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Turn an old Computer into a Local Fileserver (Mostly Graphical Setup)
We’re running out of space. With photos, astrophotography files, and music recordings and work and just life stuff; we are running low on hard drive space. Over the years we’ve bought a few external...
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Loom and Guitar or Ukulele Strap Weaving
I became fascinated recently while browsing pinterest by examples by different weaving techniques. I began researching one method in particular called card weaving or Tablet weaving. Evidence shows it...
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Building a Zen Meditation or Seiza Bench for better Posture at my Desk
I used to have a standing desk for years, but since we moved, I haven’t found a similar solution. My posture is suffering because of it. I discovered that by resting on my knees at my computer desk,...
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Ukulele Repair
A few months ago, Jess accidently stepped on one of the ukuleles neck and broke the neck in two. Here you can see the break. It broke at the splice that was already in the neck. The fretboard came off...
View ArticleBasic setup for all Raspberrypi projects
This is a starting point that I do on every one of my raspberry pi projects. You can branch off from this point to any number of projects. I used to like a screen and keyboard/mouse interface, but this...
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Milling a Dollhouse Design from Etsy
For our daughter’s birthday, we noticed how much she seems to enjoy dollhouses so we decided to build one for her. She has plenty of dolls she could use with one, by she doesn’t have the house itself....
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How to export to a CNC from KiCAD and Fab Mods
So, while working on a new board design I decided to learn KiCAD a bit more. I’ve detailed the board design and files in an upcoming post so keep an eye out for that one. Here’s I’m just documenting...
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SAMD11C Multi-use board
I finally got a chance to play with the SAMD11C chips FabAcademy has been recommending for a while. I also wanted to learn to use KiCAD a bit more so I made a multi-use board with the SAMD11C which can...
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Setting OBS to Start and Stop Recording Automatically
(Video at the end…) OBS is a great tool for capturing screencasts for classes and such. I also use it sometimes to capture zoom and webex chats when I want the entire screen recorded full-sized. (By...
View ArticleUsing VSCode and Mkdocs to make a static website
For FabAcademy, students have to post each of their assignments on a website. The website must be a static HTML site hosted on Gitlab (though this method works for github too). There are a lot of ways...
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