I suggested to send one of the LoRa nodes flying with helium balloons. The Chinese developer didn't think that was such a good idea tho.
Had a good laugh at the thought of a fighter jet squadron buz...
2017-12-18 11:24:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Last minute Reddit Secret Santa gift for a dog owner: 3D printed flexible LED collar
Besides the LEDs there's also a battery and a charge controller embedded in the infill structure. I've just pause...
2017-12-15 20:45:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Maybe it's just a Keithley T-shirt (which would be awesome come to think of it ... ) or maybe it's a huge 50" touch screen scope like the one that Applied Science used recently?
We may never know be...
2017-12-14 20:11:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, the vote ended in favor of switching to the monthly payment schedule.
To everyone and to those, who voted against it especially, I wanted to say again, that I appreciate your support a ton....
2017-12-12 23:29:10 +0000 UTC View Post
... when a thing has kilometers of wireless range and years of battery life, that might change?
My last question about this was purely based on a private message I got from a new patron. What a weird coincidence, that the day after that a rearrangement of Patreon, Inc. fees were announc...
2017-12-07 21:43:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I think general purpose cnc machines don't need encoder feedback, because step loss is almost always audible. But since I am still pursuing my ideal-machine-agenda, I think I'll use these hybrid stepp...
2017-12-07 12:02:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Since I still didn't manage to get a newer source measure unit I wanted to try and DIY one soon. With modern components I think it isn't nearly as difficult as older Keithley gear makes it look. Also ...
2017-12-06 12:49:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Friend of mine has a large ISO container and wants to equip it with a lot of electronics: Battery, Lights, Surveillance, door locking, global GPS tracking and remote control ...
Would that be intere...
2017-12-06 12:26:54 +0000 UTC View Post
500 x 500 mm precision ground steel plate with 400 M3 threaded holes?
2017-12-01 19:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post
and indicated a preference for broken electronics, lets see what happens ...
2017-11-26 19:45:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Attached a full HD USB camera to an old bendable work lamp and a Raspberry Pi to its clamp base.
Surprisingly handy! Very susceptible to vibration tho ...
2017-11-26 17:24:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Discount broken mic, not the best brand even when working, but the enclosure is very nice and better capsules, pre-amps can be fitted ...
2017-11-25 13:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I already knew precisely what I wanted, but not how to take a good video at the same time :)
2017-11-24 18:06:04 +0000 UTC View Post
With pretty high speed too, as can be seen by the squiggly lines. Those are from vibrations after a fast deceleration.
And with almost no fine-tuning, as can be seen by the 'leftovers' in between so...
2017-11-18 23:10:05 +0000 UTC View Post
405 nm 300 mW laser on a Cetus 3D printer
2017-11-17 17:35:53 +0000 UTC View Post
A real brushless gimbal stabilizer :)
2017-11-13 19:22:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Involves a lot of climbing I guess, but apart from that it looks like fun ...
2017-11-13 17:01:36 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, a whole video about cheap Chinese gadgets! Not a publication I am proud of, but the old 'free toys' argument is hard to beat ...
2017-11-10 17:22:35 +0000 UTC View PostHello, friends!
I just noticed, that you have already reached my 100$ goal, for which I am most grateful. In return I have promised a schedule, but that may have been a silly idea, because I am alre...
2017-11-05 19:24:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Very well hidden inside the iMortor ebike wheel
2017-10-28 19:47:17 +0000 UTC View Post
