Part one, in a journey to upgrade an old robot. This classic 80’s robot This robot was also known as: Tandy Robie, Radio Shack Robie, Robie the Robot, Talking Robie, RS 4061, Robocom 1000, Robie Parlant, and Robocom Robot (Super).
Category:Projects
Parametric VESA Mount Fixer.
Recently I encountered a monitor that used a different mount despite being only a few digits of in model number. The monitor needed to live with the other, so I created an OpenSCAD mount to convert lower mount VESA, to central mount VESA.
Making a Train Set: Part 1 – Design and Woodwork.
Recently I have been building a train set, I will blog the progress, in six parts, highlighting how I get certain things done.
RGB Bias Lighting with Arduino (Part 1)
We are setting up an arduino with a WS2811 LED strip to do RGB based bias lighting effects.
Cheap and easy temperature controlled cabinet fan.
Cabinet cooling hack. Because good entertainment units are still not heat dissipation savvy.
I reckon my fan guard design is pretty damn neat. (Free Plans)
I needed some fan guards for my arcade machine and for a neat little entertainment centre hack. Playing around I made a fish-eye honey-comb screen that looked pretty good. The pattern has larger holes near the centre of the fan and smaller holes where it counts.
Spice Rack Plans (Woodworking)
My Spice Rack plans and effect were quite solid. As people still remark on the unit, I will share the design. DXF included.