Building a small flat iron attachment for a soldering iron.
Here’s how I made it.
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Manfrotto 323 vs. ebay clone
I got both a genuine Manfrotto 323 and the 12$ ebay clone and took some pictures for you to compare. The Manfrotto one looks more valuable. The release lever of the clone is a bit loose bit holds the plates in very well. The Manfrotto plates fit the clone very well too.
I think the clone is good enough for what I’m doing with it so I will stick with it.
How to figure out the pin out of an AV cable.
I needed to make an AV-Cable for a monitor but the vendor did not supply an appropriate cable so I had to make my own cable.
Continue reading How to figure out the pin out of an AV cable.
Lasercut seasons decoration: tree
I modified my Olympus Pen E-PL1 to take Infrared pictures.
A little info on what this means and some example pictures
Comparison of an Infrared picture vs. a RGB picture on the basis of a phtograph of Vienna by night. Pay attention to the fog in the distance. (Drag the vertical bar to compare the photos)
Continue reading I modified my Olympus Pen E-PL1 to take Infrared pictures.
Tinkering time: moving heads
I just bought 4 old moving heads. I paid €30 for all four :-D
Gluing Acrylic (PMMA) With Acrifix 1r 0192
Recently I glued together some laser cut pieces of Acrylic with patchy results. The bonding was good but the Acrylic cracked. Hundreds of tiny cracks all along the cut edge.
So, what does one dot o prevent this?
NES gamepad dimensions & pictures
I am working on modifying a NES gamepad. I took me some time to take the dimensions of the PCB and the keepout area where the mounts are in the controller. I’m posting the dimensions here so maybe it saves you some time.
And remember, the dimensions are not guaranteed to be correct. If you find a mistake, drop me a note.
Reproduction column stand in use
The column stand in use. The camera shutter is triggered with the foot pedal.
