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🔒Studio BTS | 3D Printed Electrode Protector, HV Lead Strain Relief, and a Mounting Hardware Idea
Behind the scenes on the Atupa Series: a 3D printed electrode protector doing triple duty — protecting the tip-off, acting as strain relief for the HV lead, and in some pieces, mounting hardware too. Plus a first look at where the next generation of my plasma work is headed: a return to electrodeless design. Full…
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BagelGen Mapped the Periodic Table in Plasma
A collaboration between TeslaCoilPro and Zerg Labs, BagelGen’s Periodic Table of Plasma photographs and films electrodeless induction discharges element by element — real emission spectra, not textbook line charts. It’s one of the best visual references I’ve come across for this kind of chemistry, and a good excuse to talk about why some of this…
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Introducing the Dyna-Meter: Seeing What Your Plasma Is Really Doing
Stop chasing the glow by feel. The Dyna-Meter is a portable, affordable high-voltage AC measurement kit made for plasma light sculpture—so you can see the output driving your work, dial in your gas fills, and attune your plasma driver with real measurement instead of guesswork. It’s built on Steve Ward’s HV probe designs, made by…
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Remembering Jacob Fishman: The Light He Bent, Taught, and Left Behind
The neon and plasma world lost one of its beloved neon benders, artists, and teachers this month. Jacob Alan Fishman — co-founder of Lightwriters Neon, co-author of The Neon Engineers Notebook, and mentor to more artists than any of us can count — passed away on August 5th, 2026, in Chicago, at 74. This is…
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🔒Dev Log #1 — Building VIGIL, Part 1: PVM10 Mounting Design
Amongst running the rest of Taming Lightning, I still find ways to make my own work. This dev log covers two things I’ve been building for the Stealing Fire, Taming Lightning grant project: the PVM10 mounting system I moved to after Tech 22’s Midget Script burned out twice in one exhibition, and VIGIL — the…
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What is the ‘Weblink Backpack – Wi-fi Controller’ by James Akers?
Percy here. Meet the Weblink Backpack — a device that lets you dim and animate your neon sign right from your phone, designed by James Akers in one simple package. This compact unit connects to a Tech 22 neon transformer (or any transformer with a controller wire accepting 3.3V DC control signals), eliminating the need…
