thrown together

quick thoughts, ideas in-progress, or hastily-assembled work

mobile outdoor movie theater

Duke offered to award "good student ideas" with $5000; here's my proposal [pdf] .

spring 2009, Durham

t-shirt design

bleaching with discharge paste; from fungus amungus

winter 2009, Durham

newspaper giftwrap

quasi-artful recycled wrapping paper

December 2008, Chapel Hill

bike light

an ultra-bright bike light using a 555 timer; from dan

winter 2009, Durham

kitchen work

attempts at pancakes, cookies, soup; recipes from instructables

fall 2008-present, Durham

gates for RASD

designing and welding two gates for our friends at the Rural Agency for Sustainable Development

summer 2008, Uganda

jatropha press

a little experimentation with bio-oil production for use as a kerosene subsitute; Dan Moss' killer write-up of the work is on the EWB wiki

spring - summer 2008, Durham, Uganda

balance

a fairly accurate scale constructed in Uganda

summer 2008, Uganda

soldering station

soldering iron holder with helping hands and solder dispenser

spring 2007, Chapel Hill

lamps

light the room with recycled cylindrical bodies

winter 2006, Chapel Hill

archery

simple homemade bows and arrows

summer 2007, Chapel Hill