Laser Cut Iris Box

For this week I’ve decided to make the Iris Box from Instructables. The hardest part about this build is that some of the specifics about the nuts and bolts are missing, so after about half hour at Orchard Supply Hardware I took my best guess and bought the materials. Besides the screws being a little bit too short, I think … Read More

Such Ðoge, very mining, much crypto, but exactly how much?

I’ve been getting into crypto currencies lately, mostly Ðoge. What I’ve noticed is that whenever there is a huge spike or drop is price I never really notice until it is too late. The project I’m attempting is a Crypto Ticker box. The idea is that the arduino connects to a crypto data site such as , pulls the current … Read More

Intern Bio: Dylan

Hey everybody! My name is Dylan Owsley, and I am a 22 year-old transfer student at Chico State, and am also an intern at Idea Fab Labs! This is currently my second semester at Chico state and I am studying mechatronic engineering. I have only been in Chico for about 7 months so far, and aside from the summer weather … Read More

#InternLife

Hello fellow artists! My name is Shyna Deepak. I’m a youthful and quirky 21 year old senior currently residing in Chico, California. When I’m not at the Idea Fab Labs, I am going to school at Chico State majoring in Electronic Arts (modern folk might call it Digital Media) and minoring in Communication Design. My primary medium is photography and … Read More

LED Ceiling Project Part 2

We have our design from part one so now that real work begins… TL;DR: Time-lapse of production! Boxes, boxes, boxes! Stacks and stacks of boxes! We built and prepped 20 panels for our first run. Then the wiring began…. We found just the right boards for our needs! They are E6804 Pixel Controller cards running DMX over ethernet (Artnet) by … Read More

LED Ceiling Project Part 1

Hey folks out there! We’ve been working hard at the lab on a huge installation: The LED Ceiling Project! A 2880 LED pixel array, spanning 1600 sq ft of ceiling. Each pixel is encased in a three dimensional, laser-cut light diffuser cell, measuring 4 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches deep.  Here’s a breakdown of the project over the … Read More

Laser-engraved Didgeridoo

Justin Smith makes amazing woodworked instruments such as drums and didgeridoos at the lab. His latest project is a box didgeeridoo or “box didge” for a friend of his. A box didge has a folded chamber that zig-zags inside of the box to produce a deeper, richer sound that would normally take a much longer body. Being that Christopher Breedlove … Read More

Upcoming Exhibition! — Christopher Breedlove

Good tidings to you, friends and fabbers. Rejoice! For this holiday season the Idea Fab Labs is delivering a very special gift in the form of a new gallery exhibition by Chicago-based artist and community pillar CHRISTOPHER BREEDLOVE! Mr. Breedlove has amassed an impressive résumé of works and ongoing projects that span and blend a multitude of artistic formats. His … Read More

Upcoming Exhibition! — Daniel Devas: Scientia Truncatis

3pm until 6pm Saturday, October 26th Idea Fabrication Labs 603 Orange Street, Chico CA Hold fast to your adventurous spirit, curious explorers, for on this 26th of October we step into the jungle of possibility where science and imagination roam free. But fear not, for our leader on this expedition will be internationally renowned creator Daniel Devas! Hailing from Brazil, … Read More