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Author Archives: Brett
DIY Barbecure Smoke Generator – First Attempt
Some serious progress has been made. We have smoke! It’s nowhere near done, but the results are encouraging. Here’s what’s been done since the last post. Toaster Tear-down The toaster I used cost me $10 at the thrift store. The … Continue reading
DIY Barbecue Smoke Generator – Project Kickoff
Unlike most of the projects I’ve done in the past, this one is going to be a multi-poster. There’s just too many ins, too many outs. What’s the project? Turn a toaster oven into a high-quality barbecue smoke generator. Aaaaaand … Continue reading
Anatomy of a Digital Thermometer Probe
After years of faithful service, the probe on my kitchen thermometer was starting to fail. I have a spare, so the failing one went in a drawer. The other day I was thinking about making my own temperature probe for … Continue reading
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Custom HDTV Mount
Having a hackerspace has totally changed the way I look at the world. I just moved into a new place, and the best place to mount the tv is in a weird corner. Before hackerspace: “ugh. Where else can it … Continue reading
DIY Bicycle GPS Mount – Done
Look at that sexy GPS Mount! I don’t know how it could have turned out better. In addition to figuring out how to attach it to the bike, there’s a nice coat of tool-dip sprayed on there. It’s an extra … Continue reading
DIY Bicycle GPS Mount – Take 1
A friend of mine came up for the weekend, and he had an idea for a GPS mount for his bike. We fleshed it out a bit, and came up with this. It’s made from sheet metal scavenged from an … Continue reading
Sparkfun Now Carrying Offset Headers
The title says it all. Their picture is much nicer than mine too. That quarter or theirs really gets around. Here’s a direct link to the product page.
Sandal Retread using Fillet ‘o Tire
I did this once years ago, and it worked really well. Take an old tire, and recycle it to make indestructible shoe soles. Tire tread is designed to handle way more abuse than simple walking can dish out. My current … Continue reading
Arduino Offset Header
The Arduino has a problem. Not a big problem by any means, but still annoying under certain circumstances. As the story goes, an 11th hour design mistake has left the Arduino community with a header that doesn’t follow standard 0.1″ … Continue reading
PID Front-End v0.2
Some people spend the 4th of July relaxing with friends, drinking beer, enjoying some good weather. I… updated the pid front-end. I got several requests to add grid lines and axes, and now was the time. For those of you … Continue reading