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Why did I wait so long to toast my boards?

I’ve recently redesigned my Retro WiFi Radio project to include some “extra” functionality and the design requirements required some tiny spacing of the components in addition to some tiny SMD parts. While I’m all for hand soldering SMD when needed,… Continue Reading →

Tasty Home Medicine

Today, I decided I would try my hand at a simple Irish home medicine that turned into a popular soft drink. GINGER ALE! Ginger ale was used some time ago to treat anything that ailed you but now thanks to John McLaughlin, it’s more commonly associated with a refreshing soft drink.

1938 RCA 96T Radio

I finally received my vintage radio today. I had purchased it as a “non-working” radio and really only wanted the wood case for one of my other projects which I will talk about later when I get it completed. Anyhow, I… Continue Reading →

Paracord Dog Collars

Man’s best friend is a saying that couldn’t be any truer than it is in my house! Recently, Rox, the monarch of our pack had bladder surgery to remove some stones. Poor guy has had a rough time recovering so… Continue Reading →

A Borax Snowflake?

  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, the end result being… Continue Reading →

ATTINY13A Automated Dog Stairs

  So I finally got my next shipment of PCB boards from BatchPCB.com. The boards were perfect, not one mfg issue (I suspect this is mostly thanks to what I learned from SparkFun.com). It’s fantastically rewarding to see your ideas… Continue Reading →

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