Studio – JEMTOY

Wiggly Loaf House

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in Contests, Crafts, Toys, Videos, Wood, Work-in-Progress

Watch how I made the Wiggly Loaf House: from designing it on Inkscape to cutting it on Glowforge and gluing all the pieces together. You can win this house if you are hardcore enough to play the Wiggly Loaf game until you unlock at least one of the bonus characters. It’s a free download for iOS…

Dice Variations

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jemoores

in Crafts, Studio, Toys, Videos, Wood, Work-in-Progress

I love dice! Until someone throws them right off the tabletop and the dice get lost. This made me wonder if I could come up with variations to the way we traditionally depict dice. For that, I turned to Inkscape, the Glowforge Laser Cutter, and my imagination. Interested in a Glowforge of your own? Save…

Kong Lamp

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jemoores

in Studio, Wood, Work-in-Progress

Laser cut your own Kong Lamp. You will need to order electronic parts and solder them together so the building lights up.

Plywood Kaiju

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jemoores

in Studio, Toys, Wood, Work-in-Progress

It’s been a while since I’ve made a horrible Gomper, so they’re back with a mighty vengeance. Laser cut plywood kaiju monster. He stands 4.5″ tall, and the wings are 6.5″ wide. I really enjoyed making this fine fella. The build gave me a few new ideas, and that’s what a prototype is for. Thank…

Make America Great Again

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jemoores

in Goofin’ Off, Studio, Toys, Wood, Work-in-Progress

There are some on my facebook who seem annoyed at times with our president. Being a toy maker, I thought of a simple solution for them. Turn the crank, it hammers his head. Make your own laser cut Make America Great Again toy with the FREE JEMTOY SVG file. Step by step build instructions are…

UFO Flying Saucer

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jemoores

in Studio, Toys, Wood, Work-in-Progress

I have a thing for kitschy B movies. The classic flying saucer is one of my favorite blasts from the past. For a long time I have wanted to turn gum ball machine pods into a UFO, and I’ve finally done it. The acrylic sends out bands of colored stripes as the top emits a…

Solar Whirlygig

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jemoores

in Goofin’ Off, Plastic, Studio, Toys

The weather was sunny enough today to try out our nifty 6 in 1 Solar Kit. The kit is only $6 at AllElectronics.com and you can build several different solar toys using the kit. The kit needs a lot of tweaks to get it to work. A careful hand and an Exacto knife can trim…

Playing with our Sifteo Cubes

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jemoores

in Goofin’ Off, Studio, Toys

Order Sifteo Cubes at: Sifteo Cubes Interactive Game System (3 Cubes)

How to make stacking trays from used water bottles

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jemoores

in Goofin’ Off, Plastic, Studio, Toys

I recycle our 5 gallon spring water bottles into small plastic trays. I use them for casting resin toys to catch drips and spills. My wife uses them to sprout seeds when gardening. You can see in the photo how the seed package can be slipped in between the two stacked trays so you know…