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Cell Phone Li-ion Battery Tester
A two-LED tester built at Macalegin Electronics to read the charge on a cell phone battery at a glance, without reaching for a multimeter.
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Binocular Lens Holder with OpenSCAD
In preparation for the October 14, 2023 annular eclipse, I wanted to use my binoculars to get a close look at the sun during the eclipse.
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Remote Firework / Rocket Igniter
Have you ever wanted to remotely launch a model rocket or some fireworks safely? I came up with this method using an RC airplane transmitter and receiver.
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Mega Button Remote - Wireless Charger
As a simple upgrade to the Megabutton Universal Remote Mk II+ / Adaptive Universal Remote, here is a simple way to add wireless charging to almost any project.
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Mark Rober's Creative Engineering Course
Taking Mark Rober's Creative Engineering Course on studio.com, and what it revealed about the gap between engineering and content creation.
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Growing up with a Space Ship
I was looking through my photos and came across a spaceship console my dad built for us kids. I remember it being one of the coolest things ever.
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LED RGB Stars
It is nearing Christmas time again. Last year, I lived in an apartment complex that held a Christmas light decoration competition.
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Mini Iron Man Arc Reactor
This was a costume prop my brother and I made for our nephew Carter.
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LED Desk Lamp Hack
Converting a 40W incandescent desk lamp to run on a grid of eight bright white LEDs, using a salvaged transformer.
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Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset Hack
I've been using this headset with my Xbox 360 for a while, but running an extension from the end of its cable to my controller was cumbersome.
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Pinewood Derby - Propeller-Powered
A week ago my brother invited me to join him for an Anything Goes pinewood derby race. I have great memories of building these cars with my Dad and wouldn't
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3 Ways to Free Up Unnecessarily Used HDD Space on Windows 7
Hibernation reserves drive space up to the amount of memory your system has. To disable hibernation and recover that drive space, type the following command.
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Finishing My Basement
In case anyone has been wondering why I haven't been posting as much, I've been finishing my own basement for the past year and a half and counting.
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SparkFun Grocery Scanner
This one isn't one of my projects, but it was cool enough to share. My wife sent me this picture of the inside of a grocery scanner that was set up at the