Motor Controls and Magazines

This week I have been looking at a stepper motor driver from Trinamic and revisited some magazines from my youth.
Squid Hunter

As a Christmas present from my sister, I received a Solarbotics Squid Hunting kit. This is a laser-cut wooden kit with a small PCB to assemble and a couple of solar panels. The sculpture has a small submarine, giant squid
Frustrations of sourcing parts

Whether starting out with designing electronics, becoming a pro-maker or repairing obsolete kit, having a reliable source of parts can be key to success.
Composite Medal

Finding a suitable blue material for the “Something Blue” theme was a bit of a head-scratcher. But some blue glass beads gave me an idea.
Extractor switch

In order to wire up the three-way switch for the extractor, I had to reverse engineer the contacts and the manual was both in Chinese and also applied to several different models and it was not clear which one I
What a year, 2019

A surprisingly packed year, with several magazine articles and completed projects along with 2 talks.
How to Properly Sand and Refinish Hardwood Floors

Hardwood floors can look amazing, adding character and value to your home. Plus, they’re timeless, able to transcend decades. In 2018 alone, Americans spent more than $3.5 billion to acquire this style. Unfortunately, wood flooring only looks excellent if it’s
Grove – Wrappers

Recently, Seeed wrote to me and asked to sponsor the site. As I’ve used Seeed before, I was happy to accept and they sent me a voucher to use. They mentioned that there were some Grove modules I might be
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin





