Category: Make

Checking In and Making Correct Turns

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October 20, 2020admin Coffee is good stuff, community is most important. The Check-In Coffee Truck provides both. We find it a good place to carry through. Othello Jackson is very much a painter. He is going to Lemoyne-Owen College and studying hard to “grow and gain knowledge.” We found some space at The Check-In to put some tables. They are useful and he is continuing to work on his trade on the surfaces. If you need or want such a thing and are in the area, you can support Othello’s…

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Circling the Tangent

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Circling the Tangent is a lesson for students in a high school level calculus course or precalculus class. TSW learn and write the equations for circles. TSW solve equations to find values from inputs. TSW define tangent and normal lines. TSW use definitions of tangents and normals with the circle equation to create a unique artwork. Instructions. Students will write 5 equations. Each for a circle with a radius of 8 units. The centers are the origin and then in each quadrant such that four circles are tangent to both…

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Tech Wolves Turning Up

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Electric guitars are cool by definition. They make for best projects for all manners of learning as sound as converted to electric frequencies and back again through an instrument that can be so pretty and bring real thunder. Between learning to make a guitar and play one, learners will find much of the course that is rewarding in of itself. Start when you start and we shall be somewhere along the way. We are started with the following curriculum. Guitar Building | High School Engineering | MIT OpenCourseWare “In this…

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A simple string board.

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We contacted our friend John Lowebow, who makes cigar box guitars and more. He sent the above list. Most things are available at your local hardware store. The pickup, jack and guitar strings came from a guitar store. A next build will include diy pickups. The screws for to attach the pickup are # 4. The bridge and nut were cut from the smaller piece of wood. Measurements are important. Here, a tape was used to measure the pickup height. On the next one, the pickup was used to mark…

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Luthier Lecturer: Dan Houston

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When learning a craft, finding the most knowledgeable people to provide guidance is crucial. Mr. Houston is a local luthier, or stringed instrument maker, who makes guitars and basses for people around the world. He eagerly joined the Tech Wolves in the quest to learn all we can about sound and frequencies through his chosen art. In this video, he introduces everyone to the instrument, the craft, and his philosophies on design and building.

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