Projects
Keep Calm and Make Useless Things
Three years ago in April of 2018, maker and YouTuber Simone Giertz gave her own Ted Talk. It was titled “Why You Should Make Useless Things”, and it was about Simone’s own journey growing up Read more…
Projects
Split-Flap YouTube Subscriber Counter
In last month’s article, I built my own DIY split-flap display. Although the display is amazing and can show just about anything, when I started the split-flap project I had just one goal in mind: Read more…
Projects
Building DIY Split-Flap Displays
It’s incredible how far display technology has come. Nowadays LED walls are found at every major concert venue, flat panel televisions are ubiquitous, and everyone has a high resolution, full color LCD display in their Read more…
Projects
3D Printed Light Stand PSU Mount
For my latest project I needed to film some footage in front of a greenscreen so I purchased some additional lighting: a pair of Neewer 660 LED video lights. These lights are a great budget Read more…
Custom Controllers
Modifying an RC Controller to Play Forza Horizon
I’ve always been fascinated by RC cars. The dynamics, the engineering, the speed… all wrapped up in a package that you can hold in one hand. Almost more than the cars themselves I’ve always loved Read more…
Tutorials
How to Use an RC Controller with an Arduino
Whether you’re modifying a remote controlled vehicle or creating something completely new, Arduino boards are a great way to expand the functionality of your RC receiver. Adding a microcontroller lets you program complex logic functions, Read more…