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Shutter Speed Tester With Arduino

If you’re into film photography, you probably have some mechanical shutter cameras. As these cameras age the mechanisms get sticky and this can affect shutter speeds. It’s good to know if your shutter speeds are accurate and this device is … Continue reading

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VW EuroVan Transmission Emulator. Eliminate CEL.

I own a 2003 EuroVan. It’s a great van but it has one major weak point. The 01M or 01P automatic transmission. This transmission is known to fail around 190K miles. Symptoms are hard shifting, a clunk when engaging reverse, … Continue reading

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3D Printed Rigid Heddle Loom

My wife Lisa and I recently got into weaving and wanted a larger heddle loom than the small one I bought her for Christmas. After a search on Thingiverse I found this excellent design from user ten16. It utilizes 3D … Continue reading

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I made a CyborgCam for Maker Faire

I’m going to Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 this week to give a Hackaweek presentation on Sunday May 19th. https://makerfaire.com/maker/entry/70092/ I’ll be walking around all day Saturday wearing this CuyborgCam that I’ve hacked together. Hope to see you there!

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Audio Man Is Finished!

After investing about 30 hours total time into this project I’m happy to say that it’s done and I’m really pleased with the outcome. Everything works and it looks awesome! As I  mentioned in a previous post, this build is … Continue reading

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