Educational Circuit Box DIY
Here is a fun project you can do with your kids. It’s a project box with battery, switches, LEDs, vibrating motor, and […]
Category: Projects
DIY PVC Trebuchet
So… I need to make more medieval siege weapons… lets get started with an afternoon project trebuchet made with 1” PVC pipe.
DIY The Most Useless Machine
The useless machine is a simple box with a switch and motor, when you turn on the switch the lid opens and […]
RepRap Prusa Mendel V2 Complete Build
Introduction Building my very first 3D printer was quite traumatic and time consuming but […]
DIY Arduino Oscilloscope with the Nokia 3310 GLCD screen
I’ve seen videos on YouTube using an Arduino and a Graphical LCD screen (GLCD) to create a simple Oscilloscope. The annoying thing […]
Arduino Arrays and Recursion Tutorial
As a follow up to my DIY Arduino Oscilloscope video or as a stand alone tutorial, this video should help you understand […]
Arduino 6 AI temperature scanner with LCD display
I had a need for a temperature scanner to troubleshoot overheating on my Duramax LB7 pickup while towing. A commercial solution to […]
Automatic chicken door version two.
As it is getting cold again and my chickens made it through the summer just fine, it is time to revisit and […]
Arduino Servo Tutorial, Knob and Sweep
In this video I show how to connect a servo to an Arduino and also how to load the sample servo programs […]
Building a Parabolic Solar Reflector out of a Satellite Dish
An attempt to make a good solar reflector out of mirror pieces and a Direct TV satellite dish. If I had it […]
DIY RV Solar Panel Installation
Adding a solar panel to a RV can provide convenient daily battery maintenance and can extend power available while camping away from […]
DIY Peltier Candle Powered Electric Generator
Here I show how to create some usable electricity from a candle and a peltier cooler. Materials include a candle, metal plate, […]
Repairing broken LCD screen backlight with LEDs
LCD screen backlights can often go out requiring a new inverter or CFL lamp. Replacement parts can be hard to find or […]
DIY Function (Signal) Generator
Here is my homemade function generator that can produce a square, triangle, and sign wave. This is all done with a […]
DIY IO Simulator (AI, AO, DO)
I needed to create an IO simulator for testing a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). I pieced together a useful tool to do […]
GLCD Screen Displaying Live Arduino Analogs
I used a ST7565 GLCD (Graphic Liquid Cristal Display) screen to display the live analog readings from an Arduino. Here is the […]
Dawn to Dusk Chicken Door Project
There are many advantages of having an automatic chicken coop door. The door will automatically close at night when the chickens are […]
DIY RFID Keyless Entry System
A few years ago I built a keyless entry system for my shop using a keypad, now it is time to update […]
Arduino Electronic Speed Control ESC 2 of 2
Here is my second ESC or Electronic Speed Control that I built with an Arduino Duemilanove. You can’t just hook DC up […]
Arduino Electronic Speed Control ESC 1 of 2
Here is my first ESC or Electronic Speed Control that I built with an Arduino Duemilanove. If you don’t already know, the […]