Pete Brown's Blog (POKE 53280,0)
Pete Brown writes on a variety of topics from XAML with the Windows Runtime (WinRT), .NET programming using C#, WPF, Microcontroller programming with .NET Microframework, .NET Gadgeteer, Windows on Devices, and even plain old C, to raising two children in the suburbs of Maryland, woodworking, CNC and generally "making physical stuff". Oh, and Pete loves retro technology, especially Commodore (C64 and C128). If the content interests you, please subscribe using the subscription link to the right of every page.
Archive for tag:
DIY
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I like to make things. Scott and I talked about it on a recent
podcast. When I was much younger, I used to build model kits
(airplanes, tanks, etc.). Later, when living on my own, I built a
lot of LEGO kits as well as model railroad stuff. I've played with
CNC, and have plans for a 3d printer. Building physical items lets
your mind exercise something slightly different from what you use
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Today, I started wiring the front panel.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wooden case, side by side. The Ultimate and Expander are together a
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Over Christmas vacation, I completed all the component mounting
on my MFOS Ultimate board.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wooden case, side ...
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In every project, there comes a part you just dread doing. It's
always the part you put off until the very end. When programming,
maybe it's that exception logging, or security interface. With most
house projects, it's painting.
With carpentry/cabinetry, well, I hate building cabinet
doors.
There. I said it. I love woodworking, but BOY do I hate doors. I
know the appropriate tricks...
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The next step was to solder yet more components to the board. I
soldered the trimmer potentiometers as well as a number of the
capacitors.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, lik...
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Phew! The resistors are all soldered. The board has a few
hundred of them, so there was quite a bit of soldering.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-m...
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In this post, I'm starting to build the front panel for my MFOS
Sound Lab Ultimate analog synthesizer.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wooden...
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In this post, I'm starting to populate the main board for my
MFOS Sound Lab Ultimate analog synthesizer.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wood...
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Over the next several months (3? 6? 10?) I'll be building what
is definitely my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS
(Music From Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wooden case, side by side. The Ultimate and Expander are together a
3 oscillator monophonic true analo...
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Today I made some more progress on the trim around the window
bench seat I built.
For reference, the wall the window is in was a blank wall when
we moved in. We had the bow window installed. I designed and built
the trim around the window, the bookcases and the bench seat all
from plywood, stock lumber, pine panels (for the seat itself) and a
little bit of trim. You can see pictures o...
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I enjoy playing with synthesizers, and I adore my C64. What
could be better than putting them together? Putting them together
yourself from a kit :)
A while back, I ordered a Sammich SID kit. I didn't have time to
complete it at the time, so it sat on the shelf. The stopping point
was when I put a transistor in backwards and had to order a
replacement and desolder the original. I orde...
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I've had an ongoing battle with mice in my Honda Pilot.
It's not that the car is filthy inside (although any little crumb
will be enough to keep a mouse happy), it's that I live in the
woods with no garage and the car is a nice shelter. Also, since I
telecommute and Melissa's Odyssey is the family car, my car often
sits a week at a time with no movement. For the most part, the mice
we h...
Published
Thursday, January 13, 2011 |
Tagged:
Honda, DIY |
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Two weeks back, on the way to speak at the .NET Valley user group up in Wilkes-Barre, PA (on Silverlight 3, of course), I realized I had an uninvited guest, or at least what was left of their home, in my 2005 Honda Pilot. (As an aside, the user group up there was just great. Jason is a great lead, It was an absolutely beautiful night, and if I could have projected the content up against a wal...
Published
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 |
Tagged:
Honda, DIY |