New video! Glowforge Goes Retro

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Whats funny is until you posted that video yesterday I had never heard of him. Then last night, I fall asleep with the tv on and wake to hear him on Fallen.

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I just discovered him myself. He was apparently the break out star at the Bafta’s this year. Have a feeling we’ll be hearing a lot more of him in the future. Love his name too :smile:

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Interesting design. Basically it is acting like a resonating cavity on a stringed instrument, like an acoustic guitar. I bet you could look up an article or two on the physics of acoustic guitar sound and tweak the shape of the chamber slightly to make it even louder/fuller sounding.

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here is the ultra-simple version to get you by until the glowforge arrives.
It ain’t pretty.

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The antique Victrola had a flip down door on the front of the resonance chamber and the bass enhancement of that was startling.
I have a few wooden cigar boxes, and one of them will evolve into a phone amp. :sunglasses:

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It’s actually an oil stick/paint stick. Basically like a large, soft crayon.

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Oh I can’t wait for my Glowforge to come so I can try making the boombox; awesome!!!

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Amazing, thanks!! :wink:

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very nice-thanks for sharing

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Totally dig this. :slight_smile:
Saw the video on facebook, and must have missed it here until now!

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Grown up Bobby Hill can sing!

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Those are great for adding color to smoke bombs :slight_smile:

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@bailey thanks for the explanation. I haven’t heard of the oil stick/paint stick. Where do you buy these at? I want to have mine in hand when I get my Glowforge! I think I am making that boombox FIRST! I am guessing since it was designed in-house we will have access to the files? (Oh I hope so)

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I suspect they are these. I used to have a collection of them for stenciling.

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@cynd11 thanks for the reply! I will make sure to have on hand. I’m so excited about the Glowforge coming!! I just wish it would be here before the end of June…I’d take mine to MakerFaire!

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@bailey how do you take a pre-existing design in the catalog like this and modify it to fit your phone?

I am guessing I would have to buy the unlimited version so that I can experiment to make it work with mine and my son’s (different style). Thank you for your time…love love love this!

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does anyone have any clue how to make this for androids?

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First off, welcome to the forums.
Second, since there is no standard size for Android all I can suggest is for you to take the design philosophy you see in the video and create one that fits your phone and your style. Probably a big bite for a first project but would be a great 4th or 5th.

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