Craftygeek https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/ create - make - geek Thu, 21 May 2015 13:20:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Decision Made – Time To Buy A 3D Printer! https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2015/05/decision-made-time-to-buy-a-3d-printer/ https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2015/05/decision-made-time-to-buy-a-3d-printer/#respond Thu, 21 May 2015 13:16:56 +0000 https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/?p=394 After starting starting the CNC machine build & having redesigned the gantry several times, the project has stalled & will be stalled for the foreseeable future. So I need something else in my life to scratch that itch – it has to be a 3D printer! 3D printers have been on my radar for some […]

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]]> 0 Box – Amazing visual trickery https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2013/10/box-amazing-visual-trickery/ https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2013/10/box-amazing-visual-trickery/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:56:29 +0000 https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/?p=300 An amazing display of technology using real time projection mapping, robot arms & 3D computer graphics…what else could you possibly want? This could possibly be the future of visual based entertainment – its certainly several levels above the current crop of 3D screens!   And if that grabbed your interest – here’s a behind the […]

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]]> 0 DIY CNC Router – Birth of a new project https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2013/10/diy-cnc-router-birth-new-project/ https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2013/10/diy-cnc-router-birth-new-project/#respond Sun, 06 Oct 2013 06:37:39 +0000 https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/?p=288 A few years ago I built a DIY CNC router using MDF & other cheap, easily available materials. I intended to post info on that machine, but in reality I was never truly happy with the machine even after numerous mods, upgrades and improvements…bring on the new project. I originally decided to build a DIY […]

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]]> 0 Autumn Magic – Mushrooms in the Woods https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2013/09/autumn-magic-mushrooms-woods/ https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2013/09/autumn-magic-mushrooms-woods/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:04:44 +0000 https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/?p=270 With the change in season, Autumn brings one of my favorite photography subjects – Fungi. I made myself get out for a Saturday morning to go rumaging through the forest to photograph whatever fungi I could find. Its been ages since i’ve had time to go out with the camera – mainly due to 2 […]

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]]> 0 A beginners guide to digital SLR camera exposure settings https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2009/09/a-beginners-guide-to-digital-slr-camera-exposure-settings/ https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2009/09/a-beginners-guide-to-digital-slr-camera-exposure-settings/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:35:14 +0000 http://localhost:8888/craftygeek/?p=42 So you’ve bought yourself a shiny new digital SLR, its covered in buttons, gizmos & a screen full of menus which all have their uses….but what about the basic settings & what effect do they actually have in the real world? Photography – the basics What is exposure?…put simply – the process of capturing light […]

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]]> 0 Monacor spikes installed on the Visaton Clou loudspeakers https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2009/08/monacor-spikes-installed-on-the-visaton-clou-loudspeakers/ https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2009/08/monacor-spikes-installed-on-the-visaton-clou-loudspeakers/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:12:35 +0000 http://localhost:8888/craftygeek/?p=34 After a bit of a wait, I finally found the time to install the Monacor spikes onto the Visaton Clou loudspeakers…so was it worth while, did it make a difference? You bet yer sweet daddio it did! Before I bit the bullet & installed the Monacor loudspeaker spikes, I did a quick trawl on the […]

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]]> 2 How to make a simple strobe gel holder https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2009/08/how-to-make-a-simple-strobe-gel-holder/ https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2009/08/how-to-make-a-simple-strobe-gel-holder/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:35:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/craftygeek/?p=29 If you’ve done any reading on the net about strobe photography, you will have seen mention of the use of gels to change the colour of the light that your strobe or flash emits. Most websites say to use tape or velcro to hold the gel onto your strobe (see more on strobist or diy […]

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]]> 0 Lighting Modifiers, an introduction https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2009/08/lighting-modifiers-an-introduction/ https://www.craftygeek.co.uk/2009/08/lighting-modifiers-an-introduction/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:17:22 +0000 http://localhost:8888/craftygeek/?p=24 If you do any googling around the interweb reading about photography, you’re likely to see talk or mention of lighting modifiers. The next logical step from seeing a mention on a piece of must have equipment is to trawl a couple of online photography shops to look at prices, or to scan through ebay – […]

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