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Backing up Game Console Saves

March 27, 2020 Chris One comment

An overview of methods for retrieving savedata from various game consoles.

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EMAX TinyHawk S (Review & Modifications)

August 24, 2019 Chris One comment

I picked up an EMAX TinyHawk S micro quadcopter. I’ve had a quick play around with it, and I thought I’d share my thoughts – and a few small modifications I’ve made.

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E3D Titan Extruder – Minimum Motor Size?

August 9, 2016 Chris Leave a comment

When E3D announced their new Titan 3D printer extruder with 3:1 gearing, I was immediately curious as to how small a motor I could get away with using.

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RUMBA+ vs RAMPS: A Thermal Analysis

July 21, 2016 Chris 3 comments

I recently got my hands on a FLIR One thermal camera, and I’d been dying for the opportunity to put it to use. I also recently received the first batch of RUMBA+ boards for testing, and I realised this was the perfect opportunity to test both.

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VR GCode Viewer

June 22, 2016 Chris Leave a comment

3D Printing and Virtual Reality are two of my favourite emerging technologies. Recently I had some fun combining them!

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3D Printer Error Detection (Part 2)

May 12, 2016 Chris 5 comments

I’ve been working on an encoder-driven system for error correction for a few months now. I posted a video last month, and after a much-appreciated post by Hackaday there was quite a bit of interest – so this is a follow-up post about the project.

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3D Printer Error Detection (Part 1)

April 5, 2016 Chris 21 comments

I’ve been playing around with magnetic encoders a lot lately in the hopes of getting some sort of error-detection system up and running. I think I’ve finally made some headway on it.

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IoT Doorbell Part 3 (OpenHAB and MQTT)

January 27, 2016 Chris Leave a comment

Last time I took apart my doorbell, added an ESP8266 and connected it so it could detect when the doorbell was ringing. But how should I communicate with the ESP8266, and what should I do with this data? I decided to explore the OpenHAB home automation software and came across

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IoT Doorbell Part 2 (Feather HUZZAH / ESP8266)

January 15, 2016 Chris Leave a comment

Previously I discussed my intentions to smart-ify my doorbell – I want to know if I’ve missed a delivery while I’m out, and this seemed like a good way to go about it.

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Hyundai Sonata Radio Replacement

January 12, 2016 Chris Leave a comment

Introduction I love my 2006 Hyundai Sonata; it’s a great car. It just has one shortcoming – the radio setup is a little dated. I’d love something more modern – something that could pair with my phone, offer hands-free calling, BT streaming, and do GPS navigation. A reversing camera would

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