Blog — Mac Pierce

Enclosing a Prusa MK3, or how to completely overbuild an Octopi setup.

Enclosing a Prusa MK3, or how to completely overbuild an Octopi setup.

Overbuilding a Prusa enclosure

3D Printing, ToolsMac PierceOctober 10, 20193D Printing, 3D Printer Modding, Plastic Pusher, Prusa i3, Enclosure, DIN Rail, Electronics, Custom Electronics, Tools, Workspace, Studio Comments

10 Billion Minus 1 - Making a 10 digit 7 segment display for Lovepop

10 Billion Minus 1 - Making a 10 digit 7 segment display for Lovepop

The process and steps of making a multi-digit display.

Sculpture, Digital ArtMac PierceJune 9, 2019Sculpture, Digital Art, Digit Display, 7 Segment Display, Character Display, LEDs, ESP32, Arduino, Artisans Asylum, Fabrication, Signage, Blinky, Lovepop, Magical Moments Counter, Segment Display Comment

Photgrammetry Backgrounds - How I got to make the gaudiest print this side of the 80's.

Photgrammetry Backgrounds - How I got to make the gaudiest print this side of the 80's.

Breaking the pattern - Making a non-repeating print for photogrammetry applications.

Misc.Mac PierceApril 29, 2019Photogrammetry, Scanning, Photo, 3D Scanning, GraphicsComment

Making Lumpy, my studio assistant

Making Lumpy, my studio assistant

A quick and fun weekend project.

Sculpture, Misc.Mac PierceMarch 4, 2019Sewing, Sculpture, Fiber Arts, Weekend Project, Artisans Asylum

Back to the Drawing Board - How we made a kinetic projector.

Back to the Drawing Board - How we made a kinetic projector.

A write up on the process of putting together Back to the Drawing Board for the 2018 Illuminus Festival in Boston downtown.

Sculpture, Back to the Drawing BoardMac PierceDecember 25, 2018downtown crossingBack to the Drawing Board, Illuminus 2018, Illuminus Boston, Downtown Crossing, Boston MA, Phil Knodle, Jake Kassen, Kinetic Sculpture, Interactive Art, 3D Printing, Custom Fabrication, 2018Comment

Including the Kitchen Sink - Making and running it.

Including the Kitchen Sink - Making and running it.

Making the Kinetic Sculpture - Including the Kitchen Sink!

ITKS!, SculptureMac PierceSeptember 27, 2018Including The Kitchen Sink, Kinetic Sculpture, Racing Sculpture, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Fabrication, Sculpture, Gear Generator Comment

Slowetry - Making a character display.

Slowetry - Making a character display.

Where I detail designing, building, and programming a 14 segment character display… for Art!

Sculpture, SlowetryMac PierceJuly 21, 20183D Printing, Slowetry, Cyber Art, kinetic sculpture, Digital Art, Literature, Sculpture, Arduino, electronics, 14 Segment Display, Segment Display, LEDs, WS2811, Color, Character Display Comments

Boston Stupid Shit and Terrible Ideas Hackathon, a recap.

Boston Stupid Shit and Terrible Ideas Hackathon, a recap.

A recap of the project Ted Sirota and I made for the Boston Stupid Shit That Nobody Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon - Tuned A Fish.

SculptureMac PierceJune 7, 2018Boston Stupid Shit and Terrible Ideas Hackathon, Hackathon, Abomination, Tuned A Fish, Sculpture, PETA, Bad Idea, Terrible, Ted Sirota, Big Mouth Billy Bass, Real Fish, Big Mouth Billy Bass Real Fish, Biohacking, Wetwork