Engineering Posts

18 Dec

Soft Fabrication for the Beginner

Sewing- not just for clothes anymore! (Or ever, really.)

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11 Dec

Enginursday: Favorite Tools

Examining one of the categories that occupies significant space on my workbench: wire strippers.

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4 Dec

Enginursday: Leaving the protection of the Van Allen belt

As the new Orion capsule takes flight, NASA is working to better understand what we did almost 40 years ago with the moon landings. Why have we not ventured beyond the Van Allen belt?

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27 Nov

Enginursday: Adventures in Building My Own Workbench Part 2 (Or How I Learned To Love the Triangle)

I share my designs for my new electronics workbench and go over some of the design decisions for it. I also cover what makes triangles more stable than squares.

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13 Nov

Enginursday: Solving Real-World Problems with Data.SparkFun.com

Learn how data.sparkfun.com can help you not just collect data, but also use that data to make hypothesizes, see trends, and make adjustments to a variety of systems.

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6 Nov

Finding an Enclosure for Your Project

Good ways to find unique and affordable enclosures for your projects.

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9 Oct

Enginursday: Digging into the Werkstatt

Drive the Moog Werkstatt-01 with the SparkPunk sequencer, and starting in on a MIDI-to-CV converter.

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2 Oct

Enginursday: Developing on the Edison

How will you be developing code for the Edison? Here are a few methods we're exploring!

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25 Sep

The Edison is Not a Raspberry Pi

To compare the Edison and the Raspberry Pi is to do a disservice to both.

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18 Sep

Enginursday: These Are Not the Drones You're Looking For

Sweeping legal changes are afoot that could change the hobbyist airspace for years to come. Your input can make a difference.

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