Hardware, Software, CNC
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Using 3DFinder on a Sorotec machine
What is this about? One of my new addictions based on my woodworking hobby is CNCing. I use a Sorotec CL1007 machine with a QTC spindle (mainly for wood, but more and more for metal as well). Sorotec provides excellent macros for their machines when you use Eding CNC as controlling hardware (and software). The…
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SplitFlap Clock – Part I (Electronics)
Using old school split flap display as modern clock What is it Everyone knows the split flap display from old airports or train stations and the natural “flapping” sound they make when being operated. These display have long been replaced by modern ones using LCD or even TFT monitors. Some of the newer modules emulate…
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BottleBoard
Illumination of your bottle collection What is it BottleBoard is an Arduino based shelf with (in my case) 10 slots for bottles or glasses, which will be illuminated from the bottom to let them shine. The 10 lights are on 5050 / WS2812B PCBs with 8 LEDs each, daisy chained to construct one “line” of…
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DigiClock
What is it The clock is driving three VGA monitors, each of them displaying two digits from the current time. The clock is DCF77 synchronized (this is a time broadcasting station in Germany), so it always gets the right time. Hardware The clock consists of two major modules: three DuinoMite basic boards and a DCF77…
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BoomBox
What is BoomBox Some years ago I was searching for a portable music box with good sound and a lot of power, being able to be used with a battery. Unfortunately the things I found on the web were very disappointing. They were either cheap or had underwhelming sound. The ones being good were absolutely…
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Humifand
The Challenge Most of my project are build in my private “Werkstatt” which is located in the cellar of an old building. Like most of the old buildings in Cologne, the cellar was build around 1900 without any attempt to isolate it. The consequence is typically a too high humidity, especially when it was raining…