Sean Farbolin
@farbolin.me
Being curious, tinkering, making, doodling
He/Him
Farbolin.me
He/Him
Farbolin.me
I live making a weird adapter. Today, we have a 5.5mm barrel jack to PC fan connector. Now I can directly power a fan from an old 12v router power supply!
June 4, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I live making a weird adapter. Today, we have a 5.5mm barrel jack to PC fan connector. Now I can directly power a fan from an old 12v router power supply!
We see the stoned man with ADHD don slippers and descend a set of basement stairs.
A minute or so later, we see him re-emerge.
He pauses at the top of the stairs, hands empty.
"...fuck"
He goes back down the stairs.
A minute or so later, we see him re-emerge.
He pauses at the top of the stairs, hands empty.
"...fuck"
He goes back down the stairs.
May 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We see the stoned man with ADHD don slippers and descend a set of basement stairs.
A minute or so later, we see him re-emerge.
He pauses at the top of the stairs, hands empty.
"...fuck"
He goes back down the stairs.
A minute or so later, we see him re-emerge.
He pauses at the top of the stairs, hands empty.
"...fuck"
He goes back down the stairs.
I've completed my first week of the typewriter repair apprenticeship at Bremerton Typewriter Company! My desk is next to a giant window in a showroom full of beautiful old machines. Best job ever.
May 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I've completed my first week of the typewriter repair apprenticeship at Bremerton Typewriter Company! My desk is next to a giant window in a showroom full of beautiful old machines. Best job ever.
Today is my first day of work as a typewriter repair apprentice, and I'm commuting on a 108 year old ferry.
I feel like I'm in a Miyazaki movie.
I feel like I'm in a Miyazaki movie.
May 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Today is my first day of work as a typewriter repair apprentice, and I'm commuting on a 108 year old ferry.
I feel like I'm in a Miyazaki movie.
I feel like I'm in a Miyazaki movie.
Measure twice, cut once.
Realize you wrote down the measurement wrong and don't have enough material to make a new one. Glue cut piece back on. Secure it with dowels. Cut again.
Like it never happened. 😎
Realize you wrote down the measurement wrong and don't have enough material to make a new one. Glue cut piece back on. Secure it with dowels. Cut again.
Like it never happened. 😎
May 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Measure twice, cut once.
Realize you wrote down the measurement wrong and don't have enough material to make a new one. Glue cut piece back on. Secure it with dowels. Cut again.
Like it never happened. 😎
Realize you wrote down the measurement wrong and don't have enough material to make a new one. Glue cut piece back on. Secure it with dowels. Cut again.
Like it never happened. 😎
I thrifted this cheap ukulele that had nail polish spattered all over it. Now I'm sanding it down to bare wood to see if I can make it look nice. Never worked on or played an instrument, but hey why not.
Full project log at
farbolin.me/ukulele
Full project log at
farbolin.me/ukulele
May 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I thrifted this cheap ukulele that had nail polish spattered all over it. Now I'm sanding it down to bare wood to see if I can make it look nice. Never worked on or played an instrument, but hey why not.
Full project log at
farbolin.me/ukulele
Full project log at
farbolin.me/ukulele
May 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Celebrating scoring this pristine Panasonic RX-CW43 at goodwill for $15 with @ajjtheband.bsky.social's "Disposable Everything"
May 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Celebrating scoring this pristine Panasonic RX-CW43 at goodwill for $15 with @ajjtheband.bsky.social's "Disposable Everything"
I'm baffled by how many people keep their car windows rolled up in nice weather.
May 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I'm baffled by how many people keep their car windows rolled up in nice weather.
I was on a podcast! Check out Making Problems to Solve from @davebauerart.bsky.social !
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Sean Farbolin - Don't Stress About the Destination by Making Problems to Solve
Sean Farbolin - Maker on the Move - has since settled down. He has a maker journey that goes from animation, takes a historical detour into spiral ham and inventing, to freelance set and prop building...
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May 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I was on a podcast! Check out Making Problems to Solve from @davebauerart.bsky.social !
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Kid in grocery store: "Ohh, hot pockets!"
Kid's mom: "🎶hot pockets🎶"
I wonder how many young people have never seen a hot pockets commercial and only ever heard that jingle from parents.
Kid's mom: "🎶hot pockets🎶"
I wonder how many young people have never seen a hot pockets commercial and only ever heard that jingle from parents.
May 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Kid in grocery store: "Ohh, hot pockets!"
Kid's mom: "🎶hot pockets🎶"
I wonder how many young people have never seen a hot pockets commercial and only ever heard that jingle from parents.
Kid's mom: "🎶hot pockets🎶"
I wonder how many young people have never seen a hot pockets commercial and only ever heard that jingle from parents.
I've had the idea of hanging up a cheap canvas drop cloth and using it to play with spray paint for a while, and today I finally did it.
It was super fun! I love a very physical art process.
#spraypaint #graffiti
It was super fun! I love a very physical art process.
#spraypaint #graffiti
May 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I've had the idea of hanging up a cheap canvas drop cloth and using it to play with spray paint for a while, and today I finally did it.
It was super fun! I love a very physical art process.
#spraypaint #graffiti
It was super fun! I love a very physical art process.
#spraypaint #graffiti
Reposted by Sean Farbolin
There was a rather charming trend in the 1910s to introduce the actor at the beginning of the film by showing them first in their street or evening clothes and then dissolving into the costume of their characters. Here we see recent stage import William S. Hart become a bandit in THE BARGAIN (1914).
May 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
There was a rather charming trend in the 1910s to introduce the actor at the beginning of the film by showing them first in their street or evening clothes and then dissolving into the costume of their characters. Here we see recent stage import William S. Hart become a bandit in THE BARGAIN (1914).
The more someone goes on about how strong, smart, and moral they are, the more you can be assured that they're none of those things.
May 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The more someone goes on about how strong, smart, and moral they are, the more you can be assured that they're none of those things.
Reposted by Sean Farbolin
FLCL REANIMATED OUT NOW
April 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
FLCL REANIMATED OUT NOW
I started reading the Bobiverse series on February 19th. Today I finished book 5. I haven't cruised through books that fast in many years.
I do love me some nerdy-ass hard sci-fi. Very fun reads.
I do love me some nerdy-ass hard sci-fi. Very fun reads.
April 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I started reading the Bobiverse series on February 19th. Today I finished book 5. I haven't cruised through books that fast in many years.
I do love me some nerdy-ass hard sci-fi. Very fun reads.
I do love me some nerdy-ass hard sci-fi. Very fun reads.
Reposted by Sean Farbolin
Words to live by.
April 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Words to live by.
@dropout.tv and @nebula.tv are the only streaming services that actually feel worth it. Dropout is top tier content and I'm grateful for the opportunity to pay these weirdos to keep doing their thing. Nebula is tons of great nerdy deep dives for super cheap.
April 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
@dropout.tv and @nebula.tv are the only streaming services that actually feel worth it. Dropout is top tier content and I'm grateful for the opportunity to pay these weirdos to keep doing their thing. Nebula is tons of great nerdy deep dives for super cheap.
I got a bunch of these shelves from a local garden center last year. Finally getting around to breaking down the last 2 taking up space in my shop.
They're essentially just weird pallets. The garden center receives plant inventory on these and doesn't return them, so they sell them for $1 each.
They're essentially just weird pallets. The garden center receives plant inventory on these and doesn't return them, so they sell them for $1 each.
April 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I got a bunch of these shelves from a local garden center last year. Finally getting around to breaking down the last 2 taking up space in my shop.
They're essentially just weird pallets. The garden center receives plant inventory on these and doesn't return them, so they sell them for $1 each.
They're essentially just weird pallets. The garden center receives plant inventory on these and doesn't return them, so they sell them for $1 each.
Finally filled a hole in our vinyl collection that's been bugging me since I first started listening to records 5 years ago.
#vinylrecords #pinkfloyd
#vinylrecords #pinkfloyd
April 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Finally filled a hole in our vinyl collection that's been bugging me since I first started listening to records 5 years ago.
#vinylrecords #pinkfloyd
#vinylrecords #pinkfloyd
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Hi! I made a silly illustration for the speeddraw from last week. Please enjoy!
If you're looking for a high res version to print, several Drawfee patreon tiers offer our high res renders for that month and all months prior since we went independent :)
If you're looking for a high res version to print, several Drawfee patreon tiers offer our high res renders for that month and all months prior since we went independent :)
April 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hi! I made a silly illustration for the speeddraw from last week. Please enjoy!
If you're looking for a high res version to print, several Drawfee patreon tiers offer our high res renders for that month and all months prior since we went independent :)
If you're looking for a high res version to print, several Drawfee patreon tiers offer our high res renders for that month and all months prior since we went independent :)
I've barely animated anything since college uhh...
*checks watch*
15 years ago. (yikes)
But I installed Animation Paper and made a fun little goopey blob! I'm so happy to find an easy software for just jumping in and doodling. Low friction tools make play so much easier!
@animationpaper.com
*checks watch*
15 years ago. (yikes)
But I installed Animation Paper and made a fun little goopey blob! I'm so happy to find an easy software for just jumping in and doodling. Low friction tools make play so much easier!
@animationpaper.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I've barely animated anything since college uhh...
*checks watch*
15 years ago. (yikes)
But I installed Animation Paper and made a fun little goopey blob! I'm so happy to find an easy software for just jumping in and doodling. Low friction tools make play so much easier!
@animationpaper.com
*checks watch*
15 years ago. (yikes)
But I installed Animation Paper and made a fun little goopey blob! I'm so happy to find an easy software for just jumping in and doodling. Low friction tools make play so much easier!
@animationpaper.com
Reposted by Sean Farbolin
Working in the shop today. Trying to put all the miscellaneous materials I have cluttering up the space into this cart I made a while back.
April 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Working in the shop today. Trying to put all the miscellaneous materials I have cluttering up the space into this cart I made a while back.
We have horrible tiles in our shower, but I keep seeing characters/faces/etc in a bunch of them. So here's a drawing of a fish based on what I see every time I look at this particular tile.
March 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
We have horrible tiles in our shower, but I keep seeing characters/faces/etc in a bunch of them. So here's a drawing of a fish based on what I see every time I look at this particular tile.