Author Archives: Dino

About Dino

Self taught electronics and hardware hacker.

2007 Yamaha Virago Carburetor Repair

Well here we are back to the weekly projects! The down time was a good opportunity to regroup and dream up new projects ideas for the coming year. My girlfriend Lisa has a 2007 Yamaha Virago that had a problem … Continue reading

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Mini Maker Faire Burlington, NC

Hello! After a few weeks away from the blog I’m back with a video of the Mini Maker Faire here in Burlington, NC. Bennett and Jessica Harris did an excellent job of organizing this first time event. I had a … Continue reading

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The Year In BLOOPERS!!

Here it is… the bloopers!! Lisa and I spent several hours going through all the video clips from the last year! It was no easy task but it was fun, we had some great laughs and we hope you will … Continue reading

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Laser Oscillograph

Here we are at hack #52! Can you believe it? One year ago I dedicated my self to the production of one hack per week for a year and I’ve done it! I even moved twice in that time frame … Continue reading

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Compost Bin Made From Pallets

Wood pallets are all over the place and can be easily turned into all kinds of things. They’re very well suited to being used to build a compost bin, which came be done in less than an hour. You’ll need … Continue reading

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