shotbymccoy.com
Shot by McCoy - Folio: May 2007
http://www.shotbymccoy.com/2007_05_01_archive.html
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). An inventor, photographer and designer. A true renaissance man. View my complete profile. Internet of Things 2014 Forum. I got to spend yesterday at the IoT 2014 forum, in Cambridge, listening to some fantastic speakers and getting to meet lots of really interesting folk star. Keeping up with the Joneses. I'm not one for product blogs, but sometimes amazing things need attention lavished upon them; and Blackmagic's Pocket Cinema Camera is one of those amazin.
shotbymccoy.com
Shot by McCoy - Folio: Sandra for Stall21
http://www.shotbymccoy.com/2012/05/sandra-for-stall21.html
An inventor, photographer and designer. A true renaissance man. View my complete profile. Internet of Things 2014 Forum. I got to spend yesterday at the IoT 2014 forum, in Cambridge, listening to some fantastic speakers and getting to meet lots of really interesting folk star. Keeping up with the Joneses. I'm not one for product blogs, but sometimes amazing things need attention lavished upon them; and Blackmagic's Pocket Cinema Camera is one of those amazin.
madebymccoy.com
Made By McCoy: September 2011
http://www.madebymccoy.com/2011_09_01_archive.html
Monday, 19 September 2011. Another car boot, another treasure trove of finds - including an RC hovercraft, sets of Star Wars model kits and a pristine Scalextric set. Awesome! Like the RC boat, the hovercraft features twin props, that deliver forward/reverse/left/right, with a third channel controlling the inflation fan. I've already tested and promptly stripped down the hovercraft, with the aim to upgrade in a similar fashion as the RC boat, but also to fix some major design flaws.
madebymccoy.com
Made By McCoy: October 2011
http://www.madebymccoy.com/2011_10_01_archive.html
Wednesday, 26 October 2011. Train Cab Control System Part 1. In the effort to occupy more of my spare time, and to create a problem to be solved, I decided that a regular DCC controller for my forthcoming OO layout is just not good enough. Looking around, I've not found anything good enough or cheap enough to use, nor anything that's actually good-looking or remotely fun to use. So new projects, here we come. The Look and Feel. Having stared at the pictures of the APT cab, it dawned on me that not only c...
madebymccoy.com
Made By McCoy: August 2012
http://www.madebymccoy.com/2012_08_01_archive.html
Tuesday, 7 August 2012. The mission; to develop an Arduino based PWM mixer that can control dual-motor powered vehicles. Having bought two RC vehicles that rely upon dual-motor control, in the process of stripping out their original low-spec electronics, I was in desperate need for a mixer to take the steering and throttle channel inputs and mix them into left and right motor outputs. The outputs are the easy part with help from the Arduino servo library. Most people have driven a servo from their Ar...
madebymccoy.com
Made By McCoy: 3D Printing Server Parts
http://www.madebymccoy.com/2014/04/3d-printing-server-parts.html
Monday, 14 April 2014. 3D Printing Server Parts. With some of the chassis we have in our datacentre, the majority of drive bays are designed for 3.5” HDD, so it’s a pain when we need to configure a lightweight server or appliance with an SSD. So, what to do? Added Need a zip tie anchor? Well, if the brackets are designed well, then volume isn’t normally an issue. A hulking chunk of plastic is expensive whether 3D printed or mass-produced - if the general practice is to screw an HDD to the chass...As I wr...
madebymccoy.com
Made By McCoy: November 2011
http://www.madebymccoy.com/2011_11_01_archive.html
Saturday, 5 November 2011. Train Cab Control System Part 2. I've written and rewritten this post countless times as I've played around with the design and as parts have arrived. It probably makes little sense, but at least you get an idea as to where things are going. I've gotten most of the push buttons and physical controls, and have devised numerous solutions for the main quadrant controls now. The enclosure consists of two panels - a main aluminium plate, where all of the controls will go, and a top ...
madebymccoy.com
Made By McCoy: Building a 3D Printer
http://www.madebymccoy.com/2013/01/building-3d-printer.html
Monday, 21 January 2013. Building a 3D Printer. Much has been happening on the 3D printing front. A few delays in sourcing parts (as will be explained), but otherwise things are going smoothly. After some research and help from the donor of the seed parts, I chose the Ecksbot. As the basis for my first 3D printer. Even before completing the first, I've got plans for an OpenBeam-based printer with a larger print area and finer print resolution. Looking around at the available hot-ends, it proved easier to...
madebymccoy.com
Made By McCoy: New plan. Build a 3D printer. Simple.
http://www.madebymccoy.com/2012/12/3d-printing.html
Tuesday, 4 December 2012. New plan. Build a 3D printer. Simple. As a redux of a plan I had in May, I'm now back on track with building a 3D printer. Spurred on by the release of MakerBot's awesome Replicator 2. It was either saving up and waiting until later next year, or hacking my own together now. Being impatient, the latter seemed appropriate. It also means I can quietly add to my stack of projects, but claim they're just sample print pieces when they fail or languish. I also joined DEMU. I've starte...
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT