Makers – Page 2 – Geronimo/370

HAM-gadget (3) – connected the GPS

Posted on2021-10-242021-10-24

Finally got it to work After much fiddling and trying out different libraries I finally had a bright moment and reverted back to the library that has been specifically made for this GPS module by Velleman… Duh… prototype, software version 0.5 That worked, also after some tweaking of the wires… Read the rest

HAM-gadget (2) – new Arduino board

Posted on2021-10-232021-10-23

Arduino board left and center, GPS module on the right, GPS antenna on top Today some new stuff arrived. First of all the new Arduino RP2040 Connect board, a Wifi capable board with a much smaller form factor then the Uno clone I had before. Second came in the GPS… Read the rest

HAM-gadget (1) – building a shack gadget

Posted on2021-10-222021-10-23

Today I worked on version 0.1 of my new project. It’s in the prototype stage as you can see in the picture below. For this test it’s an Arduino Uno (clone by Velleman), two DS18B20 temperature sensors and two 20 x 4 displays. This version is for setting up the… Read the rest

Silencing my signal generator (2)

Posted on2021-04-182021-04-18

A while ago I lowered the voltage of the fan in my to silence my signal generator. It was better, but over time I still found it rather noisy. So today I came up with a simple solution to silence it some more. Floorboard insulation I took a small piece… Read the rest

Silencing my signal generator

Posted on2020-08-302021-04-18

Waveform generator My RIGOL DG1022Z waveform generator made a lot of noise when I first switched it on. There’s a little fan in there, operating on 12 Volts. Having opened up the device, I took out the fan and tried to operate it on 9 Volts. That still worked adequately,… Read the rest

Workbench, finally done!

Posted on2019-11-09

This afternoon, I finally could put the workbench on its feet (wheels). Here it is, in my workshop: I am one happy woodworker! Other side, bench vise on the left Second vise on the right, with spring-clamps… Read the rest

Workbench cross beam

Posted on2019-11-09

To reinforce the wheel sets some more, I mounted a cross beam over the lowest parts of the wheel sets.… Read the rest

Workbench wheelset reinforcement

Posted on2019-11-09

Today I reinforced the wheelsets for my workbench. Two small pieces of 12mm plywood to make them a little more sturdy. Wheelsets reinforced Next and last will be a cross beam between the two wheelsets.… Read the rest

Workbench reinforcement

Posted on2019-11-08

This time I decided to reinforce the workbench before I put it on its feet (wheels). First I attached sheets of 12mm plywood to the back and the sides to prevent the parallelogram distortion that wrecked it last time. Back sideleft sideright side Next I will reinforce the wheel assemblies…… Read the rest

Workbench again

Posted on2019-11-062019-11-06

Due to the breakdown the first time, I had to re-assemble the under frame. After scraping of the old glue and sanding it down to the wood, I re-assembled one wheel set. Since I do not have large enough clamps, I used a ‘jijnblok’ to press them together. (‘jijnblok’ is… Read the rest

Workbench

Posted on2019-11-062019-11-06

I decided it was time for a new workbench. After some searching I chose the furniture makers workbench Premium 1, made by Ramia in Tsjechie. In the Netherlands they are sold by “Restoration company Van Zaltbommel“. Picture from their website My own build process I made pictures during my building… Read the rest

Stanley bench plane #4

Posted on2019-10-212019-10-21

Today, I got an early birthday present from my darling wife. It’s a Stanley bench plane #4. What a hefty tool this is, I’m eager to try it out… The planeThe box… Read the rest

Honoring a giant

Posted on2019-01-012019-03-23

Larry Roberts (✝) Today, I would like to remember a pioneer, an internet giant, who passed away on December 26, Larry Roberts. He was the project manager of the ARPA net project, which was the precursor to the internet. He might not be the most well known person in this… Read the rest

‘Datacenter’

Posted on2018-12-142019-03-23

Today I built my ‘datacenter’… Three Raspberry Pi’s that will form a stack of ‘power’ to run System/370 Operating Systems… For a full photo report see this link. Datacenter connected… Read the rest

PC to bench power supply

Posted on2018-11-30

PC to bench power supply This post describes how I made a power supply for my workbench. It delivers 3,3V, 5V, 12V and -12V. Do these voltages sound familiar to you? Read on… Power supply Color chart Connections Indicators Labels Power BOB … Read the rest