Drayna, Jonathan – Milwaukee Makerspace https://milwaukeemakerspace.org Conceive, Collaborate, Create Tue, 05 Mar 2024 02:19:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Hapto’s project featured in Milwaukee Magazine https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2024/03/haptos-project-featured-in-milwaukee-magazine/ https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2024/03/haptos-project-featured-in-milwaukee-magazine/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 02:19:31 +0000 https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/?p=11390 Congrats to Sarah “Hapto” Davitt on the Milwaukee Magazine feature article on the art car she’s building. Hapto, the artist in residence for the City of Milwaukee, is building the car to help the city’s safe driving campaign, through an inviting, whimsical, conversation-starting design. On news stands everywhere now. Page 20. 

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After more than a decade of monthly payments, the Milwaukee Makerspace paid off the remaining balance on its land contract on the Lenox building at Tuesday’s Board meeting. Congrats to us! And thanks to the investors who had faith in MMS! 

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Hats off to all who participated in Space Improvement Day today. Here are a few glimpses from Lenox. Equal fun was, no-doubt, had at Norwich. We hope to see you for the next SID at the end of March.

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SID June 3 '23

SID June 3 ’23

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See it in action here

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Jon Drayna’s Love-O-Meter used biometric sensors linked to an Arduino to measure “how much love is in your heart” at the Milwaukee Maker Faire.

The Love-O-Meter was one of many displays offered by Makerspace members at the 2022 Maker Faire, at Discovery World Oct. 19 and 20. The gizmo, created by Jon Drayna, measured galvanic skin resistance, skin temperature and squeeze pressure, all fed into an Arduino to come up with a score to supposedly showing “how much love is in your heart.” Junk science, of course, but a great way to introduce people to the amazing Arduino. Hats off to all the creative MMS members showing off their inventions, creations and art at the Maker Faire.

]]> https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2022/10/love-o-meter-at-maker-faire-2022/feed/ 0 Makers help with Ukraine surgical supplies https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2022/04/makers-help-with-ukraine-surgical-supplies/ https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2022/04/makers-help-with-ukraine-surgical-supplies/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:37:43 +0000 https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/?p=10828 Responding to an urgent call for help in Ukraine, MMS member Steve Birkholz is making parts for much-needed surgical supplies. Steve, a retired orthopedic surgeon, is in touch with Polish surgeons who are in Ukraine helping to treat people injured by Russian attacks. The Polish doctors have asked for supplies to stabilize badly broken leg bones. The materials will be shipped over ASAP. Members Glyn Livermore (at right) and Jon Drayna (not pictured) are helping, as Steve tries to set up a mini-assembly line to make around 100 pieces.

]]> https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2022/04/makers-help-with-ukraine-surgical-supplies/feed/ 2 Steam engine progress update https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2022/03/steam-engine-progress-update/ https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/2022/03/steam-engine-progress-update/#respond Fri, 11 Mar 2022 03:57:16 +0000 https://milwaukeemakerspace.org/?p=10822 If anybody’s curious, here’s a video update on my steam engine project. I upgraded the oil burner, although I’m having trouble getting it dialed in. I also decided the heat needs to transfer through the wall of the boiler better, so I welded numerous little tabs on it to create a sort of reverse heat sink. It does run, as you can see in the video (which for some reason I can’t post directly here). This link takes to you Youtube for a 1:10 expo.

We’re having some fun now!

https://youtu.be/V39nLjqjTBU

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