Systems
QR Systems
Practical ways to connect a physical object with a useful digital trail.
QR Forge — Refit in ProgressIndependent maker studio · Edmonton
Stormy Sailors Maker Lab
Practical technology, creative experiments, and useful things built in Edmonton.
Think Like a Captain.
Play Like a Pirate.
Featured projects
Experiments, systems and small tools made useful through careful iteration.
Hardware & software
The Tactical Pirate
A focused project space for tools, firmware, documentation and lessons learned.
Explore the projectWorkshop
Workshop Experiments
Objects, prototypes and practical tests that may become the next useful thing.
Visit the ShipyardShip’s Log
Notes from the workbench: what changed, what failed, and what comes next.
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A Cleaner Deck, New Charts, and a Build Worth Doing
The website refit is in place, QR Forge has a cleaner foundation, an e-paper badge is becoming a proper maker build, and OpenCPN marks the first steps into coastal navigation.
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The Fleet Expands, the Watch Is Raised
A ship can spend weeks in dry dock and still move closer to the sea. Since the last entry, the Stormy Sailors fleet has been doing exactly that. The work has ranged from firmware and wireless systems to Linux services, web companions, server audits and a rather ambitious attempt to teach a local computer how […]
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The Hull Takes Shape
There comes a point in every build when the collection of parts on the bench stops looking like a collection of parts and starts looking like a ship. Project Destroyer reached one of those points today. A Proper Hull The Tactical Pirate now has a clearly defined interface architecture built specifically around the little 320×170 […]
A maker lab for useful ideas.
Stormy Sailors is an independent workshop where practical technology, creative experiments and careful craft meet. Some projects become tools. Others become prototypes, notes or a better question for the next build.
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