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An InkShield ticker-tape machine
While I was making the InkShield I thought of a very interesting project that it would be perfect for, a ticker-tape style printer. The reason this is so nice is that a ticker-tape machine has a fixed...
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Fiber-optic Christmas tree RGB LED upgrade
Just before Christmas my mother asked me about fixing an old fiber-optic Christmas tree that she had. I opened it up to discover that the color wheel had already been replaced with a mirror, a 12v 20W...
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LCD/SD card backpack
I still had some parts in my breadboards from a prior project and was hesitant to take apart the SD card and LCD display portion. These two things are very useful items to have easy access to and both...
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Solder fume filter
As I have been doing more electronics projects I felt I needed a filter for the solder fumes. Aster some online research into DIY filters I came up with a prototype using a 80x25mm PC fan and some...
View ArticleA “real-life” InkShield project request
I recently had someone contact me requesting some assistance with a project: Would you or one of your customers be interested in selling an assembled tested kit with the following customization? My...
View ArticleThe Textspresso machine
I recently received an email from Kelsey at ZipWhip describing their recent project the Textspresso machine. This is using one of my InkShields and an ink head loaded with edible ink. It’s a cleaned...
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EL wire graduation dress
My sister wanted me to make her graduation dress. When talking about it I asked if she would like it to light up. After the initial “How would that work?” question and looking at pictures of EL wire...
View ArticleWrapduino – a wire wrap Arduino clone
I just launched the debut project from my new company, Nerd Creation Lab, on Ingiegogo. I hope you check it out and are able support it. Summary This project was inspired in part by my late grandfather...
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