Hey y’all, long time no see!
Wanted to check in and see how everyone’s doing, and also to share some projects that I’ve completed since I’ve last seen y’all. The first is a ring box for my (now) fiance Ally! This was the last project I completed at ASMBLY before I moved out of Austin :’)
The second, and my first woodworking project at my new makerspace, Artisan’s Asylum, is a new bookshelf that Ally and I designed together. It’s a bit of an oddball but that’s why I like it 
And the last, and most time-consuming, is a custom, 3-D printed split flap display! I’ve been working on this basically since around Thanksgiving, and finally finished it recently. It’s based on a Vestaboard note, and contains 45 modules, each of which can display 64 characters. Besides the electronics and hardware, it’s 100% 3D printed! I also had to learn how to make my own PCBs for this project. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun too, and I made a YouTube video about it if you want to check it out!
(p.s. see if you can count how many things I made in this photo lol)
Here’s the video!
Hope everyone’s doing good and let me know what you think & what’s new at ASMBLY!
Having that ring box be not only handmade but also the final project here in Austin at Asmbly is extra special. I’m sure she really cherishes that (beautiful ring too!)
I’m so glad you are staying in touch and what an awesome project! Your video edit is fantastic and the sound those split flap displays make is so weirdly/wonderfully relaxing. Really well done sir 