Creality Falcon 2 Pro 60W: A World’s First?
Creality Falcon 2 is the world’s first fully-enclosed 60W diode laser cutter. At least, that is what they are saying about their new engraver.
CNC Buyer’s Guide: Which Should You Buy as a Hobbyist?
Comparing CNC machines, wondering which you should buy? In this guide we look at the considerations and options so you make the right choice.
How to Build a Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Custom keyboards are where you either build or heavily modify for yourself. We look at what you need, options, and how to build your own.
5 Great New Features in xTool Creative Space v2
In this article we take a look at the five new features that could put the free xTool Creative Space laser software ahead of other brands.
Longer Laser B1 20W Review
Review of the Longer Laser B1 20W engraver and cutter, featuring 24W maximum power, high speed, and a 450x440mm work area.
WLED APIs & Automation
WLED APIs allow you to control your RGB strips and matrix from your computer, smart home, or services like IFTTT
WLED: Controlling and Animating RGB Addressable LEDs Over WiFi
WLED Tutorial - Install and Setup a ESP8266 or ESP32 with your WS2812B/WS2811 individually addressable RGB LED strip, animations and effects
HTTPS and POST with ESP8266 WiFi
ESP8266 Arduino code that allows you to request web pages over either http or https, and also to POST to websites
Neo6502 ESP8266 Serial and WIFI
Adding ESP8266 MOD WIFI module and using BASIC serial communication commands to get our Neo6502 computer online and reading the web!
Use the MCP23017 GPIO Port Expander to Add 16 IO Pins
MCP23017/MCP23008 port expanders add more GPIO pins using I2C which means you only need two wires to get 8, 16 or even more lines of IO
PiUSB – How to Make a Wifi Memory Stick Using Pi Zero W
Raspberry Pi Zero W as a Wifi-enabled USB Memory Stick! In this tutorial we create a removable drive that is shared over your network.
Neo6502 GPIO Input and Output
Neo6502 GPIO Input and Output for electronics programming in BASIC. How to light up and fade an LED, plus read a button as input.
Arduino SID Player: Play C64 Music on Your Uno
Play C64 music using an Arduino Uno - without a SID chip! This project emulates the MOS 6581/8580 and can load the tunes from SD card.
DIY Z80 Output to LCD: Homebrew Retro Computer Part 3
Our home made Z80 DIY computer finally gets to communicate with the outside world!
Or in this case, a 16x2 LCD screen.
Pico as Z80 RAM & RAM: Homebrew Retro Computer Part 2
Your DIY Z80 computer needs memory to do actual computing so in this project we create an emulated ROM and RAM using a Raspberry Pi Pico
Z80 on a Breadboard: Homebrew Retro Computer Part 1
How to make a homebrew z80 microprocessor computer on a breadboard - the best way to understand how things work at a fundamental level.
Makeblock mBot Ranger Robotics Kit Review
mBot Ranger is a STEM robotics kit from Makeblock, in their large line of excellent educational electronics.
They sent me this kit to review as around 6 years ago I enjoyed their "Ultimate Robot …
IKIER K1 Pro MAX Review: 48/24W Diode Laser Cutter
IKIER K1 Pro MAX Review. We look at the powerful 48W or 24W Diode Laser Cutter, how it performs, what it can cut, and ease of use.
FLUX Ador: Diode Laser Cutter with Color Printing
FLUX Ador is the first laser cutter with color printing capability. This is such an obvious idea it makes me wonder why nobody has done it before!
Engraving Metal on the xTool S1 2W 1064nm IR Laser
xTool S1 2W 1064nm Infrared tool head is perfect for engraving metal. In this article we attempt to engrave a photo on a metal mousepad
xTool S1 Review: Amazing Fully Enclosed 40w Diode Laser Cutter
xTool S1 Review: A fully enclosed 40W diode laser cutter.
Discover why I love it, but also some things to be aware of vs other options.
xTool P2 Compared to the Gweike Cloud & Glowforge
Comparing the xTool p2, the Gweike Cloud and the venerable Glowforge is not as simple as looking at the prices or the specifications so we need to really drill down into each and find the advantages …
xTool P2 Review: Advanced 55w CO2 Desktop Laser Cutter
The phrase "Glowforge Killer" has become a bit of a cliche in the laser cutter space but perhaps we finally have a real candidate for that crown.
xTool D1 Pro Review
The XTool D1 Pro diode laser engraver has prompted many questions lately. What is it like in real day-to-day lasering use?
The Joys and Dangers of Laser Cutting
It has been lovely to see the tabletop role-playing and war gaming communities embrace all the nerdy stuff that I love to play with. The problem is some folks are not taking safety precautions.
Gweike Cloud CO2 Laser Cutter Review
Gweike Cloud review comparing the Gweike to other competitor laser engravers, and advice for who should buy
xTool D1 Pro Upgrades – Taking a Good Laser Engraver to Great Laser Cutter
The XTool D1 Pro came out well in my recent comparison of laser cutters. In this article, I am going to share two upgrades that take it from being a good laser engraver to being a great laser cutter …
Comparing the xTool D1 Pro, Gweike Cloud and Glowforge Laser Engravers
Which Laser Cutter is Best: XTool, Gweike and reigning champ, Glowforge
Prusa Mini+ Review
Prusa Mini+ is the little buddy to the much-loved Prusa i3 Mk3S, which I already own (along with a MK2), so why would I buy this little guy and who is it good for?
Anycubic Vyper 3D Printer Review
Anycubic Vyper is the latest in a long line of i3-style printers targeting a budget and user-level previously dominated by the Creality Ender range. Can this new entrant unseat the current king of the …
Thunder Laser Nova 51 Review
Review of the Thunder Laser Nova 51 Laser Cutter currently getting heavy use at Fuse33 Maker Space.
Beginner’s Guide to Blender for 3D Printed Props and Tabletop Gaming (Part 1)
Blender is a fully featured 3D design tool with abilities ranging from regular CAD and sculpting all the way through to fully rendered movie-quality CGI animation. Now, obviously, Z-Brush is highly …
Blender Part 2
Previously we looked at the Blender UI, now we need to start creating! A cool aspect for beginners is you can start with primitives (objects like cubes and spheres). For more info about that …
Sienci Mill One CNC Review
Sienci Mill One desktop CNC router is a compact, open-source, partially enclosed CNC machine for hobbyists and learners. Let's check it out!
Blender Part 3
While in part 2 of this tutorial we touched on how to create objects in Blender, now we want to make them look exactly how we imagine in our minds eye, which means editing, sculpting, and smoothing …
Elegoo Saturn Review – Elegoo’s Budget-Friendly Mid-Size Resin Printer
Review of the ELEGOO Saturn resin 3D printer - ELEGOO mid-size MSLA printer with 4k mono screen and larger build area than the ELEGOO Mars
New Blog for Retro Gaming Fans
Retro gamers, I have a new retro blog just for you!
Quit Zoom Call Macro Key – How to Make a Custom Cherry MX USB Macro Keyboard/Keypad with Arduino
Ever wondered how to create your own custom keyboard or keypad? Do you want a fast way to quit out of Zoom calls? Today we’re going to be making our own custom Arduino macro USB keyboard. Well, …
Automating Twitter Using Python 3 and Tweepy
So far I have covered more Arduino/C and even AMOS Basic than anything else, but my main language on the daily is Python, and my main use of Python is for making my day job life easier! Python is an …
Easiest. Hackintosh. Ever. – How to Install MacOS Virtual Machine on Your PC Using Sosumi & Ubuntu
Today, we’re going to create the world’s easiest Hackintosh using the virtual MacOS package, Sosumi.