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Decorate Desserts with a CNC Cookie Monster Spirograph Machine

Decorate Desserts with a CNC Cookie Monster Spirograph Machine

A Cookie Monster would, of course, never refuse an undecorated cookie. According to this Instructables article, however, sometimes Cookie Monster “gets bored of looking at the same old cookies.” I didn’t think he really looks at them much, but I digress… After brainstorming, creators Arvid Jense and Marie Caye decided to make something out of […]

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Giant Spirograph Makes Mathematically Perfect Chalk Drawings On The Street

Giant Spirograph Makes Mathematically Perfect Chalk Drawings On The Street

After struggling to use a little laser-cut spirograph, Nathan of HaHa Bird decided that the problem was scale-related and resolved to remedy the situation by building a massive version to use on the street, and it worked!

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A Pair of Turntables That Generates Art

A Pair of Turntables That Generates Art

I love the simplicity and beauty of Robert Howsare’s record player-based drawing apparatus. Be sure to watch the video of it in action; you’ll find it quite mesmerizing to see the device generate its Spirograph-like patterns. According to Wired, Robert made the device out of second-hand turntables, a few slats of wood, screws, and a sharpie held in place with a clothes pin.

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Bike Part Spirograph

Bike Part Spirograph

Spotted at the recent Cedar Rapids Mini Maker Faire by Steve Hoefer. Looks like a piece of hardboard with a circular hole in it, lined with bike chain, to make an improvised “ring gear,” with variously-drilled chain gears and sprockets that roll around inside it to guide the pens. A similar idea was published by […]

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