Category Archives: shop

Nuts!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by ginak

While in Ann Arbor I picked up some, um uh,  percussive nuts. I’ve immediately found an interesting use for them.

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The Discipline of DE for Kinetic Sculptors

Posted on April 3, 2012 by ginak

Here’s one of my favorite films from Ann Arbor, an early short film adapted from a short story by William Burroughs. Having had my share of broken drill bits, solder burns, broken taps and a million other little shop accidents, … Continue reading →

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Omelette!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by ginak

I’m moving ahead with piece number four in this latest series. I’m planning a slow moving Geneva with this one and thought it would be interesting to use an eggbeater as the initial drive source. Luckily I have a nice … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Follow Along

Posted on February 10, 2011 by ginak

For those of you interested in some of the techniques and hurdles in creating the Mechanical Sculptures on this site, I’ve documented today’s process, so here we go! I’ve been working on a new piece for a week or so, … Continue reading →

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Product Endorsement – Not Sexy but who cares!

Posted on February 8, 2011 by ginak

I celebrated the completion of my last commission,  purchasing some new supplies for my work; gears on eBay, steel and brass tubing, a new caliper and ( fanfare please ) an OptiVisor Headband Magnifier. Every once in awhile I find … Continue reading →

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One Thing ( or another? )

Posted on January 6, 2011 by ginak

That might be the title of my latest piece, something like “What does One Thing have to do with Another?” but I might not have enough room on the piece to write it all. The last two days in the … Continue reading →

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New Piece and a Ratchet

Posted on December 30, 2010 by ginak

It’s been a wonderful week on the workbench, I have a nice chunk of time between Xmas and new years and I’m treating myself to a week in the studio. Here’s the latest piece I’m cooking up. So far we … Continue reading →

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Bollywood Math Problem II

Posted on December 27, 2010 by ginak

It’s a wonderful feeling, having lots of time in the shop with a hot cuppa tea and a raging snowstorm outside. Good time to focus and do what I love. For your lo-fi viewing pleasure, here’s the completed work and … Continue reading →

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Wiring & Don Van Vliet

Posted on December 21, 2010 by ginak

Music is always playing in my studio and often  becomes irrevocably tied to the piece in my memory. Today, listened during most of my work time to Don Van Vliet , aka Captain Beefheart who passed away last Friday. There’s … Continue reading →

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Bollywood Run Time!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by ginak

[local /wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bollywood_runh264.mov nolink] Here’s a video of our progress on the new piece ” Bollywood Math Problem, the Sequel” or perhaps ” Son of Bollywood”? Getting to this point was very interesting, and challenging. Every addition introduced a new problem … Continue reading →

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