3D Garden Plant Labels

This week I published another instructable in which I show how I used a low power/low cost laser engraver to cut 3-dimensional garden plant labels. These can be personalised with any label of your choice and are easily converted to 3D-structures so that they can be 3D-printed or CNC’d if you prefer. For full details see my Instructables or Thingiverse pages.

Wearable Smart Sensing Insole

I created a wearable smart sensing insole to monitor and analyse information from your feet to help improve sporting performance and reduce injury all through a remote mobile app. Full details available at instructables where you can vote for me in the wearables contest. Thanks!

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New Year, New 3D-Printer

I have a new 3D-printer and it’s good! The Elegoo Mars resin printer. Look out for many more upcoming projects built using it as well as hints and tips as I get to know it.

Here’s a sample print Vs an identical print from my CTC i3 FDM based printer, what do you think?

Link to full details via Amazon here.

Pet Robot Ball

My pet dog loves playing with toys especially ones he can chase! I built a robotic ball that switches on and rolls away whenever he interacts with it, notifies me via my mobile phone where I can then take over control and finally powers down when the fun is over to save battery. Full details available here. If you like this project, please vote for it in the robotics contest at instructables. Thanks.

Simple Solenoid Tutorial

In my latest video tutorial I show you how to control a pull type solenoid switch with a push button using the D1 mini.

Solenoid switches have a wide range of uses from water/air valves to electrical relays. In a future project I use a pull type solenoid similar to the one used here to act as a locking mechanism.

The parts you will require are as follows:

The schematic is as follows:

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The sketch for this tutorial can be found here.