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Inside a Vintage Phone Revival
Reviving vintage phones turned into a full day of discovery—bringing a TTY printer to life, restoring ringing bells, organizing a private phone network, and even dismantling a century-old magneto. Hands-on progress is bringing this interactive exhibit closer to reality. Read More
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Accessible Communication, Revisited Through TTY
Adding two vintage TTY machines turned into something more than an exhibit. For a moment, they talked—no phone line required. That moment reshaped the exhibit, adding interactivity & accessibility while revealing how communication was once built around people, not data. Read More
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Restoring the Signal
Repairing relationships, rediscovering old tools, and building new systems, this project reconnects people through sound, text, and shared experience. From rotary phones to TTY machines, the exhibit restores more than signals—it brings communities, stories, and forgotten technology back online. Read More
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Building a Switchboard for Old Phones
I built a working PBX using a Raspberry Pi to connect rotary and analog phones, enabling audio playback, voicemail, and interactive dialing. This guide walks through the setup, challenges, and creative possibilities for turning vintage telephones into a programmable experience. Read More
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Small Batch Mug Sublimation Lessons
A day of early-morning sublimation testing turned into a crash course in mug printing. From ventilation and cutting templates to heat press quirks, tape marks, and uneven heating, each mistake revealed something new about dialing in a reliable mug workflow. Read More
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Dialing In a Sublimation Mug Workflow
A simple plan to print custom mugs turned into a full day of experimentation. Measuring mugs, designing templates, optimizing taping tools, troubleshooting heat presses, and questioning assumptions revealed just how many small details shape a reliable sublimation workflow. Read More
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Converting an EcoTank for Sublimation
Unboxing and converting an Epson EcoTank ET-2800 into a sublimation printer turned into a small adventure involving fourteen pieces of blue tape, oddly worded ink warnings, Wi-Fi troubleshooting, and a reminder that sometimes the most interesting part of technology is the human experience around it. Read More
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Randon Piezo Contact Pickup (MP20)
A quick experiment with piezo pickups turns a Pringles can into a resonant microphone, exploring how vibration becomes sound. From pre-wired transducers to permanent installs, I test portable electrification for kalimba, ukulele, and rain drum—then look ahead to noise boxes. Read More