User:Tanju
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Hello World!
I'm a knuckle dragging mechanical engineer that I can't seem to get much past the hello world, but someday...
I am a builder and tinkerer. In 2013 I built a reprap 3D printer at home and with the help of Freeside. In 2014 I met Jay and Roger and we collectively came together to found The Maker Station makerspace in Marietta, GA. I am actively engaged in the makerspace operations and serve on the Board of Directors as Community Manager.
Below you will find highlights of my favorite projects as well as my maker blog.
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My Maker Blog
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My Favorite Projects
The Maker Station Makerspace
As a Co-founder and Community Manager on the Board of Directors of the Maker Station Inc, growing and nurturing the makerspace is by far my biggest project.
I am an active contributor to this wiki, and a fan of all wikis and open knowledge management systems in general. Let me know if you have any questions about the space or would like to get down there for a tour to check it out.
PowerWheels PowerRacing Series (PPRS)
You can find details of the 2015 season build listed under the projects section or click here
Below is short video of one of the initial 2015 test runs with my beautiful test driver
The Candy Kart held up surprisingly well after the 2015 race at the Atlanta MakerFaire
3D Printing
The first printer I built (helped build) was actually for Freeside Atlanta. Along with it, the first wiki I ever wrote was its wiki page and bill of materials. Somehow the printer was dubbed the "Kracken Bot" and you can find it at here
I built a clone of that printer at home and currently list it on www.makexyz.com and use it primarily for printing trinkets, gifts, and the occasional useful item. I pick up only occasional print jobs off of makexyz and almost always the jobs end up being way more trouble than they're worth.
The most useful (and rewarding) things that I have printed by far are the e-Nable 3D printed hand prothesis. This project has been a ton of work but just overall awesome. So far we have printed up hands for two separate kids and made up dedicated webpages for these builds:
Other stuff I've designed and printed can be found at their respective repositories:
Raspberry Pi
Starting to dabble in building computers, I learned how to put the RetroPie image on a Raspberry Pi using the Maker Station's Pi. Immediately after that I went out bought my own Pi and a USB controller for the house!
I'm really excited about this project because it was super easy, zero programming (just cut and paste finger pecking) was required, and I get to play some of my favorite NES games. All it took to get the Pi running was to put aside any hesitations or fears and just follow instructions. The hardest part was sorting thru the myriad of blog posts and tutorials out there.
Instructables
I've published a handful of instructables that can be found at their site [1]
My favorite project so far was the longboard skateboard built out of bamboo hardwood floor planks that I built for my wife. woot!
One of these days, I would like to host a series of longboard making classed down at the Maker Station.
Cryptocurrencies
I showed up too late to the crypto party to do any meaningful mining. Nevertheless, I am interested figuring out how to use both Bitcoin and Dogecoin, in particular as a local/community currency centered around the MakerStation makerspace. Plus I'm fascinated by the question that cryptocurrency raises, that is: what is money?
Trade some crypto with me:
- Ðoge: DDS8Y8jse2GGy6BnLLXUFCtUNHjxVLxQ2M
- Ƀitcoin: 14DKfyvuYB7Eab6qmjBPvWLD8ZHYtndSYA
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