Generic PC Board Coaster
Not every prototype needs a case but sometimes its nice to have some protection for the bottom of the board. I usually just use a scrap of wood. Leftover laminate…
Simple Plating or Etching Power Supply
I threw together this simple power supply for electroplating, anodizing, or etching metal. There’s really not much to it so I used a cheapie electrical box from Home Depot A…
Component Tester
I picked up this little component tester off eBay for $15. Its a quick way to test parts as I assemble boards. I found a coaster for it on the…
Speeduino Update
I collected a few more parts for the speeduino setup like a skidoo trigger wheel and magnetic pickup. I also printed a small bezel to cover the display and configured…
Great Electronics Shopping Sites
Some of my favorite online electronics shopping sites. Tayda Electronics http://www.taydaelectronics.com/ check Tayda’s facebook page too there’s usually a 15%off discount coupon. https://www.facebook.com/TaydaElectronics BG Micro http://www.bgmicro.com/ New York Platform http://www.nyplatform.com/…
3D Coil Forms for Ham Radio
It used to be so easy to go to Canal street and buy radio parts. Now even simple things like open air coils are hard to find. I wanted to…
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…
Speeduino
I had been following DYIEFI and Al Grippo and Bruce Bowling for a LONG time. All their contributions to DIY Fuel Injection systems. I never really had the desire to…
3D Printed Cases
I have a whole drawful of 3D printed parts. many are protective cases for small boards like load cell amplifiers or thumb sticks A simple 45 degree angled case for…
Initial Printrbot setup
I just un-boxed this PrintrBot Metal. It comes fully assembled but still needs fine tuning. They have a base config in their knowledge-base you can load in Cura to start…
CNC Jack Feet
There are some decent small CNC machines out there but they all come with these cheap CNC Jacks guaranteed to destroy the bed the first time you use them. Those…
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…
Drilled that hole too big?
I was building a controller and needed to drill a hole for a receptacle but the only hole saw I has was a littler bigger than needed. A quick bushing…
Trim an STL file using SCAD
I found a nice VW key chain online. the author did share the source but made it in a program I don’t have so all I had to work with…
VW Thing Lights on a CJ?
Since the nose came out so nice I upgraded the lights. The fronts were easy since the markers were right there The original taillight wiring was routed to a 6…
Jeep Nose Job
I was walking down the isle at the Rhinebeck swap meet when I saw this old Jeepster nose. I thought it would look great on my CJ-7 I was amazed…
Wifi BiQuad Antennas
I needed some simple wifi antennas so I made some using 12 gauge copper wire and SO-239 couplers Start by hollowing out the coupler There is a small ridge the…
Routing PC Boards
My friend John was over and asked me if the CNC machine could be used to drill PC boards. I said sure, it could even route them too So I…
DIY CNC
I started building CNC machines long ago. My first inspiration came from Bruce Shapiro’s eggbot. I tried a few variations of it and even the board from evil mad scientist.…
EV Charger Prototype
A while ago we started an EV club at school. I had always been interested in electric cars and built a few cars and bikes of my own. I even…
Spicy Corn Salsa Recipe
Ingredients Preparation 1. Combine all ingredients and chill for several hours before serving.
Turkey & Beef Tostada Bowls
I picked up a bunch of turkey breast cutlets. I decided to marinate them then grill them. The first thing is the marinade. After grilling them slice them into 1/2…
Polishing Headlights
I was pretty surprised by the price of some headlight restorer kits. I really want to clean up the headlights on a few of my cars but whats so special…
LAMP Servers for the big boys…
For those of you with a P4 class machine the best solution is a real OS like CentOS. It has a longer life cycle than Fedora and is so easy…