I have been trying to get my hands on a laser cutter for some time but they always seem out of reach. All the great things that can be done with a real laser cutter tickle the imagination. I feel it’s time to share my latest project – a low cost laser engraver,. The workspace […]
Pocket Laser Engraver. Continue Reading
the photo you see was taken from my first ever copter which i built in 2 hours, what i had not mentioned was my first copter used a laser cut frame i designed and produced whilst in school. This difference between this post and my other about building multirotors is this is mainly to do
How to Make an Entire Drone/Multirotor and Camera Gimbal Using Laser Cut Parts Continue Reading
Some days ago I bought a laser rangefinder (Uni-T UT390b, f.e. http://www.dx.com/de/p/uni-t-ut390b-45m-laser-dist…) to realise a simple LiDAR. The rangefinder has an accuracy of +/- 2mm and is able to measure distances up to 45m. This will be enough for my living room 😉 You’ll also need: * Arduino Mega (because of more than one Serial
Simple LiDAR Using the Laser Rangefinder Uni-T UT390b, Arduino and Turbo Pascal Continue Reading
FabScan is an open-source, do-it-yourself 3D laser scanner.It started out as a Bachelor’s thesis by Francis Engelmann, supervised by René Bohne. You can find official project here. I made my own box from MDF hood sheets and use different hardware parts.I decided to make this guide to show to you my work. All credits for Arduino
DIY Arduino 3D Laser Scanner Continue Reading
A few years ago I saw an Instructable where Groover had used a pair of DVD-RW drives to make a pocket laser engraver. Inspired by the idea, driven by the recent purchase of a full-sized 50 watt CO2 laser cutter, and roused by the launch of the Microcontroller contest I took the decision to have a crack at making my own
The MicroSlice V1 | a Tiny Arduino Laser Cutter Continue Reading
I’ve been wanting to start exploring the world of microcontrollers and programming for some time now, so I came up with this simple project which uses an app called “Blynk” to allow you to wirelessly control an Arduino board through your wifi. Now obviously the end result isn’t the most practical device you’ll ever build,
Smartphone Controlled Cat Laser Continue Reading
NanoEngineers” research group at Iowa University have been devoting efforts to use graphene and its amazing properties in their sensors and other technologies. Graphene has many extraordinary properties. It is about 100 times stronger than the strongest steel. It conducts heat and electricity efficiently and is nearly transparent. Inspired by some recent projects about using inkjet printers to print
A LASER TREATMENT TO IMPROVE PAPER ELECTRONICS Continue Reading
I’d like to share my latest project, a scanning laser microscope with you. Some words concerning the principle: The pinciple is quite simple. The laser beam is focused on the object and the reflective light is being measured with a photodiode (in my case a BPW34). To focus right the current through the focusing coil
Scanning Laser Microscope With Arduino Continue Reading
Word clocks are a cool way to tell the time. While they could have probably been built back in the 1960s with a bunch of relays and bulbs, they really only came into their own in the LED-everything era. [Vatsal Agarwal] built one of his own, showcasing his maker credentials. It’s a build that relies on
MINIMALIST WORD CLOCK DOES THINGS NEATLY Continue Reading
One of the more disappointing news stories of 2019 was the fire at the Notre Dame cathedral. Widely considered a building of great historical importance and architectural merit, it was heavily damaged and will take significant time and resources to repair. Fundamentally though, if you’re reading this, that’s probably someone else’s job. Instead, why not
A LASER CUT GINGERBREAD CATHEDRAL Continue Reading
