📆 Mar 23. 2020
📁 UncategorizedThe Shed Beast: A 12x16 Wood Frame Storage Shed
Designing and building a massive 192 sq ft workshop shed.
📆 Oct 12. 2016
📁 UncategorizedFitness Tracker Tester (& Pokemon Incubator?)
A generic device for... testing fitness trackers. Yeah, testing.
📆 Apr 21. 2016
📁 UncategorizedFitBit Contest at meltmedia - No Cheat-O-Matic
Competing in the office step challenge without the Cheat-O-Matic.
📆 Dec 12. 2015
📁 UncategorizedDesigning a New Man Cave and Workshop
Planning the ultimate detached workshop and man cave on 0.8 acres.
📆 Sep 10. 2015
📁 UncategorizedFitbit Cheat-O-Matic 2: 3D Printed Mechanical Simplicity
The 3D-printed sequel to the lazies fitness tracker hack.
📆 May 7. 2015
📁 UncategorizedCAD: Now My Most Important Maker Tool
Why I stopped winging it and started modeling everything in CAD first.
📆 Apr 28. 2015
📁 UncategorizedCharlieplexing MORE LEDs (20, to be exact)
Pushing Charlieplexing to the limit: controlling 20 LEDs with an Arduino.
📆 Apr 22. 2015
📁 UncategorizedDartboard Backstop from Office Corkboard
Saving the drywall with a custom cork backstop for the dartboard.
📆 Mar 5. 2015
📁 UncategorizedWhat makes a Maker tick?
Asking the big questions about why we build things.
📆 Feb 9. 2015
📁 UncategorizedUpdated Office Chairiot Mark II Systems Schematic
Mapping out the wiring mess of the motorized chair.
📆 Feb 7. 2015
📁 UncategorizedQuick Little 3.3V and 5V Benchtop Switching Power Supplies
A compact solution for powering 3.3V and 5V breadboard projects.
📆 Dec 20. 2014
📁 UncategorizedBourbon Bottle Chandelier - Bluetooth, Dimmable, Hand-crafted
A Bluetooth-controlled, dimmable chandelier made from bourbon bottles.
📆 Dec 5. 2014
📁 UncategorizedDecember 2014 Office Chairiot Mark II Update: Electronics A Plenty!
A deep dive into the custom electronics powering the motorized office chair.
📆 Feb 24. 2013
📁 Uncategorized2012 Kentucky Bourbon Festival
My second pilgrimage to the holy land of Bourbon: Bardstown, Kentucky.
📆 Oct 31. 2012
📁 UncategorizedMaking Mad Props for meltmedia's Interactive Superhero Marketing Launch: The Rest of the Props
Capes, boots, and utility belts for the office superheroes.
📆 Aug 4. 2012
📁 UncategorizedPC Power Supply Repurposed for Bench/Breadboard/Tinker Use
Converting an old ATX power supply into a benchtop workhorse.
📆 Aug 1. 2012
📁 Uncategorizedmeltmedia Hack Day July 2012!
Pizza, code, and soldering irons at the office hack day.
📆 Apr 25. 2012
📁 UncategorizedAC Current Detection with Allegro AC756 Linear Current Sensors
Detecting current flow without cutting wires using a Hall effect sensor.
📆 Oct 27. 2011
📁 UncategorizedSolenoid-Powered 6 Brass Bell
Building a ridiculously loud doorbell for the back patio.
📆 Aug 5. 2011
📁 UncategorizedDesktop Warp Core - The SMD LED Strip Years
Upgrading the warp core with blindingly bright SMD LED strips.
📆 Apr 8. 2010
📁 UncategorizedWelcome!
The very first post. Hello, world.