Printer upgrades into the modern era, with open source hardware and software.

Hardware, software and configuration files detailed inside, upgrading a behemoth of a printer running better than when it was new.

Have you ever knocked over a camera on a tripod?

What if the tripod could knock you over instead? This is a goofy tripod that uses a counterweight mass to prevent it from actually falling over.

Did your android Signal install fail and you want to restore those old chats?

Time to dig and generate a backup file from raw desktop signal files and trick android into adopting it as if nothing happened.

Does your CAD laptop run it's battery dry in less than 3 hrs?

Do you like working remotely but want more run-time?

This adapter will keep you running!

A tutorial getting google drive to work on Linux CNC

Want ~500W of water resistant battery charging on a budget?

This quick write up details re purposing a CC-CV led supply for battery charging

Do you have 'that bike' with the dubious derailleur that just needs some twiddling?

This write up details building a mobile bike repair arm with integrated scale

A quick guide to strip out the default installed sw

Installed in default builds on the Samsung S10e without needing root permissions

or dubious 3rd party android apps

A small repository of interesting 3D print models

[02.20.2018]

Documenting the Gen-1 obstacle avoiding snow robot

[9.4.2017]

DIY electric mountainboard that can be brought on a plane!

Complies with FAA regulations and checked bag volume

[5.14.2017]

Teardown of the 454-lifesciences / roche-454 sequencer

Extracting the fancy chilled camera nestled in a vacuum chamber hidden inside

[5.10.2017]

Quick adapter for the Baush & Lomb Stereo zoom 7

[04.26.2017]

The MITERS entry into the RobotArt 2017 contest

Build details the repair and revival of a scara robot and early paint testing

[06.30.2016]

A recycled pump motor and a craigslist vintage outboard

[06.26.2016]

A small converted R/C fruit carrying 'robot'

[06.20.2016]

Adding extra battery capacity and re-calibrating the onboard BMS

[04.30.2016]

Panasonic GH1 shutter repair process

[08.22.2015]

Upgrades to chibiatomic contraption!

In the weeks before the makerfaire Detroit, myself, Ciarán O Neill, Rob Reeve and Mike plotted upgrades to miters's first entry in PWRS (2014), chibiatomic jeep.

[05.27.2015]

The birth of Fission Product, combat robot for the 2015 motorama sportsman series

Fission Product was designed and fabricated during the Boston blizzard-weeks and brought to life with the help of miters comrades and a lot of on-the-fly machining.

[03.27.2015]

A quick 'upgrade' of a dell 3007 monitor to address power supply brownout due to thermal loading.

[12.15.2014]

Enjoy Nimbus MK1? The following details upgrades to the Nimbus project, to increase its load handling capability, range and night-time visibility.

[10.29.2014]

What does a recycled (heavily used) go kart tire, an action-packed three-phase servo drive and a gyro/accelerometer have in common?

A Balancing Skateboard Contraption

[08.06.2014]

At the last moment a group of miters-ians decided to build an entry for the Detroit makerfaire powerwheels racing series using whatever parts that were lying around miters.

[05.22.2014]

How much force can a submersible thruster generate?

How can you measure it without a full aquatic lab?

This page documents experimental testing of the submersible thruster MK-01

[05.22.2014]

This project documents the design and developmental testing of a high-power, sealed, submersible thruster for an upcoming hydro-project

[03.22.2014]

Upgraded front fork assembly and DIY studded tire

[03.16.2014]

Competing at Motorama 2014!

[12.20.2013]

Documentation of construction of a rather large electric scooter for 'semi-offroad' use.

[10.04.2013]

Detailed walkthrough of SCARA Robot Arm upgrades

[09.08.2013]

A quick guide to repairing Motorola S304 Headphones

[04.21.2013]

A simple printed track assembly for time-lapse photography

[12.10.2012]

Repair a mac-book with a non-happy GPU on the cheap, using low cost fairly easy to find tools

[09.28.2012]

How to plate copper bus-bars at a low cost

[07.08.2012]

Quick guide to getting low-cost wifi module up and running in ubuntu 10.04

[06.02.2012]

Industrial Robot arm converted into 3D ABS printer, using open source hardware, powered by linux cnc

[06.20.2011]

Add rs232 communications and a visual interface for Hobbyking Eco-6 Charger

[06.20.2011]

Super Simple DIY exercise bike game controller with usage logging

[03.20.2010]

Dyeing Printed circuit boards with cheap clothes dye

[02.12.2010]

Access Point running ddwrt, that is hardware reset daily, by microcontroller

[01.02.2010]

Stepper Motor And Drive controls for SCARA 7575

[10.05.2009]

Adding a timer to a taplight with 1 fet

[09.03.2009]

Quick Powerjack for sketchy macbook

[09.03.2009]

Adding digital display to legacy analog supply

[07.25.2009]

Making a telescope using plexiglass mirror material

[07.25.2009]

Taking pictures from 30,000 ft

[07.25.2009]

Fixing an lcd monitor found @ MIT

[06.20.2009]

Electric Bike made from Cruft

[12.20.2008]

Make a casette tape adapter for connecting your mp3 player to a stereo with tape deck

interfacing with an old mechanical speedometer to derrive mpg

[01.30.2008]

Exploring the reproduction of audio using a digital pwm output of a microcontroller and some basic rc filters

[12.27.2007]

Adding led eyes to a mack truck hood emblem

[11.08.2007]

Adding led eyes to a mack truck hood emblem

[10.20.2007]

Creating and testing a blast furnace made with readily available equipment (with video)

[10.20.2007]

This is a brief intro to bascom avr and how simple it is to quickly interface to an lcd and take an analog measurement

[09.27.2007]

A simple lcd projector from an overhead pj, and an old lcd monitor

[09.16.2007]

[09.03.2007]

A slide projector made from an old lens assembly and a power box.

[08.13.2007]

Ripping apart my vehicle radio to add an external input

[08.03.2007]

Determining the wiring pattern for a powertip pc1602v

[07.29.2007]

Using a microcontroller to generate b/w TV

[07.28.2007]

An instructable for swapping power mosfets on a power inverter

[07.28.2007]

Repairing a USB mini connector

[07.20.2007]

Building a cheap projector in an Ammo tin

This project is designed to measure real power consumed, and update the data to a display.

[05.02.2007]

This was my individual project for IED (intro engineering design) 2007

[04.04.2007]

This project displays "THOMAS" over the course of an 8 foot circle when spun

[01.17.2007]

[11.02.2006]

A super ridiculous mulch spinning machine. why limit your mulch to 1 rpm when it yearns for 40?

[06.12.2006]

Allelectronics.com sells an awesome graphical lcd, but alas it has no backlight.

here's how to add one.

[06.10.2006]