It was hot, and the house was getting hotter. The thermostat said cooling, the target was set to 18°C, and the outdoor AC was doing absolutely nothing. The indoor temperature started around 27°C and eventually climbed to about 30°C, or 86°F. I wanted cold air, but I also wanted to understand what had failed before assuming the whole system was…
I was watching this video from Clicks when an something caught my attention. At around 4:04, they show a tool for designing LED animations. I looked at it and thought, “I could vibe-code this.” So I gave it a try! With help from AI, I pasted the print screen from that video and within minutes it created this fully functional…
Estate sales are our new family hobby. At the last one I grabbed an HP Photosmart A610 for $7, a little photo printer from 2006 that prints 4×6 directly from a memory card. Flip up screen, one cartridge, one job. I did powered it on during estate sale to make sure at least it’s working, then I search the room…
When I first started designing and assembling my own PCBs with SMD components, I invested in an optical microscope. It wasn’t cheap ~$700 but it was worth every penny. (There’s one detail I wish I had known before buying it, but that’s a story for another day.) I’ve used this scope for years, but recently I came across a video…
Before we start, check out the 21-second homemade commercial I created to showcase a toy concept I designed. I’m really proud of this one, we got green screen, real flight and 3D animation (done in Solidworks). It took a lot of planning and effort, but it was worth it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e52JjScBScQ How It All Started This story begins during my time…
My wife and I made a pretty drastic move, we packed up the whole family and left Canada for Silicon Valley. Why? I landed a job in what many consider the mecca of engineering. I work in aviation, designing, building, and debugging manufacturing machines that test equipment before it goes on an airplane. It’s a blast. Every project is different,…
If you use SolidWorks and 3D print with Bambu Studio or PrusaSlicer, this tip will save you a ton of time! This guide will walk you through creating a macro that exports your active SolidWorks part as a STEP file and automatically opens it in Bambu Studio with one click. I’ll also share another macro that generates both STEP and…
This weekend at the park I notice the table wasn’t straight. It was simply a screw that came loose. I didn’t have the correct screwdriver bit on my knife but turns out the other side which is 1/4” hex bits was the correct size! I can now eat my sandwich in peace.
As I setup my wordpress blog, I start to find problem that are like déjà vu. Everytime you add an image in a blog post, by default its not clickable. You can not click it to see it bigger. I have to manually do it for every picture. This is how you have to do it I always forget to…
My daughter ask for help when her nail polish machine stop working. The UV curing led was turning off really fast. I thought it was my USB powerbank turning off until I turn it over and notice the USB cable was plug but wobbling in place. I unplug the USB and lost the USB inside the device. Took it apart…