Category: Projects
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Filtered Cat Fountain
We recently purchased one of those cheap cat fountains with the disposable filters and I felt like it had some room for improvement. The main issue is that the little filters that come with almost all of these fountains need to be replaced every 1-2 weeks, which is not only wasteful but buying these often…
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Detached Office Build
Finally! After nearly a year of working on it, our new shed/office is complete. I started building the shed at the beginning of April last year and finished it during the first week of January. While there were several frustrating and difficult moments, overall the whole process was an incredible journey where I learned many…
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Office Lighting Upgrade
About a week ago I started working on a project to improve the lighting in our office. Neither of us are particularly fond of ceiling lights and our office didn’t have appropriate corner for a floor lamp so something else had to be done. We had been using a shop light mounted to the inside…
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Zigbee Deadbolt Sensors
So my wife and I just bought a new house a few months ago and I’ve completely fallen into the ever-expanding abyss of IoT and Smart Home devices. We lovingly describe our home as “IoT-core”. As of this post our Home Assistant environment includes 24 automations, a combined 41 lights and switches, and 236 sensor…
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Rotocasting Snoms
I made my first sale! I’ve been making these rotocast resin Snoms recently and I just sold a pair on Etsy. It’s a great feeling after spending so much time working on a process and a craft to finally have it pay off. Check out Snom here!
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Recent Project Dump
Here’s a quick project dump of some things I’ve made or been working on recently (that I remembered to photograph). I didn’t want this blog to slowly become “Look what I’ve 3D printed/baked today!”, so most of that small stuff is just going to be left out. I’m also working on a github page where…
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New House
I bought a pretty neat house.
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Meat Curing Chamber Part 1
I’ve been interest in curing and dry-aging meats for a while, but until I saw a recipe for duck prosciutto that could be prepared in a household fridge I had never considered the possibility of curing meat in my apartment. I’ve got a separate post in the works for the specifics of curing meat, but…
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8Bitdo Zero Battery Mod
Sometimes the battery that comes with an item just isn’t big enough. For example, the 8Bitdo Zero mini bluetooth controller; this controller can be found easily for around $7 and works great with pretty much anything. The problem is that the included 180mAh battery always seems to die at the most inopportune moments. Why not…
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Post-processing 3D prints
Most of the objects I have printed so far have served some sort of practical purpose–tools, modifications, or upgrades. I’ve printed a few smaller, “fun” objects for calibration, but nothing really to just keep on my desk and admire. This weekend I tinkered with some print settings and tried my hand at post-processing a few…