More Speeduino Work
Time to start cleaning out the garage and see whats available for next summers project… It’s going to be Fuel Injected by a Speeduino… Lets see whats there… A Crossram…
2017
Custom Speeduino Trigger Wheel
I’ve been using these SeaDoo 36-2 trigger wheels I though I’d try to copy the ford 36-1 Wheel for use on an old Bolens Tractor I want to “update” So…
Blynk Board IOT
I wanted to use a Sparkfun Blynk Board for a remote temperature sensor. I made a little shield. luckily the pin spacing matches a protoboard. And I 3D printed a…
Power Jack for a Breadboard
Since I was making connector boxes anyway I made a bunch of these to update my breadboards… A little swipe from a black sharpie highlights the raised polarity symbols….
Adding Bluetooth to a Computer Speaker
I made those encapsulated USB connectors for a simple project. A bluetooth speaker for the patio. I know you can buy these but I got some really nice sounding computer…
Encapsulating Connectors in 3D prints
I’ve been playing with Cura’s pause at layer plugin to make USB panel mount connectors. So far they work pretty well.. When is pauses you can drop in a connector…
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.…