Tutorial Archive
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Shakeable Dynamo Part 1: Why bother?
Posted on September 12, 2010 | 1 CommentFirst of all I have to start by condemning Brother Industries for what ultimately motivated me to build this basic prototype, allow me to explain and I apologise for the... -
Arduino Robot Arm – LarryArm v0.1
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 7 CommentsI have constructed a basic Arduino robot arm using 3 servos that cost me £15 in total plus a couple of hours in time to build and it’s very simple... -
Arduino – Redefining the TV Remote
Posted on June 13, 2010 | 17 CommentsWe use them every day, but has no one got bored of pressing buttons on a stick, it’s far too much effort pressing buttons! Surely there are better ways to... -
Easy way to make Photo Canvas Box Frames
Posted on March 7, 2010 | 9 CommentsI like the idea of having canvas photo prints on the wall but I also have enough of an ego to think that I can take a photo good enough... -
Tenacious D: Classico on the Bass Guitar
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsNot so sure I’ve tabbed this 100% but it’s a start, Tenacious D’s Classico for the Bass guitar. Video at the bottom showing it being played. It’s essentially parts from... -
Arduino: Controlling the Robot Arm
Posted on February 10, 2010 | 68 CommentsSo the arm is wired into Arduino as per the previous post, Arduino: Modifying a Robot Arm and hopefully this has worked. In this next part I alter the Arduino... -
Fixing the 2nd Gear on a Yamaha Triple Engine
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsTrue to form our 1978 XS750 seems to pop out of 2nd gear and it seems common with the Yamaha triple engines. After looking around we found a few forum... -
Arduino – Modifying a Robot Arm
Posted on January 24, 2010 | 68 CommentsEssentially another tutorial involving controlling DC motors. In this post I’m going to first alter a robot arm I had built previously from a beginners kit so that it can... -
Fitting New Rear Disc Brake for Triumph Tiger
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsAlso serves as a handy guide on what to do if the head of a hex bolt etc… is worn away. Hopefully this is pretty similar for changing the rear... -
Using Processing to Send Values using the Serial Port to Arduino
Posted on December 24, 2009 | 8 CommentsIn this write-up, I’ll show how to create a value in Processing and then send this value over the serial port to the Arduino. In the example I’m setting values...