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“The Zen of Boombox Making” Immersive Event at the Portal Marin
Full presentation: "The Zen of Boombox Making" given at The Portal in Marin, Dec 3, 2024. Enjoy the discussion on the catalyst, the craft, and connections of Makeboomboxes. Thanks to all who attended. Thanks to our hosts at The Portal.
“The Zen of Boombox Making” Immersive Event at the Portal Marin
Full presentation: "The Zen of Boombox Making" given at The Portal in Marin, Dec 3, 2024. Enjoy the discussion on the catalyst, the craft, and connections of Makeboomboxes. Thanks to all who attended. Thanks to our hosts at The Portal.
Collaboration With ARC Wood & Timbers is On!
Amalgamation accomplished. Delivered to ARC Wood & Timbers two custom co-branded boomboxes incorporating their reclaimed wood products. One with sides of “sinker Cyprus” (preserved under water for hundreds of years) will be part of their showroom experience, and the other with sides of reclaimed Teak is bound for the teak-clad living room of one of their top clients. Grateful to...
Collaboration With ARC Wood & Timbers is On!
Amalgamation accomplished. Delivered to ARC Wood & Timbers two custom co-branded boomboxes incorporating their reclaimed wood products. One with sides of “sinker Cyprus” (preserved under water for hundreds of years) will be part of their showroom experience, and the other with sides of reclaimed Teak is bound for the teak-clad living room of one of their top clients. Grateful to...
MAKEBOOMBOXES Hosts Beach Party for Democracy
Dance for Democracy went serendipity. Old school crashed by the new. Clouds jam with sunset. Playlist unity. Silver linings in the air. DJs pop up everywhere.
MAKEBOOMBOXES Hosts Beach Party for Democracy
Dance for Democracy went serendipity. Old school crashed by the new. Clouds jam with sunset. Playlist unity. Silver linings in the air. DJs pop up everywhere.
Boombox Camp is a Hit With Father Daughter Team
When Gavin and daughter brought home their DIY Makeboomboxes to the rest of their family yesterday, he told me: “Hey they think it's cool and it sounds great. We are inspired to set up a family playlist now. I will ditch my home stereo. My son thinks we should add lights to it.” Couldn’t have dreamed of a more enjoyable...
Boombox Camp is a Hit With Father Daughter Team
When Gavin and daughter brought home their DIY Makeboomboxes to the rest of their family yesterday, he told me: “Hey they think it's cool and it sounds great. We are inspired to set up a family playlist now. I will ditch my home stereo. My son thinks we should add lights to it.” Couldn’t have dreamed of a more enjoyable...
Boomboxes Made of Reclaimed Wood Coming Soon!
This is our second experiment to Makeboomboxes with quartersawn hardwood walls — this time reclaimed from a submerged Sycamore trunk by ARC Wood & Timbers and dimensioned by furniture maker maestro Jesse Aney. Needed this hands on creative inquiry leading up to boombox camp (seats still open for July 24-26 build together with me on Zoom or at Oakland Circuit...
Boomboxes Made of Reclaimed Wood Coming Soon!
This is our second experiment to Makeboomboxes with quartersawn hardwood walls — this time reclaimed from a submerged Sycamore trunk by ARC Wood & Timbers and dimensioned by furniture maker maestro Jesse Aney. Needed this hands on creative inquiry leading up to boombox camp (seats still open for July 24-26 build together with me on Zoom or at Oakland Circuit...
Good Times at OpenSauce24
Overheard said of my boombox today at OpenSauce, #OpenSauce24: “gorgeous” “Pink Floyd sounds like Pink Floyd on that” “such a cool idea” “impeccable design” “it’s beautiful” “I will build one to woo my bad crush” and as always … “sick.” Love to the show goers and exhibitors… As for me… mind blown by: A self driving skeleton wheelchair. Re-meeting Alex Glow...
Good Times at OpenSauce24
Overheard said of my boombox today at OpenSauce, #OpenSauce24: “gorgeous” “Pink Floyd sounds like Pink Floyd on that” “such a cool idea” “impeccable design” “it’s beautiful” “I will build one to woo my bad crush” and as always … “sick.” Love to the show goers and exhibitors… As for me… mind blown by: A self driving skeleton wheelchair. Re-meeting Alex Glow...
MAKEBOOMBOXES to Exhibit at Open Sauce 2024 in SF
We're pleased to announce that MAKEBOOMBOXES will exhibiting our open source DIY boombox project at Open Sauce 2024 in San Francisco. This is a convention dedicated to “makers, creators, and innovators” returning to San Francisco for its second year. Open Sauce, which will run June 14 through 16, will bring together 150 top STEM creators along with over 500 exhibits. What is...
MAKEBOOMBOXES to Exhibit at Open Sauce 2024 in SF
We're pleased to announce that MAKEBOOMBOXES will exhibiting our open source DIY boombox project at Open Sauce 2024 in San Francisco. This is a convention dedicated to “makers, creators, and innovators” returning to San Francisco for its second year. Open Sauce, which will run June 14 through 16, will bring together 150 top STEM creators along with over 500 exhibits. What is...
Made to go places: lightweight thin-walled enclosure
Because boomboxes are portable audio, we needed to design this around a thin-walled, lightweight enclosure. But the high pressures kept slapping the back wall of the box making unpleasant thuds and quacks. After exploring many ways of trying to stiffen the back wall, we pivoted, welcoming and tuning thin-walled vibration instead of bracing against it. The resulting "acoustic guitar-body-like" approach was an aha moment.
Made to go places: lightweight thin-walled enclosure
Because boomboxes are portable audio, we needed to design this around a thin-walled, lightweight enclosure. But the high pressures kept slapping the back wall of the box making unpleasant thuds and quacks. After exploring many ways of trying to stiffen the back wall, we pivoted, welcoming and tuning thin-walled vibration instead of bracing against it. The resulting "acoustic guitar-body-like" approach was an aha moment.
Congratulations! Your Hardware is Certified!
Hey that was easy! All we had to do was make our open source boombox project comply with all the guidelines of the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA), then apply for certification and boom, we just got certified a few days ago ... Here's our OSHWA certification badge to prove it: Thank you OSHWA! The certification mark is now added to...
Congratulations! Your Hardware is Certified!
Hey that was easy! All we had to do was make our open source boombox project comply with all the guidelines of the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA), then apply for certification and boom, we just got certified a few days ago ... Here's our OSHWA certification badge to prove it: Thank you OSHWA! The certification mark is now added to...
7 Ways Open Source Boosts Our Boombox
Why did we decide to publish the design of our high-quality DIY boombox kit as an open source hardware project? In short, we are prioritizing community over monopoly. The aim is to inspire and involve the crowd in distributed manufacturing, and build an ecosystem and platform for the collective love of music through making boomboxes. Here’s how making our design freely available advances seven core meaningful outcomes...
7 Ways Open Source Boosts Our Boombox
Why did we decide to publish the design of our high-quality DIY boombox kit as an open source hardware project? In short, we are prioritizing community over monopoly. The aim is to inspire and involve the crowd in distributed manufacturing, and build an ecosystem and platform for the collective love of music through making boomboxes. Here’s how making our design freely available advances seven core meaningful outcomes...
We Open Sourced Our Boombox Design!
Freedom is making and sharing the coolest boombox ever. For the love of music, MAKEBOOMBOXES has open sourced the design of our flagship boombox -- the MOJOFESTO -- including all the manufacturing specifications, assembly documentation and bill of materials free of charge and free to take the design and run with it. Please click below to browse the project repository on...
We Open Sourced Our Boombox Design!
Freedom is making and sharing the coolest boombox ever. For the love of music, MAKEBOOMBOXES has open sourced the design of our flagship boombox -- the MOJOFESTO -- including all the manufacturing specifications, assembly documentation and bill of materials free of charge and free to take the design and run with it. Please click below to browse the project repository on...
The DIY Kit Assembly Guide is So Dialed In !
Moving at the speed of progress, the assembly guide now reflects the latest redesign of the box corners. See the most recent kit assembly guide here. We love how making the boombox chassis corners much more impact resistant led to a multi-month project to update the 3-D model and the print documentation. Shop for a DIY kit and/or a bespoke...
The DIY Kit Assembly Guide is So Dialed In !
Moving at the speed of progress, the assembly guide now reflects the latest redesign of the box corners. See the most recent kit assembly guide here. We love how making the boombox chassis corners much more impact resistant led to a multi-month project to update the 3-D model and the print documentation. Shop for a DIY kit and/or a bespoke...