Featured Posts

Here are some featured posts from throughout my website.  Click through for more details and images or videos.  More pages and projects can be found in the Expertise and Billboard sections of the site.  If you have any comments, you can leave them on the pages, or contact me with this form.


 

GoPro HD Hero2 Remote Control

Posted by bi3nary on January 29, 2012

Hacking together an IR remote control for the GoPro HD Hero2 camera.

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Addressable RGB LED Strip

Posted by bi3nary on December 20, 2011

This strip has individually controllable RGB LEDs which can display any color in any sequence programmed.  I want to use these everywhere.

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Adept Laser Robots

Posted by bi3nary on October 2, 2011

10/2/2011 Update:  Laser firing video added below.

This work cell includes 3 Adept robots.  The middle one for positioning, and the 2 side ones for lasers.  I just figured out getting the 3 robots attached and working independently from the same controller.

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Adept Laser Robots

Posted by bi3nary on October 2, 2011

10/2/2011 Update:  Laser firing video added below.

This work cell includes 3 Adept robots.  The middle one for positioning, and the 2 side ones for lasers.  I just figured out getting the 3 robots attached and working independently from the same controller.

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Acoustic to Electric Drum Conversion

Posted by bi3nary on September 26, 2011

A nice bar conversation with a drummer last week put me on to the ability to convert my acoustic drums to electric.  I already had an electric kit, which I hate playing because the pads make so much noise.  Some fiberglass screen, some dental floss (a.k.a. "fencing thread"), and a set of piezo triggers comes out like this.  It's very quiet and the triggers pick up everything.  One down, four to go.

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Tug Irene Anchor Check

Posted by bi3nary on September 16, 2011

When my friend bought a diesel powered tugboat, Tug Irene, I somehow became a Chief Engineer on a diesel powered tugboat.  There's so much great engineering/maintenance in a working tugboat.  Here's our first time dropping the anchor.

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Outboard Shaft Puller

Posted by bi3nary on August 29, 2011

I designed and machined this shaft puller for my friend's outboard motor, after a day of trying everything else.

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Birthday Box

Posted by bi3nary on December 14, 2010

I was going to give an Arduino to a friend for his birthday.  Then I figured I'd just package it in the pretty red Sparkfun box.  Then I thought I'd make it into a project.