Tag Archives: halloween
31Oct/112 comments
Hack-O-Lanterns On the Floor
Posted by Ryan
On Saturday, we brought out crates of pumpkins, a bevy of power tools, LED lights, motors, mylar and more and invited visitors to carve hack-o-lanterns on the museum floor. People got introduced to drills, hole saws, and dremels and in … Continue reading
29Oct/112 comments
More Lantern Hacking
Posted by Ryan
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 … Continue reading
Tagged as: disco ball, examples, hack-o-lanterns, halloween, prototypes, pumpkins
26Oct/11No comments
Blinky Spiders, Tarantulas and Scorpions
Posted by Ryan
We’ve been getting into the spooky spirit in the tinkering studio for the past couple of days. Today visitors helped us decorate the newly cobweb infested nooks and crannies of Tim Hunkin’s gateway arch with blinky bugs. These eerie glowing … Continue reading
Tagged as: blinky bugs, cobwebs, creepy crawlies, halloween, ken murphy, spooky
25Oct/11No comments
Hack-O-Lanterns II: Return of the Pumpkins
Posted by Ryan
We showed up to the learning studio with armfuls of pumpkins and tons of ideas about how to ‘hack’ our jack-o-lanterns with hole saws, power drills, dremels, mylar, LEDs, slow moving motors, and even more outlandish accessories. Here are some … Continue reading
Tagged as: blinky bugs, carving, dremel, hack-o-lanterns, halloween, holesaw, motor, mylar, prototype, pumpkin
24Oct/111 comment
Hack-O-Lantern
Posted by lianna
What do you get when you cross pumpkins, power tools, and LEDs? Hack-O-Lanterns! Nicole, Ryoko, and I did some experiments today with different tools and techniques for carving pumpkins with unusual tools. Our favorite discovery was using the hole saw … Continue reading
