The old pushbutton mounts were too large for the screen mount to fit on the pipe, but after adjusting the button's nut size to match the button shaft, the footprint shrank. I redesigned the model to be more rugged and thicker, which improved interior wire space, although I regret not positioning the mounting holes closer together.
In early October, I discovered some beautiful olive trees near my apartment and decided to soak a few pounds of olives for brining. Last year, I soaked them for two weeks, but this year I extended the soaking to 2.5 months and added baking soda to help leach out the tannins more effectively. After all that waiting, I tasted an olive and found it much better than before. I then transferred the pitted olives into jars, sealing them with a vacuum machine, with some jars containing a lot of salt and one for an attempt at salt curing.
After searching in vain for 12-bit addressable light rings, I found usable components in my old laser tag bins, including enough light rings for all my taggers and pushbuttons from an old arcade controller. I was unable to remove one button and decided to return the expensive new pushbuttons I had ordered.
I finished wiring the emitter arrays with 12-segment LED rings and infrared LEDs, salvaging old light rings and ensuring proper polarity, and labeling the wires for connection to the prototyping PCB.
I have been developing a board game and asked my wife to help with playtesting and rules editing. We geeked out together on Christmas Eve, playing and I wanted to share that lovely evening with everyone.
Amanda, Sarah, and I discussed The Muppet Christmas Carol, one of Sarah's favorite Christmas movies, which, while not perfect, effectively balanced humor and seriousness and stayed relatively faithful to the original book. Though it could have adhered more closely to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," it remains one of the best adaptations.
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
Completed projects from year 12
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| The new model, on the right, saves internal space and has more clearance for the screen mount |
In early October, I discovered some beautiful olive trees near my apartment and decided to soak a few pounds of olives for brining. Last year, I soaked them for two weeks, but this year I extended the soaking to 2.5 months and added baking soda to help leach out the tannins more effectively. After all that waiting, I tasted an olive and found it much better than before. I then transferred the pitted olives into jars, sealing them with a vacuum machine, with some jars containing a lot of salt and one for an attempt at salt curing.
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| That is a lot of olives and salt |
After searching in vain for 12-bit addressable light rings, I found usable components in my old laser tag bins, including enough light rings for all my taggers and pushbuttons from an old arcade controller. I was unable to remove one button and decided to return the expensive new pushbuttons I had ordered.
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| Usable parts from old projects |
I finished wiring the emitter arrays with 12-segment LED rings and infrared LEDs, salvaging old light rings and ensuring proper polarity, and labeling the wires for connection to the prototyping PCB.
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| Five emitter arrays |
I have been developing a board game and asked my wife to help with playtesting and rules editing. We geeked out together on Christmas Eve, playing and I wanted to share that lovely evening with everyone.
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| My wife and I |
Amanda, Sarah, and I discussed The Muppet Christmas Carol, one of Sarah's favorite Christmas movies, which, while not perfect, effectively balanced humor and seriousness and stayed relatively faithful to the original book. Though it could have adhered more closely to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," it remains one of the best adaptations.
Critical Affection: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1:13)
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
Completed projects from year 12
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
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