Bill Ball
@wjball.bsky.social
Life-long maker and tinkerer. #making, #makerspace, #makerfaire, #3Dprinting. Retro futures, industrial design, and maker of gadgets for people who haven't forgotten to play. Projects: http://www.tinkerfarm.net.
Remember this movie? I will be premiering my homage to Close Encounters (along with a bunch of other stuff) at Maker Faire Rochester, which will be at RIT on 11/15/2025. Be there if you enjoy fun. rochester.makerfaire.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Remember this movie? I will be premiering my homage to Close Encounters (along with a bunch of other stuff) at Maker Faire Rochester, which will be at RIT on 11/15/2025. Be there if you enjoy fun. rochester.makerfaire.com
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati.
April 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati.
A device from another planet? My homage to sci fi movies of the 50s and 60s. Few people find the hidden peephole. It's made from a 1958 Navy radio test generator and a bunch of blinky lights, sound effects, etc. One of many playthings I take to makerfaires and other events.
March 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A device from another planet? My homage to sci fi movies of the 50s and 60s. Few people find the hidden peephole. It's made from a 1958 Navy radio test generator and a bunch of blinky lights, sound effects, etc. One of many playthings I take to makerfaires and other events.
"Failure to backup," another project I did for Shift2. When completed, it was made from 96 old hard drives. I wonder if one of them contained a huge bitcoin wallet :)
February 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Failure to backup," another project I did for Shift2. When completed, it was made from 96 old hard drives. I wonder if one of them contained a huge bitcoin wallet :)
My version of the common Twang, a one dimensional video game.
January 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My version of the common Twang, a one dimensional video game.
I built my version of Aaed Musa's ball balancer.
January 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I built my version of Aaed Musa's ball balancer.