If you have a 3d printer, why haven’t you built this yet? After surfing some of the banggood/gearbest/ebay sites i saw some rod and bearing kits going for around $30 Knowing i had some control gear and spare steppers, i thought i would try designing and building an X Y plotter. A direct mounted laser… Continue reading Gantries..
Category: Electronics
Making a PC for gaming and my HTC Vive
I recently bought a HTC Vive Virtual Reality headset. It’s super cool, and I knew I wanted to build a super beefy PC as well to help me stay ahead of the curve when rendering videos, designing 3D objects, experimenting with the Vive and gaming and computing in general. So after gathering all the realy… Continue reading Making a PC for gaming and my HTC Vive
It’s responding to commands!
So I recently laid out another board. It’s an attempt at another sensor light board. The micro is down and I’ve poked it with a set of pins and it’s responding to commands. Really fun stuff, I went for a bit more surface mount stuff this time. I have only stuck down the micro and… Continue reading It’s responding to commands!
A later version of the sensor light.
I like iterating on the same hardware. It’s all about learning new things, then applying them next time you make something. Each version should get better, and more ideal. This is the sensor light, i think version 6, and I’ve added more surface mount components and taken some functions from hardware into software. I’ve taken away… Continue reading A later version of the sensor light.
Dji’s Phantom 3 Advanced UAS
I recently acquired one of the latest pieces of the puzzle in aerial technology, DJI’s Phantom 3 Multirotor. If you haven’t heard of DJI then you are new to radio control. DJI have long been around, mostly offering flight controllers and models in the UAV/camera drone arena. They are often the drone of choice for… Continue reading Dji’s Phantom 3 Advanced UAS
Testing a 3D printed Model rocket!
3D printed model rocketry. I recently found another use for my 3D printrbot metal plus, model rocketry. Thingiverse user Landru published this model: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8754 The model was reasonably easy to print. I did a few small mods to the model, playing with the sizing slightly. The model was printed on a Printrbot Metal Plus (dual… Continue reading Testing a 3D printed Model rocket!
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3D printing, why you need one, if you make stuff. Let me tell you why your missing out on 3D printing.. I’m pretty sure anyone reading this post already knows the 3D printers exist, and they are currently all the rage. If your a tinker, a thinker, a builder, a hobbyist, a scientist, an engineer,… Continue reading Untitled
Turning things on and off via SMS the easy way.
Have you ever wished you could turn something on or off after you’ve left the house? Wether you left the computer on or you want to turn your remote computer or server on, being able to remotely control your devices is handy. I have tried the hard wire and relays scenario and its too complicated.… Continue reading Turning things on and off via SMS the easy way.
Telemetry and using serial com ports
Telemetry and using serial com ports..
Morse code keyer for Arduino
Morse code keyer for Arduino. I recently decided to build another project, this time involving morse code and the arduino. I took a standard Arduino UNO, an LCD keypad shield, a relay module and a piezo buzzer. Total cost was under $25 What does it do? Well it can send morse cq’s or any… Continue reading Morse code keyer for Arduino