Intelligent CO2 Laser Cutter Water Supply
I really didn’t like using a fountain pump for a laser water supply. I’ve had too many fail in water fountains to trust one to a CO2 laser. I had…
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Simple camera gimbal
Just had to try one of these simple no frills camera gimbals. Not too bad and stable enough for what I need. Which is testing face tracking (OpenCV) on the…
Fake 18650 Lithium Cells
There’s a lot of fake 18650 cells out there. I noticed one of my flashlights did not have the capacity the others had and sure enough it had a fake…
Simple Camera Gimbal
I saw this on ebay and had to give it a try for $3. That price included the two 9G servos! I’m surprised how well it works… ServoTest
Temp Gauges
I’ve used these before and like them for quick projects. Sometimes you get the ones with no switch between Centigrade and Fahrenheit. there easy enough to change… just solder across…
Reflow Oven Controller
I keep seeing reflow oven projects using toaster or convection ovens. One even called itself YARO (Yet Another Relfow Oven). I like the idea and wanted one. I remember seeing…
MediaTek LinkIt ONE development platform
I was pleasantly surprised today when Fedex delivered a small package from Instructables. Inside was a MediaTek LinkIt ONE development board. This is an impressive board. Wifi Bluetooth, GSM, GPS,…
MIT App Inventor in QST Amateur Radio Magazine
I just got the latest issue of QST Magazine and saw an article on making Amateur Radio Android App using the App Inventor. This seems to be turning up everywhere…
AI2 – the MIT App Inventor for Android
Last week my bus broke down on the highway. I took the time to check out whats new on instructables and I found a stereo remote control app made with…
PT Surplus Kingston – Rhinebeck Car Show Trip
We had really great weather for our trip to P&T Surplus in Kingston and then to the Rhinebeck Car show Here’s a small sampling of what I found. More great…
Canal Street is gone but there’s PT Surplus.
All the radio shops along Canal are long gone but up in Kingston is a little gem called P&T Surplus. They have a high turnover rate so don’t expect the…
Animatronics Anyone?
I like using Bimba air cylinders for all kinds of projects. I saw there is sintered bronze filament available for the 3D printers so I printed up a couple of…
Sous Vide
My Brother-in-law is a professional chef and he was researching a lot about Molecular Gastronomy. One night after dinner he was telling me about some of the techniques. I had…