Category Archives: Mechanical

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

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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

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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

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A Robot that makes things!

There was an immense amount of work that went into getting to this point, and I can only stake claim to a tiny portion of it. It was really cool to see our Makerbot throwing down the plastic… on the … Continue reading

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Arduino Reflow Toaster

Pic 1: Arduino Controlled Toaster-Oven. No, I have not tried making toast with it The Mark 1 reflow toaster is complete! (“Mark 1” is another way of saying there’s a lot of work to be done.) It can hold +/- … Continue reading

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