Projects
Fixes and builds from around the house — microcontrollers, sensors, and 3D-printed parts. Each one solved a real problem, more or less.
All projects (11)
Pocket Counter
I made a small little counter/stopwatch with a microcontroller and an 8-segment display. I had some microcontrollers laying around and noticed the number of pins and physical size perfectly allowed an 8-segment displa…
PCB for Washing Machine Drain Overflow
I made a microcontroller project to detect when my washing machine overflows. But I wasn't very happy with how sloppily the project box came together. A few PCB manufacturing companies advertise heavily to my favorite…
Bottle Warmer Power Fix
We had a baby Itsagirl. And we're frugal. We got a free portable bottle warmer from a friend's sister who was done having kids. Unfortunately I couldn't get it to work...
Washing Machine Drain Overflow Auto-Cutoff
It usually freezes in our town a few times a year. Sometimes for a day or two, sometimes for a week. Some of our pipes freeze if it stays cold enough for a few days. It's usually something that a space heater can fix.…
Work headset auto-pause disable
My day-job provided a Bluetooth headset. I like that it will connect to my work PC as well as my phone. So I can listen to music from my phone, and it will also pick up notifications from my pc. And auto switches to t…
Home office busy light
I work from home. So does my wife. We're both pretty respectful of each other's office space. But sometimes you're in a meeting or doing some high-concentration work where you really can't afford a distraction.
Garage Door Monitor
A door leads from my kitchen to my garage. I spend a lot of time in my garage tinkering - and going in and out of that door to the house. Unfortunately a collision occurs
Quick Switch Disc Golf Retriever Weight
I recently made a system for quickly switching my disc golf retriever accessories ). My Rogue Iron retriever seems strong and I've never had issues with it - but I have seen other retrievers break before. I wanted to…
Quick Switch Disc Golf Retriever
I play disc golf - and sometimes lose discs in the water or up in trees. I've owned a few disc retrievers and recently bought a "Max Disctance" suction cup ball. It works really well in the water, but isn't really des…
Welder wire feeder fix
My cheap Craigslist welder broke. Specifically the wire feed circuit blew. The fuse blew as well as one of the traces on the board. Here I replaced one of the traces but as I replaced traces others blew.
UV light ground wire
I bought a UV light ). I use it to activate glow-in-the-dark disc golf discs while playing night rounds. I was having some trouble with an inconsistent electrical connection and decided to poke around.