Author: Donaldo Almazan
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Sprouts in a Jar
(This page is a work in progress, updates to come!) Using a reused glass jar, cheesecloth, seeds, and a little water, you can grow fresh, nutrient-packed sprouts in just 4-5 days. While there’s plenty of tutorials online already, it can still feel intimidating get started. I created this zine starter kit to make it as…
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Product Invention Lab
I created this AI-powered toolkit to help students through the engineering design process. This tool is especially helpful for beginners interested in exploring hardware prototyping using tools like Arduino and Raspberry Pi. This was built using AWS PartyRock – a no-code generative AI app builder. Check out how I built it below & feel free…
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3D Modeling a Makerspace
This weekend, I created some 3D renderings of the Ion Prototyping Lab. The goal of this project was to generate a 3D model of the makerspace that could be usable for virtual tours, floor planning, etc. and also get a chance to test out a new app, Polycam. Overall, this project was a lot of…
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Drawing Machine
This project was created during “ENGI 210: Prototyping and Fabrication”, a course I took Spring 2019. See original posts. For my midterm project I chose to develop a drawing machine. The following photo gallery shows my general process in developing a concept, producing a low-fidelity prototype in cardboard, and a final design in laser cut…
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Pretzel Slime
This project was created during “ENGI 210: Prototyping and Fabrication”, a course I took Spring 2019. See original posts. This week, our project was to create a “diamond shaped” art piece using an aluminum/steel sheet of metal; the purpose of this piece was to explore the plasma cutting tool, while also practicing post-processing techniques learned in…
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Sphericon
This project was created during “ENGI 210: Prototyping and Fabrication”, a course I took Spring 2019. See original posts. For our hands-on 3D printing assignment, we were tasked with making two identical objects found on thingiverse, one using an FDM printer (fused deposition modeling) and another using SLA printer (stereolithography). The object must be both “impossible”…
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April Reflection & Goals Ahead
This past year has brought on a lot of change & uncertainty, both globally and personally, and I have been struggling to stay motivated to do … pretty much anything. I’ve been spending a lot of time anxious, worrying about what I should focus on, and then avoid those hard feelings by procrastinating all day.…
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Starting Here
I’m starting here; with presentness, on my journey toward open discovery.