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…
LP-E17 Mains adapter
In this project, I needed a mains adapter for my EOS-M3 camera. Filming videos chews up a lot of battery. Going out to do some shooting when I finally find the time and to find the battery is dead is…
Getting started with ESP-01 and WLED
I have used the ESP-01 and WLED in a lot of my projects but haven’t really had an explainer video of how to get up and running, here, hopefully is all you need to know. Here is what you need…
DIY RGB Keyboard
In this project, I make an RGB keyboard using a K-Mart “gaming” keyboard. This keyboard already has an acrylic lens to allow RGB lights to filter through the keys. There is not an LED per key just 26 in total.…
Megacharger
For my RGB trampoline project, I had the unique issue of having a dozen batteries to charge at once. This usually meant filling up the phone chargers in the house and playing merry-go-round after a few days of use. In…
PSX controlled RC car
In this project, I try to control an RC car with a Playstation 3 controller. The PlayStation 3 controller uses Bluetooth to connect to the PS3. Here we use a ESP32 to spoof this connection and then use the controls…
Horror Mirror – Scare prank mirror
In this project, I wanted to make a mirror that looked pretty normal during the day and then spring a surprise when the lights went out showing a scary image and a playing a screaming sound. Using some mirror tint,…
Pick a color lightsaber
In this project, I wanted to create a lightsaber-like light-up sword using a neopixel strip. The project would just be for static display not actually fighting with. Rather than print an entire hilt I brought a toy one which worked…
RGB Trampoline
This was my first project that involved the WLED firmware. I wanted to light up a trampoline during the night with neopixel strips and hopefully sync with music. This project kicked off a whole lot of investigating of WLED and…
