The Golden Epaulets of Abbot J
The story of Abbot J, the robot with gold heirloom cufflinks incorporated into his body.
TIG-welding
Constructing a John-Henry Class Rocketship: Stage Two
I began building this massive rocketship model in 2015. Five years later it’s time to start finishing what I started: drilling more holes, adding hand-modified hinges, and most notably building a complex and detailed command module starting with a vintage coffee can.
Making a Tool to Make Art
They say when you are a hammer, all the world is a nail: when you’re a welder, everything metal is a potential work-in-progress. However studio time is all too short and full of all manners of tempting distractions, so I try to stay focused on what I love to do – making the friendly robots.
The Birth of Elysa
A short story about the construction of Elysa, an adorable Ion Class Asrtobot.
Ballet Dancer in the Mosh Pit
I have the honor of teaching at the NuVu school in Cambridge for ten days starting next week: young students are going to make rolling musical instruments out of bicycles. I’m excited to see what thy come up with. But before we begin, I must learn how to weld all over again.
Constructing a John-Henry Class Rocketship: Stage One
For years off and on I had been asking weld shops for retired tanks, but without much luck; so when Derek from the Artisan’s Asylum donated four spent SCUBA tanks I was ready to build something I’ve been looking forward to for years: A Paul Bunyan Class Rocketship.