Testing the Speed of A Cheap RC Car
A short post about some experiments conducted to test the spurious speed claims on a cheap remote-controlled car purchased from eBay. (AAA batteries not included). […]
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Casting Lead Using a Lost-PLA Process
Do you ever wish your 3D prints had x22 times more mass? Has the lack of toxicity in your 3D prints been a source of […]
Testing Video Transmission with Various nRF24L01 modules
As eluded in the resource page about sending video wirelessly via a pair of nRF24L01 transceivers, I wanted to do some range & speed tests […]
An Exercise in Futility: Edge detection on a ST7920 128×64 LCD display
Ever since doing the successful real-time edge detection experiment using the GC9A01 display, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like on the […]
ESP32-CAM Realtime Motion Tracking: First Tests
After finding myself with a little extra time over the festive period, I decided to go back over the ESP32-CAM homebrew computer vision project after […]
Rendering 3D Graphics Using an Arduino Nano.
This started as the result of misreading the title of a Reddit post by u/Trotztd and lead to rendering 3D graphics on an Arduino. The […]
Printing TPU Filament with a Stock* Ender 3 & Bowden Tube
Sometimes the best way to learn a new thing is to use it in a new project. This little project was a short and successful […]
More Microwave Madness
Work begets work. For example; if you send an email, you’ll likely get a reply which needs actioning. Or, if you finish your work early […]
Three More Side Quests
Instead of concentrating on the proper projects, I’ve devoted my time to literature, recycling and wood working as detailed below. Taking procrastination to a new […]
Side Quest: 2 Player Space Shooter Game
Apparently I get distracted easily. This was another project that reached 85% and then sat idle for several months. Here is a write up documenting […]