Comments for Cool Shit Industries

Comment on Dataglove with ghetto flex sensors (circa 2000) by JC

JC — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:38:44 +0000

I think I might have gotten the initial idea from that. But didn’t know about the scored fibre bundles. However, 11 years is a long time to remember some details

Comment on Dataglove with ghetto flex sensors (circa 2000) by Jerry Isdale

Jerry Isdale — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:33:35 +0000

Optical fibers were the bend sensors in the VPL data glove created by Tom Zimmerman back in 1982. The CyberGlove from Virtual Technologies/Immersion Corp also used optical bend sensors. One of the tricks (if i recall correctly) was the optical fiber bundles were scored slightly at specific intervals. Bending the fibers caused them to loose more light, giving better response…. and shorter overall life.
Cool to see a DIY hack recreating the technology!

Comment on A tentacle has made me e-famous! by JC

JC — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:49:15 +0000

Thanks Flo!
Seeya around.

-JC

Comment on A tentacle has made me e-famous! by flouSH

flouSH — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:40:08 +0000

Great man! Really well designed blog – you’ve earned a subscriber today
Cheers & talk to you soon – Flo

Comment on Ultimaker! by JC

JC — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:49:45 +0000

@Che: Hopefully I get time to play with this. Work’s been sapping my energy lately.

@PC: I pre-ordered it in March, but wasn’t early enough to be included in the first batch. 3 months or so?

Comment on Ultimaker! by PC

PC — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:26:42 +0000

How many weeks did it take to arrive from order?

Comment on Ultimaker! by Che

Che — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:42:09 +0000

Hope to see more of your work! I like the hook you made for your shelf.

Comment on Decent Prints by JC

JC — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:34:12 +0000

Had problems with the upload last night and it was too late to fix it since I had an early morning meeting. Will reupload the image when I get home.

Btw, I’m not entirely sure that the items produced are safe for kids.

Comment on Decent Prints by Che

Che — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:27:33 +0000

Would be good to add pics. Right now Che has no idea what it is, but I am still waiting for you to create something so that I can put in an order for your nephews’ birthdays!

Comment on Hong Kong Again by Lyn S

Lyn S — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:12:19 +0000

Hey Joel

Where are you now? Send me an email when you get a chance.