DJI Mini2 Dropper mod
I love this mod for a number of reasons, chief among them is that its a bit of a triumph of coding for me personally, although I did cut & paste some of the value averaging this whole program was […]
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If you’re a maker with access to assorted tools such as welders, milling machines, 3d printing and similar, then this might be of particular interest to you. Also if you’re just curious/entertained by such activity, we’re glad you’re here!
Backyard Oasis
Although I’ve acclimated to Charlotte pretty well over the years, I’m originally from Chicago, and the summer heat here is something I’d be glad to avoid. Having said that, I also hate cold water. Consequently we were grateful for a […]
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BLE Beacon Dog Door
Wyatt’s Security door
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Welding kitty
Lets start at the beginning on this one: Welding isn’t your average toddler activity. Del is curious about welding, but we (collectively) haven’t actually welded anything (yet). While I might let her flip the switch on our spot welder, that […]
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Saul’s New Bike
Every toddler seems to have a favorite “friend”, & Del’s no exception. Although she’s quite fond of Minnie, and Monkey, her favorite is her camel friend, “Saul”. Nobody knows why or how she opted to name him but she’s been […]
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Rocketeer
As tribute to SpaceX’s inaugural human spaceflight, we built our own rocket swing, complete with motor actuated landing legs, take off/landing pulley, and coaxial dragon capsule emergency escape. Captain Delilah saved everybody with her amazing red button. Huzzah! Here’s the […]
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SupaCar
This project is still a bit of a work in progress but the heavy lifting is done. Now that we’re getting to an appropriate age for power wheels, I had the idea to recreate one of the vehicles from my […]
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Thrust vectoring prop plane
This is a “curiosity project”- of course I wouldn’t complain if this plane got off the ground and was awesome, but so far it’s been an interesting vehicle capable of (involuntary?) hairpin turns on the ground, and that’s ok. For […]
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Rock n’ Roll BBQ
This was made pre-driveway pool. Basically a combination of a Rohrman’s tube, and our handy BBQ, with a car stereo system built in for good measure. In the Post-Delilah era it has rebranded to either the Itsy Bitsy BBQ, or […]
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Aerial Eclipse Balloon
So this comedy of errors was thrown together in a big hurry. Foreshadowing: It didn’t work (well, the eclipse did), but it’s a rare opportunity to see a total eclipse so conveniently nearby! We traveled to Greenville to view with […]
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