Pen solder feeder hack
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Best box joint jig ever
This box joint jig by Ed Stiles is brilliant. I’ve seen some very clever jigs involving gears but the 16 thread per …
Shop tour continues: router fence
This router fence is its second incarnation, the first being so ludicrously stupid, I never used it, but some of the wood …
Creating WordPress theme from scratch tutorial
This post is more a note to myself to remember this excellent set of tutorials by Brad Schiff. He shows the development …
Shop tour continues: Router lift
Again, not much space in the garage and certainly no place to put a dedicated router table and so I, like many …
Shop tour continues: Tool swapping
I don’t have room to mount every bench tool I have. Of course my most commonly used tool is the bench vise, but …
Shop tour: Rolling pegboard
Just thought I’d post some photos of my one-car garage workshop and my do-it-yourself woodworking creations. As you can imagine, it’s very difficult …
Deflector dish glow update
Above is the circuit I created to simulate the amber/blue deflector dish glow of a Federation starship. Although the timing isn’t perfect, I find …
Deflector dish glow
After puzzling out how to use a transistor to turn on multiple LEDs using the output from a 555 chip, I’m now …
Using transistor as switch
I’ve been asked how to flash multiple LEDs using a timing signal from a 555 timer chip. It’s a good question because it’s something I …