My new hot air rework station (Aoyue 968)
So I decided to get myself a birthday present this year for my electronics hobby. So many hobbies to fund and so little funds. Anyhow, I picked up an Aoyue 968 unit from SRA. The…
My new E-flite mCX Helicopter
So I got my early birthday gift from my parents! You guessed it, they got me a new E-flite mCX helicopter! My father and I have always been big fans of anything R/C and these…
Adafruit’s Ask an Engineer…
I stopped in last night to the live streamming “Ask an Engineer” over at the Adafruit.com website. I was quite surprised with the good questions and insight into the industry. Found out that I can’t…
How to Make Beautiful Borax Crystal Snowflakes: A Simple DIY Craft
My wife found a fantastic article on Craftzine showing how to make a neat borax snowfake. She took some of my pipe cleaners and made a small snowflake which will soak in the borax solution overnight,…
ATTiny13A Fake Fire LED PCB: Battery-Powered Candle Flicker Effect
A while back I wrote about a neat project that I had read about where a couple of LEDs and an ATTINY13 had been used to simulate the flicker flame of a candle or fire.…
Homemade Almond Biscotti Cold Process Soap: A Holiday Gift Idea
I picked up some new fragrance from Brambleberry for the Holidays as my wife and I will be giving away some soap for the holidays. One of the fragrances I was most excited to try…