A Triumphant Return?
It may have been about a decade since my last blog update, but I’ve been plenty busy with cool projects this whole time. A recent burst of…
… Is this thing on?
What’s a decade or so in between blog updates? The site has moved to a new hosting location, and has a fresh update of WordPress and plugins….
Bike Light GoPro Mount Adapter
Here’s another quick and practical project that I knocked off in a couple evenings. My new POC mountain bike helmet has a non-standard venting arrangement, which makes…
Bicycle Disc Brake Caliper Mount
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”11″ sortorder=”140,141,134,135,136,137,138,139″ display=”basic_slideshow”]It’s no secret that I can get pretty wrapped up in projects. Witness a “small” project that I took on for a friend,…
Camera Slider Track
I have long wanted to work on some motion-controlled camera rigs, for time lapse and moving video shot purposes. The longest-brewing idea I have had is for…
AZIZ! Light!
In an earlier post back at the beginning of this month, I described the beginnings of my DIY microscope illuminator project, dubbed Project AZIZ. At that point…
More Microscope Hacking: Camera Output!
[singlepic id=405 w=600] Apparently hacking around with my microscope has turned into something of an obsession. The other day, I wondered if I could easily add a…
Powder Coating Experiments: Round 2 (Video)
Now that I have had a couple of weeks to get my powder coating process tuned up, I decided it would be good to put together a…
Diansu DS-982 Solder Paste Dispenser
I did a review, mini-teardown, and test of an imported pneumatic solder paste dispenser that I picked up on eBay. [youtube 9RdAL-ysBhA]
Project Aziz
My recent acquisition of a stereo microscope for the electronics lab has brought about a couple of side-projects. One of them is the custom boom stand that…
Powder Coating Experiments: Round 1
I was intrigued by the idea of powder coating the parts of the microscope arm project, as well as other items. So, I decided to do a little…
Epic Builds: Articulated Stereo Microscope Arm
[singlepic id=391 w=640 h=480] I’ve wanted a stereo microscope in my home lab for ages. In the last couple of years, it’s become an increasingly urgent need…
Benchtop Multimeter Repair: ebay Bargain Hunt
I picked up a broken Agilent U3402A Digital Multimeter on ebay for a good price, taking a gamble that I’d be able to fix it. I put…