Monthly Archives: August 2014

How To Make Bread At Home

I spent part of this weekend teaching a small group of folks about transistors with the kits I made in last week’s video. So today I took it easy and decided to make some home made bread and share the … Continue reading

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Single transistor touch switch built as a classroom teaching project

I was approached by my local maker space, Moore Makers, and asked if I wanted to do a talk or teach a class. I enthusiastically said yes! I offered to put together some kits to build a simple single transistor … Continue reading

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1973 Honda CB750 Cafe Racer Build Episode 7 – Front Fork Assembly

I received more parts this week from House Of Honda. I really love these guys as a parts source for the early Honda bikes. They have all the factory parts diagrams making it really easy to find the parts you … Continue reading

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All About Pulse Width Modulation

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a very useful technique to control and modulate a device electronically. An example would be controlling the speed of an electric motor. One way to do this is through the use of a potentiometer to … Continue reading

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