Electronics

My Custom CA-53W (Wristwatch)

I’ve made it a habit to wear a watch whenever I go out and I’d like to share the certain modifications I’ve made to suit my needs. CA-53W The watch I choose to wear is the Casio CA-53W-1 Black Data Bank Watch. It’s a digital calculator watch introduced in 1988 that’s still being manufactured and […]
Pepe LED Neon Sign

A friend wanted to decorate their room and suggested a neon Pepe the Frog sign to hang on their wall. I decided to make one for them. Initial Research The very first step is to find out what LED strips to use. Real neon signs are made using glass tubes filled with neon gas and […]
Animatronic Crow

Inspired by Mr Chicken’s Animatronic Raven, I created set out to create an animatronic crow of my own. At time of writing as well as when I was researching for the project, his DIY kit for it is sold out. Prototype For the outer shell of the shell, Mr Chicken uses a vacuum formed shell […]
4D Glasses (Proof of Concept)

I invented (as far as I’m aware) a way to make glasses that let you see a 4 dimensional object in a 2 dimensional image. This project is about an unsuccessful prototype I made. Anaglyph 3D Bullies were different in the 1950’s The classic red and cyan 3D glasses we’ve been wearing since 1853 (you […]
Cult of the Lamb Red Crown

I made a prop replica of the Red Crown to wear to INDOCTRINATE, a Cult of the Lamb themed party run by its Australian game studio Massive Monster. While there are plenty of examples online of people recreating the crown, I found that all of them had static eyes, sometimes with led lighting. The crown […]
Air Raid Siren Alarm Clock

I used to have a problem trying to wake up to my alarms so I tried to think of something that no one could sleep through. How about an air raid siren? The Alarm Clock On Aliexpress, I found a small 12V air raid siren which upon second viewing, is probably intended for cars but […]
Bluetooth Nunchuk Mouse

The hierarchy of laptop pointing devices puts external mice above touchpads but perhaps a joystick belongs on a tier even above that. I often find myself in situations where I have just enough space for a laptop but not enough for a mouse, so I decided to make myself a Bluetooth joystick mouse. Part Selection […]
Wiimote Control Car

Mario Kart is THE party game to play when you have friends over and Mario Kart Wii is THE definitive Mario Kart Experience*. While I’ll concede that no one who plays competitively will ever use motion controls (and neither do I anymore), the intuitive skeuomorphic controls of the Wiimote makes the game accessible to even […]