User:Ed

My name is Ed and I'm currently on the council of HackPittsburgh. Check out my personal website at edparadis.com.

Group Projects I'm working on

( updated March 10, 2011 )

• shop shelves (near the hackerphone)
  • MattS, Sayan, Me
• PowPowPowerWheels power wheels racer
  • many; see page
• multiple kinects
  • Jeff, Me
  • I'm mainly working on the shutter problem
• Modela Desktop Router
  • MattB, Doug, Me
  • Matt is doing the Inkscape and python wizardry
  • Doug is coming up with uses
  • I'm currently working on the mechanics
    • currently need to make a tool adapter for Dremel bits
    • I've got aluminum stock from JET and I need to put it on the lathe to drill out the inside
    • there needs to be a set screw to hold the bits in, and so that needs proper size drills, a tap set, and some set screws

Back Burner Group Projects

( things tend to fall apart after a brief discussion, but I think there's still interest if any of the people involved makes a move, including myself )

• putting sound makers into knitted disposable art pieces
  • Val, Jeff, Me
• a highspeed digital radio mode for modern ham radio users
  • MattS, Doug, Me
  • maybe QAM, maybe duplex
• an internet stream of the local ham radio repeater so non-hams can listen to the repeater
  • Jeff, Me
• HackPGH sign for outside the door
  • Jeff, Me
  • the original design was to do edge lit acrylic
  • then we decided that we should cut the letters out with the Modela, so this got totally sidelined by a much larger project :(

Projects I've not found anyone to collaborate with

(constantly in flux)

• radio transceiver
  • SDR
  • 10m or 6m or HF?
  • a 'kit' so that other people in the shop could replicate it
  • SSB/CW/digital modes
  • MattS has shown interest here
• laser projector
  • prototype open loop galvo built
  • trying to figure out how to add closed loop control
  • there is also $100 pre-built entire systems on Ebay, which has reduced my enthusiasm since its trivially solvable with inexpensive off-the-shelf components
• set up proper electrical outlets in the shop
• camera obscura
  • stereo camera obscura, eventually
• laser rangefinder
• cleaning the shop pile of treasure

Completed!

(I actually do eventually finish stuff)

• 70cm Yagi antennas for everyone!
• Third Balloon launch
  • I helped track it on recovery and built some of the electronics that went inside
• The HackPittsburgh Hackerphone
  • along with Jeff, I got the electronics and mechanics squared away
• I helped some in painting the shop the latest go around
• I helped put in some of the new lights