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[3.12.23] E-Bike to Lenovo Power Supply 
Does your CAD laptop run it's battery dry in less than 3 hrs? Do you like working off in the hills and want access to a larger king CNC |
[12.11.22] Google Drive on Debian Linux CNC 
Do you CAD in windows and CNC in Linux? This quick write up details adding a google fuse drive without having to install gnome / heavily modify your working CNC |
[12.05.22] Led Power Suppy moonlighting as a
battery charger Want ~500W of water resistant battery charging on a budget? |
[11.20.22] DIY Bike Repair Stand With
Integrated Scale
Do you have 'that bike' with the dubious derailleur that just needs some twiddling? Always wanted something to prop it up while you work on it? This write up details building a mobile bike repair arm with integrated scale |
[10.10.22]
Samsung S10e Spring
cleaning: Removing the junk in the trunk
Here's a quick guide to strip out the junk-ware that's installed on the Samsung S10e No root permissions or dubious 3rd party android apps required |
[2.20.18]
Chompers: Brushless Obstacle
Avoiding Snowblower
Reviving a recycled snowblower, adding new controls and basic thermal vision. Features long range remote control, vision system and 5+ hours of runtime! |
[9.2.17] Mountainslider:
Collapsible Electric
Mountainboard
Build log of a portable electric mountainboard that shrinks and fits as a normal overhead bag. Bring your board on an overseas flight! |
[8.1.17] 3D Print Library: Useful prints
Quick list of favorite 3d prints, links to local and thingiverse copies and some associated print time-lapses. |
[5.14.17] Roche 454 Sequencer: Camera Awakening
Waking up the Roche 454 genome sequencer, firing up the internal camera, and taking some test photos. |
[5.10.17] Led Ring
Light Adapter Bausch Stereo View 7
Download, print and SEE WITH LIGHT |
[4.26.17] Reviving An
Ancient Robot for ART
SCARA Robot arm rebuild and re-purposing for acrylic art painting. Entry into 2017, 2018 Robot Art Competition |
[9.14.16] Aluminum Boat
Upgrades Epoxy, Paint, mechanicals and actual buoyancy |
[6.30.16] 1KW Electric
Outboard Conversion  Quickly converting a 1.2hp outboard to electric-drive |
[6.26.16] Adventures of
Strawberrybot
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[6.20.16] Reverse
Engineering ARMOR X7 Tablet Battery, DOUBLE
CAPACITY
Adding cells is only half the battle, modifying the locked down BMS controller to accept new capacity is a wild ride. |
[4.30.16] GH1 Camera
Shutter Quick Fix  |
[8.22.15]
Chibi-Atomic-Thing Upgrades: Detroit 2015  |
[5.27.15] 30lb Combat
Robot: Fission Product  |
[3.27.15] Dell 3007 WFP
Repair |
[12.15.14] The Flying
Nimbus Updates: Range and Hub Bearings |
[10.29.14] The Flying
Nimbus: Balancing Skateboard |
[8.6.14]
Chibi-Atomic-Jeep: Powerwheels Racing |
[5.22.14] 3 Phase
Submersible Thruster
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[5.22.14] Testing The
Submersible Thruster
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[3.22.14] Electric
Scooter:
Tundra Upgrade
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[2.16.14] 30Lb Battlebot: Atomic
Bumble PRIME |
[12.20.13] Electric Scooter
MK-01: OFF/ON Road Adventures |
[10.4.13] 3D-PRINT-ARM: SCARA
3D
Printer UPGRADE |
[9.28.13] Motorola S305
Bluetooth headphone revival |
[4.21.13] Inverse
Panorama Camera Jig |
[12.10.12] Macbook Pro
GPU Reflow Featured on: (linked):  |
[9.28.12] Quick Guide
To Electroplating Tin On Copper Busbars |
[7.8.12] Quick Guide to
getting USB wifi card up in Ubuntu 10.04
Quick how-to guide for getting a low cost wifi card up and running in ubuntu 10.04 |
[6.14.12]
3D-PRINT-ARM: SCARA Robot Arm 3D Printer Featured on: (linked):
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[8.20.11] SHARK KITE: Low
Cost Aerial Photography |
[6.22.11] ECHO-6: Adding Coms &
Interface To Low Cost Battery Charger Upgrade Low cost multichemistry charger, adding external communications & interface to logging software |
[7.10.10] KillerCycle- Exercise Bike Game
Controller With logging
Quick weekend project,great for making indoor exercise interesting |
[3.20.10] Speed-Dyeing Printed
Circuit Boards  Featured on: |
[2.12.10] Self Re-starting Access Point Great for places that are hard to access |
[2.10.10]
UV PCB Exposure Box Super simple UV PCB exposure box |
[1.02.09] IBM 7575 Robotic Arm Upgrades |
[10.05.09] Super Quick Tap-light
Timed Fade Instructable-ized:  |
[09.03.09] Macbook g4 DIY power supply Power Supply Connector For Tight Situations |
[08.03.09] Power Supply
Upgrades
 Quick Digital Voltmeter for Legacy Power Supply. |
[07.25.09] Vari-Focal Dobsonian
Telescope |
[06.17.09] Imaging Balloon of
Science Featured on:
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[06.10.09] Quick Repair Dell LCD
PSU |
[06.08.09] ATOMO: The Electric Bike
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Dane.Kouttron
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Electrical & Electrical Power
