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Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case

21 January, 2022 wrightmac Art, audio, Design, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, Raspberry Pi, woodworking

I recently put together a Raspberry Pi media player with a 2.5″ hard disk to go with it. Just the Geekworm board and Pi look a little lonely and not very aesthetically pleasing. I was looking for a case, but … the rest of the story. . . “Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case”

Yikes!

30 October, 2019 wrightmac Christmas, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, Project

Where did the time fly? I turned around for a second and The leaves turned colors, it got cold, and now suddenly it is Halloween. Then the year is down hill from here. There is still a lot to get … the rest of the story. . . “Yikes!”

B.A.M. Update – It Lives!

11 September, 2019 wrightmac Arduino IDE, Art, Geometry, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, software

The past couple of nights I have been working towards having the BAM, a pintograph, up and drawing. Last night was the night; mostly.

I did run into one issue. The motor was not responding to control via the L293D, … the rest of the story. . . “B.A.M. Update – It Lives!”

B.A.M. update to the update

10 September, 2019 wrightmac Arduino, Arduino IDE, Art, Binary Art, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, Project, software

This is a quick update to the hardware for the BigArtMess (BAM). I was going to give it a little classier name, but I like it.

I was a stumped for a couple of days as what to use for … the rest of the story. . . “B.A.M. update to the update”

ItsyBitsy Time, Date, and Temp

17 July, 2019 wrightmac hardware, In Progress, ItsyBitsy M4 Express, LED, Mu-editor, partsBin, Project

ItsyBitsy: Simple Time, Date, and Temp
I am stewing over a clock project. It has been on my bucket list of projects to complete. I have made a couple in the past, but simple and using 7-segment displays. I have … the rest of the story. . . “ItsyBitsy Time, Date, and Temp”

ItsyBitsy JoyDraw

6 July, 2019 wrightmac Art, hardware, ItsyBitsy M4 Express, partsBin, software, Uncategorized

I have been playing around with the Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express and CircuitPython. Tonight I was digging through my box of attachments to see what I could learn about. A joystick. Well that sounds like fun. All I have with … the rest of the story. . . “ItsyBitsy JoyDraw”

SweetPea’s Pretty Blinking Lights, The Beginning

22 June, 2019 wrightmac Arduino IDE, ESP8266, hardware, In Progress, KiCAD, partsBin, PCB, Project

Here is the latest project (shinny penny) that caught my eye. I have been working through this one there seems to be a new idea at each step.

Idea and planning:
My daughter wanted some colored blinking lights for her … the rest of the story. . . “SweetPea’s Pretty Blinking Lights, The Beginning”

Spare parts Pipe Lamp

27 March, 2017 wrightmac Design, partsBin, Project

Recently I had to replace the hot water heater in our house. Thankfully it was a slow leak from the bottom so major catastrophe. While I was working on it I kept looking around at the pile of parts I … the rest of the story. . . “Spare parts Pipe Lamp”

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