Posts Tagged hack
Motorcycle chain oiling system
Posted by pyrocam in on August 26, 2011
I have often been frustrated with the task of oiling the chain on my motorbike, I want a Scottoiler but I don’t want to pay for it, SO I built something that would do the same sort of thing only temporarily. When you want to oil the chain, you fix it on, go for a [...]
High Speed Photography without a high speed camera
Posted by pyrocam in on June 9, 2011
I wanted to do some high speed macro photography and read online I could do it with an external flash and a trigger, so I tried it out and it was quite easy. Here is how I did it. How it Works: In a completely dark room, open up the aperture on your camera and [...]
Silent Mouse
Posted by pyrocam in on October 29, 2010
A friend of mine wanted a silent mouse for gaming when his GF was studying in their studio apartment. I found an old mouse and removed the button mechanism and wired some cable through to the pads and made a small contact pad for each side. the first version was going to use ‘tin-foil fingerpads’ [...]
Cellphone TV Remote Control
Posted by pyrocam in on February 25, 2010
ContentsWhat is this Project?Why I built this.Project RequirementsHow it worksThe ComputerIR Transmitter setupSoftware SetupWinLircConsiderationsLooking ForwardThis is my Internet Remote controller for my TV/entertainment system and general home automation. What is this Project? This is a cellphone controlled home automation project, focusing on IR device control (TV) for under $10 This is what it looks like [...]