Blog – Tagged "Electronics"

Game Burger Advance

by Kirsty Lockhart April 12, 2019

Love Hultén specialises in crafting one-off and limited run retro-inspired games consoles, arcade machines and other electronic toys. His most rece...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Electronics

Cheeseborg

by Kirsty Lockhart February 15, 2019

As their electromechanical design capstone project, Taylor Tabb, Evan Hill and Mitchell Riek built a fully automated grilled cheese maker dubbed Ch...

Posted in Arduino, ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Electronics, Experiments, Prototyping

Track Buses in Real-Time With This Display

by Kirsty Lockhart January 09, 2019

With his wife's shop situated right by a busy streetcar stop, Mike Heavers wanted to build a live bus schedule sign to enable customers to more com...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Electronics, Prototyping

Kitronik Christmas Fair

by Kirsty Lockhart December 15, 2018

Are you feeling a little lacking in the DIY Christmas decorations department? Kitronik have you covered this year with their Christmas Fair display...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, BBC micro:bit, Electronics, Seasonal Holidays Projects

Mini Disc Sander

by Kirsty Lockhart November 07, 2018

Cut Transform Glue was going through their junk drawer when they happened upon a little 19V motor; and remembering that they've always wanted a dis...

Posted in Electronics, Experiments, Prototyping, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

Mini LED Desk Lamp

by Kirsty Lockhart October 09, 2018

Providers of a multitude of laser-safe materials, Kitronik also provide a range of electronic components and mini kits, along with a host of tutori...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Electronics, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

Laser Lathe

by Kirsty Lockhart September 21, 2018

This here is the Laser Lathe, otherwise known as the Cylindrical Co-ordinate CNC Machine, the brainchild of Austin Steingrube. Custom built using ...

Posted in Arduino, Electronics, Laser Diodes, Laser Goggles, Laser Safety

Expression Flower

by Kirsty Lockhart September 14, 2018

Utilising the Android Things platform, the Expression Flower has been designed to react to the facial expressions of people interacting with it - i...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Electronics, Raspberry Pi

Dementia Friendly Music Player

by Kirsty Lockhart August 21, 2018

Inspired by the documentary Alive Inside, which shows the joy that some patients with dementia experience when listening to their favourite music, ...

Posted in Accessibility, Electronics, MDF, Plywood, Raspberry Pi

Super Wood Entertainment System

by Kirsty Lockhart August 16, 2018

We've seen a few awesome Retropie builds in our time, but this one has certainly blue shelled itself into first place. The aim was simple enough: ...

Posted in Electronics, Gaming, Plywood, Programming, Raspberry Pi

DIY Raygun

by Kirsty Lockhart July 31, 2018

After a colleague suggested he should make his laser diode go "pew pew", Patrick at SparkFun decided to make that a reality by making his very own ...

Posted in Don't Try This At Home, Electronics, Laser Diodes, Plywood, Programming, Soldering

Fume Extractor

by Kirsty Lockhart May 31, 2018

Since picking up soldering a few years ago, Badar has been looking for the perfect solution to dealing with the fumes. First starting with a fan, h...

Posted in Electronics, Plywood, Soldering