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Category Archives: thingaday
Thing-a-day, Day 28: Photo Wall
My parents are coming to visit so I am trying to straighten up my place. I hung some pictures on my wall for a project today… Right now, they are just taped up, but as soon as I find me … Continue reading
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Thing-a-day, Day 27: Remote Trigger for Powershot S3
Canon did not include a remote trigger option in this camera, however there are many times when I have wanted one. Recently, though, the CHDK people figured out that you can use the USB port on the camera as a … Continue reading
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Thing-a-day, Day 26: Pan/Tilt mount for Marshmallow Gun
Today I continued work on the Automatic Marshmallow gun. I tried a couple of designs, and ended up with what appears to be a pretty solid base to build on. Note that this is a work in progress. The steppers … Continue reading
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Thing-a-day, Day 25: Automatic Marshmallow Gun
Today I started work on an automatic marshmallow gun. The idea is to automate a marshmallow gun by using a can of compressed cleaning gas as a propellant, and to mount the whole thing on a pan/tilt mount so that … Continue reading
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Thing-a-day, Day 24: Fire!
I was angry with my PC today so I did what any decent geek would do: I lit it on fire! To achieve a long exposure shot on my Powershot S3, I used a recent build of the CHDK firmware … Continue reading
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Thing-a-day, Day 23: Optical encoders for the Drawing Bot
For day 23, I added optical encoders to the drawing bot that was built on day 19. I also modified the program so that it uses the Servo library, which I only recently became aware of. The encoders work like … Continue reading
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Thing-a-day, Day 22: Walking bot
I went to bed early on Friday, but this is what I had planned to have finished. I was wondering what it would look like to make a macroscale slip-stick motion robot, so here is my attempt. The bot does … Continue reading
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