Hey all!This is another project log to update the latest developments of OWL (Just in case you forgot, we call it OWL because, well, Open Indirect Ophthalmoscope, OIO).So, since the last time I made a log, we’ve been working on--making an elegant GUI...
My Digitac pal Uwe Reisinger could not be stopped to help me with the pen for the public presentation. Lasers are way too dangerous to expose the radiation publicly. Therefore he built a penholder head which will be connected instead of the laser module....
Hardware - Keep in mind that this is not the main part of the project. It is simply an easy to make testing device for the software. Everyone and their cousin has built a little plotter out of optical drive mechanisms, so it's nothing too exciting. On...
I attached the transparency to the acrylics using spray glue. It was a hard to fit it at the first try and it ended up slightly crooked, but not too bad. The glue did make the unpainted "windows" for the displays slightly cloudy but that have to do for...
Project Log 5: 19:14 hours - Brasilia Timezone - 15 September It took me almost 3 hours to reach there, first a bus, then a metro, then walking for an 1 hour. They apologised saying "the trash was collected yesterday" (yet, they swore beforehand that...
What you see in my thesis and in my project logs is the final result. To keep it real, I decided to share with you some “action shots” taken during testing and prototyping of the different FlexSEA boards. This one doesn’t look too bad…...
I needed some star knobs for upcoming projects. You can buy a large variety at almost any hardware store but they're not cheap. A bit of Googling and Youtubing (?) showed that it was possible to make your own using only a drill press and the power of...
The boards arrived yesterday and I was anxious to get one assembled and tested. I headed over to Bozeman Makerspace where I have my office and access to the reflow oven. I was able to create a useable solder paste stencil using our K40 laser...
This project has concluded, quite successfully, and this is me taking the time for a bit of reflection before I put up the Glamour Reel. I have to say, it's a kind of a bittersweet post, this one. I've had real fun here. Yes, any number of...
3D PrintingWe had two options for creating the shell and dial for the prototype, we could 3d print them or we could model them carefully by hand. We only had 2 weeks before the deadline so we settled on 3d printing in hopes of having the parts ready...
2024 - Jan 09: Sub £200 20W laser?!SourceI noticed this a few days back when it was already a suprisingly low £204, but I was expecting the price to go up, not down. It's quite a bit larger in dimensions than the ZBAITU module, but...
The textual saga was described in the early logs of this project...The basic jist is that I built an IBM PC/XT clone, based on stuff I had laying 'round the stockpiles... The Motherboard was in a box filled with scrapped PCBs, as was an ISA card, or...
Sam Freeman 3:30 PM Simplify - I try to clean up the tools at the end of the day, even if I know I'll use it tomorrow Saveitforparts 3:30 PM I try (not always sucessfully) to put my tools and parts away before starting another project, but it doesn't...
Jasmine Brackett Last question from @Dirty Engineer - "Is it possible to add a "Thanks" button in the shared project section?"oshpark good idea... we have redesign in the worksoshpark and we'll keep that in mind.Dan Sheadel A "thanks" button is on our...
Once we had the car in our possession, it was time to strip it of unnecessary components. First on the chopping block? The engine.→InsertImageNormally removing an engine is a bit tricky, but luckily my friend has a big garage with an underground car...