Defender Cocktail table gives new life to an old laptop
1 February 2023The background During a clean-out of my shed, I stumbled upon an old, discarded Dell laptop. Despite its inability to properly boot up, I saw potential in the device. I had always dreamed of owning an arcade machine that could play Defender, a classic game I used to play at the skating rink in my youth. For just 20 cents per game, I eagerly spent my allowance on it, but I never quite mastered the game. The arcade machine was unique in its design, featuring a cocktail table instead of the typical upright structure. I had learned about MAME, an…
Waterproofing WLED
I started out my Youtube channel with a video about WLED. Well, it was actually about a Larson scanner cap but in earnest, my videos were about WLED. The main reason being my boys wanted some sort of lighting on…
Low polygon WLED Neopixel cement lamp completed
It took up to the wire but the lamp was completed on the 4th of December with the competition closing on the 5th. It was pretty tricky trying to get a good photo of the lamp as my camera exposure…
Low polygon WLED Neopixel cement lamp
Instructables has a lamp competition on at the moment (probably ended by now). I am going to make a lamp from an STL found on Thingiverse. I will convert the STL to a mold using fusion 360. Cast cement in…
Block bypass
A behind-the-build video will be available soon. In the meantime please enjoy the video below.
Remote cat door lock
I will be publishing a build guide through the usual channels soon. For now please enjoy the video above.
Sensing spider
Halloween is coming and spiders are perfect for creating a good scare. This project can be either 3D printed or made from wood. A great and challenging introduction to Arduino that demonstrates a practical use of multiple inputs and outputs.…
ESP3D config file.
Here is the configuration settings I used for an ESP32CAM Cut and paste this in your configuration.h if you are facing issues.
Doc Brown Inspired sunglasses
Check the show notes for the STL and SVG Photos below
Can you Wifi a 3D printer?
I was wondering if it was possible to Wifi my 3D printer. At the moment I need to either use an SD card or plug it into the front of my printer with a USB cord. These are two mechanical…
Filament Friend
I was after an easy way to check if my 3D printer was out of filament. You can get filament sensors that detect the filament is missing (run out) but if the filament has broken after the sensor you would…
