Category Archives: Projects

My adventures in Silksceening – Part 1

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Brett

The Motivation It’s nice to have a souvenir when I come back from vacation: a shot glass, a knick-knack, a T-shirt; a little reminder helps the trip last longer in my mind. On my last vacation, I realized how much … Continue reading →

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10-Pin offset header for Arduino

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Brett

A few years ago, I started making offset headers for the Arduino. These headers allow you to make shields using standard-spaced perfboard, by correcting the shift of that one strangely-placed Arduino header. With the introduction of the Leonardo, The Arduino … Continue reading →

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Ladder Golf Construction Tricks

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Brett

Spring is here, and that means it’s time to prepare for summer parties. If you’re me, that means making a ladder golf set. It seems like every year I’m making another one, the previous-year’s set having been gifted or left … Continue reading →

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DIY Custom Heating Element

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Brett

A few years ago I made a BBQ smoke generator. I was fairly happy with the design, but felt that for the “next time” I would make a few changes. One of my main issues was the size. I really … Continue reading →

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Knitting

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Brett

It’s been a busy few months.  Between the osPID and my day job, it’s been pretty hectic.  Somehow, in the middle of it all, I decided to learn how to knit.

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Collapsible Knitting Needle

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Brett

I needed a break. I’ve been working hard on the osPID for several months, and I just needed to not look at code or control algorithms for a little bit. Nothing says “break” like an out-of-left-field project. I only started … Continue reading →

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Introducing the osPID

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Brett

About 5 months ago I sent an out-of-the-blue email to RocketScream electronics asking if they wanted to help me build an open source PID controller. It’s been far more challenging than I expected, but today I get to announce the … Continue reading →

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A Proper Multi-Color Print

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Brett

I’ve played around with printing multiple colors using a single extruder, but by and large all the multi-color action was restricted to a single layer. There’s a good reason for this: every color change takes time, and having 2 or … Continue reading →

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Three-Color 3D Print

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Brett

I’ve been making bottle openers for friends, and I recently struck upon the perfect design for my friend Matt. For some reason, he still pines for a hockey team that left our home state in 1997 (THEN won the Stanley … Continue reading →

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Making a Custom Bottle Opener

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Brett

I recently posted an improved bottle opener design to Thingiverse. Unlike the mighty bottle opener, this is one that I’m proud to give out, and people are happy to receive. Because I did the model in OpenSCAD, it turns out … Continue reading →

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