by Jon Bondy | Apr 5, 2024 | Maker Projects
The moment I saw the Snelson Tower at one of the Smithsonian museums in Washington, DC, I was fascinated. His tower uses the principle of “tensegrity” to suspend aluminum poles in the air. A friend and I managed to create a similar structure, although Snelson’s...
by Jon Bondy | Apr 5, 2024 | Maker Projects
I created these stamp boxes out of lacewood when I needed a stamp box. The top attaches to the rest of the box with a magnetic closure
by Jon Bondy | Apr 5, 2024 | Maker Projects
I created a small magnetic levitation demonstration, which uses one magnet (hidden inside the structure) to levitate the smaller magnet. The effect works only because of the graphite which surrounds the smaller magnet. Interesting, but not dramatic enough to...
by Jon Bondy | Apr 5, 2024 | Maker Projects
I’ve played guitars since I was a teenager. I discovered the “headless” Steinberger guitars, and was fascinated by them because of their stability and because they are so easy to transport. I bought a few of them, and then wanted to design and build my own. My...
by Jon Bondy | Apr 5, 2024 | Maker Projects
I visited the Hood Museum at Dartmouth and saw the amazing machines built by Arthur Ganson. His work inspired me to design and build a variation on his Ball Chain Sculpture. While his creation is entirely made of metal, mine uses a lot of wood and slate. The idea is...
by Jon Bondy | Apr 5, 2024 | Maker Projects
While visiting a small local boat show with my aunt and uncle, I saw a canoe and a sail boat that contained car batteries. When I asked why they had car batteries, I was told “to make sure that they do not blow away”. The skin-on-frame construction techniques used...