When a visitor completes the challenge, they need to be served with a gob-stopper as a reward. The whole premise is that they have released it from the machine, so I need an automated way to release a gob stopper. This actually turned out to be my biggest challenge, in

Reader stand After a bit of experimentation and debate with myself, I’ve decided on an almost vertical arrangement for the reader. This allows the numbers to be reached and slotted in easily even by 3 year olds, something I’m keen on achieving. Using the mitre circular saw I’

Making the Binary Tiles ** **Creating the tiles! Using circular saw and lots of careful measuring I have some rectangular tiles. They are designed to show what the number is (one or zero) above the reader a little, be shaped to ensure they are inserted in the correct way around. They

Inside-out ethos of this project Not quite literally inside-out, but this project is where I’m having to really wrestle with myself. At every step I want to hide the wires, the sensors, paint everything to a high quality smooth finish. However the words of a fellow maker ring in