Gallery

My Fountain Pen
Uses Schmidt nib/reservoir
Etched brass finial
Prototype w/ ink
Eye of the Universe Sculpture (from the game Outer Wilds)
@oroborosilicate made this amazing marble centerpiece!
The marble’s back looks like the game’s quantum rocks
Cut out in pieces on a lasercutter and hand-painted
Brass and Copper Sunflower Sculpture
Wall-hanging piece
Peening the brass petals creates an awesome finish
Hand-painted Wirt Puzzle
Wirt deconstructed
Silhouettes
HOMEMADE 7’1″ SHAQ PUZZLE!
“Shaq in the Box”
Each piece (gently) cut by lasercutter
Shorthand practice
Transcription with translation
Quikscript practice
Personalized Chopsticks
Manually machined
Full length view
Darkening under Microscope
Anodizing a small aluminum RC car part with a gold finish
Side angle on the part
Anodizing setup, drawn out for reference
Metal Sunflower
Copper braided bracelet
Wooden “Digital” Dice
Starfish from “Traveler” game
Playstation-to-Keyboard Raspberry-Pi Converter
For Playing DDR anywhere!
I love this game!
Modeling the quill of a misaligned drill-press
Measuring the ID of a morse taper in mils
The model indicates a minor misalignment
The measurements indicated a bowed shaft – fixed!
Turntable grinder for lapping stones
Old DC treadmill motor bracketed in
Belt driven design with lots of room for calibration
First pen design
Latching, squid-like cap
Hang on, buddy!
Pre-project measurements
Precision grinding angler w/ collet
Height and rotation fully adjustable
Mid-project testing
Woodlathe headstock rebuild
Action shot
Pre-project design using Onshape
Fun pen part designs
Crown-controlled plunger-style ink reservoir
Pen caps galore!
Knurled & anodized bee pen
Refurbished Director’s Chairs
Donated to Edison High in PDX
Brass ring with border stripes
Flame-painted, titanium, blue-purple gradient ring
Titanium color gradient control
Flame on!
Open Source Steno Keyboard (github.com/ttempe/YASK)
Picking out key switches
Soldering keys & Pi Pico
Steno practice
Size 6.5-8 ring expander
Both components
Demonstrative design
Servicing my Great-Grandfather’s wall clock
Careful disassembly and cleaning
Keeping track of the layout
Reassembly and testing
Chime’s like a charm!
My CRT Family <3
Surgical repair
All sewn up
Massive Sony Trinitron/WEGA
Tube replacements incoming!
Marshall Lee, Marceline, and Jake+Lady Rainicorn
Unfinished Adventure Time puzzles
Organizing and exploring ICs
Most are TTL, some are CMOS, and some are op-amps
Packaged up for later electronic projects