Today we’re going to try power tool jack-o-lantern carving on the floor in the Tinkering Studio from 12:00 to as long as the pumpkins last. I’m sure visitors will make some amazing creations and hopefully will have as much fun as we did making these examples.
Nicole’s franken-pumpkin moves around the table when a switch is pulled, turning on an offset motor glued in the back.
Luigi drew an intricate circuit pattern with a dremel and stuck a switch in the side of his gourd to turn the LEDs inside on and off
Ryoko first made a traditional jack-o-lantern, then added polka dots with a dremel, and finally used a cricket computer to make a light change color and the top shake up and down.
And just because…a disco-ball jack-o-lantern
How cute! I’ve carved small pumpkins with regular carving tools before and it was absolutely ridiculous trying to get intricate. Now I see, I just need to get a bit more “high-tech” for future carving parties. Haha! Great post…
Please do! And then send us photos, we’d love to see what you come up with.