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First month of full-time employment, post grad school

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Life is starting to settle down a bit. It’s my first month anniversary at my new job already. That went by quick. I’m slowly learning to organize my work life and home life to allow for some hobby and project time. I even started to play PC games again. For the first time in a long time, things are swell. I’m happy where I am in life right now but more importantly I’m excited where my life is headed.

I’m currently dividing up my time in different areas. I’m reading about Linux Device Drivers. I’m teaching myself Blender 3D modeling. I’m going to dedicate more time to my blog and plan for a video blog in the next year. I’ve made the decision to purchase and build a new 3D printer. Finally, I’m continuing to work on creating a 3D scanning setup.

This is looking to be an interesting year with a lot of excitement. I look forward to new developments.

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Graduation official

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~Two and a half years ago I embarked on a strange journey. I left my full-time job to pursue a Masters degree at a prestigious university. That adventure was long and hard fought, but it has finally come to an end. I am thrilled and excited to see what lies ahead in life. Onward and upward!

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Copper Electroplated Darth Vader 3D Print

Copper Darth Vader

Here you have it, folks! I successfully electroplated a 3D ABS plastic print with copper. Its my first attempt and I’m  rather pleased. I’ll have to keep tweaking my setup until my results improve and then finally I’ll plate with nickel. So far, Darth Vader is looking very stylish. Onward and upward!

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Socialized

 

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Embedded Junkie just got more social and mobile. Follow me on Instagram as I instantly share my projects from the battlefield. Also don’t forget you can follow my developments on Facebook.

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Directed Research: Aracde Fix-up Project Completed

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My Directed Research project is now complete. I spend two semesters working to restore an old Golden Tee arcade machine to house student created games at the USC GamePipe Laboratory. Click through the gallery to view the entire process. This arcade is ready to demo the masterpieces of up and coming game creators and designers.

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Still alive. Mostly

Grad school has been kicking my butt. I practically have no free time at the moment. I await the incoming winter break to work on my side projects but even the prospect of a difficult Spring 2013 semester makes me wonder if my time would be better spent preparing. Bleh.

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Motorized Laser Line Pointer

I quickly prototyped a laser line pointer fixture to help with creating more accurate scans. The gears and housings are printed using a 3D printer. This, paired with a motorized rotating stand, will help automate the scanning process. I’m using DAVID 3D Scanner software to capture the scans. I will be using an Arduino to control the steppers. Upward and onward!