Before I start, I know that many people may think it’s unnecessary to have a spring coiling tool. You could use a lathe, buy premade springs for pennies, or even have custom springs made for fractions of a penny. HOWEVER, I have always loved the way spring coiling machines can accomplish what standard machine shop…
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Train engine and track
I built this for my daughter to ride around the backyard. Its about 1:9 scale with the tracks 6.25″ apart. It uses a 700w 900kv motor direct driving one of the wheels. The track is made of .5″ square steel tubing with a .0625 wall thickness and the ties are 1×2 wood. It can tow…
Struggling with memory a “bit”
It’s March 20th 2023, I finally got around to soldering a PCB for the cable tester project. This was the first rev E board and was intended to be placed with the in progress pick and place machine but I broke the camera last week so I finished the parts by hand and reflowed it…
Wire Tester
A wire/cable tester to make repeat cables and check continuity. RevC and up has RJ45 connections to make custom test cables easy and has pull-down resistors on pins to be able to check for connections on its own side in addition to across. Both buttons are held to save the configuration and will display a…
Power Tapper
A high torque electronic motor positioned perpendicular to a base plate for the propose of tapping holes. The motor is buoyant and free floating so as to be able to feed itself into and out of a hole when tapping it will stay perpendicular to the base plate but allow X and Y linear changes…
Nova
A wireless long range single channel radio for manually deploying a drone parachute. I designed this radio to have a long lasting rechargeable battery, have a quick double tap deployment and, simplistic small exterior.
Mayday
Automated drone parachute deployment system. Detects if a drone is free falling or tumbling and deploys a parachute.
Semi-Automated Wire Cutter
A semi-automatic wire dispensing tool to cut and straiten specific lengths of wire. The tool takes 8-12 volts in, has a button to dispense a length of wire and Bluetooth control for setting length and speed.
HBS-346
A horizontal band saw restoration. Made in Taiwan in 1978, 4×6 band saw with 3/4HP motor. brand CI? Seems similar to duracraft 4×6 band saw. Worm is in good shape, gear is in bad shape and has been worn down, by the looks of it from years without grease. The paint is in very good…
Grain Mill
A hand crank grain mill converted to use a stepper motor. 3d printed hopper, motor mount and gears. Gears are attached to setscrew collars. nema23 motor. 24v laptop power supply with a 5 volt linear regulator to power the Arduino nano.