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Nature takes over

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT

While the device is being built, here's a render of what should happen once my part is finished and nature takes over. I think the black sand at Muriwai would be perfect. The incoming tide slowly rolls in, softening the hemisphere and the hole beside it until the beach is smooth again.

Pour Hergé is live

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I'm pretty pleased that I did this in one day.

3D printed model ordered

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I gotta admit, using AI (Claude in this case) to check the bench will actually function as I want has been amazing. The next step is to get a one-tenth scale 3D printed model made. All I had to do was ask and Claude supplied me with all the .stl files I need. The guys at Make Shop are working on it now.

Manufacturing is underway

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Basil Jones Metal Spinning in Wellington is manufacturing this for me. Claude created some fantastic technical drawings and Basil seems pretty confident they can make it. I'm not sure he understands exactly why I want to scoop out hemispheres of sand but I'm super excited to see what he comes up with. I'll post some pics when manufacturing is complete. Guess I need a name for it?

The Collider is live

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Ten iterations later and it's done. Type a word or two, pick a colour and background, and watch the chaos and resolution.

Reverse engineering the Chimp

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Chimp was completed back in 2012. Even though I tested the concept with a smaller sculpture prior to the Chimp, I wasn't really sure if the 2D/3D thing would work with this type of acrylic and at this scale. Holding up a few 5 cm square acrylic samples to the light was all I had to go on. It was only after everything had been laser cut and assembled that I could stand back and really gauge if it was successful. Things couldn't have gone better, but it was quite a gamble. Fast forward 14 years and now I can create a perfect simulation of the sculpture to validate the concept prior to cutting anything. Good fun for sure, but not quite as thrilling as that 'It works! It works!' feeling.