Cheap Project Boxes
I like to use NEMA enclosures for projects but even the plastic ones are expensive. Then I saw these double gang ABS boxes for less than $2… The only problem…
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…
Retrofitting a clone….
I found this baby Atari 2600 clone at a hamfest for $2. I knew it would be perfect for a raspberry Pi arcade station. Same little PIC Microcontroller for USB.…
Fixing a Broken Joystick
Arcade Joysticks are pretty tough but sometimes they do get broken or just chewed up… Like this spacer… A 3D printed collar will fix that one… Or a chewed up…
Still Building a Joystick Adapter
First real snow day this year gave me a chance to make a joystick layout and cut it out on the CNC machine… Not too bad. The buttons are a…
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…
Building a Joystick Adapter
We’ve been talking about building some custom arcade controllers. I had a bunch of buttons and jovsticks left over after my Mame cabinet build. Time to start on a layout.…
More Drones
I just posted an Instructable on Drones. It’s a remix of an instructable I saw earlier this year on a 3D printed Micro105. http://www.instructables.com/id/GEO-Metro-LSI-Drone/ I had to make some upgrades…
Wearable Midi Parts Arrived
I got these in the mail last week. My friend John is coming by tomorrow. Hopefully we will pick up on the midi controller we were working on last time.…
Raspberry Pi IOT Hats
I still need to try these out. RedBear delivered these with my little bluetooth controller kickstart incentive…. Bluetooth and Wifi hat for the Raspberry Pi Zero Fits nice but I…
Drone Motor Pods
Just starting to model some fancy motor pods for my next Drone…. These are for inrunner motors and maybe even a cheapie brushed motor drone…. I better get busy. The…
Mini Dust Collector
Took the time over the break to clean up the work room a bit. I just printed this small cyclone dust collector for my small CNC. Now I just have…
Celestron Tripod Fix
I got a great deal on a Celestron telescope just because the tripod was broken. I was going to use a heavy duty tripod I had but the part looked…
Cable Strain Reliefs
My Intel Edison cable holder was nice but too customized to one board A simpler way to provide strain relief on delicate connections is to use cable ties and mounting…
Heater Upgrade for a SeeMeCNC
Duk’s asked me if I could take a look at a slow heating 3D Printer that never gets up to a usable temperature. Turns out one of the two heater…
How Not to Break an Intel Edison
I really like the full size through hole USB B connectors. Too bad so many development boards use mini or micro surface mount connectors. I’ve started mounting all my development…
Repairing a Camera Mount
I had a camera ceiling mount snap from being over tightened. I tried epoxy but that didn’t work….. I had used a thread library before to make pipe fittings so…
Building an Automotive Power Brake Bleeder
I love working on old cars but some of the tools are too expensive for what they are made of…. I saw a few articles on how to make pressure…
Download Visual Studio and Azure IoT
Microsoft has provided the following download links for Visual Studio & Azure IoT Visual Studio Code: http://bit.ly/VSCODERK Visual Studio Community: http://bit.ly/VSCOMMRK Azure: http://bit.ly/AZURERK Please try it out and share with…
A Muffler Story
Just when you think you have a free minute and might get to work on something your cars muffler decides to make some noise….. Normally I wouldn’t rush but my…
Christmas Gift Ideas
Since my sister and brother in law both play guitar now I thought I’d made a Pic Tray for their coffee table in the shape of an electric guitar. I’m…
CNC Engraving Aluminum
Ok, So it’s not aluminum but it will be when I find the right size plate…. For now I know the NC file is good and it scans from 2…
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…