
