Category Archives: Projects

DIY Bicycle GPS Mount – Done

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Brett

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

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Brett

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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Sparkfun Now Carrying Offset Headers

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Brett

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.

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Sandal Retread using Fillet ‘o Tire

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Brett

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 →

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Arduino Offset Header

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Brett

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 →

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PID Front-End v0.2

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Brett

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 →

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Holy Crap I Made Cheese

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Brett

That’s right. Cheese. I was surprised by how easy it was.  It was just a simple farmer’s cheese, but still.  Making cheese is one of those things you just assume is impossible; for professionals only.  Turns out people have been … Continue reading →

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A Robot that makes things!

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Brett

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

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Brett

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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Graphical Front-End for the Arduino PID Library

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Brett

The first (extreme beta) version of the PID Front-End is up on the pid library page. It makes adjusting an Arduino PID much, much easier. The download includes the processing sketch (of course.) It also has an Arduino sketch showing … Continue reading →

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