Tools Hack Daily: September 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

Poly Keyboard #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Every key of this keyboard is an oled screen for ultimate customization. The idea is to make it polylingual but really the only limit is your imagination. Thomas Poll lays out the whole project over on Ko-fi with many posts and updates. In the recent post Comparing With Existing Projects he does a great job going through the current market for customizable keyboards. It is worth checking out on its own!

You can also see details on Github and Twitter

The keyboard that speaks any language with OLED displays in its keycaps =) In my posts you can find references to my project on github, just be aware that these are not always up-to-date. Once reaching a more ‘production ready’ state I’ll tidy up a bit.

See more! You can also checkout the write up from hackster.io

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NEW GUIDE: CircuitPython Trombone Champ Controller #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit @BlitzCityDIY

A new guide today in the Adafruit Learning System: CircuitPython Trombone Champ Controller

In this project, you’ll build a custom 3D printed trombone controller for the game Trombone Champ. An Adafruit QT Py RP2040 running CircuitPython code conducts an arcade button and NeoSlider to melodiously play through the game’s unique controls.

This project will show you how to use hardware as HID inputs for gaming with CircuitPython.

See this guide now >>>

Multispectral Imaging with Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

[elad orbach] has built a rig that uses a Raspberry Pi for multispectral imagine. Here’s the project from hackaday:

The project is built inside a dark box which keeps outside light from polluting the results. A camera is mounted at the top to image specimens installed below, which the Pi uses to take photos under various lighting conditions. The build relies on a wide variety of colored LEDs for clean, accurate light output for accurate imaging purposes. The LEDs are all installed on a large aluminium heatsink, and can be turned on and off via the Raspberry Pi to capture images with various different illumination settings. A sheath is placed around the camera to ensure only light reflected from the specimen reaches the camera, cutting out bleed from the LEDs themselves.

See project!

Vintage NEC ‘286 computer revived with Raspberry Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi @hacksterio

To resurrect their broken vintage NEC ProSpeed laptop, babtras added a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B single-board computer and a modern LCD screen. Sometimes old components fail beyond repair and replacements are unavailable or prohibitively expensive. In such cases, it is worth reviving a vintage computer using modern hardware. That’s what Redditor babtras did by putting a Raspberry Pi into an ‘80s NEC ProSpeed 286.

A Raspberry Pi 4 Model B single-board computer was used – it is compact enough to fit easily inside of the case. The original keyboard had a PS/2 connection, so babtras was able to use a cheap PS/2-to-USB adapter with some jumpers in the keyboard’s ribbon cable connector. Instead of putting in a battery, babtras decided to stick to with the ProSpeed’s original power supply. Its hard drive connector provides both 5V and 12V, which is perfect for this project. The 5V rail powers the Raspberry Pi, while the 12V rail powers the LCD panel. To make the USB ports accessible, babtras fabricated a custom panel that fits onto the back of the machine for panel-mount USB extensions.

Babtras replaced the original LCD panel with something new. The new LCD panel fit into the same space as the original with a custom-fabricated Plexiglass frame. The panel came with a controller board with various connections, including HDMI.

Check out the full details of this build on Hackster.io and Reddit.

Ender 2 V2 Glue Stick Dispenser #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Shared by Emartyak on Thingiverse:

I bought a box of glue sticks and got tired of having a box on my desk. I couldn’t find an existing dispenser, just single stick holders. I decided to design my own holder.

This was my first real design. It holds 9 sticks. I modified the model after printing out my first version to add a cutout to easily remove the glue stick. I cut this out manually on my build.

Download the files and learn more

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

Endangered Animal Detector @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

KXpSHEnEbT blob

Awesome project from user Pbrown up on Hackster.io!

The concept is to position a grid of small. unobtrusive small image classification sensors across a nature reserve to monitor the existence and travel of native animals, recording their number, species, and even direction of travel. Powered by small solar panels and batteries, using a lora network to send the information over long distances not normally covered by cellular or wifi networks.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

New Video! DIY MP3 Player Walkperson

Hey folks, we put together a fun video showcasing some of the features in the MP3 Player Walkperson project. Filming on location, we brought ours to Epcot in Disney World. Big shout out to John Park and Tod Kurt for putting together the code.

Learn Guide
https://learn.adafruit.com/walkmp3rson-personal-mp3-tape-player

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!

Zelda Deku Mask #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week:

Wearable Deku Mask
By Valil Gentlebreeze
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5454052
CR10S Pro V2
Wood PLA
27hr 22mins
X:241 Y:212 Z:101mm
.2mm layer / .4mm nozzle
6% Infill / 1mm retract
210C / 60C
204g
60mm/s

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Hat Snapback holes for stitching on #3DThursday #3DPrinting

ItsJollyRoger shares:

added holes for stitching these on

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5429462

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Gibson Custom Headstock iPhone Stand #3DThursday #3DPrinting

anthonyvdlr shares:

Gibson Custom phone stand that can have a headstock glued in place as a cool looking back support

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5429689

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Drum Tuning Key Extension #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Findusdwarf shares:

Here I have 2 slightly different versions of a drum tuning key extension.
You can use them to extend simple tuning keys so that you can turn them more easily with your fingers and thus turn the clamping screws in and out more quickly – without a cordless screwdriver.

You may find it also on Onshape:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/134c09ddd1d64b14fd87b241/w/3b550067f02edb29ae2f8fa4/e/a37dee9d2bd87b2b4f2bbbe0?renderMode=0&uiState=62cc1bd54096470c918d6001

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5429700

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Flat Key Caps #3DThursday #3DPrinting

szkud shares:

low profile, flat, legendless keycaps for mechanical switches with standard and boxed stems

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5430062

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NixieClock NodeMcu32 #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Rockraider shares:

Simple housing for a Nixie Clock with NodeMCU32.
IN-14 tubes used.

Project on Github: https://ift.tt/tleOK9I

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5441650

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Grandma’s Favorite Filament Clip #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Extrutim shares:

I’ve tested many filament clips, but none was the perfect one.
So i designed this little clip. About 6 minutes to print, 1g of Filament and this shovel to get easily under tightly wound filament.

The filament is held firmly in the clip as it snaps into place and is only slightly bent in the process, so it does not usually deform.

According to one comment, by scaling to 160% the clip should also work with 2.85mm filament. I have uploaded an upscaled version.

download the files on: https://www.printables.com/model/24371-grandmas-favorite-filament-clip

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Stackable Storage Caddies #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Code_and_Make shares:

Our fully customizable stackable storage caddies are perfect for storing individually packaged ‘grab and go’ items like breakfast bars, confectionery and tea bags.

Perfect for the office or home.

You can customize everything from the dimensions to the pattern. It even includes a lid!

This design is completely free and shared under a permissive license. Your support is hugely appreciated.

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5437525

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Motorized Camera Slider with WiFi (DSLR time-lapse) #3DThursday #3DPrinting

shirnschall shares:

The aim of this project is to provide an open source, top of the line camera slider for e.g. timelapses, that costs approx. $100.

This project is somewhat advanced and requires several non 3d printed parts. This is to provide a slider that is actually usable and as good if not (in some areas) better than much more expensive options.

Please refer to this blogpost for a full parts list, assembly instructions (video) and more information about the design process of this slider:

https://blog.hirnschall.net/diy-motorized-slider/

or checkout this projects GitHub page to contribute:

https://github.com/shirnschall/hs-slider-project

download the files on: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5446650

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Electronic Googly Eye Glasses #WearableWednesday

The sooner you make your googly eyes the sooner you can wear ’em. The beauty of Mark Komus’s build is its versatility – great for both Halloween and any other fun celebration! from Hackster.io:

Googly eyes never fail to make people smile and laugh where ever they unexpectedly show up. I first ordered some circular displays for another project but while testing them out I thought it would be fun to hook up an accelerometer and create a googly eye.

Check out the full build on Hackster.io

If googly eyes aren’t quite the eye wear you were hoping to be inspired by check out some of our eye guides in the Adafruit Learning System:

Every Wednesday is Wearable Wednesday here at Adafruit! We’re bringing you the blinkiest, most fashionable, innovative, and useful wearables from around the web and in our own original projects featuring our wearable Arduino-compatible platform, FLORA. Be sure to post up your wearables projects in the forums or send us a link and you might be featured here on Wearable Wednesday!

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Metallic Bird Sculptures Made from Vintage Typewriters #ArtTuesday

Jeremy Mayer transforms typewriters into complex but beautiful art. This series focuses on an impressive array of birds! See more on Colossal and check out his instagram @jeremymayer.

Jeremy Mayer challenges the notion that typewriters’ creative output is confined to the written word. The artist scours shops and trash bins near his Bay Area studio for analog processors in disrepair that he then disassembles, sorts, and reconstructs into metallic sculptures. His previous works include symmetrical assemblages, anatomical recreations, and an ongoing series of birds, the most recent of which are shown here. Mayer builds every piece solely from original parts rather than soldering or gluing, and some sculptures, including the black crow with a Corona-brand typewriter logo on its back, feature spring-like components that allow the creatures to bob their heads.

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Takes Your Pulse #ArtTuesday

Put this on your NYC fall todo list. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Common Measures is on view at the Pace Gallery from September 9 through October 22. The largest work in the exhibition is Pulse Topology. It is an immersive light experience that pulses to the rythym of visitors’ heart beats. Among the 3,000 lights there are 3 pulse sensors that viewers are encouraged to interact with.

Space Art Exhibition in Seoul #ArtTuesday

The NASA-based work of Tom Sachs uses the ambition of the space program and brings it to his art. The future that was created by the space program is no the future we live in. Tom Sachs Space Program: Indoctrination, on view at the Art Sonje Center, Seoul, attempts to look at the world of 2022 through the optimism brought by the engineering feats of the 1960s. Here’s more from JUXTAPOZ:

The show is not just about space and NASA, but about the stages of creation and, literally, in making a dream come true. The steps and analysis taken. It’s fantasy and absolutely not. That is why Sachs continues to be such a pivotal and interesting figure this far into his career. What is fantasy and what is real? What are our dreams? As the gallery notes, “Tom Sachs’ SPACE PROGRAM represents the artist’s bold spin on the desires of human beings, and adventures beyond a world that has already been colonized through our modernization and industrialization process. As a setting for showing, experiencing, and taking part in the meticulous indoctrination process that drives the space program and the associated adventure, the exhibition is a place for education and gaining a new understanding of the anthropocene and humanity’s effect on this world and other worlds.”

See and learn more!

No 3D Hangouts This Week

Hey folks, due to the hurricane approaching the state of Florida, we have decided to postpone this weeks livestream. We hope to return next week, same day of the week and time slot. Until then, remember to make a great day!

In case ya missed it, check below to see last weeks livestream.

tauba auerbach: RGB colorspace atlas #ArtTuesday

With the RGB Colorspace Atlas, tauba auerbach took on the challenge of capturing all the colors that exist and printing them in a book. How many books have been written, how many songs have ever been composed, how many colors exist? It may be impossible to come to a finite conclusion but this artists attempt is definitely something to marvel at, Via Designbloom. Via Designboom. Check out taubaauerbach.com

american artist tauba auerbach presents the 8 x 8 x 8-inch hard-back cubes illustrating the color spectrum through digital offset print in a page-by-page medium. a digital offset print on paper with airbrushed cloth cover and book edges create a colorful reference volume of all the colors in existence. the special binding was co-designed by the artist herself in collaboration with daniel e. kelm, and were printed at wide awake garage, an independent bookbinder, with help from leah hughes.

Color 2

Monday, September 26, 2022

Rotating Toolchanger

Stefan of CNC Kitchen shares this neat find at the Midwest RepRap Festival this year. Named The Filament Star,this tool changer can make 3D printing easier and more interesting.

The Filament Star, that I found at the Midwest RepRap Festival 2022, is a 3D printing tool head that rotates to switch tools. Jerry and Jack Fisher from US 3D LLC implemented this concept on their Ender-5 together with a DUET and extension board. Due to the modularity of the tool plate, you can’t only mount hotends on it but even use it with dissimilar tools like pens. Let’s find out more!

Read more and check out their YouTube page.

Make a Lunar Light Tide Clock

rabbitcreek shared this lunar light tide clock, based on Luke Miller’s Simple Tide Clock, on Instructables. The build features 3D printed moon and enclosure, NeoPixels, an AT24C32 IIC RTC and an ESP32 CP2104 WiFi Bluetooth Module. My favorite part of the build is the ability to have the NeoPixels display different colors on special days.

The design is based on a ESP32 microcontroller attached to a real time clock with battery back-up running a tide program that allows it to output a light based corona that designates high and low tide. The microcontroller will run the tide script endlessly as long as it has power, requiring no internet connection for its calculations.

Painting a Mural in the Shop

It’s always good to mix things up, try a new technique or skill. In this Nerdforge video, Martina decides to bring some color and drama to their new work studio by painting a large mural on the wall.

Always looking to expand her skill set, she decides to try painting graffiti style with rattle can paints. It’s fascinating to watch her struggle with the new technique, and in the end, she ends up mixing spray paint with the conventional brush painting and masking tape that she’s familiar with.

What If Famous Painters Had Their Own Modern Logos

Milton Omena answers the question what logo would famous painters have used if they were making art in the current era of graphic design and digital marketing? I especially like his take on Picasso, check out more at Behance!

I was thinking to myself one day about how to expand my design boundaries and get out of my confort zone. Eventually, I thought of painting styles and painters personalities and how each of them would have a unique logo, brand or product.

So I got to working on this fun side project, I Hope you enjoy!

LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452 – 1519)
As reference I used his sketches, notebooks and studies. Even though he’s known for his brilliant use of perspective and depth in backgrounds and amazingly expressive portraits, I figured that his inventor side would reflect more his personality.

See more!

Friday, September 23, 2022

Raspberry Pi Spy Reviews the CrowPi L Raspberry Pi Laptop and Learning Platform #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Raspberry Pi Spy shares their opinion of the CrowPi L. Functioning as a portable laptop, the CrowPi runs on a Pi4 and has GPIO access. Seems cool.

CrowPi L is a Raspberry Pi 4 based laptop created by Elecrow. It is a slightly different variation of the CrowPi 2 which was released in the summer or 2020. The idea is that the device is as portable as a laptop but with the ability to interface with the Pi’s various connectors and GPIO header.

Read their full write-up here.

Astro Pi Mission Zero 2022/23 is Open #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Mission Zero offers young engineers a chance to write code that will run on board the International Space Station. And Mission Zero 2022/23 is open now through March 17, 2023! Here’s more from the Raspberry Pi Foundation:

If you’ve been involved in Mission Zero before, you will notice lots of things have changed. This year’s Mission Zero participants will be the first to use our brand-new online code editor, a tool that makes it super easy to write their program using the Python language.

Read more, check out the Mission Zero guidelines and learn about the eligibility criteria

Self Balancing WiFi Controlled Robot with PanTilt Camera @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

It’s true that Boston Dynamics robots can do parkour, dance, run, leap, and fight. It’s also true that designing a robot that can perform these feats autonomously is extremely difficult. Here’s a project for making a self-balancing mobile robot from aadhuniklabs via hackster.io:

Self-balancing mobile robots (SBMRs) are unique among others, just because of their ability to balance on a given fixed position. A typical SBMR measures inclination angle with the combination of accelerometer and gyroscope measurements and corrects itself by moving forward or backward to make the angle zero. Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller is used for deciding how much movement is required and at what rate to quickly correct the angle drift and stabilize the robot. Things become challenging when such a robot is to be navigated (moved or rotated) manually from remote location.

This project demonstrates how to build a basic WiFi remote controlled 2 wheeled SBMR that has an on-board WiFi camera mounted on a servos powered pan & tilt assembly. It is manually controlled by the user from host PC through WiFi. Because of the live video feed available from the on-board camera, the SBMR need not be inline of sight from the user.

See project!

Raspberry Pi Object Counting using Infrared sensor @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

Neat project and write-up from donskytech up on Hackster.io!

The following post will show how we can use the Raspberry Pi as an object counter by using the Infrared (IR) sensor. It provides real-time counting of objects that were detected by the IR sensor.

The app is built using Flask and Flask-SocketIO for real-time bidirectional communication.

Thursday, September 22, 2022

IOT C02 Canary #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Build an IOT CO2 sensing bird to alert you of the air quality levels! This bird alerts you when it detects high levels of CO2.

Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/iot-canary

Much like the canaries that were kept in coal mines to detect gases, this build uses a CO2 sensor to detect if the air quality and Adafruit.IO / WipperSnapper will automatically move a servo up and down.

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